LA Sanitation is offering free bulky item drop off events to help keep Los Angeles clean. THREE SATURDAYS April 16, May 28, June 18 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. East Valley District Yard 11050 Pendleton St Sun Valley, CA 91352 West Valley District Yard 8840 Vanalden Ave Northridge, CA 91324 West Los Angeles District Yard […]

This week, the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Independent System Operator, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California Gas Company released the Aliso Canyon Risk Assessment Report regarding the reliability of the power grid for summer 2016. In the wake of the largest gas leak in […]

The Los Angeles Passport Agency will be holding a Passport Day on Saturday, April 9 from 7:30am to 11:30am. No appointments are necessary, so walk-ins are welcome! Although they normally only accept expedited applications at their counter, on Passport Day they will be accepting both routine and expedited applications. Please note that their standard fees, […]

Los Angeles has unveiled a database cataloging the neighborhoods with the biggest trash problem. The City unveiled an online database today that grades the cleanliness of streets and alleys across Los Angeles as part of an effort by sanitation and elected officials to determine which areas need the most cleaning. And the database, which is […]

San Fernando Valley Traffic Community Meeting with Metro Metro is hosting public meetings across LA County to share details of a proposed measure for the November 2016 ballot that aims to raise as much as $120 billion for new highway, bus and rail projects in LA County. The plan will enhance mobility, ease congestion, keep the economy […]

Metrolink's new mobile app lets riders purchase tickets on the go through smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The app is now available for all Metrolink trips, including trips connecting to Los Angeles Union Station. Since its March launch, more than 4,700 tickets were purchased through the app, accounting for 13 percent of all tickets […]

Participate in the Brief LA Household Resiliency Survey The Los Angeles Emergency Management Department is evaluating community disaster readiness in the City of Los Angeles utilizing a tool called the Los Angeles Household Resiliency Survey. EMD would like to use this ranking to identify what might be considered the most and least ready areas of […]

Hi Everybody:  Lots going on right now so let's get to it! Our Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Emergency Preparedness/Communications Meeting is this Saturday, April 9th, at The Flyaway Bus Terminal, 2nd Floor Community Meeting Room, at 7610 Woodley Avenue (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley.  GO INSIDE and take the elevator at the north end […]

The California Energy Commission will jointly conduct a workshop with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Independent System Operator (California ISO), and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to discuss the near-term gas and electricity reliability risks to the Los Angeles Basin due to recent events at the Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso […]

Los Angeles Animal Services wants your valuable input and feedback on how we can do even more for animals and people in the City of Los Angeles. You can help shape the future goals and priorities for your Animal Services Department. Come to a Strategic Planning Community Meeting where you’ll be able to share your […]

Posted by Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council on Friday, April 1, 2016

The task force aims to investigate how the Aliso Canyon leak happened, why it took so long to fix and how to prevent future leaks. President Barack Obama has agreed to convene a multi- agency task force to investigate the cause of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak and determine ways to prevent a similar […]

Written by Tony Wilkinson (Panorama City NC and North Hills East NC) on DWP Reform and Neighborhood Councils. One perspective from the NC-DWP MOU Oversight Committee: This a decisive moment. For the first time in my memory, both the Mayor and the President of the City Council have reached out to include ALL Neighborhood Councils […]

The woman who explained earthquakes to Southern Californians for 33 years is retiring from the U.S. Geological Survey. If you ever read an article about earthquakes in Southern California, chances are you're familiar with seismologist Lucy Jones. In her 33 years with the USGS, Jones has become a universal mother for rattled Southern Californians. After […]

April 16, 23, 30 Fifteen sites, three days, one River This April come down to the River for Friends of the Los Angeles River’s 27th annual Great LA River CleanUp: La Gran Limpieza! This year there is an urgent need for the 27th Annual Great Los Angeles River CleanUp. The dramatic El Niño swept through the […]

Metro released the details of a proposed measure for the November 2016 ballot that aims to raise as much as $120 billion for new highway and transit projects in LA County. The spending plan includes improvements to existing infrastructure and programs to facilitate active transportation, including bicycling and walking paths to be built over the next […]

The LADOT Parking Violations Bureau (PVB) wants to remind the public of a fast, easy and intuitive means of accessing their parking violation information along with the ability to set up notifications, and access other parking related web services.  Available Customer Service Web Portal services include: Personalized Parking Customer Accounts, Reviewing Parking Citation Details, Parking Citation Pay-by-Web, as […]

Hi, Everybody: Due to a snafu in the scheduling of the Community Room at the Flyaway, and for this month ONLY, our LBNC EP Meeting, this Saturday, March 12th at 9:00 AM, is at a DIFFERENT LOCATION! SOS Survival Products, Training Room 15705 Strathern Street, #11 Lake Balboa, CA 91406 (800) 479-7998 To reach SOS, […]

Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) is a free program designed by the Washington Emergency Management Department and implemented locally by the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region to improve readiness at the neighborhood level. MYN teaches neighbors to rely on each other. It takes just ONE person to begin. Using a 90 minute DVD to facilitate the […]

The LA County Department of Public Health has presented these answers to frequently asked questions about the Zika Virus Disease. Key Points: Zika spreads to people mostly by mosquito bites. It’s found mainly in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Avoid mosquito bites if visiting areas known to have this disease. Mosquitoes in […]

