In a city the size of Los Angeles, one of the fastest routes to City Hall is the internet. In the time it takes to find your car keys, you can be online and communicating with the Mayor and the City Council. Effective Neighborhood Council advocates typically know three things; they know the issue, they […]
The 279 candidates for MyLA2050 are vying for a piece of a $1 million pot that aims to underwrite 10 of the best ideas for changing life here for the better.
It’s crowdsourcing with a conscience. And to scroll through the entries is to peer into the idealistic, entrepreneurial, only-in-L.A. psyche of a metropolis in transition.
The Arleta Neighborhood Council's Community Improvement Committee invites all Arleta residents to provide comments and help select our sign! Attend our special onsite meetings on Saturday, April 6th and 13th at 3:00 PM-4:00 PM. Location: Woodman Avenue/Branford Street Arleta, CA 91331 For information call CIC Chair Jack Lindblad at 818-785-2724 or ANC President Sergio Ibarra at 818-406-6526
The Arleta Neighborhood Council would like to personally thank LAPD Mission Station and all of the Officers who assisted in catching the suspect accused of flashing our residents here in Arleta. Community Policing works when members of the public work hand in hand together with our Los Angeles Police Department. Our residents will now be able to walk on our sidewalks without the fear. You […]
No Prize in Lotto Scams – Trending in SF Valley Los Angeles. Detectives are warning San Fernando Valley Spanish-speaking residents against falling victim to con artists offering shares in a big winning Lotto ticket in return for “trust” money. “The old adage holds true: ‘If it seems too good to be true, it probably is,’” […]
Click here for the questions with answers and the regional budget powerpoint results. Additionally, the Citywide results are posted at budget.lacity.org.
Today Arleta lost one of its Neighborhood Community Leaders. Lamar Shelby, Arleta Neighborhood Council Board Member-Emeritus. We will miss you. Thank you for your mentorship, and your endless dedication to the Residents of Arleta. From the Arleta Neighborhood Council, our deepest condolences go out to the Shelby Family. Sergio Ibarra, MPA President Arleta Neighborhood Council
We know many of you have been waiting for the Spanish translation. >>> Here it is. <<< You can use the attached pdf, or download it from the link on the first page of the online survey. Folks will have to fill out the physical copies and deliver them or have them postmarked by February 27.
Get Power for your community: Neighborhood Councils-Take Action Get advisory power on vital issues in Arleta. We are currently looking to fill the following open positions on the board: HOME /CONDO OWNERS (1) any person who lives within the ANC boundaries, and owns and occupies their place of residence. RENTERS (1) any person that rents and resides in […]
Los Angeles residents will be able to complain about graffiti, abandoned furniture, potholes, broken street lights and fallen trees using their iPhone and Android smartphones starting March 18. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled the My LA 311 mobile app and a redesigned website for the City of Los Angeles in a Google+ hangout with reporters Wednesday. […]
Opportunity – Respond quickly if interested. The Department of City Planning is looking for volunteers for a new billboard working group. The PLUM Committee has directed us to assemble this working group to address billboard and digital billboard issues, and in particular a potential new program that could allow a limited number of digital billboards […]
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa invites you to take the Los Angeles Budget Challenge. Developed with input from the City's Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates, the survey gives you the opportunity to share your priorities for balancing the City's budget. For the next fiscal year, the City of Los Angeles projects a $216 million budget gap. Over […]
From the L.A. Daily News, January 24, 2013 A recent fight over a proposed $3 billion bond issue for street repairs illustrated the growing influence of neighborhood councils in Los Angeles City government, as they exerted enough influence to keep the measure off the ballot for now. The success in that case represents an evolution […]
Bicycles are not cheap. That's why you need to take measures in protecting it from thieves. Follow these steps and share them with fellow riders. Record the serial number, make, model and color of your bike. This information is usually located somewhere on the frame. Put the information in your cell phone or somewhere easily […]
The LA City Council’s pending new sign ordinance will not outlaw digital signs. Despite the City’s ban on new billboards dating back to 2002, the City is in the process of approving a new ordinance that will allow new signs (including digital signs) in designated “sign districts” which are to be limited to commercial and […]
The LA City Council unanimously confirmed the Mayor’s appointment of Grayce Liu as the next permanent general manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment on Friday. Grayce Liu was made interim general manager in August of last year after former GM BongHwan Kim left to take a position in San Diego. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa nominated […]
Bike rack (Photo by via the LAist Featured Photos pool) It took a long time but the Los Angeles City Council has passed an ordinance that will dramatically increase the number of parking spaces for bikes in new developments. The Bike Parking Ordinance will allow new developments—both residential and commercial—to swap some parking spots for bikes in lieu of parking spots […]
Public meetings will be held before the plan goes onto a future ballot. From NorthridgePatch.com Responding to the uproar by Neighborhood Councils and community activists, the City Council Tuesday dropped plans to put a $3 billion road repair bond measure on the May 21 ballot. Councilmembers Mitch Englander and Joe Buscaino, who sponsored the measure, proposed holding it […]
City Clerk June Lagmay announced today that the Office of the City Clerk - Election Division is in need of approximately 3,000 additional pollworkers to staff polls for the 2013 Municipal Elections on March 5, 2013 and May 21, 2013. The Election Division expects to place a total of 6,240 pollworkers to work these two […]
