Our guest for this episode of the EmpowerLA Podcast is Nazario Sauceda, outgoing Director of the Bureau of Street Services. Nazario has a long history with the City and as strong a relationship with the Neighborhood Councils as anyone. In our conversation, Nazario stresses the important role his agency plays in the everyday lives of [...]
This is part 2 of a special episode of the podcast where we interviewed a dozen people to discuss a number of topics ranging from innovation in Neighborhood Councils, to homelessness and youth engagement. The interviews were recorded on-the-spot at the EmpowerLA Awards in the City Hall Rotunda. We hope you enjoy what this diverse [...]
In this special episode of the podcast, we interviewed a dozen people to discuss a number of topics ranging from innovation in neighborhood councils, homelessness, and youth engagement. The interviews were recorded on-the-spot at the EmpowerLA Awards in the City Hall Rotunda. We hope you enjoy what this diverse group of guests had to say. A [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. There were a lot of great celebrations this week so please excuse my long message this week. Yesterday morning, we celebrated the graduation of our staffers, Sevak Paramazian and Jasmine Duckworth, from the famous Los Angeles Fire Department’s Leadership Academy. Sevak and Jasmine signed on for the four month [...]
Congratulations to all of our award winners for this year’s EmpowerLA Awards! Neighborhood Council Civic Award Los Angeles Vanguard (NCCELAV) Award Winner: Mohammad Blorfroshan, Senior Transportation Engineer, Department of Transportation Nominated by the Del Rey Neighborhood Council The Del Rey Neighborhood Council Land Use and Planning Committee had long sought to engage with LADOT on [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. The Neighborhood Council EmpowerLA Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner is less than 2 weeks away! If you haven’t RSVP’d yet for the March 30, 2017 EmpowerLA Awards, please take the time to do so now because space is limited. We have 40 EmpowerLA Award nominations of our Neighborhood Councils’ [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. City Clerk Holly Wolcott and I are doing a regional alliance tour this month to discuss Neighborhood Council elections and funding with board members. Last week, we were at the Harbor Alliance of Neighborhood Councils and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition. This week, we stopped by the [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We had a great Neighborhood Council Elections Town Hall last Saturday. Many thanks to the Neighborhood Council leaders who attended to make sure that our 2016 elections are awesome! We’ve worked with our partners at the City Clerk’s Office to incorporate as many suggestions as possible. In the [...]
Please join us on the Red Carpet! The EmpowerLA Awards and Neighborhood Council Recognition Event will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 S. Spring St. 3rd Floor. This event is for all current Neighborhood Council Board members to thank you for your dedication to improving our great city. [...]
Neighborhood councils are on the move! The winners of the 2014 EmpowerLA Awards were announced at the August 18th board meeting of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. The vote for the winners of the EmpowerLA Awards 2014 was the culmination of stiff competition to name neighborhood councils of the year. A total of 38 nominations [...]
