The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council wants to get the word out about the Department of Animal Services’ Reserve Animal Control Officers (RACO) program. The Department needs 15 qualified volunteers to serve as RACO officers for the City of Los Angeles. This is a program that many of the neighborhood councils funded in 2010, but it never [...]
On February 18th, the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State L.A., the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, and abc7 will host a debate for candidates seeking election in the 14th City Council District. The event will take place at Cal State L.A. at 6 pm in the Student Union Theatre. [...]
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates (NCBA) and Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Budget and Innovation (MOBI) are sponsoring a series of Town Hall events -- Budget Forum 2.0. The forums will provide a unique opportunity for input on the City’s budget from LA residents, business people, stakeholders, and other community members. One-on-one discussion [...]
On Saturday, January 24, through a sponsorship by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Bikesan@s del Valle, along with C.I.C.L.E. (Cyclists Inciting Change thru LIVE Exchange) will bring the “Love Your Neighborhood” ride to the North East San Fernando Valley. The ride will start from Lake View Terrace Library near the Hansen Dam [...]
In 2012, a Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Compass Blueprint grant was awarded to a Neighborhood Council for the first time. The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council is the first Neighborhood Council to have sought and secured the resources to map its own future. With input from stakeholders and board members, DLANC worked with [...]
Did you know that in 2014 your Neighborhood Councils submitted 169 Community Impact Statements? Do you know how to submit a CIS? A Community Impact Statement is an official statement or position adopted by a Neighborhood Council on issues pending before the City’s decision makers. The Community Impact Statement process was created specifically for Neighborhood [...]
Los Angeles has the highest street homeless population in the nation. Every day we see them – men, women and children with no place to call home. We don’t have to accept homelessness as an unsolvable problem. With your help we can end homelessness. 6,000 volunteers are needed January 27-29, 2015. Make a difference in [...]
Please join Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) General Manager Seleta Reynolds for a transportation town hall meeting in the West Valley. LADOT would like to share the Great Streets for Los Angeles Strategic Plan and hear from residents directly on key transportation issues affecting the West Valley. The most [...]
Freeport McMoRan has withdrawn their application to drill a new well and redrill two existing wells at their current facility on Jefferson Blvd, west of USC, in part due to the efforts of the North Area Neighborhood Development Council (NANDC). NANDC provided a forum for community concerns on drilling at its meetings and rallied the [...]
Do you know about LANCC? The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition is intended to enhance the ability of NCs, as well as their clout and influence, giving a larger voice on issues affecting more than one neighborhood. The Coalition is not intended to usurp or interfere with the role of an individual Neighborhood Council in [...]
