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CURRENT & NOTEWORTHY
FREE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING
Two Consecutive Saturdays - April 18 and 25, 2009
8:30am - 3:00pm
Olympic Community Police Station
1130 Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90006
To attend and for more information:
Mona Curry at the Emergency Management Department
(213) 473-9921 mona.curry@lacity.org
Refreshments served, RSVP, limited space.
Participants are asked to attend both sessions
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WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION
Public Scoping Meetings April 13 - 23
Additional Meeting on April 22
Draft Environmental Impact Study/Environmental
Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR) process.
Moving forward for analysis are:
Wilshire Subway (Alternative I);
Wilshire/West Hollywood Subway (Alternative II);
A No Build alternative; and
A Transportation Systems Management alternative.
The meetings provide the public opportunity to comment
on the project purpose, alternatives, and the potential
effects of construction and operation.
Agenda (all meetings)
Open House: 6 - 6:30 pm
Project Update Presentation: 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Question & Answer Session: 7:00 - 8 pm
Wilshire/Fairfax area: Monday, April 13, 6 - 8pm
LA County Museum of Art West
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Terrace Room, 5th Floor
Served by Metro lines 20, 720, 920, 217 and 780
Validated parking underground, 6th St and Ogden Dr
City of West Hollywood: Tuesday, April 14, 6 - 8 pm
Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd
Served by Metro Line 4
Free vehicle and bike parking on site
City of Beverly Hills: Thursday, April 16, 6 - 8 pm
Beverly Hills Public Library
444 N Rexford Drive, Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Served by Metro Lines 4, 14, 16, 704
Free 2-hour parking in adjacent structure
Westwood area: Monday, April 20, 6 - 8 pm
Westwood Presbyterian Church
10822 Wilshire Blvd
Served by Metro Lines 20, 720, 920
Free parking on site
Supplemental Scoping Meeting
Korea Town/Mid-Wilshire/Wilshire Center area:
Wednesday, April 22, 5 - 7 pm
Wilshire United Methodist Church
4350 Wilshire Blvd
City of Santa Monica: Thursday, April 23, 6 - 8 pm
Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd
Served by Metro Lines 4, 20, 33, 333, and 72 0
Validated vehicle and bike parking
For additional information or questions:
metro.net/westside or 213-922-6934 or Facebook
CERT COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Quarterly Division Training for Division 1
Tuesday, April 14, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Triage
Sign up: http://www.cert-la.com/quarterly-trainings.htm
We
offer one topic, three times, in three different locations
in Los
Angeles (once in each of our City Fire Divisions).
Div. 2 training will be on Tuesday, May 19 at Fire Station 5
Div. 3 training will be on Tuesday, June 23 at Fire Station 88
Quarterly Division Trainings are open to all CERT graduates.
CERT members must submit completed CERT
Volunteer Enrollment Forms prior to the event.
Thursday, April 23, 6:30-9:00 pm
Brandon Dean, LA County Dept of Public Health on public health emergencies, i.e., pandemic flu or bio-terrorism, and response. Representatives from the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters will help. PODs, "points of dispensing", for
emergency medications will be discussed.
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
LAPD Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section
will provide a special security briefing for LAFD CERT volunteers.
Detective Jack Gonzalez will do a presentation on Terrorism
Awareness to include a history of terrorism in the U.S.,
information on the LAPD Anti-Terrorism program,
and contact information.
All Division 1 Meetings at:
Fire Station 59
11505 Olympic Blvd, LA, CA 90064
(Olympic and Butler just west of the 405)
Enter on Butler and park inside the fire station yard.
The classroom is on the corner of Butler and Mississippi.
For information, contact Mike Stajura: cert@ucla.edu
CD 5 AND CITY ATTORNEY CANDIDATES FORUM
Skirball Center, April 30, 2009
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WEST LOS ANGELES REGIONAL LIBRARY
April Library Activities
For further information, call 310-575-8323
REMINDING STAKEHOLDERS TO INSPECT SEWER LINES
Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) requests that
stakeholders inspect their lateral sewer lines and correct
as necessary to avoid costly emergency repairs.
