We were very happy to release our first EmpowerLA Yearbook this week. It's important to recognize and memorialize the Neighborhood
Placido Domingo stood on the front steps of City Hall and serenaded Los Angeles with a voice worthy of the largest city in the most populated state in
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The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (Commission) is accepting nominations for the second annual EmpowerLA awards. The awards are given to Neighborhood
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As we wrap up the old Funding Program, we are launching the new Funding Program, too, which will be effective on July 6, 2013. We had to push the new
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IMPORTANT DATES / DEADLINES July 12, 2013 – Approved Budgets for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 due. P-Card Shutoff Date and Time June 14, was the deadline for
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The Neighborhood Council Plan Review Committees will be meeting jointly on Saturday, June 22nd to discuss and make recommendations on a number of policy
Read moreThe Department's election report went before City Council on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, where Council approved the recommendations of
2012 Elections Exit Survey 7,776 Voters (40.87% of those who voted) in the 2012 Neighborhood Council Board Elections filled out an exit survey, leaving
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The Department is now accepting Bylaw Amendment Applications until June 1, 2013. If the 2012 elections made your Neighborhood Council realize that your
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Nine years and one month ago, I took my young son to watch our Neighborhood Council in action. Actually, our little civic affairs field trip was more
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Neighborhood Council elections are LA’s best opportunity to speak up. Candidates get to talk about their vision and how it motivates them to speak up
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The Pacoima Neighborhood Council opened their polls at 10 in the morning and 102 days later, the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council closed their
Read moreThe Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (Commission) is accepting nominations for the second annual EmpowerLA awards. The awards are
For more than a decade, Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles have pursued their dual mission of promoting more citizen participation in government, and
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The Los Angeles City Council celebrated National Volunteer Week in Council Chambers by honoring seven Neighborhood Councils for the work they do in their
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In September 2012, a slate of twelve newcomers took control of the North Hills West Neighborhood Council after running on a platform to defeat a proposed 82,000
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“You have to keep organizing all the time. You can’t ever stop organizing.” – Ted Thomas, President of the Park Mesa Heights Community Council
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EmpowerLA Awardee North Hills East Neighborhood Council (NHENC)was only certified in December 2010, but they have been busy reaching out to their community
Read moreIn 30 locations around the world, 650 jammers gathered in a volunteer-led innovation session that mixed residents, public servants,
This past weekend, as part of the National Day of Civic Hacking, Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti joined the AT&T Developer Program and the i.am.angel Foundation
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National Day of Civic Hacking takes place on June 1 and 2, apparently too much day for one day! Civic Hacking is the process of bringing together citizens,
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Neighborhood Councils exploring innovations in connectivity have asked how they can broadcast their meetings so that the public can watch from home. Some
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The telephone is one of our most powerful and effective tools for communicating and they are everywhere. We carry them with us, they sit on our desks,
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EmpowerLA’s recent SlideShare posting of the "2012 Budget Day Presentation" went viral, prompting SlideShare to notify EmpowerLA that the PowerPoint
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