Free Community Concert Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3:00pm Encino Park 16953 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91316 A concert for the whole family to enjoy. Lawn seating, so bring a blanket and picnic basket. Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg, Artistic Director A Festival of Overtures WAGNER: Overture to Rienzi ROSSINI: La Gazza Ladra Overture […]

Free 2016 California-Friendly Landscape Training for LADWP Customers All workshops are from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Saturday, May 7 - Downtown Los Angeles Saturday, May 14 - Van Nuys Saturday, June 11 - Downtown Los Angeles Saturday June 25 - Van Nuys Saturday, July 9 - Downtown Los Angeles Saturday, July 23 - Van […]

On Wednesday, May 11 (practically the eve of one of the largest planned climate change marches in Los Angeles history), the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion to establish the City’s official target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, and directing City departments to create climate action […]

The Los Angeles City Council declared Friday, May 13, 2016, as Ritchie Valens Day on the 75th anniversary of the late Pacoima-born rocker’s birth. The Los Angeles City Council proclaimed Friday as Ritchie Valens Day to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late rock ‘n’ roll pioneer responsible for such hits as […]

The Office of Community Beautification, the LAPD Foothill Station, and the Office of Councilmember Martinez invite you to participate in a Saturday morning cleanup to help make the neighborhood brighter. We'll supply the gloves, trash bags, and trash pickers, so just show up with that incredible neighborhood pride of yours! Together, volunteers will clean up around San Fernando […]

Hi, Everybody:  Time for our monthly Emergency Preparedness Meeting, this coming Saturday morning, May 14th, 9:00 to 11:00 AM, at the Flyaway Bus Terminal, 7610 Woodley Avenue (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley), Community Meeting Room on the second floor.  Plenty of FREE PARKING in the short-term lot out front in the spaces closest to […]

From https://mynewsla.com/life/2016/05/06/love-nature-youll-love-upcoming-giant-angelfest-in-sepulveda-basin/ It’s not happening until sometime in 2017, but a giant environmental festival slated for the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley is already taking shape as new groups signed on Friday to the pro-nature event. The organizers of the planned AngelFest festival at Woodley Park in the Sepulveda Basin announced partnerships with […]

The Governor also signed a bill which groups vaping into the same category— and thus restrictions— as traditional tobacco products. It'll soon be more difficult for California's youth to get their hands on a pack of cigarettes or an electronic smoking device. Starting this summer, the legal smoking age in the state will be 21. […]

From Councilwoman Nury Martinez' Newsletter. My strike team, led by Luis Hurtado is out picking up bulky items and trash throughout the district every day. However, we put things in high gear for Earth Day on April 22nd and scheduled a weekend full of clean-ups throughout the district, in conjunction with hundreds of volunteers! On […]

Mayor Eric Garcetti, artist Shepard Fairey, City Librarian John F. Szabo and L.A. Cultural Affairs General Manager Danielle Brazell were joined by students from the Downtown Magnets High School for the unveiling of L.A.’s first limited-edition, artist-designed library card today at the Central Library. The card launch concludes the library’s celebration of National Library Week. […]

Los Angeles animal shelters' save rates have reached unprecedented levels, but hundreds of animals have already been put down this year. Los Angeles city animal shelters appear to be on their way to becoming "no-kill" facilities, with 84.3 percent of cats and dogs saved from being euthanized so far this year, according to figures released […]

The Mayor’s proposed City Budget has been released and will be reviewed by the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee during intensive hearings that begin on Wednesday, April 27th at 9 a.m. in the City Council chambers in City Hall. The $8.76 million proposed Budget strives to increase efficiency and services in a variety of […]

The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to make permanent a temporary ban on the pet store sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits. A temporary ban on the sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits at pet stores in Los Angeles will be made permanent, with the Los Angeles City Council voting […]

Los Angeles continues to earn its reputation for smog, but air pollution dropped to the lowest level in 17 years of monitoring. The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area continues to have the worst ozone pollution in the nation, but the area has seen marked improvement in short-term and annual particle pollution, showing its best readings […]

LA Residents who may be uninsured or under-insured can get the medical help they need - even surgery - next week. (April 27-29) Free medical and dental services will be available next week at the Los Angeles Convention Center for uninsured and under-insured residents. Thousands of healthcare professionals and volunteers will take part in the […]

A controversial music festival planned for the Sepulveda Basin this fall has been pushed back a year to allow more time for its producer to book the bands, its promoter announced Wednesday. The Make Good Group, producer of the proposed three-day AngelFest planned for Woodley Park, said a lengthy environmental review by the U.S. Army […]

Re:code L.A. is holding a forum in Northridge Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm to talk with the community about the city’s $5 million, five-year effort to update its outdated zoning code. I know. That announcement did not set you on fire. Believe me, I get it. But you should still think about attending the forum or […]

Every day, more than 1,000 persons fall victim to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Unfortunately more than 90% of victims do not survive the trip to the hospital. A major reason is the critical lack of people trained to perform CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) – one of the simplest yet most important life skills that a person can […]

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-quake-risk-20160415-story.html Neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, and the Westside will feel the biggest impact from Los Angeles' new law requiring the retrofitting of wood-frame apartment buildings to better withstand a major earthquake, according to a Times data analysis. City inspectors spent about two years developing a list of 13,500 so-called soft-story buildings that will probably […]

