[nggallery id=1] Sunny skies brought out almost a thousand visitors to this year’s 5th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Saturday October 6th, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. hosted by LAFD Station #87 Captain Smith and station personnel; Chatsworth, Granada Hills North, Granada Hills South, Lake Balboa, Mission Hills, North Hills West, Northridge West, Northridge East, Northridge South, Porter Ranch, […]
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, […]
How to See Endeavour Ride into the Sunset
So it won’t be The Rock. The access will be tighter and the pageantry slighter than when LACMA’s 340-ton boulder rolled through town. Early reports had raised hopes that the move of the Space Shuttle Endeavour from LAX to the California Science Center would become a rolling parade like the one that accompanied the immense granite stone in Michael Heizer’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interactive Map of New CA Legislative and Congressional Districts
With the 2010 Census results comes changes to our Legislative and Congressional Districts. Here is a great interactive website where you can enter your address and find out exactly what districts you belong to. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/29/3804492/see-your-senate-assembly-or-congress.html
Energy Upgrade California Rebate Program
You are invited to participate in bringing awareness to your community about a home energy upgrade program that provides residents up to $8,000 cash back for a limited time. The goal of Energy Upgrade California is to improve homeowners’ quality of life by reducing their energy bills, providing an effective approach in energy efficiency, and improving the comfort and health of […]
Reseda Blvd. Beautification Update from Tom Baker
I was able to spend about six hours yesterday cleaning/watering all the Planters on Reseda from Lassen to Roscoe, and even added a few clippings into the worst one’s (plummer/reseda west side of street, and roscoe/reseda east side of street). I poured over 506 gallons yesterday and good thing too as most were in horrible […]
Free Rollerskating at Skateland to Help Battle Childhood Obesity
At a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic, and the economic recession continues to make it difficult for families, our friends at Skateland in Northridge announced a great, free project to help kids stay fit and have fun. As part of Kidsskatefree.com, Northridge Skateland is offering free passes for kids to come to Skateland […]
LADWP Asks Customers to Continue Conserving Energy
As a heat wave continues to roast the Southland, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power asks customers to keep conserving energy use where possible between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. today, while staying safe. A statewide Flex Alert was issued yesterday by the California Independent System Operator (CAL ISO) to encourage energy conservation through Sunday, August 12. LADWP joins CAL ISO […]
Farm Fresh Organic Produce Delivered to You at Dearborn Elementary
Interested in having farm fresh organic produce from local organic farmers in CA delivered weekly at Dearborn Elementary School? Dearborn is now an official delivery site for Abundant Harvest Organics. Simply sign up at www.abundantharvestorganics.com and select “Northridge-Dearborn Elementary PTA Fundraiser” to have your weekly box delivered. Pick up will be each Tuesday from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm in […]
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
July 1 Marks Re-Launch of LADWP Water Rebate Program for Homes and Businesses
Rebate on California Friendly Landscape Increases to $1.50 Per Square Foot LADWP re-launches its popular water conservation rebate program for homes and businesses on July 1, offering rebates on more than a dozen separate water-saving incentives to encourage conservation while also saving money. Any of the 657,000 water customers within the City of Los Angeles […]
CSUN Transit Station Opens
California State University, Northridge is pleased to announce the opening of a new transit station on the west side of campus. The transit station, which is located off of Vincennes Street and Darby Avenue, will offer public transportation passengers a convenient on-campus location to be dropped off or picked-up on weekdays. (There is no weekend service.) […]
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 […]