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The City of Compton received a letter from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH)...

Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet Thursday, May 16, 2019

Learn about new, avaialbe rate plan options

COMPTON, CA – May 2, 2019. The City of Compton is undertaking several efforts to address findings...

COMPTON, CA – April 25, 2019. Now that the rainy season is over, the City of Compton announced that...

Volunteers from Delta Air Lines, City of Compton and the community will join KaBOOM! on Monday,...

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Davis Middle School Compton Unified School District

Volunteer for your Community

CUSD 3rd Annual STEAMFEST

The City of Compton participates annually (as an entitlement jurisdiction) in the Community...

Dodgers RBI at the City of Compton Youth Baseball League is gearing up for the Spring season. ...

Roy Campanella Park 14812 Stanford Avenue Compton, CA 90220

The Application's Final Due Date is April 30, 2019.

Scholarship Application TimelineFriday, February 15, 2019 – Applications available Monday, April 8,...

The California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation (CLLCF) scholarship application deadline is...

Youth Leasdership Council Workshop

Pizza Express - Special Anniversary Special

Community Town Hall Meeting - District 4

Latest Updates (February 2019)

JOB OPPORTUNITY

The City of Compton is preparing a transit-oriented development (TOD) specific plan for the Artesia...

NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION

New Blue Improvements ProjectThe nature of the work on the Blue Line will require portions of the...

NextGen Bus Study Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Business Round Table Artesia Station TOD Specitfc Plan

District 4 Town Hall Meeting TOD Specific Plan

Free Single-Family Resident Tree Recycling

Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber pay off layaway bills at Walmart in Compton

Primary Nominating Filing Period Opens

Shop Compton

Community MeetingCompton Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

Quarterly Newsletter of the City of Compton

Breakfast, Photo with Santa, and Toy Giveaway

NOW OPENKumi•Ko Japanese Restaurant1700 Long Beach Boulevard (Corner of Long Beach Blvd. and...

Toy Giveaway

Specific Plan for Artesia Blue Line Station

Metropolitan Water District’s portal for Water Conservation

The Workforce of Tomorrow

The Mr. Span Story

Metro’s continuing effort in upgrading the Blue Line

Notice of Required Action Pursuant to Quarantine

Schedule for Removal and Replacing Asphalt

Veterans Welcome Home Event Friday, October 26, 201810:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.VFW Post 5394303 E....

Now Enrolling Children 0-5 Years of Age.

WHAT: Attorneys and paralegals will help you clear your record free of charge: expungements, Prop...

Protect Against Flea-Borne Typhus

The City of Compton has launched a transit-oriented development (TOD) specific plan for the Artesia...

FREE Household Hazardous & E-Waste Recycling

Jobs Fair Hosted by Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan Dollarhide Community Center September 20,...

PSP Report for August 19, 2018 through August 25, 2018

October 13th, 2018 Registration begin at 7am

Spectrum Community Impact Day - Burrell-MacDonald Park

Mosquitoes spread West Nile virus.

The South Coast AQMD believes all residents have a right to live and work in an environment of...

Virulent Newcastle Disease

August 7, 2018 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Gateway Towne Center BestBuy Store

Mayor Pro Tempore Emma Sharif & the Poinsettia Block Club Present Community Town Hall Meeting...

Leslie Sykes grew up in Compton, and she shared some of the places and faces that shaped her life.

Assembly Bill 1250 (Bloom) requires a public transit operator, operating articulated transit buses,...

Human Trafficking Bureau

The City of Compton participates annually (as an entitlement jurisdiction) in the Community...

Pizza ExpressCustomer Appreciation DayCelebrating Our One-Year Anniversary

We are pleased to introduce the City of Compton Beautification Commission’s, “Front-Yard...

OEM July 24th Public Report

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Saturday, June 9, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

9:00 a.m. - Noon on May 19, 2018

List of Proposed Projects

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Niagara Bottling company is donating free bottled water to Sativa Customers

Keeping Compton Informed with Metro's Projects

Modernize Statewide Water Delivery System

Thursday, May 17, 2018, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Delivered by Son Jeb Bush, April 21, 2018

Public Works Clean Up of Alley

Tree Trimming Schedule

Sativa Water System Deep Mains Flushing

Kendrick Lamar, raised in Compton is an American rapper and songwriter who has been awarded a...

Project timelines and Public Works estimated funding for fiscal year 2018 thru 2023

Smoke Alarms Save Lives!!!

