I hope this newsletter finds you well. It’s been a packed week as usual here. On Monday, I was out in the North Valley’s Funding Training and Townhall while Armando was on the Westside to get feedback about the new checking account system, including the events review process. I also stopped by the East area’s [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. There is so much cool stuff going on, I have to do a rapid bullet point summary to fit it all: Congratulations to Bill Hopkins of Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council and the Chair of the Valley Disaster Preparedness Team for their 7th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. This past week has been amazingly educational. Last Friday, I spent the day at a General Managers retreat where we began the dialogue of how to work more effectively together on Mayor Garcetti’s priorities for the City. The Mayor dropped by several times during the day to participate [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners took their first step in addressing the harassment and bullying issues in the Neighborhood Council system by approving their Neighborhood Council Board Member Code of Conduct Policy at their Monday meeting this week. This new policy will require all board members to sign a [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. This has been a pretty great (and busy!) week starting last Saturday with Controller Ron Galperin and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck taking the time to visit with Neighborhood Councils at the LANCC. That day was also filled with the Congress Planning Committee, the NC-LADWP MOU Committee and the [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. We are getting into our 3rd month of the new Neighborhood Council funding program, and thank you for sharing all the good and not so good aspects. We really do appreciate your feedback and are making adjustments as we continue along. I am also appreciative of the hard [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. A big congratulations and thank you to Park Mesa Heights Community Council for their awesome Unity Fest event on Saturday in South Los Angeles! Nearly 1,000 people came by to get connected to their local government services and businesses at Van Ness Park while enjoying music and BBQ. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. I’ve been getting wonderful stories of Neighborhood Councils changing the world for the better, one neighborhood at a time. From hillside drilling issues in Porter Ranch to the Sex & Child Trafficking Summit held in Van Nuys to the National Night Out events held by Neighborhood Councils throughout the [...]
