Get up-to-date crime statistics for neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles. Being informed about crime in your community is the first step in preventing future occurrences. www.crimemapping.com The Los Angeles Police Department will directly feed its crime data to the Omega Group to ensure that each crime is reported accurately on the …

Granada Hills Charter High School students are back-to-back National Academic Decathlon champions. Preliminary results show that the Granada Hills Charter team has broken many records at the national competition, including the highest ever point total for a school in the history of the National Academic Decathlon competition. The second consecutive …

Election time is fast approaching for the Northridge West Neighborhood Council. There are 9 Board positions open, one of which is a Renter. We would love for stakeholders and community members to inquire and consider running for a position on the Board. The NWNC looks forward to those interested in …

The Mayor and the City Planning Department have proposed a five-year project to completely rewrite the Los Angeles Zoning Code. It would throw out all of the existing fixed zones and replace them with “dynamic” zones. There would be considerably less control exercised over height, density, interior building space and …

Seeking to close a $238 million deficit, Villaraigosa also proposes using close to $83 million in one-time solutions. Via northridge.patch.com Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a $7.2 billion budget proposal today that includes 231 layoffs and would reduce employee retirement benefits while raising the retirement age from 60 to 67. Seeking …

Legal Mandates and Aging Infrastructure Driving Need for Rate Increases; Seven Regional Meetings Slated April 25-May 10 The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold a series of community meetings throughout the city beginning April 25 to educate and inform customers regarding proposed power and water rate …

Click here for photos of our last cleanup. Join Northridge West Neighborhood Council’s Weekly Clean-Up and Help Keep Northridge Clean and Green! On Thursday, April 5, join Northridge West Neighborhood Council for their weekly clean up project. Thursday, April 5 8:00 am – 11:00 amLocation: Wilbur Ave. on west side and start at …

Cracked, broken-down streets are something that affects every one of us every day and repairing and maintaining them is a core City service. This is why Councilman Englander is launching a special April Pothole Project. The Bureau of Street Services usually fills potholes within 24 hours, but they need to …

Families, children, and residents of all ages get a chance to meet Sanitation collection truck drivers and staff, enjoy truck demonstrations and facility tours, as well as receive information about recycling and a host of Sanitation services.The 2012 dates, locations and new times are: Saturday, April 28, 2012 9:00 a.m. …

City Councilmember Mitchell Englander presented a certificate of recognition to the Northridge West Neighborhood Council for five years of outstanding community service on Monday, March 5, 2012

Join us Saturday, March 10 at 12:00 noon for a Northridge community bike ride.  Meet at Wilbur and Rayen dog leg then leave at 12:15pm for a 1pm (or so) lunch at Sun Sushi 8920 Reseda Blvd. Planned Route East on Rayen, turn right on Reseda Blvd go south until Chase Street. …

Councilman Mitchell Englander’s staff is consolidating their Northridge and Chatsworth offices into a single location in Chatsworth. The new District Office address is: 9207 Oakdale Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 The new office will be more centrally located in our District. In addition to housing their District operations, staff offices, constituent services and …

Want to tell the mayor how the city’s money should be spent?  Click here for a brief video created by Neighborhood Council members about the importance of the Mayor’s Budget Survey.  The deadline is quickly approaching; the last day for participate in the budget survey is Monday, February 27th. The …

BUDGET SURVEY RESULTS are being presented…and lots more. All LA stakeholders invited. Two Deputy Mayor’s are attending. Event runs from 8:30 am – Noon. Please RSVP to joseph.hari@lacity.org or call 310-479-3823.

February 21st is the only LAUSD Re-Districting Community Meeting to be held in the San Fernando Valley (Covered by Districts 3 and 6). Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6pm Sepulveda Middle School Auditorium (Evans Hall) 15330 Plummer St. North Hills, CA 91343 Click here for the LAUSD district maps that are …

Do you know of a special place that has architectural, historical, social, or cultural significance in your neighborhood? Visit MyHistoricLA.org to share your ideas! MyHistoricLA.org is a program of SurveyLA, the citywide Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey project (www.surveyla.org). MyHistoricLA.org is a new and innovative public participation tool that allows …

The Mayor’s Office, in collaboration with the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates, is proud to present to you this year’s Mayor’s Community Budget Survey! The link to the Mayor’s 2012 Community Budget Survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012LABudgetSurvey This survey link is live. Please take now. A hard copy of the survey can be …

In response to a series of home burglaries in a very small area of Porter Ranch starting the first week of January, Capt. Kris Pitcher, Commanding Officer of LAPD Devonshire Division offers these crime prevention tips. The burglaries have been occurring on weekdays, between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. The …

It’s that time again to recycle your Christmas tree! Before recycling your tree, please remove all decorations, tinsel, and stand. Trees must be cut in half, stands removed, and placed in the green yard trimmings container, or if you are unable to cut in half, place your tree at the …