Greetings, Neighborhood Council Treasurers, Board Members, and stakeholders. I hope this week’s newsletter finds you all well. New ideas, new issues, critical deadlines are happening every week. I can’t stress enough how important it is to stay informed as we roll out the new checking account system. Armando Ruiz Neighborhood Council Funding Program Director IMPORTANT [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. We had a great Neighborhood Council Budget Day last Saturday with over 200 Neighborhood Council leaders at City Hall learning about the City budget and electing their new Budget Advocates. Big thank you’s to the attendees and the City officials who supported the event: Mayor Garcetti, his Budget [...]
Mayor Garcetti Appoints Abhi Nemani as City's First Chief Data Officer Mayor Garcetti has appointed Abhi Nemani as Los Angeles' first Chief Data Officer. As part of Mayor Garcetti's effort to build a data-driven culture of innovation and excellence in city government, Nemani will work with city departments to collect and analyze data, and will [...]
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 [...]
