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 […]

The new LADBS website features an intuitive modern design with an emphasis on ease of use for all our visitors. A straightforward and user-friendly format displays information across a clean interface and a new quicker search feature. LADBS hopes that you will find the new look easy and pleasant to use on your computer, tablet, or […]

DATE: Sunday, April 17, 2016 TIME: 10 am to 2 pm LOCATION: Gault Street Elementary 17000 Gault St Lake Balboa, CA 91406 Comprehensive Election information can be found at https://empowerla.org/elections/region3/lbnc16/ Don't forget to register to vote online. https://register.empowerla.org/council/28/ The Neighborhood Council online voter registration deadline is Sunday, April 10, 2016. If you missed the registration deadline, […]

L.A. Unified, Local District Northeast (NE) and Local District Northwest (NW) Invite you to meet L.A. Unified Superintendent Michelle King with Local District NE Superintendent Byron Maltez and Local District NW Superintendent Vivian Ekchian Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Pacoima Middle School Auditorium 9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 (Entrance on Kagel Canyon) 8:00 am […]

The 2nd Valley Transportation Summit is being held at CSUN on March 3rd will be an opportunity to continue the dialogue concerning transportation-related challenges and opportunities facing the San Fernando Valley. Please note the RSVP deadline of February 26th.  You may RSVP online via Eventbrite, linked here.

Metro is set to roll out a new pilot program for paid parking at nine stations and lots across the agency's transit lines. The Metro Board of Directors is expected to vote on the proposal in March. The agency-proposed test program would charge a minimal parking fee at nine rail stations where there a cumulative 4,753 […]

The City Council unanimously voted to approve a motion introduced by Councilmembers Krekorian and Nury Martinez to explore offering LA City employees four weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. The city leaders believe that paid parental leave would be a good way for the city to attract and […]

South Coast Air Quality Management Division sponsors an annual Leaf Blower Exchange Program that helps clean the air through the exchange of backpack leaf blowers. Commercial landscapers and gardeners operating within the South Coast Air Basin can exchange old, noisy, high-polluting backpack leaf blowers for new low-emission/low-noise backpack leaf blowers available at a discounted price. […]

Want to save water? Ready to tear out your lawn? Not sure where to begin? The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance is pleased to partner with LADWP, SELVA International, and Surfrider Foundation to offer FREE “Lawn Be Gone” Hands On Workshops (HOWs) on February 27 and March 5. Learn how to: tear out turf without chemicals; […]

SNL 2016: Employment Opportunities Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) is currently accepting applications for Summer Night Lights (SNL) program Site Coordinators. GRYD’s mission is to strengthen youth/young adult, family and community resilience to the influence of gangs by fostering public/private collaboration and supporting community-based prevention and intervention services. SNL […]

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 […]

The new LADBS website features an intuitive modern design with an emphasis on ease of use for all our visitors. A straightforward and user-friendly format displays information across a clean interface and a new quicker search feature. LADBS hopes that you will find the new look easy and pleasant to use on your computer, tablet, or […]

DATE: Sunday, April 17, 2016 TIME: 10 am to 2 pm LOCATION: Gault Street Elementary 17000 Gault St Lake Balboa, CA 91406 Comprehensive Election information can be found at https://empowerla.org/elections/region3/lbnc16/ Don't forget to register to vote online. https://register.empowerla.org/council/28/ The Neighborhood Council online voter registration deadline is Sunday, April 10, 2016. If you missed the registration deadline, […]

L.A. Unified, Local District Northeast (NE) and Local District Northwest (NW) Invite you to meet L.A. Unified Superintendent Michelle King with Local District NE Superintendent Byron Maltez and Local District NW Superintendent Vivian Ekchian Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Pacoima Middle School Auditorium 9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 (Entrance on Kagel Canyon) 8:00 am […]

The 2nd Valley Transportation Summit is being held at CSUN on March 3rd will be an opportunity to continue the dialogue concerning transportation-related challenges and opportunities facing the San Fernando Valley. Please note the RSVP deadline of February 26th.  You may RSVP online via Eventbrite, linked here.

Metro is set to roll out a new pilot program for paid parking at nine stations and lots across the agency's transit lines. The Metro Board of Directors is expected to vote on the proposal in March. The agency-proposed test program would charge a minimal parking fee at nine rail stations where there a cumulative 4,753 […]

The City Council unanimously voted to approve a motion introduced by Councilmembers Krekorian and Nury Martinez to explore offering LA City employees four weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. The city leaders believe that paid parental leave would be a good way for the city to attract and […]

South Coast Air Quality Management Division sponsors an annual Leaf Blower Exchange Program that helps clean the air through the exchange of backpack leaf blowers. Commercial landscapers and gardeners operating within the South Coast Air Basin can exchange old, noisy, high-polluting backpack leaf blowers for new low-emission/low-noise backpack leaf blowers available at a discounted price. […]

Want to save water? Ready to tear out your lawn? Not sure where to begin? The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance is pleased to partner with LADWP, SELVA International, and Surfrider Foundation to offer FREE “Lawn Be Gone” Hands On Workshops (HOWs) on February 27 and March 5. Learn how to: tear out turf without chemicals; […]

SNL 2016: Employment Opportunities Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) is currently accepting applications for Summer Night Lights (SNL) program Site Coordinators. GRYD’s mission is to strengthen youth/young adult, family and community resilience to the influence of gangs by fostering public/private collaboration and supporting community-based prevention and intervention services. SNL […]