I hope our newsletter finds you well. This week was great for learning and sharing about all things civic engagement. I had an amazing time working with my cohorts from other cities nationwide at the Aspen Institute Maryland location from Sunday to Wednesday. We encounter the same barriers to inclusive innovations in cities, and it’s been [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. In case you didn’t notice, I’m excited to share a new feature of our newsletter, the Legislative Report, which is on the information bar just under the General Manager message. We’re featuring new citywide Council Files and updates on existing ones so your Neighborhood Council can see which [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. On Saturday, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmembers Mitch Englander and David Ryu and Board of Public Works President Kevin James joined a wonderful lineup of VIPs, including Commissioner Josh LaFarga of our Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and Bureau of Sanitation Director Enrique Zaldivar, to honor our Clean Streets LA [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I’m really pleased to introduce our new Director of Neighborhood Council Operations, Semee Park. Semee comes to EmpowerLA from her previous position as Legislative Deputy for Councilmember Mitch Englander. Under Councilmember Englander’s excellent leadership these past 8 years, Semee has much experience in community matters and in effective [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Happy 2017 from EmpowerLA! We've hit the ground running in the new year with a great celebration on Tuesday night with the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for Glassell Park Neighborhood Council's (the rock star of Community Impact Statements with 19 filed so far this fiscal year!) 15th Anniversary. [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I jinxed myself thinking how lucky I was that I didn’t get sick when I was on vacation, which usually happens, because I was out sick most of this week. Unfortunately, I missed the Board of Public Works’ meeting in the Harbor area on Monday night where they [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. My first week back in the office after my trip to the Global Forum on Direct Democracy and a quick vacation has been jam packed with goodness. First, HUGE thanks to Acting General Manager Armando Ruiz for doing a great job while I was away from the office. I [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well and recovered from any food comas from last week. I’m so happy to be celebrating the 15th year anniversary of our first Neighborhood Councils next Tuesday with the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. Wilmington and Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Councils will be honored at Bannings Landing by the Commission [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Hola from the 2016 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in San Sebastian, Spain, the European Culture Capital! It has been an incredible week so far learning about the Basque system of government. On Wednesday night, we started the forum at the beautiful San Sebastian City Hall with a [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. HUGE shout out to Glassell Park Neighborhood Council for their commitment to reviewing Council Files relevant to their community and filing Community Impact Statements (CISs). They are at 15 filed CISs since July. I spoke to Vice President Marie D’Antonio about their secret for cranking out CISs, and [...]