Administrative & Internal Accounting Controls Audit

April 5, 2018

Saturday, May 5, 2018

A Handy Guide for Sandbags

The City of Compton's Official Response to the Audit Findings

On Friday, March 2, 2018, Ava DuVernay teamed up with Mayor Aja Brown to return to her hometown,...

U.S. SBA Emerging Leaders Program

9:00 a.m., April 5, 2018

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 116 E. Compton Boulevard, Compton CA 90220 (310) 868-1444

Recruitment Information Seminar

Program meetings and dates

This is a free seminar open to those interested in becoming a firefighter (ages 17 and up).

Locally Preferred Alternative Recommendation

With Councilwoman Zurita

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Associated with VRN Reports

In honor of Black History month, Mayor Aja Brown has curated a host of free community events in the...

Theme:"From Protest to Progress"

February 21, 2018

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is holding an information session on 2/5/2018

Measure C

Describes Hometown Compton

Measure I

The Compton Initiative

Friday, February 9, 2018 (8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Small Business Adminstration (SBA) Free Emerging Leaders Program

VOLUNTEER FOR THE STREET COUNT Every January, we embark on a 3-day mission to count our homeless...

The City of Compton would like to invite you to learn about the Safe Routes to School Plan. You are...

Volunteers Needed

To Our Valued Customers: We Never Like to Increase Water Utility Fees…But we have avoided raising...

Bringing Restoration and Hope to the Community of Compton

Guided Business PlanJanuary 23, 2018 - February 20, 2018

The Fire Department provides bags and sand for Compton Citizens.

City of Compton Parks and Recreation Department Presents 2018 NEW YEAR GALA

VOTER EDUCATION GUIDE

Top Code Violations that carry Escalating fines and Penalties

City Of Compton Councilwoman Tana L. McCoy District 3

The Block Club Commission Invite -14th Annual Block Club Commission Home Decoration Contest

Legislative Briefing - REP. NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGÁN

New updates from Metro

NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION Where: Compton Boulevard Limits: From Alameda Street to Long Beach Boulevard...

California is no stranger to drought. Neither is the City of Compton.

Street repairs, week of October 30 - November 3, 2017

Virtual tours of Parks in Compton

Most Frequently Asked Questions

Second Quarter of 2017

Compton 125 Historical Society South Bay Symposium November 11, 2017

What you have been wanting to know but didn’t know who to ask......

Opening Day November 6th thru November 16, 2017 Compton City Hall Lobby

In order to meet the State Water Quality Conservation Board’s (SWQCB) mandatory conservation...

Best Buy Co. Inc. has opened a new distribution center in Compton, California that will ship...

Halloween, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 2000 W. Compton Boulvard, Compton, CA 90220

Councilwoman Sharif with Medalist

It’s a great day in Compton!On Saturday hundreds of Compton Unified School District (CUSD)...

Please join us for the 6th Annual Compton Walk for a Cure!

October 14 - 31, 2017Family Fun!Purchase Pumpkins, Weekend Activities, Pumpkin Carving Contest, ...

Clean Up Efforts

Welcome Pizza Express

Scheduled Metro Events for October 2017

Autumn Johnson Case

A Pumkin Patch is Coming to Compton![more details next week]

At the corner of Burris Ave & Rosecrans Blvd.

Know Your Rights

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has declared an outbreak

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

AHA Neighborhood Watch Group Hosts A Community Forum

Presented by: Hub City Radio and Youth Activities League (YAL) 700 N. Alameda Street, Compton, CA...

YAL 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 23, 2017 700 Alameda Street, Compton CA 90221

Veteran's Day Saturday November 11, 2017 8:00am to 5:00pm

Compton Youthbuild invites the Compton community to join us in our Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting...

Program guide to Neighborhood Disaster Planning

Compton Sheriff's Station in conjunction with Faith Inspirational Missionary Baptist Church will...

The Compton Local Housing is excited to be opening our waiting list so that we can provide...

Before & after images from the Reeves & CVS alley clean-up, including other areas around...

Saturday, September 9th, 2017 10 am to Noon East Rancho Dominguez Library 4420 Rose Street Compton,...

Kelly Park 2319 E. Caldwell Street 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Los Angeles Country Superior Court is currently seeking qualified citizens who are interested...

Center For Sustainable Communities Summer Calendar

2nd Annual Financial Literacy Summit Saturday, September 9, 2017 9 AM - Noon 1110 North Dwight...

Guided Business Plan Workshop Monday, September 11, 2017 10 AM - 2 PM $40.00Quickbooks for Small...

