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Breaking News – Mobile Billboard Ban Signed by Governor

I just called Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield‘s office to ask if the Governor signed AB2756 yet.  I was told that they just got word from their Sacramento office that indeed, the Governor just signed AB2756. This will effectively ban the mobile billboards from our streets starting January 1st, 2011. I expect …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 14

To All Stakeholders of Northridge: You are all invited this Saturday 10/2/10 (7AM to 10AM) to join in the trend setting efforts of the Northridge West Neighborhood Councils sponsored Operation Clean Sweep along the East side of Tampa Avenue from Devonshire to Blackhawk Streets. Saturday’s operations will compliment the last 13 week’s of spoofing operations as we march …

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Week 13 Operation Clean Sweep Recap & Looking Forward to this Weekend

To all Northridge Stakeholders: Great Job to the volunteers of Operation Clean Sweep this past weekend! You demonstrate that when the heat is on you are there ready, willing, and determined to meet the challenge of making Northridge a Cleaner and Greener community to live and work in. This weekend’s …

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Learn How to Prepare for Disaster at the 3rd Annual North Valley Disaster Preparedness Event

Chatsworth, Granada Hills North, Granada Hills South, Lake Balboa, Northridge East, Northridge West, and Porter Ranch Neighborhood Councils are organizing the 3rd Annual North Valley Disaster Preparedness Event on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Fire Station 87 (Balboa south of Devonshire) in Granada Hills from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 13‏ September 25, 2010 (7AM-10AM)‏

To All Stakeholders of Northridge: You are all invited this Saturday 9/25/10 (7AM to 10AM) to join in the trend setting efforts of the Northridge West Neighborhood Councils sponsored Operation Clean Sweep along the East side of Tampa Avenue from Lassen to Merridy Streets. Saturday’s operations will expand on the accomplishments of prior weeks spoofing up operations along Tampa Avenue. With your continued …

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Results of NWNC Sept. 18, 2010 Clean Up Week 12 on Tampa Ave.‏

To all Northridge Stakeholders: Amazing!!! That’s the only way I can describe Saturday’s 9/18/10 Clean Sweep Operation along Tampa Avenue. The entire length of Tampa (East side) from Lassen to Superior Streets were cut, trimmed, swept and blown clean. The Hornets nest at the corner of Tampa & Superior Streets was completely …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 12‏ September 18, 2010 (7AM-10AM)

To All Stakeholders of Northridge: You are all invited this Saturday 9/18/10 (7AM to 10AM) to join in the trend setting efforts of the Northridge West Neighborhood Councils sponsored Operation Clean Sweep along the East side of Tampa Avenue from Superior to Lassen Streets. Saturday’s operations will expand on the …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 11

To all Northridge Stakeholders: A special tribute to all the volunteers that came out on Saturday 9/11/10 in support of Operation Clean Sweep along Tampa Avenue. We honored this special day with Ole Glory in remembrance of those that perished on 9/11/01 along with all the brave men and women …

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September is National Preparedness Month

Would you like to help the City of Los Angeles better prepare for emergencies? Take the survey before Sept. 28, 2010 at http://www.piersystem.com/go/survey/2511/4511/. For preparedness tips, visit the City’s official readiness, response and recovery website at http://readyla.org. Follow our updates during an emergency or critical event at: http://twitter.com/readyla http://www.facebook.com/readyla http://emergency.lacity.org …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 11

To All Stakeholders of Northridge: You are invited this Saturday 9/11/10 to join in the milestone breaking efforts of the Northridge West Neighborhood Councils sponsored Operation Clean Sweep along the East side of Tampa Avenue from Halsted to Superior Streets. Saturday’s operations will extend the accomplishments of last week and give us a jump start on spoofing up …

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Operation Northridge West Clean Sweep Along Tampa Week 10

To all Northridge Stakeholders: Milestone Accomplished! On Saturday 9/04/10 NWNC and all the volunteers present reached the milestone goal of cleaning the entire west side of Tampa Avenue from Chatsworth to Plummer Streets and then began the march north along the east side of Tampa from Plummer to Halsted Street. A special thank you to …

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Join Us For An Operation Clean Sweep Milestone Weekend!

To All Stakeholders of Northridge: You are invited this Saturday 9/4/10 to join in the milestone reaching efforts of the Northridge West Neighborhood Council’s sponsored Operation Clean Sweep along the west side of Tampa Avenue from Halsted to Plummer Streets. Saturday’s event will mark the accomplishment of our initial milestone …

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Bill Banning Ad Trailers Goes to Governor

Schwarzenegger Has Until September 30 to Sign A bill allowing cities to ban mobile advertising trailers has passed the California Legislature and is headed to the governor’s desk. Once signed, the Los Angeles City Council will be able to pass a motion regulating the signs within city limits. Governor Arnold …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 9

To All Stakeholders of Northridge: You are invited this Saturday 8/28/10 to join in the fun filled efforts of the Northridge West Neighborhood Council-sponsored Operation Clean Sweep along the west side of Tampa Avenue, from approximately Superior to Halsted Street. We will be hitting the ground at 7AM and wrapping …

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Confusion Surrounding Bike Lanes in Northridge Exemplifies LADOT’s Need for Better Public Outreach

Taken from laist.com Up in the Northwest Valley, 1.2 miles of a city street are slated to get a bicycle lane in each direction. For cyclists and some residents, it’s welcome news, for others it’s not. But for either side of the issue, the problem was that no one knew, …

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New Watering Schedule Now in Effect for LADWP Customers

Watering Days Expanded, Schedule Based on Customer Street Address Changes to the City of Los Angeles’ Water Conservation Ordinance went into effect today (August 25, 2010) for Los Angeles City residents and businesses, allowing LADWP customers to water with sprinklers up to three days per week. Customers whose street addresses end …

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Week 8 Recap: Operation Clean Sweep along Tampa — August 21, 2010

To all Northridge Stakeholders: Excellent job to all the volunteers that came out for Saturday’s Northridge West Operation Clean Sweep along Tampa Avenue. This weekend’s operation was challenging given the heat and hard work involved to reach Superior Street in our march to Plummer Street.I would like to thank Martha, Glen and Robert Wilson, Teri Grossmen, Jo Ann Phillips, Michelle …

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Northridge West Neigborhood Council Operation Clean Sweep – Week 7

A Special Thank you goes out to all the volunteers and Stakeholders that came out in support of Saturday’s Northridge West Operation Clean Sweep along Tampa Avenue. With all your help and support we were able to reach Lassen Street as we work towards achieving our milestone of reaching the …

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City Council Strengthens Neighborhood Council Department

The City Council unanimously approved a motion (.pdf) today to add five positions to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, which oversees the city’s 91 neighborhood councils. This is a budget-neutral move, transferring $1.3 million from the Community Development Department to ensure DONE can continue its important work as a stand-alone …

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Northridge Operation Clean Sweep along Tampa – August 7, 2010

To all Northridge Stakeholders: Fantastic job to all the volunteers that came out for Saturday’s Northridge West Operation Clean Sweep along Tampa Blvd. This weekend’s operation was our largest event with the greatest challenges to date with weeds the size of small tree stumps. With all your help and support …

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