I hope our newsletter finds you well. So happy to report that Region 7 elections went smoothly on Saturday thanks to our awesome Elections Team. Congratulations as well to Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council for hosting almost 200 youth at their Saturday "Pathways to Employment" event where professionals held skills-building workshops and practice interviews, all [...]
It was a nice full weekend of Neighborhood Council activities. Thanks to our Council for Council mentors, Jay Handal and Terrence Gomes, Deputy City Attorney Carmen Hawkins, and our staffer, Tom Soong, we had a great board orientation and ethics training last Saturday in South LA. I was happy to welcome both new and experienced [...]
I was happy to attend a few receptions this week to say hi/bye to some of the City/County leadership. CAO Miguel Santana and his office held a reception to bid Assistant CAO Robin Engel good-bye on Monday morning as he heads off to become Vice President of Arnie Berghoff & Associates. Mayor Eric Garcetti welcomed [...]
The San Fernando Valley’s CicLAvia event is coming up in less than two weeks. Are you ready? To avoid parking headaches and truly live the spirit of the event, try using transit to reach the CicLAvia route. Here are some options: Metro Red Line: Those traveling to the northern hub of the CicLAvia route should [...]
In anticipation of their December South LA event, CicLAvia is teaming up with the Leimert Park Art Walk and KAOS Network to offer CicLAvia fans the chance to preview the historic Leimert Park area and to enjoy a day of community fun on Sunday, November 30. The Leimert Park Art Walk will take place from [...]
CicLAvia's latest cycling-centric event will close streets from Echo Park to East Los Angeles to traffic this fall, opening up new stretches of asphalt to the walking and biking public. The Oct. 5 event (see the full map here) will also run along Broadway from Ninth Street to Chinatown. The event is the first by [...]
