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June 2, 2014

Los Angeles Police Commission – Chief of Police Reappointment Process – Request for Community Input

Chief Charlie Beck has submitted a request to be considered for second five-year term. The Los Angeles Police Commission now has the responsibility to respond to that request, either positively or negatively, by August 20, 2014. You are invited to participate in the reappointment process by providing your input to the Los Angeles Police Commission […]

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May 23, 2014

MYLA311 Online Service Request System

With MyLA311, City of Los Angeles information and services are just a few taps away. MyLA311 links Angelenos with the services and information they need to enjoy their city, beautify their community and stay connected with their local government. The ‘Submit Service Request’ feature allows you to quickly and easily request the City’s most popular services, including […]

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May 6, 2014

San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission Needs Your Help

Just before 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, a fire destroyed the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission 's emergency shelter, vehicle fleet, clothing warehouse and food pantry. It took more than 130 brave Los Angeles City firefighters to get the fire under control. Thankfully, there were no injuries, however, the damage is devastating to the Mission and the […]

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April 15, 2014

Alert! Imposters Are Scamming LADWP Customers By Phone

Persistent phone scammers are deceiving LADWP customers into paying non-existent water and power bills with threats of immediate service shut off. Don’t fall victim to phone scammers posing as LADWP “collection” personnel. LADWP employees will NEVER ask for personal payment information over the telephone. They will never ask you to purchase pre-paid cash cards from […]

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March 18, 2014

Wake-Up Call: Be Prepared for Disaster with a Financial First Aid Kit

Yesterday's 4.4 temblor reminded us all that we live in an earthquake zone. And while a lot of us have emergency water and supplies on-hand, being prepared for a disaster means more than that - it means being financially ready. Financially Ready? In the event of a large earthquake or other natural disaster, you'll need to

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March 8, 2014

Arleta NC Election Results!

OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES Home/Condo Owners Rep MARIA DIAZ-TRAN RAYMOND DURAN JAIME GALLO Renters Rep SERGIO IBARRA DAVID SANDOVAL Business Rep CYNDEE A. RIDING Community Based Organization Rep JULIAN RAMIREZ VERONICA DELARA Faith Based Organization Rep SAMMY VAZQUEZ School Rep KELLY K MAGALLANES At-Large Rep JOHN HERNANDEZ LUIS SENCION MAX FOSTER Seniors Rep JIM KALLAS […]

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March 4, 2014

ANC Elections

Good Evening fellow neighbors, Well, this is it... The ANC Elections Day is fast approaching, and candidates are in the final stretch. Rain or shine, daylight to night time, they will be working hard to get your vote. On Saturday, your VOTE will establish the future of our community, your VOTE will determine who will be […]

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March 2, 2014

Creative Open Space Survey for Arleta Stakeholders

Creative Open Space L.A. - Arleta/Pacoima is spearheaded by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, and is part of a collaborative endeavor with a number of non-profit and community organizations to help increase the health and livability of communities across the city. This project will bring together local stakeholders to gather the urban […]

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January 24, 2014

LADOT’s People St Is Open for Business

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujAm-fQjLzU[/youtube] Communities can transform underused areas of L.A.’s largest public asset—our 7,500 miles of city streets—into vibrant and accessible public space with People St, a program of the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). "People St is a bottom-up, community-based approach to

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December 23, 2013

Stakeholder Definition Changes

On Wednesday, December 18, 2013, LA’s City Council voted unanimously to approve CF 12-1682, changing the name and definition of the Factual Basis Stakeholder to Community Interest Stakeholder, defined as those who have a “substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood Council’s boundaries.” The ordinance now goes to the Mayor for his signature and then must […]

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December 22, 2013

Interested in Making a Difference in Your Community? Candidate Filing Starts Today.

The Candidate Filing Period is December 23, 2013 through January 22, 2014. The easiest way to file as a candidate is online.  Here's how: Go to https://empowerla.org/anc/arleta-nc-2014-elections Click on File Online tab in the right-hand column Fill out the online form and click Submit. We look forward to seeing as many of our Arleta stakeholders running […]

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December 9, 2013

Want More Open Space in Arleta?

Creative Open Space Los Angeles Philip Burns, Dept of Recreation and Parks phillipburns77@gmail.com 323-382-2402     Pacoima Beautiful Max Podemski, Pacoima Beautiful mpodemski@pacoimabeautiful.org 818-899-2454

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November 23, 2013

Update on LADWP’s New Customer Billing and Information System

On September 2, 2013, the LADWP completed the replacement of its 39-year old Customer Information System (CIS) after over three years of planning and development. This CIS platform touches nearly every aspect of utility operations, including customer service, meter reading and billing. It is the heart of our customer service system and used during each […]

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November 22, 2013

New Plastic Bag Policy Goes into Effect January 1, 2014

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November 14, 2013

Drug Education Coloring Book Features Neighborhood Artists

Congratulations to our community partner, Narcanon, for the publishing this work of art created by local youth! Check out this video about their new drug education coloring book.

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November 5, 2013

LAFD Requests Input on "COMMUNITY-BASED" Strategic Plan

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is developing a new, community-driven strategic plan and is teaming up with EmpowerLA to get the word out to members of the community. The partnership between the two city departments is the first of its kind and assists in connecting us to Los Angeles residents, to engage them in the process of charting our organization’s […]

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October 26, 2013

Loud Parties

A certain level of noise is part of modern life. However, excessive noise can affect your quality of life. Summer brings an increase in outdoor entertaining. Be a good neighbor-consider the hour and music volume when entertaining. You can be given a citation if a gathering becomes loud enough to disturb the peace of those […]

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October 23, 2013

Which buildings will survive the Big One? LA Times found 1,000+ that may not

L.A.'s hidden earthquake dangers https://www.latimes.com/... Thousands of Southern Californians live and work in a type of building vulnerable to collapse in an earthquake. To assess the danger, a team of Times reporters combed through thousands of city and county records to identify these buildings -- concrete structures built before 1976. We found more than 1,000. Experts say we're […]

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October 23, 2013

L.A. City Free Street Tree Program

The City of Los Angeles currently has a federally grant funded program in which free street trees are being planted along the parkway. The only requirements are that participants must agree to water their tree(s) and they must live within the City. For more information please go to www.environmentla.org or call (213) 485-3954. Can you please share this […]

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October 1, 2013

LADWP Scoping Hearing for the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) Project

LADWP Scoping Hearing for the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) Project Thursday, October 3rd, 7:00pm Canterbury Elementary School, 13670 Montague Street, Arleta, 91331 The LA Department of Water & Power will be hosting a scoping meeting regarding the Groundwater Replenishment Project this Thursday. The project proposal calls to use up to 30,000 acre-feet (more than […]

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