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 [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. This week began and ended with me sharing my love of Neighborhood Councils with some unexpected supporters. On Monday, Policy Director Joe Hari, NEAs Amber Meshack and Tom Soong, City Attorney Carmen Hawkins and I hosted a delegation from Saudi Arabia, who were impressed with the diverse ways Neighborhood [...]
It is certainly no secret that our sidewalks are broken and buckled throughout Los Angeles. Their condition poses pedestrian safety concerns and diminishes our quality of life. An estimated 40 percent of the city’s sidewalks, 4,600 miles, need to be repaired. Yet, coming up with a workable plan to fix them has proven elusive. Over [...]
Connect with your stakeholders by disconnecting from your land-lines and cell phones. All it takes is a virtual phone and an email account. The telephone is one of our most powerful and effective tools for communicating and they are everywhere. We carry them with us, they sit on our desks, they hang on our walls, [...]
Bringing the Los Angeles city parks system into the 21st century, a pilot program began Thursday to create Wi-Fi hot spots at five parks and a beach site to allow residents to remain connected and report any problems they see. Called “Oh Ranger! Wi-Fi,” the program became available at Reseda Park, Cabrillo Beach, Echo Park [...]
An Update on DWP Reform One of the barriers in the way of restoring trust in the DWP are questions about how ratepayer dollars are being spent by non-profit safety and training institutes affiliated with the DWP union. Reforming the Department of Water and Power is at the core of my Back to Basics agenda [...]
Seleta Reynolds started last Monday, August 11, as the General Manager of the city of Los Angeles Transportation Department (LADOT.) Reynolds made her first GM report to the city council’s Transportation Committee yesterday, though she had already appeared before the committee during her confirmation process. Reynolds had championed pedestrian safety as a manager at San [...]
Concerned about your Neighborhood? Join City Attorney Mike Feuer to meet your newly appointed Neighborhood Prosecutor Gabrielle Porter Taylor on August 21 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place at the Goodwill Community Enrichment Center, 3150 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Gabrielle Porter Taylor will represent the following areas as Neighborhood [...]
