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GM’s Message 5.26.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well. A HUGE congratulations and welcome to our 97th Neighborhood Council - Hermon Neighborhood Council! The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the Hermon Neighborhood Council bylaws last night after hearing hours of public comment on their proposed boundaries. The Hermon Neighborhood Council Forming Committee made a delightful presentation on the long [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:22-07:00May 26th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 5.26.17

GM’s Message 5.12.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well. We have partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to conduct Know Your Rights workshops in the community along with our Neighborhood Council 101 outreach to do our part in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Executive Directive No. 20 - Standing with Immigrants:  A City of Safety, Refuge and [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:24-07:00May 12th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 5.12.17

GM’s Message 5.5.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well. This has been a busy week with City Council reviewing Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. We were up to speak on our budget request to City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on Monday after the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates gave a great presentation on their white paper. A lot of [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:25-07:00May 5th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 5.5.17

GM’s Message 3.31.17

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 [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:29-07:00March 31st, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on GM’s Message 3.31.17

GM’s Message 3.10.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well.  I was happy to stop by the Congress Planning Committee on Sunday with my dog, Groot, to talk about the plans for making this year’s Congress better than ever.  For more information on how you can participate in the planning of the Congress, check out the article below. [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:32-07:00March 10th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 3.10.17

GM’s Message 2.24.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well. City Clerk Holly Wolcott and I wrapped our regional alliance tour on Monday night with the Alliance of River Communities (ARC). We anticipate City Council taking action on this matter soon so if your Neighborhood Council hasn’t filed a Community Impact Statement for Council File 15-1022-S2 on our EmpowerLA’s [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:34-07:00February 24th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 2.24.17

GM’s Message 2.17.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well. I got to share some Neighborhood Council love on Monday with a delegation from Israel in the morning and then with policy students at a USC class that evening. It’s always a pleasure to present the wonderful work of the Neighborhood Council board members in their communities with [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:34-07:00February 17th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 2.17.17

GM’s Message 2.10.17

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 [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:34-07:00February 10th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on GM’s Message 2.10.17

GM’s Message 2.3.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well.  This week was great for learning and sharing about all things civic engagement.  I had an amazing time working with my cohorts from other cities nationwide at the Aspen Institute Maryland location from Sunday to Wednesday.  We encounter the same barriers to inclusive innovations in cities, and it’s been [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:35-07:00February 3rd, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message 2.3.17

GM’s Message1.27.17

I hope our newsletter finds you well. In case you didn’t notice, I’m excited to share a new feature of our newsletter, the Legislative Report, which is on the information bar just under the General Manager message. We’re featuring new citywide Council Files and updates on existing ones so your Neighborhood Council can see which [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:12:36-07:00January 27th, 2017|Blog, GM Message|Comments Off on GM’s Message1.27.17