The San Fernando Valley's Metro Orange Line is slated to undergo major improvements to make the bus rapid transit line more appealing and useful to riders and the community. The transit agency is studying several changes to the popular Valley line to decrease travel times, improve grade crossings at intersections and introduce zero emission buses. […]

In today’s world, we know that bad things can and do occur anywhere despite precautions taken. They can occur at airports, schools, colleges/universities, night clubs and shopping malls – in our country or abroad. One of the most publicized incidents involves an active shooter incident. An active shooter’s intent is to kill as many innocent […]

Happy New Year, Everybody! We've got a great program for our EP Meeting this Saturday, 1/14/17, 9:00 - 11:00 AM in the 2nd Floor Community Room at the Flyaway Bus Terminal, 7610 Woodley Ave. (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley), Lake Balboa, CA 91406.  Plenty of FREE PARKING out front in the short-term lot in […]

The cost to settle suits such as police brutality, wrongful imprisonment, and disability act violations has LA in a precarious position. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted in support of a staff recommendation that the city borrow up to $70 million to help cover the rising cost of civil lawsuit payouts. The […]

The cost to settle suits such as police brutality, wrongful imprisonment, and disability act violations has LA in a precarious position. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted in support of a staff recommendation that the city borrow up to $70 million to help cover the rising cost of civil lawsuit payouts. The […]

The 2017 Homeless Count is looking for volunteers for this year. Please see the information below. Los Angeles County has the highest unsheltered homeless population in the nation, but we don't have to accept homelessness as an insolvable problem. Together, we can help end this. All across Los Angeles, every January, we embark on a three-day […]

Friday, January 20, 2017 10am - noon Los Angeles City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 1050 Los Angeles, CA 90012 PROPOSED PROJECT: An Ordinance amending provisions of Chapter I Article 7 and Chapter IV Article 6 of the Los Angles Municipal Code (LAMC) to expand the definition of “Protected Tree” to include the Mexican […]

Los Angeles residents have several options for recycling their Christmas tree this year. LA Sanitation has curbside collection for Christmas trees. If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day. Recycle your Christmas tree in […]

The weekend headline in the Daily News about the Olympics opening ceremony controversy may have caught your eye. Here is a chance to meet people from the LA24 committee. Do you want to speak up about the proposal to hold the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in the new Rams football stadium instead of the historic […]

This week the Public Safety Committee approved a grant from the Innovation and Performance Commission for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER Unit pilot program. The program will partner a Nurse Practitioner with a Firefighter/Paramedic to provide service to serial inebriates - patients who are transported multiple times to emergency rooms for intoxication. These individuals […]

This week the Public Safety Committee approved a grant from the Innovation and Performance Commission for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER Unit pilot program. The program will partner a Nurse Practitioner with a Firefighter/Paramedic to provide service to serial inebriates - patients who are transported multiple times to emergency rooms for intoxication. These individuals […]

Hi, Everybody:  This Saturday, December 10th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, we'll hold our last Lake Balboa NC EP Meeting of the year at the Flyaway Bus Terminal in the 2nd Floor Community Room.  That's located at 7610 Woodley Ave., (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley) in Lake Balboa.  Plenty of FREE PARKING out […]

Hi, Everybody:  This Saturday, December 10th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, we'll hold our last Lake Balboa NC EP Meeting of the year at the Flyaway Bus Terminal in the 2nd Floor Community Room.  That's located at 7610 Woodley Ave., (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley) in Lake Balboa.  Plenty of FREE PARKING out […]

You are invited to join Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian for a Holiday Open House and Food & Toy Drive! Thursday, December 15 5:30 - 8 p.m. Van Nuys State Office Building 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300 Van Nuys, CA 91401 Light food and soft drinks will be served. If you have any non-perishable foods or unwrapped […]

You are invited to join Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian for a Holiday Open House and Food & Toy Drive! Thursday, December 15 5:30 - 8 p.m. Van Nuys State Office Building 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300 Van Nuys, CA 91401 Light food and soft drinks will be served. If you have any non-perishable foods or unwrapped […]

Thursday, December 8th, 2016 5.00 pm- 7.00 pm Brand Park Community Center 15121 Brand Boulevard Mission Hills, CA 91345 Special Guest: Council President Herb Wesson Happy Holidays! Bring your ideas for legislation. Please call (818) 732-0039 for more information or to RSVP at Contact@RaulBocanegra.com.

Thursday, December 8th, 2016 5.00 pm- 7.00 pm Brand Park Community Center 15121 Brand Boulevard Mission Hills, CA 91345 Special Guest: Council President Herb Wesson Happy Holidays! Bring your ideas for legislation. Please call (818) 732-0039 for more information or to RSVP at Contact@RaulBocanegra.com.