Visit a cooling center to beat the heat

August 31st thru September 3, 2017

Saturday, September 23, 2017 Cal State University Dominguez Hills

Street repairs, week of August 14 - August 28, 2017

Community members are invited to a GRAND OPENING EVENT! Come and enjoy FREE Samples, Music From...

Are you Interested in getting Contracts with LA County?The County has adopted a 25% small business...

Water quality information for the month of August

QuickBooks WorkshopThursday, August 24, 201710:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

An Age Friendly Initiative

The featured presentation discusses, “Social Determinants of Health and Education.” There will be...

How a Compton Farm is Educating Kids One Bite at a TimeIn the summer, there are many programs and...

Clean-up of the Banning Alley

Street repairs, week of July 24 - July 28, 2017

Water quality information for the monthy of July

#NoOnSB649

Street repairs, week of July 17 - July 21, 2017

I-710 freeway experiences serious congestion and safety issues that need to be addressed

Street repairs, week of July 10 - July 14, 2017

PSP report for the week if July 2 - July 8, 2017

Councilwoman Emma Sharif's Town Hall Meeting

South Los Angeles City First Specialty Coffee Shop

Local citizen fused a coalition effort to end human trafficking

Compton Grocery Outlet

A nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, CA.

Water quality information for the monthy of July

Water quality information for the monthy of June

The City's sign crew has started installation of the sign & legends.

Detailed information regarding potholes on Kemp Ave.

VRN Report for week of June 18 - June 24, 2017

Assignments completed by the City Managers Office

The Walmart store in Compton has reopened for business. Our store hours are 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM...

Street repairs, week of June 12 - June 16, 2017

VRN Report for week of June 11 - June 17, 2017

Compton Wal-Mart Temporarily Closed

Unofficial results for the City of Compton General Municipal Election held on June 6, 2017 is...

Violence Reduction Network weekly statistics can be viewed here.

The City of Compton Local Housing Authority is hosting an outreach within the city’s homeless...

May 24th from 10am - 1pm at Student Lounge

This Saturday, May 6th, the American Red Cross is partnering with the Compton Fire Department and...

Bringing restoration and hope to the community of Compton.

LA County Library Presents Compton Turns the Tables

The City Council members enthusiastically recognized EME Incorporated for its outstanding 50-year...

COMPTON, CA – Mayor Aja Brown made the following statement today regarding the arrest of former...

On August 1, 2016 at 10:25 p.m., Victim Branden Davis was shot in the driveway of his parent's home...

On Sunday, 5/15/16, at 8:58 PM, the victims were driving out of the "76 Gas Station" parking lot at...

Metro wants your input on three proposed Class 1 bike paths that will serve bicyclists,...

In Compton, we anticipate heavy street flooding, run-off/drainage concerns, possible downed tree...

COMPTON, CALIF. – The following statement is from Compton Mayor Aja Brown on the arrest of a city...

ALL POSITIONSINTERVIEWING ON THE SPOT!!

COMPTON CA – During the November 1, 2016 Compton City Council Meeting the Los Angeles County...

2016/2017 5-Year Cycle

My Brother's Keeper Boot CampMonthly Training ClassesLearn How to Start a New Career with the...

METRO Rail/street Closures along Willowbrook will start August 1st at Greenleaf for two days....

City of Compton joins annual community-building campaign

Eighteen Youth Leaders from Compton, Los Angeles and Alaska will travel together to the Puget Sound...

Friday, July 22 @ 7PM

Mayor Aja Brown’s Healthy Compton Initiative

Pools are opened from May 28 thru Sept 2, 2016

City announces the launch of citizenserve online portal

Compton councilman first Latino elected mayor pro tem

As an update to Metro’s Pedestrian Gate Installation Project, Union Pacific Railroad (UPR), will...

Healthy Compton continues to mobilize community on health and wellness

3,000,000 pounds and counting As Los Angeles continues to face the crisis of illegal trash dumping...

The winners will be announced in July and presented their awards during a meeting of the City...

Compton Council Member Janna Zurita teams with Compton parents of Autistic and special needs...

Council supports expanding the definition of ‘firearm’

Compton is first city in L.A. County to pass resolution supporting innovative new courts

Trying to avoid the extreme heat? Here are cooling centers you can go to in Compton.

Fresh Tracks Leadership Expedition Supports White House’s Priority on Youth and Outdoors

Camp is Partner of Compton’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative

District 4 Business Roundtable June 29, 2016 at the Dollarhide Community Center

Information on possible multiple rotating SCE outages throughout the summer

Mayor Aja Brown on "Getting Compton's young men to trade gang life for working life"

Statement regarding recent reports of discolored water.

