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Councilmember Paul Krekorian, chairman of the city’s Education and Neighborhoods Committee, released a comprehensive review today of local democracy following a nearly year-long study of Los Angeles’ 92 neighborhood councils. The report encompasses the wide-ranging views of community leaders throughout Los Angeles. “As Chairman of the Education and Neighborhoods Committee, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Manager’s Position Re-Instated in Neighborhood Council System
Reprinted from the Beverly Press. The Los Angeles City Council re-created the position of general manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), which oversees the city’s neighborhood councils. Bong Hwan Kim had resigned as general manager of the department following Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s announcement that he intended to merge …
Read More »LA’s budget cuts threaten the survival of residents’ organizations
From The Los Angeles Daily News The city’s grand experiment in neighborhood activism is about to take a big hit this year, and some advocates are worried if its spirit will survive. Under Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s latest budget plan, the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will be folded into another city …
Read More »Urgent Cash Flow Report From LA Controller Wendy Greuel
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 …
Read More »City Controller Wendy Greuel To Speak At Northridge West Meeting
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.
Read More »Neighborhood Councils Fear Impact Of Consolidation
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 …
Read More »DONE’s General Manager Bong Hwan Kim Steps Down
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 …
Read More »LA City Council delays decision on layoffs to address budget crisis
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 …
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