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Good Times And MORE!
Art and Spring go hand in hand. Here are a couple of opportunities to enjoy art. One is a local event and the other is curated by a neighbor, Tony Clark.
Every Thursday morning at 9 a.m. there's yoga at the Basant Lodge.
Joy Efron shared a valuable link to a new CPR method - click the link and watch the video (in the right hand column).
Your presence is needed at the PLUM Committee hearing on Tuesday, 4/17.
Basically, there's something for everyone in this Spring Time newsletter.
Enjoy!
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Spring Neighborhood Meeting - Thursday 4/19 at 7 p.m.
 Beachwood Canyon Neighborhood Association's Spring Meeting Thursday, April 19th at 7 p.m. Come get information on local issues like crime, traffic, and more. Invited guests are representatives from the City Council office, West Traffic, and Hollywood Police.
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Come ONE and ALL!
 | | Density isn't called for in Hollywood! |
The Los Angeles City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) will meet again on Tuesday, April 17th at 2 p.m. in room 340 of City Hall.
It's important that PLUM send the Hollywood Community Plan Update back to the Department of City Planning. The data is inaccurate, and they are planning to force density (this means lots of people in little housing units) in the form of new development along Hollywood Blvd without any plans or funds to build up our emergency response systems and our dilapidated infrastructure. There is no mobility plan in the Hollywood Community Plan Update.
There exists much information about outlines of the numerous flaws in this plan on the website, SaveHollywood.org.
Please show up and tell PLUM to send this plan back to the Planning Department. We aren't doing well with the density we now have. Ask them to put "community" into the Hollywood Community Plan!
If you need parking instructions or want to carpool, send email to info@beachwoodcanyon.org.info@beachwoodcanyon.org.
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Mt Lee - Communication Breakdown
by George Abrahams  | | "This vital communication hub on Mt. Lee was offline for a full 12 hours on Tuesday, April 3rd. |
This Daily News article highlights the extreme vulnerability within our communication system - the very system that makes 911 calls save lives, gets fire engines to your home on time, and allows seamless communication between officers, dispatch, etc. This vital communication hub on Mt. Lee was offline for a full 12 hours on Tuesday, April 3rd due to an accident during the testing of a back-up generator. Mayor Villaraigosa attempted to downplay the significance of the communication failure, the magnitude was significant. Councilman Mitch Englander of the 12th Council District, blamed Tony Royster, the General Services Department General Manager, for the error and is even calling for his head on some bureaucratic platter. The real fault is with the mayor and the city council. They are responsible for the absence of a fully redundant emergency communication system. While they have been wasting money on pet projects and busy diverting the tax base increment to failed, money-losing CRA projects, our infrastructure has been badly neglected. I suggest anyone living in Hollywood or Los Angeles, for that matter, do two things right now: 1) Write to Councilmember.Englander@lacity.org and tell him not to get rid of Royster! This man is being made a scapegoat. There's no value in adding one more person to the unemployment lines. The City Council and Mayor should take full responsibility for this event. 2) Write a letter to Sharon.Gin@lacity.org in the City Clerk's office. Refer to file number 12-0303. This is one more example of why we need to oppose the increased density element of the Hollywood Community Plan Update. Our inadequate infrastructure cannot support the development we currently have. For this and the original link to the Daily News article, go to SaveHollywood.org. http://www.savehollywood.org/?p=747 | Return to top
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 CD4 City Council office issued this notice within their newsletter dated April 6, 2012. Click on the photo to see the full text of the article. Here's a summary: The National Park Service biologists from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area captured a mountain lion in Griffith Park on March 28. They made a profile of the animal, collected blood and tissue samples, gave it a collar and released the animal at the capture site. They named the lion P-22 (Puma 22). He's approximately three years old. They have known for some time that a mountain lion was here because of their motion-sensitive cameras placed in remote areas in Griffith Park. SMMNRA is tracking the movements of five mountain lions in this large region - from Pt. Magu to Los Padres National Forest, to Griffith Park. Mountain lions need a large space to survive, often making up to 250 square miles their home turf. Because Griffith Park is so small, they don't expect to see P-22 for long. Mountain lions are solitary animals and sightings are extremely rare. Out of an abundance of caution, when on a trail, keep small children close to you and dogs on leash. If you do encounter a mountain lion, make yourself appear as intimidating as possible by yelling, waving your arms, and even throwing objects. Slowly back away and allow the mountain lion a path to move away. | |
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Art Exhibition Wrap Party April 14, 6 - 9 pm
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Village Arts and Crafts Sale, Saturday, May 12
 The Hollywoodland Homeowners Association is planning the annual Arts and Crafts Sale.