Aging laterals are susceptible to damage, i.e., tree
roots and debris can invade lines through cracks
or loose joints and restrict flow; the roots
can cause total collapse of over time.
Email questions to sewer.root@lacity.org
PlanCheckNCLA PLANNING INFORMATION/EDUCATION
Environmental Review Program
Historic Downtown Outreach Center
114 W 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
$5 donation to help defray program costs
Mark your calendars for coming PlanCheckNC Events
May 9, 2009 Education Program:
The General Plan Framework & Community Plans
For additional information about PlanCheckNC contact
Maggi Fajnor at maggi4F@gmail.com or
Cindy Cleghorn at cindy@cmprintmail.com
To receive notices about PlanCheckNC programs/events,
email: plancheckncla@gmail.com
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ARTS, CULTURE & ENVIRONMENT
Upcoming Events To Note In Your Calendar:
Every Thursday Night at 9 p.m. Kris Angelis
Performing live at the VCPA
446 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90291
For more about Kris Angels visit www.krisangelis.com
For more about the VCPA visit www.govcpa.org
Westside Education and Career Center
(our local LAUSD adult school)
Interesting, professionally taught, reasonably
priced adult education classes in our community
Over 20 sites from Westwood to the Palisades
Chair Exercise Class for Seniors
Stoner Park, Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For more information call 310-914-3565.
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SAFETY & SECURITY- LAPD
COMMUNITY ALERT - WLA MULTI-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDINGS TARGET
Unknown suspect(s) enter apartment buildings by following
delivery personnel or requesting permission to enter
via the intercom entry system. Suspect(s) utilize lock
pick tools to defeat door lock mechanism.
Residents should utilize the dead bolt lock as it takes
more time to unlock two locks. Do not allow access to
anyone via the intercom system that is a non-resident
or does not have business at the location.
For information, contact Detective Prosser, WLA Detectives: 310-575-8441
RESURGENCE OF MAILBOX THEFTS
There is a resurgence of thefts from mailboxes where the suspect has resorted to breaking into the mailboxes to remove victims' mail. This action usually precedes identity theft.
Please consider these options to protect your identity.
1. Pick up your mail at the post office
2. When you receive unwanted catalogs, call the company
to request being taken off their mailing list
3. Go to ZabaSearch.com and input your name to see what
information is available about you to the public.
You can request to have your information removed.
4. Check into companies that specialize in protecting
your identity, and sign up.
For further information, contact Sergeant David Podesta:
(310) 444-0743 or by email at 32305@lapd.lacity.org
LAPD TEXT TIP SYSTEM
Now you can text information to the LAPD
Click this link and learn all about it
WEST LAPD
AlertCommunity.com
The department-monitored website for posting
information about your neighborhood.
Example, an unfamiliar car parked on your street,
but no crime or reason to call the police;
Go to AlertCommunity.com and post the information:
make, license plate, time of day, etc.
As burglaries and thefts in the area are reviewed
LAPD checks the web site for any information
that they can follow up on from residents.
For information: Sergeant Podesta (310) 444-0743.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES
DISTRACTING ELDERLY VICTIMS
Burglaries in Pacific Palisades,
Westwood, and West L.A.
To report suspicious activity or share
information about these crimes, call the
24-hour toll free Detective Information Desk:
1-877-LAW-FULL (1-877-529-3855)
or the West Los Angeles Area Front Desk
at (310) 444-0701 or 444-0704
Basic Car 8A53 Senior Lead Officer Kirk All upcoming crime updates will be posted on our LAPD
website which you can log in at LAPDEPOLICING
You can get latest crime info
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EMAILS-TO-THE-EDITOR
Your comments, observations, opinions, etc. about items in the
West LA News or anything else in and about the neighborhood!
Now including Recommendations
from fellow stakeholders!
DISAPPEARING MAIL BOXES
You may have read about disappearing mail boxes on the West Side in the Los Angeles Times article March 18. No community input was solicited, and boxes were not thinned according to neighborhoods, but cleared entirely. According to the article, no information is available when patrons ask about their new nearest box.
