The Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair will host a bloodmobile from Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles. The bloodmobile will begin receiving donors at 9:00 am, which means that if you would like to give the gift of life at the Fair, you’ll be admitted to the Fair starting at 9:00 am so that you can proceed directly to [...]
Next Tuesday, September 8, 2015, the Board of the Los Angeles Animal Services Commission will hold its meeting in Mission Hills. On behalf of Commission President David Zaft, Commissioners Jennifer Brent, Roger Wolfson, Alana Yañez and myself, Larry Gross, we would like to extend an invitation to attend our meeting at 7:00 PM at the [...]
This workshop explains the requirements for withdrawing accommodations from the rental housing market, as permitted by California Government Code Section 7060 et seq., commonly known as the Ellis Act. The Ellis Act establishes the right of landlords to withdraw existing housing accommodations, other than guestrooms or efficiency units within a residential hotel, from rent or [...]
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) invites all Congress of Neighborhoods attendees to join us directly after the Congress for an informal mixer and opportunity to "draw the future" of LA! Enjoy appetizers and a drink with fellow Neighborhood Council members and supporters, and interact with a team of visual design artists to help develop [...]
Dear Neighborhood Councils, As members of the City family, it is important that we share information with you regarding the grants that we receive through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); these funds are major investments in the City of Los Angeles. Application for funds from these grants begins on September 15, [...]
I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the People, a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your name to mine? If this petition gets 99,999 signatures by October 01, 2015, the White House will review it and respond! We the People allows [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners elected new officers at their meeting on Monday. Commission Vice President Leonard Shaffer was elected President, and Commissioner Joy Atkinson was elected Vice President. HUGE thanks to outgoing President Karen Mack for her great leadership! Karen has always been a big advocate for [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. HUGE thanks to our awesome Neighborhood Council leaders who came to our town hall last Saturday. We learned a lot and received great ideas on how to improve the Neighborhood Council system and our services. I’m so appreciative of the time folks took to work with us on [...]
Want to learn more about using tech tools to increase civic engagement and grow your network of supporters? Are you looking to increase your web presence and online interaction with your stakeholders? Civic engagement and politics play a significant role in online interactions. A Pew Research survey shows that 39% of U.S. adults engage in [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We’ve been busy wrapping up Neighborhood Council funding and bylaw issues this week. I am happy to say though that we’ve started interviews to fill our vacancies so we’ll be introducing some new faces to the EmpowerLA team soon. Don’t forget to stop by our Neighborhood Council Town [...]