Saturday, May 12th, from 10 am - 5 pm
At The Village Green
Are you an artist? Would you like to be included?
Write to yvonnewestbrook@sbcglobal.net
In the subject line, type "Village Arts and Crafts Sale" and include photos of your creations.
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Reminder: 3rd Annual Charitable Hollywood Hike for My Friend's Place
Saturday, April 14th at 7:45 a.m. 
Neighbors and friends will hike up Mt. Lee and end with a stunning "Behind-the-Letters" view of the Hollywood Sign.
And it's all for a great cause!
Participation is easy. Simply make a tax-deductible gift in any amount to My Friend's Place, a nonprofit drop-in center serving homeless youth in Hollywood. 
Learn more at www.myfriendsplace.org.
When: Saturday, April 14th, 2012. Meet at 7:45 AM.; hike starts promptly at 8:00.
Where: Hollyridge Trail Head. Due to parking congestion, please carpool. We highly recommend parking on Beachwood Drive and walking up the dirt road to the trailhead located at the dirt parking lot halfway between Hollyridge Drive and Sunset Ranch.
Destination: The top of Mt. Lee behind the Hollywood Sign
Cost: Your tax-deductible gift to My Friend's Place.
Suggested gift: $25-$50 per group, though any amount is welcome. Please bring checks payable to My Friend's Place on hike day.
RSVP: Send email to Hollywoodhike@gmail.com
While an RSVP is not required to participate, weather delays and other updates will be sent via email, so we encourage you to register.
Note: Hiking can be strenuous exercise. Please come prepared and bring water.
 | | Last year we had a great turn out - let's do it again! |
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Reminder: 2nd Annual Hike for the Homeless
Come and hike on Saturday, April 28th in the beautiful Griffith Park to raise money and awareness for men, women and children who are experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles area. This is the second year of Hike for the Homeless. All proceeds will benefit the Society of St Vincent de Paul's Cardinal Manning Center; a shelter in the Skid Row area of downtown LA. Your participation will directly help families move out of Skid Row into permanent housing, so come HIKE! 
Hike starts at 8:15 a.m. and Councilmember Labonge will lead it. Hike Registration will start at 7am on Saturday, April 28th, 2012. There will be an Opening Ceremony and then the Hike will start at 8:30 a.m.
Registration fee:
Adults: $30, Students/Youth (under 21): $20, Pets on leash: $5
Group rates and incentives available.
For information and registration, go to Hike4TheHomeless.com or call 213-229-9963.
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Yoga on Beachwood
 With Steven Freedman Besant Lodge, 2560 No. Beachwood Dr. Thursday mornings, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Mixed level class - beginners and advanced students are welcome. Steven is a well-known and much beloved yoga teacher who has been teaching since 1982. Many yoga students know him from his classes at the Larchmont Center for Yoga (now Yogaworks) where he taught for well over two decades.
Steven takes a general Hatha practice, refines it with the precision of the Iyengar method and energizes it with flow. His goal is to enhance awareness of body alignment in the pose, and thereby awaken the intelligence within. Whether just beginning or more advanced, Steven's classes offer a solid foundation with challenges to meet your personal level. Class pricing: Single class $12 5 class series $55 10 class series $100 Please bring your mat. Some props (belts, blankets, blocks) available on site. "This is a real coup -- to have a teacher of Steven's caliber offering classes in "our backyard'. I have been a student of his for over 10 years and would highly encourage everyone to check him out!" - Sandra Rabbin, longtime Beachwood resident
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4-Month-Old Puppy Needs a Home
 This puppy is about four months old. He's very playful, very sweet, very socialized, house broken, and very adorable. I think he is a Shepard/Boxer mix with very short brown and black fur. He's got a boxer face with shepherd markings.
Also, he's cuddly and very smart. This sweet puppy needs a home!
Contact Eda: edaghallinan@gmail.com
 | | Cuddly, smart, housebroken, and ready for a new home. |
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