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As of January 1, 2014, the Plastic Bag Ban went into effect throughout the City of Los Angeles. Councilmember Mitchell Englander in conjunction with the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation is giving away reusable bags at the CD12 Community Service Center. Council District 12 Community Service Center 9207 Oakdale Drive …

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujAm-fQjLzU[/youtube] Communities can transform underused areas of L.A.’s largest public asset—our 7,500 miles of city streets—into vibrant and accessible public space with People St, a program of the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). “People St is a bottom-up, community-based approach to

Everyone is invited this Saturday 1/25/14 (7:30AM to 11:30AM) to join Northridge West Neighborhood Council, Northridge Christian Church and Boy Scouts Troop 10 in Operation Clean Sweep along  Chatsworth Street between Vanalden to Wilbur and along Wilbur Street between Chatsworth to Tribune Street in Northridge. The goal will be to have fun meeting your neighbors and …

Kevin Taylor from Empower LA held an Election Mixer for Region 2 Neighborhood Councils. The event was hosted by Tommy Gelinas at the “Valley Relics Museum” in Chatsworth. Enjoy the video. http://youtu.be/yN95gC7SHHA

Northridge West Neighborhood Council is having an election this year.  We are presenting our stakeholders with an option to vote from the comfort of your own home.  In order to take advantage of this convenience, you need to fill out a Vote by Mail application. All Vote by Mail applications …

Our mission as a neighborhood council is to engage you, our stakeholder, and make government more accountable and responsive to the needs of our community. Northridge West NC invites you to take our survey and let us know what you feel the community needs most. Click here for the online survey, …

On Wednesday, December 18, 2013, LA’s City Council voted unanimously to approve CF 12-1682, changing the name and definition of the Factual Basis Stakeholder to Community Interest Stakeholder, defined as those who have a “substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood Council’s boundaries.” The ordinance now goes to the Mayor for …

From http://www.myfoxla.com/ This week in Gina’s People, we have a FOX 11 viewer from Northridge who’s taking it upon herself to clean up her community. Chris Williams has no tolerance for trashy, run-down neighborhoods. Once a week she hits the streets of Northridge to water the flowers, whack the weeds …

Join us for a Holiday Gathering Meet your neighbors and friends Come meet your elected Council Members Learn about open seats for our March 1, 2014 election December 10th, 2013, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Northridge Christian Church, 18901 Chatsworth Street, Northridge (Corner of Chatsworth St. and Wilbur) Refreshments from California Pizza …

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 …

Democrat Matt Dababneh beat Republican Susan Shelley by 329 votes in Tuesday’s Assembly District 45 election, according to semiofficial results posted Friday by the California Secretary of State. There are no more ballots left to count, election officials said Friday, and results will be certified Monday. Immediately following Tuesday’s election, …

Los Angeles is prone to 13 of 16 possible federally-identified natural and man-made threats. Los Angeles is particularly vulnerable to the destructive affects wildfires, flooding, mudslides and earthquakes. Here in the Los Angeles area (particularly our Devonshire Area), wildfires and earthquakes can be part of our everyday lives. Unpredictable wind …

Northridge West Neighborhood Council is graciously appreciative of the courage and dedication of our men and women in uniform. Happy Veterans Day.

Below is a fact sheet for the Nov. 19, 2013 Assembly District 45 Special General (Runoff) Election. The fact sheet is also available online here. Assembly District 45 includes parts or all of Calabasas, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Hidden Hills, North Hills, Northridge, Reseda, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, West Hills, Winnetka …

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 …

L.A.’s hidden earthquake dangers http://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 …

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 …