A Los Angeles man fought the law and won, and now the city has to stop farming out its parking ticket appeals to a for-profit company. Angelenos who get parking tickets will now have a better chance of winning their appeals after the state's Supreme Court issued a ruling that Los Angeles will have to […]

Councilmembers Joe Buscaino (CD 15) and Curren Price (CD 9) have put forward a new Street Vending Proposal. Here are the key elements: Street vending will be allowed Citywide from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vending will be prohibited in residential neighborhoods with the exception of roaming pushcart vendors. 2 vendors per block in commercial […]

A court-appointed monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds owed DWP customers in the aftermath of the overbilling scandal. A court-appointed independent monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits that the Department of Water and Power will need to pay to remedy inaccurate bills issued to customers during a […]

The San Fernando Valley's Metro Orange Line is slated to undergo major improvements to make the bus rapid transit line more appealing and useful to riders and the community. The transit agency is studying several changes to the popular Valley line to decrease travel times, improve grade crossings at intersections and introduce zero emission buses. […]

In today’s world, we know that bad things can and do occur anywhere despite precautions taken. They can occur at airports, schools, colleges/universities, night clubs and shopping malls – in our country or abroad. One of the most publicized incidents involves an active shooter incident. An active shooter’s intent is to kill as many innocent […]

Happy New Year, Everybody! We've got a great program for our EP Meeting this Saturday, 1/14/17, 9:00 - 11:00 AM in the 2nd Floor Community Room at the Flyaway Bus Terminal, 7610 Woodley Ave. (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley), Lake Balboa, CA 91406.  Plenty of FREE PARKING out front in the short-term lot in […]

The cost to settle suits such as police brutality, wrongful imprisonment, and disability act violations has LA in a precarious position. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted in support of a staff recommendation that the city borrow up to $70 million to help cover the rising cost of civil lawsuit payouts. The […]

The cost to settle suits such as police brutality, wrongful imprisonment, and disability act violations has LA in a precarious position. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted in support of a staff recommendation that the city borrow up to $70 million to help cover the rising cost of civil lawsuit payouts. The […]

The 2017 Homeless Count is looking for volunteers for this year. Please see the information below. Los Angeles County has the highest unsheltered homeless population in the nation, but we don't have to accept homelessness as an insolvable problem. Together, we can help end this. All across Los Angeles, every January, we embark on a three-day […]

Friday, January 20, 2017 10am - noon Los Angeles City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 1050 Los Angeles, CA 90012 PROPOSED PROJECT: An Ordinance amending provisions of Chapter I Article 7 and Chapter IV Article 6 of the Los Angles Municipal Code (LAMC) to expand the definition of “Protected Tree” to include the Mexican […]

Los Angeles residents have several options for recycling their Christmas tree this year. LA Sanitation has curbside collection for Christmas trees. If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day. Recycle your Christmas tree in […]

The weekend headline in the Daily News about the Olympics opening ceremony controversy may have caught your eye. Here is a chance to meet people from the LA24 committee. Do you want to speak up about the proposal to hold the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in the new Rams football stadium instead of the historic […]

This week the Public Safety Committee approved a grant from the Innovation and Performance Commission for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER Unit pilot program. The program will partner a Nurse Practitioner with a Firefighter/Paramedic to provide service to serial inebriates - patients who are transported multiple times to emergency rooms for intoxication. These individuals […]

This week the Public Safety Committee approved a grant from the Innovation and Performance Commission for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER Unit pilot program. The program will partner a Nurse Practitioner with a Firefighter/Paramedic to provide service to serial inebriates - patients who are transported multiple times to emergency rooms for intoxication. These individuals […]

Hi, Everybody:  This Saturday, December 10th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, we'll hold our last Lake Balboa NC EP Meeting of the year at the Flyaway Bus Terminal in the 2nd Floor Community Room.  That's located at 7610 Woodley Ave., (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley) in Lake Balboa.  Plenty of FREE PARKING out […]

Hi, Everybody:  This Saturday, December 10th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, we'll hold our last Lake Balboa NC EP Meeting of the year at the Flyaway Bus Terminal in the 2nd Floor Community Room.  That's located at 7610 Woodley Ave., (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley) in Lake Balboa.  Plenty of FREE PARKING out […]

You are invited to join Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian for a Holiday Open House and Food & Toy Drive! Thursday, December 15 5:30 - 8 p.m. Van Nuys State Office Building 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300 Van Nuys, CA 91401 Light food and soft drinks will be served. If you have any non-perishable foods or unwrapped […]

You are invited to join Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian for a Holiday Open House and Food & Toy Drive! Thursday, December 15 5:30 - 8 p.m. Van Nuys State Office Building 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300 Van Nuys, CA 91401 Light food and soft drinks will be served. If you have any non-perishable foods or unwrapped […]

Thursday, December 8th, 2016 5.00 pm- 7.00 pm Brand Park Community Center 15121 Brand Boulevard Mission Hills, CA 91345 Special Guest: Council President Herb Wesson Happy Holidays! Bring your ideas for legislation. Please call (818) 732-0039 for more information or to RSVP at Contact@RaulBocanegra.com.

Thursday, December 8th, 2016 5.00 pm- 7.00 pm Brand Park Community Center 15121 Brand Boulevard Mission Hills, CA 91345 Special Guest: Council President Herb Wesson Happy Holidays! Bring your ideas for legislation. Please call (818) 732-0039 for more information or to RSVP at Contact@RaulBocanegra.com.

A Los Angeles man fought the law and won, and now the city has to stop farming out its parking ticket appeals to a for-profit company. Angelenos who get parking tickets will now have a better chance of winning their appeals after the state's Supreme Court issued a ruling that Los Angeles will have to […]

Councilmembers Joe Buscaino (CD 15) and Curren Price (CD 9) have put forward a new Street Vending Proposal. Here are the key elements: Street vending will be allowed Citywide from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vending will be prohibited in residential neighborhoods with the exception of roaming pushcart vendors. 2 vendors per block in commercial […]

A court-appointed monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds owed DWP customers in the aftermath of the overbilling scandal. A court-appointed independent monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits that the Department of Water and Power will need to pay to remedy inaccurate bills issued to customers during a […]