April 7th, 2012 10:00 AM 1-11 years old Magic Show at 10:00 AM Egg Hunt immediately to follow Please join us for crafts, special entertainment, face panting, egg hunt, giveaways, pictures with our very own Peter Cottontail, snacks, and more! Be sure to bring your own basket. Balboa Sports Center 17015 Burbank Blvd. Encino, CA […]

Cracked, broken-down streets are something that affects every one of us every day and repairing and maintaining them is a core City service. This is why Councilman Englander is launching a special April Pothole Project. The Bureau of Street Services usually fills potholes within 24 hours, but they need to know where they are.  The […]

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 […]

On March 31, Los Angeles Animal Services's amnesty for dog licenses will end. If you have a dog that is not yet licensed or who has a license that has expired, act now and avoid late fees and penalties. For detailed information on the application or re-registering, please visit http://www.laanimalservices.com

Families, children, and residents of all ages get a chance to meet Sanitation collection truck drivers and staff, enjoy truck demonstrations and facility tours, as well as receive information about recycling and a host of Sanitation services.The 2012 dates, locations and new times are: Saturday, April 28, 2012 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. East Valley […]

We cleaned up Balboa Blvd. from Cohasset to Valerio St. Click here to see the photos from this and other community beautification events.

Metro reports that all northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway between Getty Center Drive and Ventura Blvd. will be closed at midnight tonight, Friday, March 2, as crews begin work on the Mulholland Bridge. They will start closing lanes as early as 10:00 pm, and all lanes will closed by midnight. Some ramps will be […]

Councilman Mitchell Englander's staff is consolidating their Northridge and Chatsworth offices into a single location in Chatsworth. The new District Office address is: 9207 Oakdale Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 The new office will be more centrally located in our District. In addition to housing their District operations, staff offices, constituent services and meetings, the new office will […]

Billingsley Room (formerly Billingsley’s Restaurant) 6550 Odessa Ave, Lake Balboa, CA (between Vanowen and Victory at the at the South end of Van Nuys Airport) Please join your Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council for our first meeting at the Billingsley Room. Wednesday – March 7, 2012 6:30 PM This will be the place to find out […]

Want to tell the mayor how the city's money should be spent?  Click here for a brief video created by Neighborhood Council members about the importance of the Mayor's Budget Survey.  The deadline is quickly approaching; the last day for participate in the budget survey is Monday, February 27th. The link to the Mayor's 2012 […]

BUDGET SURVEY RESULTS are being presented...and lots more. All LA stakeholders invited. Two Deputy Mayor's are attending. Event runs from 8:30 am - Noon. Please RSVP to joseph.hari@lacity.org or call 310-479-3823.

February 21st is the only LAUSD Re-Districting Community Meeting to be held in the San Fernando Valley (Covered by Districts 3 and 6). Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6pm Sepulveda Middle School Auditorium (Evans Hall) 15330 Plummer St. North Hills, CA 91343 Click here for the LAUSD district maps that are approved for the public's input. […]

Dear Neighbor, Draft boundaries have been drawn for all 15 Los Angeles City Council districts. You may view the draft maps here: http://redistricting2011.lacity.org/LACITY/draftMap.html The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission is holding seven public input hearings prior to releasing the final maps. FIVE of these hearings have already taken place. Before new City Council maps […]

Do you know of a special place that has architectural, historical, social, or cultural significance in your neighborhood? Visit MyHistoricLA.org to share your ideas! MyHistoricLA.org is a program of SurveyLA, the citywide Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey project (www.surveyla.org). MyHistoricLA.org is a new and innovative public participation tool that allows you to contribute information about […]

The City Council took action in support of Councilman Krekorian's recommendation that NC elections not be postponed until 2014, but be available in Fiscal Year 2012-13. The next step will be deciding how to pay for it. The Department was asked to report back to Council on a plan to administer elections along with a […]

It's that time again to recycle your Christmas tree! Before recycling your tree, please remove all decorations, tinsel, and stand. Trees must be cut in half, stands removed, and placed in the green yard trimmings container, or if you are unable to cut in half, place your tree at the curb for collection. The Bureau […]

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From CD12... On Nov. 2, CD12 co-authored a motion calling for more local control and accountability to help improve Van Nuys airport, together with Councilman Tony Cardenas. The Valley is overdue for a positive change to focus on improving Van Nuys Airport. The Airport is one of the nation's busiest general aviation airports, used by […]