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		<title>GM Update 5.17.13</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday, I was happy to attend the South Los Angeles Alliance of Neighborhood Council&#8217;s Candidate Forum where the &#8220;two skinniest guys in politics&#8221; (as City Attorney candidate Mike Feuer humorously called himself and Mayoral candidate Councilmember Eric Garcetti) spent a few hours fielding questions in front of the 150 plus folks in attendance. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alliances &amp; Coalitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neighborhood Councils continue to grow in strength, working together on regional and citywide issues, and supporting each other as mentors and allies. This past week, the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) met at Jerry’s Deli to take on regional issues such as the airport expansion, fracking, and economic development as well as citywide issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PlanCheckNC hosts the Planners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Saturday, PlanCheckNC convened in Glassell Park, hosting Senior Planners Shana Bonstin and Bob Duenas who presented a general overview of the different types of cases and projects that are processed in the Plan Implementation Unit. Land use representatives from throughout the city discussed by-right development, plan processing, timelines, and public input opportunities with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners agendize Factual Basis Stakeholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, removing the requirement that Neighborhood Councils provide governing board positions for factual basis stakeholders. The motion was last agendized two months ago when the issue was postponed to allow the public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where’s My NC Agenda?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 System (ENS) which allows the community to select from a long list of councils, commissions, and committees. To subscribe to the ENS for a specific agenda, visit the City of LA’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate LA Block Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa invites you to join him for a final farewell event and Heritage Celebration Finale on June 7th, Celebrate LA! Celebrate LA will be a fun-filled event for the whole family! There will be food, activities, performances by grammy-award winning artists, many surprise guests, and a special appearance by President Bill Clinton! LA’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Update 5.17.13</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMPORTANT DATES / DEADLINES May 31, 2013 – Deadline to submit Board Resolution requesting the transfer of NC funds to LA Congress / Budget Advocacy account (see below) June 14, 2013 &#8211; Last day for NC&#8217;s to use the Purchasing Card before the close of the fiscal year. July 12, 2013 – Approved Budgets for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from Field Operations 5.17.13</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 to submit demand warrants was May 15th. As previously stated, field staff worked from our downtown offices and other designated locations in the field such as the Valley, Harbor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Update 5.10.13</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got a lot of love at the Budget &#38; Finance Committee last Friday, and I specifically say &#8220;we&#8221; because while the Councilmembers were kindly complimenting me for my work, I know any success that I have is because of our successes together. So &#8220;we&#8221; includes not only our terrific staff, Neighborhood Council leaders and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Neighborhood Council Budget Packages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 05:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to be very careful if you don&#8217;t know where you are going because you might not get there.&#8221; Yogi Berra &#8220;Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men&#8217;s blood and probably will not themselves be realized.&#8221; Daniel Burnham Neighborhood Councils were created with a purpose, “To promote more citizen participation [...]]]></description>
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