The two closest blue boxes to me have been removed: Colby at Nebraska, and Missouri at Federal.
Those in Waxman's district whose boxes were removed are writing to their congressman. Maybe we should contact Jane Harman etc. for those disappearing in WLA.
Larry A. Taylor
SPCALA SPECIALTY/SPAY/NEUTER CENTER
I would like to introduce myself as the Practice Manager of spcaLA Specialty Spay/Neuter Center located at 5026 W. Jefferson Blvd. in Los Angeles. We are reaching out to local neighborhood councils and community groups in an effort to help local residents comply with L.A.'s new spay/neuter ordinances. We provide high quality, affordable spay/neuter services and vaccine, deworming and microchip appointments at our facility. We are open Monday-Thursday from 6:30 AM-6:00 PM, with surgeries in the mornings and vaccine appointments in the afternoons. We are also asking neighborhood groups if they might be able to provide a link to our website on their neighborhood websites.
If I can provide you with additional information or answer any questions you might have, please feel free to contact me via telephone or e-mail.
Respectfully,
Cheryl L. Anglin
Practice Manager
spcaLA Specialty Spay/Neuter Center
(323) 730-5303, ext. 280
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ONGOING - WLANC
Free WiFi at West L.A. Civic Center PlazaConnect to wlancwifi courtesy of WLANCWLANC Committee & Board of Directors Meetings Beautification/Farmers Market (Ad Hoc):as needed when announcedBoard of Directors: fourth Wednesday of month, 7:00 p.m.
Budget: as needed when announcedBylaws/Elections: as needed when announcedOutreach/Education: last Thursday of month, 6:00 p.m.
PLUM (Planning, Land Use Management): first Tuesday of month, 7:15 p.m.
Public Safety (Ad Hoc): as needed when announced
Traffic: as needed when announcedFor schedule changes and special meetings,
check www.wlanc.com for final times and dates
Meetings are held at:West L.A Neighborhood Council OfficeWLA Municipal Building1645 Corinth Avenue, West L.A., CA 90025Entrance on west side opposite Court House
Weekly Open Door Hour
Jay Handal, Chair of the West L.A. Neighborhood Council,keeps the WLANC office open every Sunday from 11 a.m. to noon for stakeholders to come to discuss issues that affect them.
Call to make an appointment: (310) 466-0645
Jay's email: jhandal@wlanc.comAll stakeholders are encouraged to help
improve the West Los Angeles neighborhood by joining a committee and helping to formulate the
issues and programs the Board will act on. Complete an
application form and send it to: info@wlanc.comFor information on committees, WLANC Committees
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STANDING RESOURCES
RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER
All Kinds of Electronics
Call about Free Pick-Up Program
California Recycles, Inc. · 310-478-3001 ext 101
DELAYED - The effective date of February 17, 2009 applies
only to some TV stations; the remaining will
transition
from analog to digital broadcasting between
March 14 and June
12, 2009.
Information available: http://www.dtv.gov
You can drop off your old TV without charge at
1932 Cotner Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Or call to arrange a pick up.
www.californiarecycles.com
DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION
METRO service information at 1-800-COMMUTE and
http://www.metro.net
More Information
WATER-USE RESTRICTIONS
New Water Conservation Ordinance
The New Restrictions
STATE LAW PROHIBITS 'SHARPS'
IN TRASH OR BY FLUSHING
READ all about it:
argonautnewspaper.com
SHOPPING CART RETRIEVAL
Call the number below to get rid of shopping carts
left on streets - it's a company that is paid to do it.
California Shopping Cart Retrieval Corporation (800) 252 - 4613
From Baila Romm of C-PAB
info.neighborhoodwatch@gmail.com
HELP FIGHT GRAFFITI
WLANC has an email to report graffiti
graffitiwla@aol.com
Note address of graffiti and report it ASAP!
HELPING RID THE CITY OF GRAFFITI
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To find out more about the West L.A. Neighborhood Council or to get involved in a committee, go to www.wlanc.com. You can also leave us a message at (310) 281-6116
or email us at info@wlanc.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
West L.A. Neighborhood Council
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