The Great Venice Toy Drive Holiday Festival was held on December 19, 2015. After collecting toys for over a month at local businesses throughout Venice, The Great Venice Toy Drive, a project of the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC), Vera Davis McClendon Youth and Family Center (Vera Davis), and the City of Los Angeles, ended in [...]
Next Tuesday, December 8, 2015, the Board of the Los Angeles Animal Services Commission will hold its meeting in the Mount Washington/Montecito Heights area. On behalf of Commission President David Zaft, Commissioners Jennifer Brent, Roger Wolfson, Alana Yañez and myself, Larry Gross, we would like to extend an invitation to attend our meeting at 7:00 [...]
The UN announced this week that the Paris Climate Summit will proceed on Nov. 30. Leaders across the globe, including President Obama and Mayor Garcetti, plan on attending to lay out their plans for confronting the growing dangers of climate change. Locally, climate change is bringing wide-ranging effects on the health and welfare of Angelenos. [...]
On behalf of Assemblymember Nazarian, all are invited to our Disaster Preparedness Event presented by the Red Cross. We are having this event on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the State building. Map Your Neighborhood is a free program designed by the Washington Emergency Management Department and implemented locally by the American Red Cross Los [...]
Dear Neighborhood Council Board Members, The County of Los Angeles is currently studying park and recreation facilities across the County, and the City of Los Angeles, to better understand how to improve, expand, and make parks more accessible. The County is in the process of assessing park needs in 189 “Study Areas” across the County, [...]
El Pueblo Historical Monument's annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. This family event will feature entertainment, children's workshops and activities, arts and crafts, refreshments, children's bounce house, and more. Also, please invite your friends and family to this great event-- free admission! [...]
The LADWP has scheduled five additional community meetings to provide more opportunities for the public to learn about its proposed five-year rate request, beginning November 10th in Glassell Park. The proposed action seeks modest water and power rate increases each year, starting in 2016 through 2020, based on the following priorities: ramping up the replacement of [...]
Last Friday, the NCSA was privileged to join more than 500 Angelenos, including many Neighborhood Council members, for Climate Day LA, a collaborative and energizing event hosted by our friends at Climate Resolve that will yield the LA Declaration on Climate Action next week. The Declaration will support negotiations beginning on Nov. 30 in Paris, [...]
Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian championed $7.1 million permanent funding increase from the State to the California Arts Council. As a result, we would like to invite the community to come see the beautiful artwork local high school and middle school students have to offer. Please join our office as we provide local students an opportunity to [...]
Water & Power Rates Request 2016-2020 Frequently Asked Questions Why does LADWP need a rate adjustment? The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is requesting a five-year rate change that seeks small water and power rate increases each year based on the following priorities and key principles: • Replace Aging Water and Power [...]
