By Tony Wilkinson "We’re not interested in what your problem is. We just want you to turn around and stop taking our money and going up on the rates" said Earis Vails, an African-American bus driver who lives in South L.A. She was talking to reporter Gene Maddaus of "LA Weekly". Earlier Vails had asked [...]
Do you know your neighbors well enough to knock on their door and ask for the proverbial “cup of sugar”? In an emergency, would your neighbors know how to help you? Would you know how to help them? Do you wish there was more you could do to reduce carbon pollution and conserve resources for [...]
Greetings Neighborhood Councils! LA Sanitation is hosting our very first citywide Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 23rd at Hansen Dam Recreation Park, right next to Discovery Cube Los Angeles! It will be a fun family-friendly event focused on sustainable living. We'll have lots of exhibits, games, and giveaways as well as a stage with [...]
Written by Tony Wilkinson (Panorama City NC and North Hills East NC) on DWP Reform and Neighborhood Councils. One perspective from the NC-DWP MOU Oversight Committee: This a decisive moment. For the first time in my memory, both the Mayor and the President of the City Council have reached out to include ALL Neighborhood Councils [...]
Program Details The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has established a residential Electric Vehicle (EV) charging incentive pilot program to offset Level 2 (240v) EV charger hardware costs. This program will be available to residents within the SCAQMD’s four-county jurisdiction. The program will provide an incentive to buy-down the cost of residential chargers, [...]
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Written by Krystee Clark, Neighborhood Council Budget Advocate A powerful group of Neighborhood Council leaders met with Mayor Eric Garcetti, Controller Ron Galperin and City Council President Herb Wesson to discuss the motion to overhaul the DWP (Council File 16-0093). How will it be run and how will it operate? What do the Neighborhood Councils [...]
On February 19th, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson rallied Neighborhood Council leaders to discuss and take action on DWP Reform. The full text of the letter is available in PDF and below: February 19, 2016 City of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils City of Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Alliances City of Los Angeles Neighborhood [...]
An Informed Community is an Empowered Community: Motions from LANCC 02/06/2016 Short-term Rentals Whereas, it is now clear that short-term rentals are illegal in Los Angeles’ residential neighborhoods, and Whereas the City Attorney has consistently refused to prosecute short-term rental violations in the City of Los Angeles, for a variety of reasons, Now, therefore, be [...]
Attention: Homeowners, Don’t Miss Your Chance to Receive Up to $3,000 toward an Earthquake Retrofit for Your House; Registration is ONLY open now through February 20! What Is It? If you live in an older house that has certain vulnerable characteristics, you have the opportunity to apply for up to $3,000 toward a seismic retrofit. [...]
