The purpose of Neighborhood Councils is to "include representatives of the many diverse interests in communities and shall have an advisory role on issues of concern to the neighborhood." (Charter, art. IX, § 900.) Neighborhood Council representation is not limited to residents or citizens but is "open to everyone who lives, works or owns real [...]
Today was a great day for those Neighborhood Councils that have been tackling neighborhood cleanups for so many years. Mayor Eric Garcetti, along with the City Council, announced a brand new data set that grades how clean our city streets are in L.A. Our elected officials are going back to basics by focusing valuable resources [...]
The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will be hold a Treasurer's Funding Training on March 21, 2016 at: Old Fire Station 89 Community Room 7063 Laurel Canyon Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91605 6:00pm - 9:00pm This will satisfy the required funding training for Board voting eligibility on all funding matters. Although funding training does not expire, [...]
October 7th is Walk to School Day! Thank you so much to those of you who have already signed schools up for Walk to School Day. See the map of registered schools here: LADOT is now in high-gear to identify schools within the City of Los Angeles and recruit volunteer organizers! With your help we [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. This week began and ended with me sharing my love of Neighborhood Councils with some unexpected supporters. On Monday, Policy Director Joe Hari, NEAs Amber Meshack and Tom Soong, City Attorney Carmen Hawkins and I hosted a delegation from Saudi Arabia, who were impressed with the diverse ways Neighborhood [...]
On Monday, July 28th 2014, the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Department) received a visit from Mayor Alfredo Peñate, from Santa Ana, El Salvador; traveling with Mayor Peñate was Ms. Karen Figueroa, Communications Director. The visit came about due to efforts from Westlake South Neighborhood Council board members Manuel Olmos and Nelson Castillo who contacted the [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well and that you are able to stay cool during this heat wave! I would like to start this short article by thanking our Field Operations team, comprised of our Neighborhood Empowerment Advocates and our support staff for carrying out a total of 83 board orientations! Great job guys!!!! [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. I’m back in the office and playing a lot of catch up this week. I wanted to thank Cindy Cleghorn, Joanne Yvanek-Garb and Jay Handal for their articles updating you on their great work with the Congress of Neighborhoods, PlanCheckNC and the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates. It was [...]
Greetings, Neighborhood Council Treasurers, Board Members, and stakeholders. The Funding team is hard at work opening the Union Bank accounts for Neighborhood Councils and we are hopeful that all NC’s will have full access to their funds within the next week or two. In addition, look for additional guides, tutorials and procedures that will help [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well enjoying our wonderful Summer weather! Our team of Neighborhood Empowerment Analysts (NEAs) has been busy wrapping up our board orientation sessions in South LA and Harbor Areas. As of now we have trained approximately 1700 board members and stakeholders on the basics of being a Neighborhood Council. We [...]
