Our guest for today’s episode is Cindy Cleghorn, long-time Chair for the Planning Committee of the Congress of Neighborhoods, Chair of PlanCheckNC LA, and long-time Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council board member and stakeholder. Cindy is a lifelong LA-area resident who has been involved with neighborhood councils since their inception. In addition to her extensive work with [...]
Attending the 2016 Congress of Neighborhoods? Then you’re invited to come unwind with your fellow Congress attendees, immediately afterwards, at Pitfire Pizza -- an easy walk from City Hall. Pizza, pasta, and salad will be provided courtesy of the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA). Beer, wine, and other beverages will be available for purchase. Space [...]
We had an outstanding Congress of Neighborhoods on Saturday with nearly 700 Neighborhood Council leaders at our beautiful City Hall. Council President Herb Wesson kicked off the Congress at the opening session to a standing room only crowd in City Council chambers. Seven hours and 40 workshops later, Mayor Eric Garcetti closed the Congress with [...]
Many thanks to the outpouring of creative ideas, strategies, and commitments to action that were shared by more than 60 Congress of Neighborhoods attendees last Saturday, through an interactive urban design exhibit hosted by the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance. Congress attendees’ feedback was generated in response to the "LA2050" initiative -- which aims to make [...]
Mayor Garcetti delivers the closing address at this year’s event at City Hall. (Los Angeles, CA - September 24, 2015) The 2015 Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhoods - an annual conference of community leaders drawn from across the city- happens Saturday September 26th at City Hall. With 40 workshops and opportunities to hear and talk to [...]
The first 2015 Congress of Neighborhoods Planning Committee meeting will be held on Saturday, January 31. Neighborhood Council leaders from throughout the city are partnering with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Empower LA) to bring the 2-15 LA Congress of Neighborhoods to City Hall on Saturday, September 26. The Congress of Neighborhoods is designed by [...]
At the Congress of Neighborhoods on Saturday, I was asked to do an “inspirational” close. No pressure, of course, and please be sure to make it only 4-5 minutes long. Naturally, I freaked out wondering what I could say to folks who are constantly an inspiration to me. Luckily, I had completed a General Manager [...]
Have you registered for this Saturday’s 2014 Congress of Neighborhoods? The 2014 LA Congress of Neighborhoods is coming to City Hall on Saturday, September 20, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is free, and it includes breakfast and lunch, workshops, networking, and more. Register Now The Congress of Neighborhoods is designed by council [...]
