Get up-to-date crime statistics for neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles. Being informed about crime in your community is the first step in preventing future occurrences. www.crimemapping.com The Los Angeles Police Department will directly feed its crime data to the Omega Group to ensure that each crime is reported accurately on the site. The records themselves are [...]

Reduced Snowpack & Increased Water Use Call for Increased Conservation The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) today reminds customers that Mandatory Water Conservation remains in effect and urges customers to increase their water conservation efforts where possible.  Overall, water conservation in Los Angeles has been remarkable over the past five years, but [...]

Location Specifics: Balboa Blvd bridge over the LA River, turn right into park. Turn left into the dirt lot for parking. Our site is across the grass area, next to the River. Look for the blue canopy. Trash Sort: Volunteers for Friends of the Los Angeles River will also be sorting approximately 20% of the [...]

The Mayor and the City Planning Department have proposed a five-year project to completely rewrite the Los Angeles Zoning Code. It would throw out all of the existing fixed zones and replace them with “dynamic” zones. There would be considerably less control exercised over height, density, interior building space and parking. This project could be [...]

Legal Mandates and Aging Infrastructure Driving Need for Rate Increases; Seven Regional Meetings Slated April 25-May 10 The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold a series of community meetings throughout the city beginning April 25 to educate and inform customers regarding proposed power and water rate changes needed over the next [...]

ONEgeneration presents The Fourth Annual Senior Symposium Attention Seniors and Boomers!  Join us for a day of fun, free food, & education Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 8:00am-4:00pm ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center 18255 Victory Blvd. Reseda, CA 91335 www.ONEgeneration.org Additional parking is available at the 17400 Victory Blvd., at the Encino Farmers Market (between Balboa [...]

91406 residents get in free. For non-91406 residents, go to  https://worldfestevents.com/presale.php and enter in the sponsor code LBNC  to get a discounted ticket – $5 instead of $9.    

Seeking to close a $238 million deficit, Villaraigosa also proposes using close to $83 million in one-time solutions. Via northridge.patch.com Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a $7.2 billion budget proposal today that includes 231 layoffs and would reduce employee retirement benefits while raising the retirement age from 60 to 67. Seeking to close a $238 million [...]

As a part of the City’s 2010 Bike Lanes Program,  the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)   Will be installing new bike lanes on White Oak Ave from Vanowen St. to Roscoe Blvd. This will be done the weekend of April 20th. There are some great pictures on the project pdf.   The [...]

The police have identified two more ways burglars are finding ways of breaking in – Door-to-Door Sales and Doggy Doors. Police are warning us about the door–to-door sales person. Some gangs are posing as sales people knocking on doors during the day. One of our neighbors witnessed such a team casing the neighborhood. The neighbor [...]