The results of the Community Budget Survey are in and can be viewed on-line at: https://www.mayor.lacity.org/budget/mayfy0910.htm.  The Lake Balboa NC area is a part of the South Valley report.

Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council is holding a community emergency preparedness meeting Saturday, March 14 in Van Nuys. Skip Tribble of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the Van Nuys Airport will be the guest speaker. He will discuss some of the emergency preparedness efforts and plans at Van Nuys Airport. The […]

Our apologies for a printing error in our February Neighborhood News flyer. The last line of the article on trash bins should read: "If you have any questions, call 1-800-773-2489 or 311." We also need to clarify the regulations about times the trash bins should be curbside. The information in the flyer came directly from the Bureau […]

The City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation invites you to join the "Make A Difference Committee." We are planning to create a hands-on group of responsible individuals to solve Lake Balboa issues. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Abel Perez: (818) 756-8190.

Our community of Lake Balboa is the home of the best Special Education Center, helping elementary school children with severe disabilities. The West Valley School is located between Valley Alternative School and the LAUSD District 1 Offices. Jean Brown, the District 1 Superintendent and/or other LAUSD administrators are looking at the possibility of closing the […]

Although it has gone unnoticed by many people who live in Lake Balboa, on November 2, 2007, the Los Angeles City Council officially renamed our community from Van Nuys to Lake Balboa.  Click here for a link to the official motion passed by the City Council.  The Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council is sponsoring an event […]

This proposal meeting is in regards to the installation of the first Universal Access Baseball Field in the City of Los Angeles. It will be located at Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park in the Sepulveda Basin. December 10, 2008 at 6:30 pm Sepulveda Garden Center 16633 Magnolia Blvd. Encino, CA 91406 For more information, contact […]

Photo by Bernard Falkin. Click photo above for a large, hi-res version. Press Release – Lake Balboa, California – October 5, 2008 When the ‘Big One’ comes, Lake Balboa will be prepared.  Almost one hundred fifty citizens made Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley safer this Sunday when LAFD CERT Commander Stacy Gerlich graduated the city’s […]

DISASTER:  Up to 21 million Southland residents asked to take part in quake rehearsal. By Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer PASADENA -- The magnitude 7.8 earthquake rips for three minutes across Southern California, sparking 1,600 fires, damaging 300,000 buildings and causing $213 billion in economic losses. When the dust settles, 1,800 residents lie dead among the […]