27 Nov 2024

Project partners celebrate forthcoming beach renourishment completion at San Clemente press conference

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District took part in an Oct. 31 beachside press conference as it nears completion of its much-anticipated beach renourishment project in San Clemente, California.

22 Nov 2024

LA District, county partners share updates, best practices at annual meeting

Representatives from seven Southern California counties met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District partners to share updates and best practices Nov. 7 at the LA District Baseyard.

22 Nov 2024

USACE hiring managers reach out to new talent at SHPE National Convention

A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was on hand Nov. 1 and 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center reaching out to new talent during the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Convention.

23 Oct 2024

Senior leaders tour VA San Diego project, review projects

Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Veterans Affairs met Oct. 9 at the Jennifer Moreno DVA Medical Center campus in San Diego to review progress on VA projects throughout USACE.

23 Oct 2024

USACE, partners break ground on high-priority bluff repair project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined city, state, county and congressional partners Oct. 3 to break ground on an emergency repair project for the upper bluffs of Norco, along the Santa Ana River.

23 Oct 2024

LA District hosts public meeting for Point Vicente Interpretive Center FUDS project

The Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes opened its doors for a public meeting Sept. 10 to help determine the way forward on the soil contamination Formerly Used Defense Sites, or FUDS, project.

8 Aug 2024

Yorba Linda emergency exercise unites USACE partners, stakeholders

More than 40 representatives from federal, state, county and local agencies participated in a Carbon Canyon Dam tabletop exercise July 31 at the Yorba Linda Water District in Placentia, California.

6 Aug 2024

LA District PDT named ‘USACE Planning Team of the Year’

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District project-delivery team has been named the USACE 2023 Outstanding Planning Achievement Team of the Year (Programmatic) after taking on the study of a nontraditional Tribal Partnership Program project using new guidance from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

17 Jul 2024

USACE hiring managers connect with future talent at LULAC National Convention

Hiring managers from throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made 20 tentative job offers and offered a combined $215,941 in centralized incentives during the 2024 League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention and Exhibition June 26-28 in Las Vegas.

9 Feb 2024

Dredging project on track at Solana Beach

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is about halfway complete.

30 Jan 2024

Update, tour give Corps’ South Pacific Division better picture of Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Project

The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division received an up-close look Jan. 18 at Whittier Narrows Dam and an in-depth update on the safety modification project designed to increase its capacity to handle extreme storms.

16 Jan 2024

Deputy commander stresses value of onsite visits to better support employees

Los Angeles District deputy commander Lt. Col. Stephen Brooks met Jan. 9 with the district’s project-delivery team managing dredging operations at Marina del Rey Harbor and partners from LA County to see the work in action.

2 Jan 2024

LA District hosts Seven Counties Flood-Control Directors Meeting

Representatives from seven Southern California counties met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders Nov. 30 during the 2023 Seven County Flood-Control Directors Meeting at the Corps’ LA District headquarters in downtown LA.

28 Nov 2023

Hundreds gather at Santiago Creek public meeting to receive update, ask questions about project

More than 200 community members gathered Nov. 6 to let their voices be heard on the proposed Santiago Creek flood-risk management project during a public meeting at the Orange County Conference Center in Santa Ana, California.

24 Jul 2023

Corps joins Eastern Municipal Water District to reaffirm partnership, chart path forward

A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District met with Eastern Municipal Water District officials July 7 at their facility in Perris to reaffirm their partnership and formally recognize the next phase of project implementation for the South Perris Desalination Program.

5 Jul 2023

Partnership is key to success for VA San Diego projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ South Pacific Division commander met June 28 with the Corps and Department of Veterans Affairs teams working together on key projects at the VA San Diego Health Care System campus.

20 Jun 2023

Corps joins local partners, community members to unveil restored bicentennial mural

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined elected leaders, community members and other partners from throughout Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties June 2 to unveil the newly restored bicentennial mural on the Prado Dam spillway in Corona.

20 Apr 2023

LA District maintenance team members take on UTV training

LA District Park Ranger Nicolas Figueroa led a daylong operations and safety training course on utility terrain vehicles to members of the district’s Operations and Maintenance Branch March 23 at the Whittier Narrows Dam area of operations in Pico Rivera, California.

28 Mar 2023

LA District builds community ties to share career opportunities, recruit new talent

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders met with community members, military partners, educators and local elected leaders March 7 at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown LA for the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Los Angeles’ Community Partners Meeting.

28 Mar 2023

New Alcoa Dike floodgate to help protect Corona community

The Los Angeles District completed the installation of a 19-ton floodgate March 10 on the Alcoa Dike alongside the Temescal Wash in Corona, California.