LA Sanitation is offering free bulky item drop off events to help keep Los Angeles clean. THREE SATURDAYS April 16, May 28, June 18 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. East Valley District Yard 11050 Pendleton St Sun Valley, CA 91352 West Valley District Yard 8840 Vanalden Ave Northridge, CA 91324 West Los Angeles District Yard […]

This week, the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Independent System Operator, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California Gas Company released the Aliso Canyon Risk Assessment Report regarding the reliability of the power grid for summer 2016. In the wake of the largest gas leak in […]

The Los Angeles Passport Agency will be holding a Passport Day on Saturday, April 9 from 7:30am to 11:30am. No appointments are necessary, so walk-ins are welcome! Although they normally only accept expedited applications at their counter, on Passport Day they will be accepting both routine and expedited applications. Please note that their standard fees, […]

Los Angeles has unveiled a database cataloging the neighborhoods with the biggest trash problem. The City unveiled an online database today that grades the cleanliness of streets and alleys across Los Angeles as part of an effort by sanitation and elected officials to determine which areas need the most cleaning. And the database, which is […]

San Fernando Valley Traffic Community Meeting with Metro Metro is hosting public meetings across LA County to share details of a proposed measure for the November 2016 ballot that aims to raise as much as $120 billion for new highway, bus and rail projects in LA County. The plan will enhance mobility, ease congestion, keep the economy […]

Metrolink's new mobile app lets riders purchase tickets on the go through smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The app is now available for all Metrolink trips, including trips connecting to Los Angeles Union Station. Since its March launch, more than 4,700 tickets were purchased through the app, accounting for 13 percent of all tickets […]

Participate in the Brief LA Household Resiliency Survey The Los Angeles Emergency Management Department is evaluating community disaster readiness in the City of Los Angeles utilizing a tool called the Los Angeles Household Resiliency Survey. EMD would like to use this ranking to identify what might be considered the most and least ready areas of […]

Hi Everybody:  Lots going on right now so let's get to it! Our Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Emergency Preparedness/Communications Meeting is this Saturday, April 9th, at The Flyaway Bus Terminal, 2nd Floor Community Meeting Room, at 7610 Woodley Avenue (NE Corner of Saticoy and Woodley.  GO INSIDE and take the elevator at the north end […]

The California Energy Commission will jointly conduct a workshop with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Independent System Operator (California ISO), and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to discuss the near-term gas and electricity reliability risks to the Los Angeles Basin due to recent events at the Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso […]

Los Angeles Animal Services wants your valuable input and feedback on how we can do even more for animals and people in the City of Los Angeles. You can help shape the future goals and priorities for your Animal Services Department. Come to a Strategic Planning Community Meeting where you’ll be able to share your […]

Posted by Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council on Friday, April 1, 2016

The task force aims to investigate how the Aliso Canyon leak happened, why it took so long to fix and how to prevent future leaks. President Barack Obama has agreed to convene a multi- agency task force to investigate the cause of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak and determine ways to prevent a similar […]

Written by Tony Wilkinson (Panorama City NC and North Hills East NC) on DWP Reform and Neighborhood Councils. One perspective from the NC-DWP MOU Oversight Committee: This a decisive moment. For the first time in my memory, both the Mayor and the President of the City Council have reached out to include ALL Neighborhood Councils […]

The woman who explained earthquakes to Southern Californians for 33 years is retiring from the U.S. Geological Survey. If you ever read an article about earthquakes in Southern California, chances are you're familiar with seismologist Lucy Jones. In her 33 years with the USGS, Jones has become a universal mother for rattled Southern Californians. After […]

April 16, 23, 30 Fifteen sites, three days, one River This April come down to the River for Friends of the Los Angeles River’s 27th annual Great LA River CleanUp: La Gran Limpieza! This year there is an urgent need for the 27th Annual Great Los Angeles River CleanUp. The dramatic El Niño swept through the […]

Metro released the details of a proposed measure for the November 2016 ballot that aims to raise as much as $120 billion for new highway and transit projects in LA County. The spending plan includes improvements to existing infrastructure and programs to facilitate active transportation, including bicycling and walking paths to be built over the next […]

The LADOT Parking Violations Bureau (PVB) wants to remind the public of a fast, easy and intuitive means of accessing their parking violation information along with the ability to set up notifications, and access other parking related web services.  Available Customer Service Web Portal services include: Personalized Parking Customer Accounts, Reviewing Parking Citation Details, Parking Citation Pay-by-Web, as […]

Hi, Everybody: Due to a snafu in the scheduling of the Community Room at the Flyaway, and for this month ONLY, our LBNC EP Meeting, this Saturday, March 12th at 9:00 AM, is at a DIFFERENT LOCATION! SOS Survival Products, Training Room 15705 Strathern Street, #11 Lake Balboa, CA 91406 (800) 479-7998 To reach SOS, […]

Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) is a free program designed by the Washington Emergency Management Department and implemented locally by the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region to improve readiness at the neighborhood level. MYN teaches neighbors to rely on each other. It takes just ONE person to begin. Using a 90 minute DVD to facilitate the […]

The LA County Department of Public Health has presented these answers to frequently asked questions about the Zika Virus Disease. Key Points: Zika spreads to people mostly by mosquito bites. It’s found mainly in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Avoid mosquito bites if visiting areas known to have this disease. Mosquitoes in […]