I hope our newsletter finds you well. We spread some more Neighborhood Council love internationally with a State Department delegation from South Asia on Monday. Many thanks to Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate, Melvin Canas, for taking the lead in welcoming them! As usual, our guests were impressed with the breadth of the Neighborhood Council system and [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We had some super events this week with Neighborhood Councils. On Monday, our EmpowerLA Leadership Academy workshop, “Beyond Neighborhood Councils - How to Run for Higher Office, Get Appointed to a City Commission or Find a Job with the City” was live streamed from the Valley. The amazing [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Hello from Sacramento! I’m sharing about our awesome Neighborhood Council system today at Sacramento State’s Center for California Studies’ Our Voices: Advancing Civic Engagement in California, 27th Annual Envisioning California Conference. I’m also looking forward to hearing about other civic engagement best practices and bringing those ideas back [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. If you weren't at the Congress of Neighborhoods on Saturday, you missed the best Congress we've had yet. With over 800 people in attendance, it was indeed a sight to behold the standing room only opening and closing sessions in City Council Chambers. The energy was awesome, and [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. The Congress of Neighborhoods is upon us! As of last night, we have nearly 700 RSVPs, the highest pre-registration number we’ve ever had. I think this great response is due to the awesome video invite the Congress of Neighborhoods Planning Committee released last week. I hope you attend [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. The Congress of Neighborhoods is only a week away. Check out this very cool Congress video invite. If you've not been to the Congress before, please make sure you attend this day of Neighborhood Council awesomeness! This week, I was happy to attend the launch of the LA [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Happy Birthday to Los Angeles! LA officially celebrated its 235th birthday on September 4th. I hear that Mayor Eric Garcetti's birthday video to LA has been getting 1000 views a minute. It's pretty neat so check it out here. The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners met in the Central [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Many thanks to Congress of Neighborhoods Committee Chair, Cindy Cleghorn, for her guest message last week while I was out. The Congress of Neighborhoods is an amazing gathering of Neighborhood Councils citywide on Saturday, September 24th. You'll have the opportunity to attend workshops, meet City officials and network [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. The Neighborhood Council Budget Day is tomorrow! We're moving up to City Council Chambers this year and will be joined by Controller Ron Galperin, who is a former Neighborhood Council Budget Advocate, City Council President Herb Wesson and City Council Budget & Finance Chair, Councilmember Paul Krekorian. They [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We held great elections on Saturday with Regions 9 and 12 and will be wrapping up the Neighborhood Council election cycle with Region 10 tomorrow. In addition to elections, our amazing elections team has also been supporting Neighborhood Council selections as well. Kudos to the Central San Pedro [...]
