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Strong Community, Vibrant Future       Northridge100 Distinguished Speaker Series In honor of Northridge’s centennial, a monthly speaker series will be hosted at the Northridge Library to bring unique and Northridge-focused speakers to the community. To find out more about these series of events, visit http://www.northridge100.org/news/speaker/  

Northridge West Neighborhood Council still needs people to fill the vacacies for  Renter, Education, Northridge Fashion Center, and General Business.  Neil Perl has resigned from his homeowner seat as of April 22, 2010. His homeowner position is now available.  We wish Neil the best in his new endeavors. He will be missed. If you wish to fill …

One of the nation’s top bond rating agencies Monday announced it would reassess its bond rating of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a move that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa blamed on the City Council’s failure to approve electricity rate hikes last week. Fitch Ratings withdrew a “AA-” rating …

City’s General Fund projected to be out of money on May 5th (Los Angeles) – With the City of Los Angeles receiving confirmation from the Department of Water and Power (DWP) that they will not be transferring the $73 million balance from the anticipated Power Revenue Transfer to the City’s …

Come and join us at our next Neighborhood Council meeting April 13, 2010 @ Beckford Elementary School @ 7PM

The Northridge Centennial Celebration (coined Northridge 100) has a website up and running to allow Northridge residents to get information about events happening in the community and to view the Centennial event calendar. http://www.northridge100.org

The hike would pay for more aggressive conservation programs and a solar plan designed to create 16,000 jobs as well as cover the fluctuating price of coal and natural gas. By David Zahniser and Phil Willon Households that get their power from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power …

A Valley Water Expo is planned for Thursday, April 22, 2010 (Earth Day) at the Balboa Sports Center, 17015 Burbank Boulevard. The Expo is being hosted by the Encino Green Committee and co-sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and the Encino Neighborhood Council. Further …

Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel is scheduled to speak at the March Northridge West Neighborhood Council Meeting. She will be speaking about the state of the City, the budget and other issues of interest. The next meeting of Northridge West Neighborhood Council will be March 9, 2010 at 7pm.

From The Los Angeles Daily News The decision by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday to merge the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment into another city agency has raised concern over the future of the city’s decade-old experiment with grass-roots democracy. To Villaraigosa and many city and neighborhood council leaders, the proposal …

The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will be merged with the Community Development Department (CDD). Mr. Kim has resigned as the General Manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) for the City of Los Angeles. BongHwan (BH) Kim has been actively involved in advancing social, political and economic development in …

The Northridge West Neighborhood Council has purchased lawn signs to promote the neighborhood council and it’s events in the local community!  If you live in or around Northridge West, come to the home of NWNC Treasurer Neil Perl to pick up a lawn sign and display your Northridge West Pride. …

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010 10:00 A.M. JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Items for Which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held – Items 11-18 (10 Votes Required for Consideration) ITEM NO. (11) – Motion Required 09-0600-S159 …

It is my understanding that the LA City Council is considering absconding with Neighborhood Council Rollover Funds, suspending use of petty cash and credit cards and dramatically reducing the funds available to each Neighborhood Council next year. On behalf of the Northridge West Neighborhood Council, I hereby request that members …

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday put off tough decisions on a looming budget crisis – despite warnings that any delay would only worsen the city’s financial position. Hundreds of people packed City Council chambers to lobby against budget cuts. For 22 years, Linda Pickler’s worked for the city of …

California will get more than $2.3 billion in federal stimulus money to help build an 800-mile-long, high-speed rail line tying Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles and San Diego. The grants announced by the Obama administration would fund the largest public works project in California history, …

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman D-Sherman Oaks released the U.S. Census Bureau´s latest San Fernando Valley Census Report. At his request, the Census Bureau updated the report using detailed data from the 2008 American Community Survey ACS. The first-ever Valley Census Report was released in December 2006, also at …

The nuclear-powered attack submarine Los Angeles had been in the fleet for a dozen years, mostly patrolling the Pacific to keep a close watch on Russian subs, when Caleb Schrum was born. On Saturday, Schrum, now 21 and a Navy petty officer second class, gently lowered the American flag on …

New survey is designed to garner feedback and educate residents on the challenges of balancing the City’s Budget LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced the launch of the ‘Los Angeles Budget Challenge’, an interactive online budget survey that allows Angelenos to provide input on real budget issues the …

By Kevin Modesti, Staff Writer NORTHRIDGE – It was 3,000 miles away and far more destructive than anything they’ve been through, but the Haiti earthquake hit close to home for long-time residents of the quake-prone San Fernando Valley. For Bobbie Koszdin of Northridge, the televised scenes from Haiti are shaking …