GM’s Message 5.26.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. A HUGE congratulations and welcome to our 97th Neighborhood Council - Hermon Neighborhood Council! The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the Hermon...
View ArticleGM’s Message 06.02.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. A friendly reminder that the Neighborhood Council Funding Program deadlines are coming up fast. June 7th is the last day to issue on online check request, and June...
View ArticleGM’s Message 6.23.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I have been playing catch up this week after being out of the office for several weeks. Many thanks to Acting General Manager Mike Fong and my management team and...
View ArticleGM’s Message 6.30.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We had a great Neighborhood Council Budget Day at City Hall on Saturday, thanks to the hard work of our Budget Advocates and our EmpowerLA staff (shout out to Mike...
View ArticleGM’s Message 7.7.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Happy New Fiscal Year! We’re starting the year off with a new City Council Committees. The list is still being finalized with meeting times, but Neighborhood...
View ArticleGM’s Message 7.14.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Many thanks to our great Field Team for not only providing meeting support at Neighborhood Council meetings, but for also getting out to the community with...
View ArticleGM’s Message 7.21.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We had a change of officers on the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners on Monday. Vice President Joy Atkinson from the South area was elected President, and...
View ArticleGM’s Message 7.28.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I had a very productive time in New York City the past week finishing up a year long project with the Aspen Institute on values for inclusive and innovative cities...
View ArticleGM’s Message 8.4.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. City Council’s Health, Education and Neighborhood Councils Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, August 8th, at 1 pm in Room 1010 of City Hall to discuss Council...
View ArticleGM’s Message 8.11.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. HUGE thanks to all of our Neighborhood Council board members who came out to speak on Tuesday’s City Council’s Health, Education and Neighborhood Councils...
View ArticleGM’s Message 08.25.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I’m super excited to share that our Neighborhood Council bridge display will open next Friday on September 1st, for the entire month. Many thanks to those...
View ArticleGM’s Message 9.1.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. September is now officially Civic Engagement Month in honor of the work of the Neighborhood Councils and of all the City’s public engagement efforts! City...
View ArticleGM’s Message 9.08.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. The Congress of Neighborhoods is upon us! Please join us bright and early tomorrow so you can have a full tummy going into the Opening Session of Congress....
View ArticleGM’s Message 09.15.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We had an awesome Congress of Neighborhoods on Saturday with nearly 900 Neighborhood Council board members at City Hall. HUGE thanks to our Congress of...
View ArticleGM’s Message 9.22.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. City Council is scheduled to take action on September 26th on the Health, Education and Neighborhood Councils Committee recommendations for CF 15-1022-S2...
View ArticleGM’s Message 9.29.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. City Council has continued the Health, Education and Neighborhood Councils Committee recommendations on Council File 15-1022-S2 to Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Don't...
View ArticleGM’s Message 10.6.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Thanks to Mayor Eric Garcetti's Office of Economic Development and the Mayor's Fund, Los Angeles now has a new brand: LA Original. Launched this week, LA...
View ArticleGM’s Message 10.13.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. On Saturday, I was happy to stop by the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair. Thanks to Bill Hopkins, Chair of the Valley Disaster Preparedness Team, his team, and...
View ArticleGM’s Message 10.27.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We are really excited to once again partner up with Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State Los Angeles to offer the Neighborhood...
View ArticleGM’s Message 11.17.17
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Our newest EmpowerLA podcast was just uploaded this week with guest and former EmpowerLA Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate, Lisette Covarrubias, who is now the...
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