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General Manager's Update
I hope this newsletter finds you all well. It's exciting to have this opportunity to serve the Neighborhood Councils in the General Manager capacity. I'm honored and very thankful to Mayor Villaraigosa, the Neighborhood Council leaders and our staff for putting their trust in me. I'm also grateful for the time I worked with our former General Manager, BongHwan Kim, for the leadership lessons I learned from him these past 5 years. In my first week as General Manager, the staff has kindly been teaching me all the details about the ins and outs of the Department budget and the Neighborhood Council funding program to supplement the general foundation I had. I have great respect for the hard work our staff put in to make the program function while still supporting the Neighborhood Councils in the field, too. We'll be working together in these upcoming weeks to implement improvements so please stay tuned because we'd love your feedback as well.
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BongHwan's Last Day with the Elections Division
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Last Saturday, our elections team did a fantastic job administering the elections for Region 1 - the North East Valley. Much thanks to Stephen Box, our Elections Coordinator, and Glenn Bailey, the Independent Election Administrator, for their great leadership, and to the wonderful volunteers from Neighborhood Councils across the Valley who showed up to guarantee our elections success. We're getting ready for the next elections on September 8th in the North West Valley. I know that there have been some concerns about the background of candidates in this election cycle, and many have asked us to step in and disqualify candidates for their criminal records. We administer elections based on existing laws, which do not allow us to ban such candidates. Any changes involve action from the City Attorney's Office and likely, the City Council. In the meantime, if you don't think the candidates are right for your Neighborhood Council, then please get out into your community to recruit candidates and vote for those who want instead. I look forward to collaborating with you in the upcoming months, and I'm very touched by all the offers of support from everyone! Thank you and have a great weekend!!
 Best, Grayce Liu, Interim General Manager Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Empower Yourself. Empower Your Community. Empower LA.
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Neighborhood Council Elections: Beyond the Ballot Box
Voters in the Northeast Valley turned out for the first of 11 regional Neighborhood Council elections, exceeding expectations and raising the standard for participatory democracy...
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From Quiet Volunteer to Leading LAUSD Reform Firebrand
"Before I came out to the Neighborhood Council, I didn't even want to speak at meetings. I was active as a volunteer, but I didn't have a voice," explained Lydia Grant, of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council...
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This week, we hear from Charles Herman-Wurmfield of Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's Election Outreach team.
More Votes for Neighborhood Council Board than for Garcetti and LaBonge
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council aims to enlist a field of...
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 Call for Nominations for the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners' EmpowerLA Awards!
It's been ten years since the first Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles were founded and began pursuing their mission to promote more citizen participation in government, and make government more responsive to local needs. Through a decade of political, economic and social challenges the Neighborhood Council system grew and flourished..
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Upcoming Events
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PlanCheckNC Meeting
Sat, Aug 11th
10 am-1 pm
THE COMMUNITY EXCHANGE 114 W. 5th Street Los Angeles, 90013 ******** Citywide Congress of Neighborhood Councils Planning Meeting
Sat, Aug 11th
12:45 pm ENSANADA RESTAURANT 517 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, 90013******** Westside Regional Alliance of Councils Monthly Meeting Wed, Aug 15th 8am-10am DOLORES RESTAURANT 11407 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, 90025
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South Los Angeles Alliance of Neighborhood Councils Meeting
Thurs, Aug 16th
6:30-8:30pm
COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS
3731 Stocker - Suite 201
Los Angeles, 90008
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Contact Us
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Phone: (213) 978-1551
Fax: (213) 978-1751
Our New Address:
200 North Spring Street
20th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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2012 Election Info
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Independent Election Administrators (IEA)
Region 1- Sat, Aug 4th
Region 2- Sat, Sept 8th
Region 3- Sat, Sept 29th
Region 4-Thurs, Sept 20th
Kevin Taylor
Region 5- Sun, Sept 16th
Region 6- Thurs, Nov 15th
Region 7- Sat, Oct 6th
Region 8- Sat, Oct 13th
Region 9- Sat, Oct 20th
Region 10- Sat, Oct 27th
Region 11- Sun, Oct 28th
Region 12
How to Reach Us
Visit Us:
EmpowerLA
Elections Division
Van Nuys City Hall
14410 Sylvan St. 4th Fl
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Email Us:
Elections@EmpowerLA.org
Call Us:
Election Hotline
(818) 293-VOTE
(818.293.8683)
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