Free Community Concert Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3:00pm Encino Park 16953 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91316 A concert for the whole family to enjoy. Lawn seating, so bring a blanket and picnic basket. Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg, Artistic Director A Festival of Overtures WAGNER: Overture to Rienzi ROSSINI: La Gazza Ladra Overture […]

Free 2016 California-Friendly Landscape Training for LADWP Customers All workshops are from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Saturday, May 7 - Downtown Los Angeles Saturday, May 14 - Van Nuys Saturday, June 11 - Downtown Los Angeles Saturday June 25 - Van Nuys Saturday, July 9 - Downtown Los Angeles Saturday, July 23 - Van […]

On Wednesday, May 11 (practically the eve of one of the largest planned climate change marches in Los Angeles history), the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion to establish the City’s official target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, and directing City departments to create climate action […]

The Los Angeles City Council declared Friday, May 13, 2016, as Ritchie Valens Day on the 75th anniversary of the late Pacoima-born rocker’s birth. The Los Angeles City Council proclaimed Friday as Ritchie Valens Day to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late rock ‘n’ roll pioneer responsible for such hits as […]

The Office of Community Beautification, the LAPD Foothill Station, and the Office of Councilmember Martinez invite you to participate in a Saturday morning cleanup to help make the neighborhood brighter. We'll supply the gloves, trash bags, and trash pickers, so just show up with that incredible neighborhood pride of yours! Together, volunteers will clean up around San Fernando […]

Hi, Everybody:  Time for our monthly Emergency Preparedness Meeting, this coming Saturday morning, May 14th, 9:00 to 11:00 AM, at the Flyaway Bus Terminal, 7610 Woodley Avenue (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley), Community Meeting Room on the second floor.  Plenty of FREE PARKING in the short-term lot out front in the spaces closest to […]

From https://mynewsla.com/life/2016/05/06/love-nature-youll-love-upcoming-giant-angelfest-in-sepulveda-basin/ It’s not happening until sometime in 2017, but a giant environmental festival slated for the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley is already taking shape as new groups signed on Friday to the pro-nature event. The organizers of the planned AngelFest festival at Woodley Park in the Sepulveda Basin announced partnerships with […]

The Governor also signed a bill which groups vaping into the same category— and thus restrictions— as traditional tobacco products. It'll soon be more difficult for California's youth to get their hands on a pack of cigarettes or an electronic smoking device. Starting this summer, the legal smoking age in the state will be 21. […]

From Councilwoman Nury Martinez' Newsletter. My strike team, led by Luis Hurtado is out picking up bulky items and trash throughout the district every day. However, we put things in high gear for Earth Day on April 22nd and scheduled a weekend full of clean-ups throughout the district, in conjunction with hundreds of volunteers! On […]

Mayor Eric Garcetti, artist Shepard Fairey, City Librarian John F. Szabo and L.A. Cultural Affairs General Manager Danielle Brazell were joined by students from the Downtown Magnets High School for the unveiling of L.A.’s first limited-edition, artist-designed library card today at the Central Library. The card launch concludes the library’s celebration of National Library Week. […]

Los Angeles animal shelters' save rates have reached unprecedented levels, but hundreds of animals have already been put down this year. Los Angeles city animal shelters appear to be on their way to becoming "no-kill" facilities, with 84.3 percent of cats and dogs saved from being euthanized so far this year, according to figures released […]

The Mayor’s proposed City Budget has been released and will be reviewed by the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee during intensive hearings that begin on Wednesday, April 27th at 9 a.m. in the City Council chambers in City Hall. The $8.76 million proposed Budget strives to increase efficiency and services in a variety of […]

The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to make permanent a temporary ban on the pet store sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits. A temporary ban on the sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits at pet stores in Los Angeles will be made permanent, with the Los Angeles City Council voting […]

Los Angeles continues to earn its reputation for smog, but air pollution dropped to the lowest level in 17 years of monitoring. The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area continues to have the worst ozone pollution in the nation, but the area has seen marked improvement in short-term and annual particle pollution, showing its best readings […]

LA Residents who may be uninsured or under-insured can get the medical help they need - even surgery - next week. (April 27-29) Free medical and dental services will be available next week at the Los Angeles Convention Center for uninsured and under-insured residents. Thousands of healthcare professionals and volunteers will take part in the […]

A controversial music festival planned for the Sepulveda Basin this fall has been pushed back a year to allow more time for its producer to book the bands, its promoter announced Wednesday. The Make Good Group, producer of the proposed three-day AngelFest planned for Woodley Park, said a lengthy environmental review by the U.S. Army […]

Re:code L.A. is holding a forum in Northridge Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm to talk with the community about the city’s $5 million, five-year effort to update its outdated zoning code. I know. That announcement did not set you on fire. Believe me, I get it. But you should still think about attending the forum or […]

Every day, more than 1,000 persons fall victim to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Unfortunately more than 90% of victims do not survive the trip to the hospital. A major reason is the critical lack of people trained to perform CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) – one of the simplest yet most important life skills that a person can […]

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-quake-risk-20160415-story.html Neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, and the Westside will feel the biggest impact from Los Angeles' new law requiring the retrofitting of wood-frame apartment buildings to better withstand a major earthquake, according to a Times data analysis. City inspectors spent about two years developing a list of 13,500 so-called soft-story buildings that will probably […]