The first 60 minutes after a disaster are critical, especially if you have sustained an injury. For a wide-spread disaster (earthquake, anyone?), it will be days or weeks before emergency personnel can come to your aid. Will you know what to do? Do you have a plan in place for your family? Do all family [...]
The Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair will host a bloodmobile from Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles. The bloodmobile will begin receiving donors at 9:00 am, which means that if you would like to give the gift of life at the Fair, you’ll be admitted to the Fair starting at 9:00 am (up to an hour early) so that [...]
You're invited to join the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) on Saturday, July 9, for an Open Space circle (aka an "unconference") where YOU propose topics for discussion, and then convene or join topic sessions you care most about. Depending on interest, sessions might range from shaping the NCSA's advocacy, programming, or outreach strategies, to [...]
Neighborhood Council leaders have just one week left to identify civic-minded youth and to nominate them for the Civic Youth Leadership Academy, a free six-session program with a mission to empower the next generation of civic leaders. Space is limited--don't miss out on a great opportunity to partner with active youth and to create lasting change within [...]
Dear Friend: Your voice matters and is an important part of the Los Angeles City Council's efforts to reform the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP). The DWP is the largest publicly-owned utility in the nation and ratepayers who own the utility, deserve a department that is responsive to their needs. As such, [...]
Cool Blocks LA pilot to launch May 21; leaders from Council Districts 5 and 10 sought The NCSA is excited to collaborate with Neighborhood Councils and community organizations to launch Cool Blocks LA, a free, five-month, neighborhood block-based program that lightens our carbon and water footprints while fostering community disaster resilience and social connections. We [...]
Congratulations to all of the Harbor Area NC board members that were recognized at State Senator Isadore Hall's 2016 35th Senate District Extraordinary Leader Awards event in late April! Your leadership both on your Neighborhood Council and outside of it are worthy of recognition, especially for all of the countless volunteer hours you spend serving [...]
Written by Krystee Clark, Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates Save the date for NC Budget Day 2016! This year’s Neighborhood Council Budget Day will be held on Saturday July 30, 2016. A chance to hear special guest speakers discuss budget priorities at City Hall and elect your new Budget Advocates! Has your Neighborhood Council chosen your [...]
This past Saturday, EmpowerLA partnered with the Mayor's Innovation Team to hold a three-hour educational Neighborhood Election Workshop for youth and their parents at City Hall. The participants learned the basics of how to run a successful election campaign from the experts and also got to meet and network with other young Angelenos also running [...]
By Tony Wilkinson How many experts need to say that LADWP cannot meet its future challenges if it continues to be managed the way it is today? The 1999 RAND study, 2009 IEA Survey, 2020 Commission report, and 2015 IEA Survey all make this point. http://dwpreform.lacity.org/html/relatedDocuments.html The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is [...]