Compton Mayor Aja Brown today released the following statement on the passing of Helen Chavez, wife...

The City of Compton Water Division invites you to pick-up learning materials on how to preserve...

Compton Mayor Aja Brown today called on the public for assistance in identifying the suspects...

The following statement is from Compton Mayor Aja Brown on a series of shootings that left four...

Mayor Aja Brown's statement on Cinco de Mayo

Benefits from the Brickyard Project

Fresh Tracks Leadership Expedition Supports White House’s Priority on Youth and Outdoors

Dump up to 1/4 ton or 500 lbs of trash or greenwaste for free!

Clean Up Your JunkLimpiar el desorden

Join Mayor Brown in helping to feed Compton's homeless.

March 31, 2016

The METRO Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Project is a pedestrian safety enhancement project for at...

Construction is scheduled to start in June 2016 be completed in September 2016.

Mentoring Program Deadline to Apply is April 23

Administrative Assistant and Parking Control Officer

Popular frozen yogurt chain plans week of activities for Compton community

New independently owned grocery store has 85 percent local hires

Now through March 29

Monday, March 14 at 10AM

Saturday, March 19 at the Dollarhide Community Center

90-day fitness challenge starts March 12

Tuesday, Compton Mayor Aja Brown and the City Council voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution that will...

Today Compton Mayor Aja Brown issued the following statement on behalf of the City Council...

The following statement is from Second District Councilmember Isaac Galvan regarding Monday’s...

Declaracion del Consejal de Compton Isaac Galvan sobre la trageia de su familia

Anyone with information is asked to call the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at...

Council vote authorizes special election and one percent cent sales tax ballot measure

Positions available include: Produce Supervisor, Grocery Clerk, Dairy and Deli Clerk, Frozen...

Los Angeles County and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to offer matching rewards.

The following statement is from Compton Mayor Aja Brown on Kendrick Lamar Duckworth's five wins at...

Two-Time Grammy Winner Says As Long As He’s Making Music He’ll Always Scream Compton

Join Mayor Aja Brown and the Compton City Council at the Key to the City Ceremony honoring Kendrick...

Statement from Compton Mayor Aja Brown on the Tuesday evening shooting death of 1-year-old Autumn...

Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 requires that Public Housing...

McCoy will replace longtime councilmember Yvonne Arceneaux who retired in December

Kendrick Lamar to get Key to the City on February 13.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The new Advisory Board will meet every month on the 2nd Wednesday beginning in March.

Program will run through March 31

As the first major storm of 2016 hits the southland, the City of Compton has announced that...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will host a job fair in the City of Compton on...

Over 1,000 Compton residents lined the streets surrounding Wilson Park for the Compton Christmas...

Mayor Aja Brown, the City of Compton and over 10,000 parade spectators welcomed home 2016 multiple...

Street closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

List of participants in the 2015 Compton Christmas Parade.

The latest information on participants, street closures, and more!

Watch Mayor Aja Brown represent the City of Compton with rapper YG.

COMPTON– After 70 years of brick manufacturing and distribution, the Compton Brickyard is getting a...

Rapper Kendrick Lamar, who is the leading nominee for the 2016 GRAMMY awards with 11, including...

Compton Mayor Aja Brown along with members of the City Council will host the annual Christmas tree...

COMPTON – Compton Mayor Aja Brown hosted this year’s Compton Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Wed.,...

The mayors of five cities near polluted freeway corridors are calling for cleaner heavy duty trucks...

COMPTON – Showing that the City of Compton is still on the move, today Mayor Aja Brown and city...

When strong El Niño conditions exist, there is a higher probability of increased rainfall along the...

U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker joined Compton Mayor Aja Brown and Federal and local law...

Walk for a Cure with Mayor Pro Tem Janna Zurita and CUSD Board Vice President Satra Zurita.

The City of Compton Parks and Recreation department will be sponsoring a football camp.

City of Compton's State of the City Address will be held at El Camino Compton College Center.

The 2015 City of Compton Parks and Recreation Summer Program and Activities Guide is available.

ANNUAL BUDGET COMMUNITY FORUM FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!! Your input is needed on...

Your input is needed on the proposed Compton Bicycle Master Plan. Please take a moment and fill out...

Compton City Manager, G. Harold Duffey, announced today the discontinuation of the use of firearms...

City of Compton Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30th, 2012

The City of Compton will begin construction of the 2014 Street Resurfacing Project (CIP# 14-01)...

Utility Users Tax Exemption for Low Income Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens