The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs on Thursday launched Reimagine Public Art, a virtual exhibition produced by DCA’s Public Art Division that highlights how artists respond to, and reimagine, Los Angeles amidst social, economic and healthcare emergencies.
The L.A. County Metro board of directors approved a $679.4 million total budget for the Interstate 5 North County Enhancement Project in the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday, setting the stage for the project to move forward with construction of new carpool lanes.
In an effort to help Santa Clarita Valley residents in need of someone to talk to, teens Caitlin Ong and Kyle Fabella created Lucy’s Psychiatry, a peer-counseling service.
“Lucy’s really just came from our personal struggles opening up to others,” Ong said. “Essentially, we just wanted to be able to create a space where students could feel comfortable talking to others when they felt like they couldn’t go to their parents or their friends. We just wanted to be able to provide that because we felt like we didn’t have that.”
Fabella agreed, adding, “We just wanted to provide an open space for people who are going through things, but … feel like they can’t open up to anyone. … Everyone has their own struggles, and we just want to be a helping hand for them.”