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Join the Public Meetings of the Oakridge Estate Park Advisory Board

Community members are encouraged and invited to attend the monthly public meetings of the newly formed Oakridge Estate Park Advisory Board (PAB).  Help shape the future of this community treasure! The Oakridge Estate PAB will meet on the fourth Thursday of every month at Fire Station #87, 10124 Balboa Blvd., …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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U.S. Census Bureau Releases Snapshot of San Fernando Valley

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 …

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Mayor Villaraigosa Announces Launch Of Interactive Budget Survey

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 …

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New Northridge West Website

Welcome to the New Northridge West Neighborhood Council Website! This new site incorporates the latest new media technology to help us reach the people of the Northridge West Community.  If you have any suggestions about how to improve the website, please email .

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