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 […]
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
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Public commissions, boards, councils and other legislative bodies of local government agencies exist to and in the conduct of the people's business. The People do not yield their sovereignty to the bodies that serve them. The people insist on remaining informed to retain control over the legislative bodies they created. Ralph M. Brown Act. PREAMBLE […]
From https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Bold-Prowler-Attacks-Woman-in-Arleta-222461331.html VIDEO: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Prowler-Stalks-Arleta/222464961 A prowler in Arleta has been committing increasingly bold break-ins over the last week, sexually assaulting and beating a woman in the latest case, police said Wednesday. “The greatest concern is the suspect’s actions are becoming bolder, with the last incident being an actual attack on a woman,” LAPD Detective Marc […]
When your friends visit L.A., where do you take them? Sure, they're excited to see our world famous landmarks, but tell me about your Los Angeles: the places your friends never knew about until you showed them. When your friends arrive at LAX, the "Welcome to L.A." photos at the airport are their first impression of our […]
Please join us at our next meeting. Tuesday, August 20, 2013 6:30pm - 9:00pm Beachy Elementary School 9757 Beachy Avenue Arleta, CA 91331 Click here for the agenda.
On August 20, the Bureau of Street Services (BSS) will be arriving in Arleta to perform small asphalt repairs (SAR) as part of the Bureau’s Neighborhood Council Initiative, also known as Operation Neighborhood Council Blitz (NC Blitz). This is your opportunity to be the Bureau’s eyes and ears, or as we like to say, a […]
A new Mayor, a new City Attorney, a new City Controller, and six new Councilmembers join two incumbent Councilmembers in guiding the largest city in the most populated state in the most powerful country in the world and they need your feedback.
EmpowerLA Yearbooks are being delivered to Neighborhood Council Boards, neighborhood partners, City Departments, and elected officials.
UPCOMING FULL FREEWAY CLOSURES Starting June 24 through June 26, crews will continue demolishing the portion of the old I-5/SR-170 connector that sits partially over southbound I-5. For the safety of motorists, this work will require three night closures of southbound I-5 between Osborne Street and Sheldon Street, as well as night closures of […]
In the last few months there have been a few instances of individuals approaching small business customers with LADWP’s CLEO application, asking for cash up front to perform lighting retrofit work, and then never returning to perform the installations that were promised. Please urge community members to note that LADWP does not charge for energy […]
Eric Garcetti triumphs in the LA mayoral race (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty) It's official: Eric Garcetti has won the race for Los Angeles mayor over Wendy Greuel, who conceded this morning. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Garcetti earned 54 percent of the votes and Greuel had 46 percent, ABC News reports. Garcetti is both […]
