Granada Hills Charter High School students are back-to-back National Academic Decathlon champions. Preliminary results show that the Granada Hills Charter team has broken many records at the national competition, including the highest ever point total for a school in the history of the National Academic Decathlon competition. The second consecutive national crown for Granada Hills […]
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 […]
LADWP to Hold Community Meetings to Discuss Proposed 2-Year Power and Water Rate Changes
Legal Mandates and Aging Infrastructure Driving Need for Rate Increases; Seven Regional Meetings Slated April 25-May 10 The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold a series of community meetings throughout the city beginning April 25 to educate and inform customers regarding proposed power and water rate changes needed over the next […]
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 […]
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 […]
Free 6-Week CERT Class in Northridge
CLASSES BEGIN JUNE 27, 2011, FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS FROM 6:30 PM TO 9:30 PM. What is CERT? CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) is a FEMA-endorsed training program that prepares you to help yourself, your family, your neighbors and your community in the event of a disaster. During an incident, emergency response personnel could become […]