How Will Federal Funds Transform Your Community? Last October, you told the City of Los Angeles how Federal funds should be spent to improve your neighborhoods, such as more affordable housing, job training, and street repairs. The City heard you and has included many of your ideas in a plan that will make these improvements, and more, possible in your community. Please join City representatives […]
Winter Shelter Hotline
LAPD has an important message for the community! 2012-2013 WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM Shelter Locations PROGRAM BEGINS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 (Sylmar Shelter is Delayed until Mid-December) The program will provide 1,491 beds at 19 sites in 15 cities and communities throughout the City and County of Los Angeles. Selected community non-profit homeless services providers will […]
OK/HELP Post-Earthquake Window Sign Program Launched
On Monday, Oct. 15, Councilmember Mitch Englander and his Council District 12 staff held a press conference to introduce the new OK/HELP post-earthquake window signs, and gave a live demonstration of how this valuable community preparedness tool will be used. OK/HELP is a window sign with clear, simple instructions provided by the Los Angeles Fire Department, […]
Paper or Plastic (or Reusable)? Weigh in on the L.A. Bag Debate
The City of Los Angeles is proposing to adopt and implement an ordinance to ban the use of single-use plastic carryout bags, charge a fee on paper bags, and promote the use of reusable bags at specified retailers within the City. A six-month grace period would be provided for large retailers and a one-year grace […]
Mayor Villaraigosa Appoints New DONE General Manager, Grayce Liu, from within Department’s Ranks
From the Daily News: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has tapped Grayce Liu, a senior project coordinator in the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, to fill the general manager’s job now that B.H. Kim is leaving to take a job in San Diego. Liu will be named interim general manager and given a chance to see how she does […]
Neighborhood Council Boss Resigns for San Diego Job
BongHwan Kim quits race for 13th District City Council seat BongHwan Kim, head of the city agency in charge of neighborhood councils, abandoned his run for the 13th District City Council seat Monday, and announced his resignation to take a job in San Diego. He will become vice president and executive director for civic engagement at […]
Paid Student Intern Position with DOT
The Department of Transportation will be hiring 22 student interns this year. The intern will not have to be a transportation or engineering students, but will have to be enrolled in school (4 or 2 year college). Students will be paid $15 hourly. Assignments will entail simple task, like filing, conducting traffic counts etc. For more information contact Collins Allen at (951) 776-1515,or/and engineer@sbcuc.net
Neighborhood Council Elections
The Neighborhood Council elections are off and running with four Valley regions having held their meetings. Each region is being supported by experienced Independent Election Administrators. All four regions have decided on their shared election dates. An exciting outreach event for candidates, titled “Rally in the Valley” will be held on Friday June 22 from […]
Reserve Animal Control Officer (RACO) Program
Are you interested in trying something different? The RACO Program welcomes volunteers to become Reserve Animal Control Officers serving in the same capacity as our Animal Control Officers. The program requires a commitment of 16 hours of volunteer service each month at any one of our six Animal Care Centers for 3 months prior to […]
Daily News Editorial: Neighborhood Councils Need You
From the Los Angeles Daily News, June 7, 2012. Tuesday’s primary election dumped scores of political hopefuls from the the state’s ballots. From Arcata to Arleta and San Francisco to Signal Hill, candidates for various legislative offices found their campaigns over when they did not place in the top two of vote-getters in their contests. […]
L.A. City Council Passes Plastic Bag Ban
On Wednesday, the Council unanimously approved a phase out ban of plastic bags citywide and a fee on paper bags. The approved ban initiates an environmental review that needs to commence prior to an ordinance being adopted and the ban becoming law. Under the ban, large stores would have 6 months to phase out plastic […]
LADWP Reminds Customers to Conserve Water
Reduced Snowpack & Increased Water Use Call for Increased Conservation The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) today reminds customers that Mandatory Water Conservation remains in effect and urges customers to increase their water conservation efforts where possible. Overall, water conservation in Los Angeles has been remarkable over the past five years, but […]
Mayor Proposes Complete Overhaul of the Los Angeles Zoning Code
The Mayor and the City Planning Department have proposed a five-year project to completely rewrite the Los Angeles Zoning Code. It would throw out all of the existing fixed zones and replace them with “dynamic” zones. There would be considerably less control exercised over height, density, interior building space and parking. This project could be […]
Mayor’s Budget Proposal Cuts Police Support Staff, Restores LAFD Funds
Seeking to close a $238 million deficit, Villaraigosa also proposes using close to $83 million in one-time solutions. Via northridge.patch.com Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a $7.2 billion budget proposal today that includes 231 layoffs and would reduce employee retirement benefits while raising the retirement age from 60 to 67. Seeking to close a $238 million […]
April Pothole Project
Cracked, broken-down streets are something that affects every one of us every day and repairing and maintaining them is a core City service. This is why Councilman Englander is launching a special April Pothole Project. The Bureau of Street Services usually fills potholes within 24 hours, but they need to know where they are. The […]
LA City Sidewalk Situation Update
Here is an update regarding the broken sidewalks within the City of Los Angeles due to tree roots and the City’s proposed switch in responsibility. WHERE THE ISSUE STANDS TODAY As of today, the proposal to switch the responsibility to the individual homeowner is still on the table. While “Point-of-Sale” (a property with a broken […]
CD12 Office is Moving
Councilman Mitchell Englander’s staff is consolidating their Northridge and Chatsworth offices into a single location in Chatsworth. The new District Office address is: 9207 Oakdale Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 The new office will be more centrally located in our District. In addition to housing their District operations, staff offices, constituent services and meetings, the new office will […]
L.A. City Sidewalk Repair Proposals on the Table
As of today, the proposal to switch the responsibility to the individual homeowner is still on the table. While “Point-of-Sale” (a property with a broken sidewalk cannot be sold until the sidewalk is repaired) appears to be off the books, the following options are now being considered by the City: “Point-of-Service” – meaning when a […]
City of Los Angeles Launches MyHistoricLA.org
Do you know of a special place that has architectural, historical, social, or cultural significance in your neighborhood? Visit MyHistoricLA.org to share your ideas! MyHistoricLA.org is a program of SurveyLA, the citywide Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey project (www.surveyla.org). MyHistoricLA.org is a new and innovative public participation tool that allows you to contribute information about […]
Putting Teeth into the City’s Barking Dog Ordinance
This week the City Council changed the City’s ordinance regulating nuisance dogs, establishing a new hearing procedure and fine structure. Before, a citation could only be issued for licensed dogs because the citation was attached to the license. The owner first had to be forced to get a license. Under the new code, Animal Control […]