CityWatch, the online news portal, has launched a Neighborhood Council page in partnership with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment a.k.a. EmpowerLA to support the 2016 Neighborhood Council election outreach. CityWatch is published to encourage grassroots civic engagement through information, ideas and perspective. Editor and co-founder, Ken Draper, was involved in the creation of the Neighborhood […]
Neighborhood Council Elections Are Around the Corner … Here’s Why YOU Should Run
Originally posted at http://citywatchla.com/8box-left/9995-neighborhood-council-elections-are-around-the-corner-here-s-why-you-should-run. Written by Tim Deegan. Why do neighborhood councils matter and why should you run for a board seat on your NC? At their best, and some excel at this, they serve as local political organizations that are empowered to monitor the critical issues in their communities such as land use and development, transportation […]
7th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Video and Photos
7th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair last Saturday that drew nearly 1500 people, which Councilmember Mitch Englander, Chair of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, said was the largest in Los Angeles. Many Valley Neighborhood Councils supported this great event. Photo locations: Photos by Firefighter Adam VanGerpen Photos by Tom Johnson Photos by Office of […]
Northridge East Neighborhood Council Recognized for Participation in the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair
The Best Of Ongoing Collaboration Award presented to Valley Disaster Preparedness Team at Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Council’s (VANC) annual mixer held at Carla’s Café, CBS Studios, Studio City, CA, on Thursday, April 10, 2014 About 8 years ago, a small group of Neighborhood Council members passionate about emergency preparedness formed the North Valley Disaster Preparedness […]
LADOT’s People St Is Open for Business
Communities can transform underused areas of L.A.’s largest public asset—our 7,500 miles of city streets—into vibrant and accessible public space with People St, a program of the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). “People St is a bottom-up, community-based approach to
Empower LA Region 2 Elections Mixer Video
Kevin Taylor from Empower LA held an Election Mixer for Region 2 Neighborhood Councils. The event was hosted by Tommy Gelinas at the “Valley Relics Museum” in Chatsworth. Enjoy the video.
Interested in Making a Difference in Your Community?
If you wish to promote your community, the opportunities are endless. The Candidate Filing Period began December 16, 2013 and ends January 15, 2014. The easiest way to file as a candidate is online. Here’s how: Go to http://empowerla.org/nenc/northridge-east-nc-2014-election/ Click on File Online tab in the right-hand column Fill out the online form and click Submit. We look forward to seeing as […]
Stakeholder Definition Changes
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013, LA’s City Council voted unanimously to approve CF 12-1682, changing the name and definition of the Factual Basis Stakeholder to Community Interest Stakeholder, defined as those who have a “substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood Council’s boundaries.” The ordinance now goes to the Mayor for his signature and then must […]
Unprecedented Victory for Community Planning – Northridge Vision
In an event being heralded as unprecedented, Councilmember Mitchell Englander, CSUN, AIA, the North Valley Chamber, and the East, West and South Northridge Neighborhood Councils have created a guide for future planning that has now been approved by L.A. City’s Planning and Land Use Management committee. Northridge Vision will be up for adoption by the […]
L.A.’s Neighborhood Councils Flex Their Muscles
From the L.A. Daily News, January 24, 2013 A recent fight over a proposed $3 billion bond issue for street repairs illustrated the growing influence of neighborhood councils in Los Angeles City government, as they exerted enough influence to keep the measure off the ballot for now. The success in that case represents an evolution […]
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, […]
Preliminary Election Results
At-Large Representatives GLENN BAILEY STEVEN RAMIREZ Business Owner / Employee Representatives STEVE PATEL ALICE McCAIN Property Owner Representatives NESTOR FANTINI LUCILLE MEEHAN Residents and / either Property Owner, Renter, Business Owner / Employee Representatives KELLY LORD DON DWIGGINS YJ DRAIMAN Property Owner, Renter, or Business Owner/Employee Representative SPENCER SCHMERLING Youth Representative AHMER QURESHI Click here […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
City Council Approves Temporary Transfer of NC Elections from City Clerk to Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment
The City Council took action in support of Councilman Krekorian’s recommendation that NC elections not be postponed until 2014, but be available in Fiscal Year 2012-13. The next step will be deciding how to pay for it. The Department was asked to report back to Council on a plan to administer elections along with a […]
NENC Board Member Awarded Scholarships
Steven Ramirez was one of 10 high school seniors awarded a college scholarship by the Fernando Award Foundation, Inc. Every year, the Fernando Foundation honors high school seniors who have excelled in community service. Steven was recently elected to the Northridge East Neighborhood Council and prior to that was its appointed student representative. While attending […]
NC Election: March 2, 2010 — Results
The 2010 election for the NENC Board of Directors was held on March 2, 2010. Following is the official tally for NENC as posted on the City Clerk’s NC Election website on March 3, 2010 (elected candidates shown in boldface): Candidate Votes Cast At-Large Representatives (vote for 2) CHAVON SMITH 10 NESTOR M. FANTINI 26 […]