I hope our newsletter finds you well. We have partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to conduct Know Your Rights workshops in the community along with our Neighborhood Council 101 outreach to do our part in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Executive Directive No. 20 - Standing with Immigrants: A City of Safety, Refuge and [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. This has been a busy week with City Council reviewing Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. We were up to speak on our budget request to City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on Monday after the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates gave a great presentation on their white paper. A lot of [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. It was great to join in with some of our Neighborhood Council Civic University on Homelessness participants to tour Los Angeles Family Housing’s permanent housing with supportive services in Sun Valley on Saturday. I remember when Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council was reviewing the proposal to turn the Sun [...]
I had a great time with my dog, Groot, at the Glassell Park Neighborhood Council's Dog Walk on Saturday. They had nearly 1500 attend from all over Los Angeles and gathered several hundred signatures to support a future dog park in Glassell Park. When we finished with the walk, we headed over to the awesome Hermon Dog [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Our Neighborhood Councils are having some awesome events for their community. I was happy to stop by the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council's Pathways to Employment day last Saturday for high school youth. They offered classes on different work careers, resume workshops and the ability to connect with [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I am really excited about our Neighborhood Council EmpowerLA Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner next Thursday. Many thanks to our awesome staff, led by Betty Wong Oyama, who have been planning a great event with delicious food for our Neighborhood Councils. HUGE thanks to City Council President Herb Wesson [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I was happy to stop by the Congress Planning Committee on Sunday with my dog, Groot, to talk about the plans for making this year’s Congress better than ever. For more information on how you can participate in the planning of the Congress, check out the article below. [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Happy Open Data Day! I was happy to celebrate with Controller Ron Galperin, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, ITA General Manager Ted Ross and Innovation and Performance Commissioner Catherine Geanuracos in City Council chambers today as they presented on Open Data Day and the amazing efforts the City of Los [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. City Clerk Holly Wolcott and I wrapped our regional alliance tour on Monday night with the Alliance of River Communities (ARC). We anticipate City Council taking action on this matter soon so if your Neighborhood Council hasn’t filed a Community Impact Statement for Council File 15-1022-S2 on our EmpowerLA’s [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I got to share some Neighborhood Council love on Monday with a delegation from Israel in the morning and then with policy students at a USC class that evening. It’s always a pleasure to present the wonderful work of the Neighborhood Council board members in their communities with [...]
