A "Most Significant Victory" That is how the New York Times described yesterday's LA City Council vote to raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles. I kicked off this effort last year on Labor Day so that no Angeleno working full-time lives in poverty. Yesterday, the City Council voted to accomplish just that. Will you [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I had the pleasure of attending Big Ideas for Cities last Friday, which was co-hosted by the National League of Cities and the City of Los Angeles. Mayors from around the country shared their “big ideas” that are driving innovation within their communities. Deputy Mayor of Budget and [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Congratulations to our Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates for their great presentation to the Budget & Finance Committee on Monday! They spent several hours discussing their white paper and the CAO report on their recommendations with the committee members. Reminder that Budget Day has been moved up to Saturday, June [...]
Mayor Garcetti Celebrates Opening of Women Veteran Housing Program Mayor Eric Garcetti, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, Councilmember Joe Buscaino, Rep. Ted Liu, and Rep. Janice Hahn today celebrated the grand opening of Blue Butterfly Village in San Pedro, a historic new facility dedicated specifically to housing women veterans with children. The Blue [...]
Greetings! We hope our weekly newsletter finds you well. Bylaws…. The Bylaw Adjustment Application deadline May 1, 2015 has come and gone. Thank you to those NCs who submitted a bylaw adjustment application. We received a high number of bylaws adjustment applications with Board Structure changes. As you know, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners reviews [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. It’s been a busy week in City Hall meeting with City Council staff about our budget request. Your Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates have been at every Budget & Finance Committee meeting weighing in on the various department budget requests. The Budget Advocates are also agendized to speak at the [...]
Mayor Garcetti Statement on Governor Brown's Carbon Reduction Targets for California "Addressing climate change is critical for our environment and economy, so I want to applaud Governor Jerry Brown for extending our state's global leadership as we are setting new targets here in Los Angeles. Thanks to Governor Brown, Senator Kevin de León and other [...]
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 [...]
Please join the Los Angeles Fire Department, Councilmembers Mitch O'Farrell & Tom LaBonge. The Hollywood United Neighborhood Council and MySafe:LA as we celebrate the opening of the new LAFD West Bureau Headquarters at the refurbished old Fire Station 82 Annex in Hollywood. When: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 PM Where: Los [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. It was a very busy Saturday between presenting at the Empowerment Congress Leadership Institute and running between the Neighborhood Council events. I wasn’t able to get to all of the events (only 3), but it was wonderful to see our Neighborhood Councils in action on issues of public [...]
