Last Saturday, I was happy to attend the South Los Angeles Alliance of Neighborhood Council's Candidate Forum where the "two skinniest
Neighborhood Councils continue to grow in strength, working together on regional and citywide issues, and supporting each other as mentors and allies.
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This past Saturday, PlanCheckNC convened in Glassell Park, hosting Senior Planners Shana Bonstin and Bob Duenas who presented a general overview of the
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On Monday, May 20, at 1:00 pm the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners will consider a motion to recommend changes to the current stakeholder definition,
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Stakeholders in search of their Neighborhood Council agendas need look no further than their email inbox, thanks to the City of LA’s Early Notification
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa invites you to join him for a final farewell event and Heritage Celebration Finale on June 7th, Celebrate LA! Celebrate LA
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IMPORTANT DATES / DEADLINES May 31, 2013 – Deadline to submit Board Resolution requesting the transfer of NC funds to LA Congress / Budget Advocacy
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This week it was all hands on deck in receiving and reviewing Demand Warrants from the various Neighborhood Councils. As you are all aware, the deadline
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 Los Angeles City Council celebrated National Volunteer Week in Council Chambers by honoring seven Neighborhood Councils for the
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
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EmpowerLA Awardee Mar Vista Community Council (MVCC) won for their outstanding community outreach and their "green" program, which has brought in many
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[caption id="attachment_10213" align="alignright" width="200"] Joel Jaffe, Chair of Environment and Energy Committee for Tarzana Neighborhood Council.[/caption]
Read moreNeighborhood Councils exploring innovations in connectivity have asked how they can broadcast their meetings so that the public can
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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Did you know that email connects 85% of the world? And a May 2011 Pew Internet survey finds that amongst online adults, 92% use email, with 61% using
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We Angelenos value our privacy but when it comes to socializing online we often forget about our privacy and make everything public, from address, age,
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Once you have your domain name and your hosting account set up, you are ready to build your website. Here is the top 10 list for successfully building
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