The City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD) and the United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council are conducting a neighborhood disaster exercise as part of America’s PrepareAthon on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in the Historical West Adams District of South Los Angeles. This full scale exercise will simulate a large earthquake, requiring members of the community [...]
The Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council is pleased to announce that the date for “PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IV” is set for Saturday May 14th. Last Year, the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council was honored at the L.A. City Council for producing this event, which is designed to assist youth in the Harbor area with skills [...]
Hollywood Hills West NC President Anastasia Mann was among those named "Heroes of Hollywood" by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation. The 2016 Heroes will be recognized during the Heroes of Hollywood Awards Luncheon at the Taglyan Cultural Complex on May 11th. Besides Mann, 2016 Heroes include Jeff Briggs, founder of Briggs Law; Jackie [...]
Get food for firearms at the LA Mayor's office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development's annual Anonymous Gun Buyback event Saturday May 7th. Participants will receive a $100 Ralph's gift card for surrendered handguns, shotguns or rifles, or a $200 Ralph's gift card for surrendered items classified as assault weapons in the State of California. [...]
South Coast Air Quality Management District is hosting a Town Hall meeting on the Sunshine Canyon Landfill next Thursday evening April 21st in Granada Hills. The meeting is being held to discuss air quality and odor issues related to the landfill, which is located in Sylmar. The meeting will feature: - Status of Sunshine Canyon [...]
There is an 'Urban Placemaking for the City of Los Angeles' talk happening on Tuedsay, March 29th with Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair Project. It will be a great opportunity to hear about successful strategies for transforming public spaces and how Los Angeles can build upon what it already has. Please see the [...]
Ever wonder how your Neighborhood Council can have more of an impact on green and sustainability issues, either through advocacy efforts or by empowering your community members to take action on quality of life issues that matter the most to their neighborhoods? If so, please join the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance at its next public [...]
Civic U 2.0 successfully concluded on Tuesday night with five excellent group presentations based on Mayor Garcetti's Back to Basics Priority Outcomes, which are available for viewing: Make Los Angeles the best run big City in America Create a more livable and sustainable City Ensure our communities are the safest in the nation Promote good [...]
South Coast Air Quality Management Division sponsors an annual Leaf Blower Exchange Program that helps clean the air through the exchange of backpack leaf blowers. Commercial landscapers and gardeners operating within the South Coast Air Basin can exchange old, noisy, high-polluting backpack leaf blowers for new low-emission/low-noise backpack leaf blowers available at a discounted price. [...]
Want to save water? Ready to tear out your lawn? Not sure where to begin? The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance is pleased to partner with LADWP, SELVA International, and Surfrider Foundation to offer FREE "Lawn Be Gone" Hands On Workshops (HOWs) on February 27 and March 5. Learn how to: tear out turf without chemicals; [...]
