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. …

Jo Ann Phillips is making a difference.  And, she’s angry! Phillips, who has lived in the Scottish Terrace Estates adjacent to Tampa Avenue for 28-years was asked by a friend visiting from Simi Valley what the story was with all the weeds along Tampa.  After all, how could a community …

The 6th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair was held October 8th, 2013 at Fire Station 87 in Granada Hills.  It was another great turn out by our stakeholders and community members and an amazing showing from all participating Neighborhood Councils. We’d like to give huge thanks and acknowledgement to Mark …

Northridge West Neighborhood Council is one of ten neighborhood councils to win a 2013 EmpowerLA Award, announced Sept. 9th at a special meeting of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. The ten took top honors in a field of 45 nominations, said Karen Mack, outreach committee chair for the board. Nominations were received for …

Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Fire Station 87—10124 Balboa Bl. (between Devonshire & Lassen) Your Neighborhood Councils will give away 500 Emergency Preparedness Starter Kits (1 per family) Twice-hourly raffle drawings for EP items and prizes Blood drive sponsored by Rotary and Kaiser Hospital Yogi Bear Shakey-Quakey …

In an event being heralded as unprecedented, Councilmember Mitchell Englander, CSUN, AIA, the North Valley Chamber, and the East, West and South Northridge Neighborhood Councils have created a guide for future planning that has now been approved by L.A. City’s Planning and Land Use Management committee. Northridge Vision will be …

L.A. City Hall, 201 North Los Angeles Street, LA 90012 Open to the public. More info at http://www.nccongressla.com/ Register HERE. PURPOSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS: “To promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs” ~ Los Angeles City Charter, Article IX Neighborhood Council leaders from throughout the city …

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 …

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. The quickest way to check in is by …

EmpowerLA Yearbooks are being delivered to Neighborhood Council Boards, neighborhood partners, City Departments, and elected officials.