Mayor Eric Garcetti released his Resilient Los Angeles Strategy today at an EngageLA Getty House event with Neighborhood Council and community members in attendance. Neighborhood Councils, along with community organizations, play a big role in the second chapter of the strategy, which focuses on strong and connected neighborhoods with four specific goals: Build social [...]
The Black Woman Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Inc., John M. Langston Bar Association, Association of Black City Attorneys and Black Prosecutors Association of Los Angeles is hosting a Town Hall Meeting! Town Hall Meeting Location and Time March 3, 2018 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm Holman United Methodist Church 3320 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, [...]
23rd Los Angeles Community Job Fair.pdf
The Ordinance, which began as a Ryu motion, takes on unruly and unsafe Party Houses Los Angeles -- City Council today unanimously approved an ordinance to reign in out-of-control party houses in Los Angeles. The ordinance, which began as a motion introduced by Councilmember Ryu on June 10, 2016, creates a series of escalating fines [...]
On February 9th, 2018, the Los Angeles City Council passed a motion remembering Ed Rock, the longtime office manager for the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, who passed away in January. Ed was a World War II and Korean War veteran who came out of retirement to take the job of office manager for the STNC, serving [...]
The City of Los Angeles Department on Disability is once again a proud Co-Sponsor of the annual Abilities EXPO at the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 23-25th. Please consider joining us this weekend. Take a few hours and attend the EXPO. The event is free and pre-registration is recommended. You may register at http://www.abilities.com/losangeles/vregister.html. This is an excellent opportunity [...]
The Funding Equity Working Group met on the evening of Thursday, February 15. Thank you to Nick Greif, Policy Director for Councilmember David Ryu, for acknowledging Neighborhood Council Funding Equity Work Group members for their leadership on this issue and for encouraging the work group to come up with a variety of policy options for [...]
This past Monday, our Ignite program continued with our 5 concurrent locations offering a “crash course in Civics” style-lesson. Our 50 participants went through a government-style game of Jeopardy, where they had to sort elements of government into the federal, state, county, and municipal levels. The students then learned more about their Councilmembers and the [...]
Harbor Gateway North Chair Pamela Thornton was honored with an Unsung Hero Award at a ceremony hosted by the California Legislative Black Caucus on the California State Assembly floor. The event, which was held in celebration of Martin Luther King Day, recognizes those who best exemplify and carry on the vision and legacy of Dr. [...]
The Ethics Commission has initiated a policy review that will focus on key provisions of City and LAUSD campaign finance laws, including contributions, disclosure, and aspects of the matching funds program. Several factors make the review important, including the upcoming change in election dates, newly effective matching funds requirements, and recent City Council motions (see [...]
