At its meeting on Monday August 18th the Commission adopted the latest, and hopefully, last version of the new Posting Policy. The latest version of the Posting Policy supersedes all of the others that have been adopted over the last several years. Since it is in place we thought it would be a good idea [...]
The Mayor's Office, the Budget Advocates and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment are pleased to co-sponsor this year's Budget Day Survey, which we anticipate will: -Form the basis for wider citizen consultations across the city; -Increase strategic advocacy for the set of priorities identified as most important to Angelenos; and -Enable more meaningful and more [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well and that you are getting ready for a nice, relaxing weekend.. The last couple of weeks the Neighborhood Empowerment Advocates (NEAs) have been working to assist you with issues regarding funding and trying to make the transition to the checking account, and the new requirement and paperwork as [...]
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Glendale Adventist Medical Center dumps homeless, mentally ill, disabled patients on Skid Row, the Los Angeles City Attorney claims in court. The Aug. 20 lawsuit in Superior Court is City Attorney Mike Feuer's latest effort to crack down on "inhumane and intolerable" patient dumping in the homeless area of downtown. In [...]
NHS invites you to join us for our upcoming Neighborhood Sustainability Symposiumon Saturday, October 11th at the Expo Center in Los Angeles. This all-day, family-friendly symposium will explore the emerging role of resilient and sustainable communities, healthy neighborhoods, mass transit, K-12 education, green development, and neighborhood investment. The event will feature community workshops, urban garden [...]
Dear Friends, Join me and Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell for a demonstration of ControlPanel LA - the City's first open data site which allows the public to explore how the City spends our money with an in-depth look into the City's financial books. Tuesday, August 26 @ 7 pm Emerson College Hollywood 5960 Sunset Boulevard (x [...]
Join us at Van Ness Park on Saturday, August 23, for Park Mesa Heights Community Council's Unity Fest featuring fun for the whole family. We will be there providing FREE health screenings and information on affordable care plans. Wellness begins with access to healthcare. Hope we see you at PMHCC Unity Fest happening 10am to [...]
Can we cap the 101 freeway with a 44-acre park? Floods of cars hurdle through the canyon along the 101 in Hollywood, spitting pollutants. Heat radiates from miles of asphalt and concrete buildings, and weary apartments line the chasm. But when Los Angeles native Laurie Goldman gazes over the twisting gray expanse, a part of [...]
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 [...]
Greetings, Neighborhood Council Treasurers, Board Members, and stakeholders. I hope this week’s newsletter finds you all well. We made some big announcements last week, so I am including them again in this week’s newsletter. But there’s always some new information to share, so without further ado . . . Armando Ruiz Neighborhood Council Funding Program [...]
