484 Million Opportunities

Foster cooperation are the first two words of RPNA's mission. We have 22,000 residents and hundreds of business owners and retail workers in the Rose Park Neighborhood. Our mission would be daunting except of course we are Rose Parkians.

How does an organization get 22,000+ people to cooperate and communicate? Keep doing what works. We've re-instituted the door to door flyers. One thousand are delivered approx. every 60-90days. We are regularly sending eblast - just like this one. And have our current events posted at East 7th and Temple. Of course the tree lighting - our annual success story - brought 100 folks out to sample cider and be a neighbor.

And doing things differently. In October we had an extremely successful Indie Business gathering and those folks want to keep getting together [contact info@rpna.org for more info]. In fact the tag line for 2015 is "Be a Neighbor". My calculation is, if each of us 22,000 connected to one other we'd have 484 million meet-ups. Nice.

Please join us:
Community Potluck at Red Leprechaun corner of Termino and Anaheim

Wed. Jan 21st at 7pm.

That's right a potluck - if you can, bring something to share. And, for Bike Route enthusiasts we'll have Steve Tweed from the City to discuss the future of the 6th St. Bike Route. Contact: David Clement teamdrclement@yahoo.com

heART of Rose Park - A Rose Park Art Gallery - to be held at LB Skate corner of Obispo and E7th.

On Friday Feb. 13th in the evening we will host our very first ever Art Gallery highlighting RP artists. Proceeds to go for mental health needs of homeless children. Contact: Tim Scanlon timothyascanlan@gmail.com

And that's just for Jan and Feb.for more events check our website calendar at rpna.org.

Please consider joining this effort to build our community by becoming a member. http://www.rpna.org/membership/ .

And help us expand our Facebook reach - encourage your friends, family and neighbors to 'like us'.

Announcement: Tai Chi Classes will begin

 Saturday, January 10th at 10:00 am.

Where: Rose Park (the intersection of Orizaba Avenue and 8th Street in Long Beach, 90804.

Who Will Be Teaching? Richard Harvey

What will you learn: Breathing Mindfulness, Liang Gong to open and warm up the body,

What are my qualifications? I am a 20-year practitioner with 8 years of teaching

* Improve Back Pain

* Improve Balance, Reflexes and

* Facilitate stroke Recovery

* Lower Blood Pressure

* Augment Cardiac Rehabilitation

* With Breast Cancer Recovery

* COPD

* Depression

* Fall Prevention

* Immune Function/Enhancement

* Memory Improvement

* Lower Stress

Please join us on Saturday Mornings at 10:00am at 8th Street and Orizaba in beautiful Rose

Often city meetings are held that may impact our neighborhood and we will try to notify you so you can attend, ecomment  or write to Suja with your comments.
 

Planning Commission Meeting

January 15, 2015 5:00pm

333 W. Ocean Blvd. Council Chamber

Planning Agenda

 There is an item on the Planning Commission Agenda this coming Thursday January 15th to reduce noticing requirements for public hearings city wide.  Noticing requirements were increased by emergency ordinance in 2007, and City Council approval of a new ordinance in 2009, to address residents concerns over lack of sufficient notice for discretionary hearings.

If adopted, this will be reducing the neighborhood notification mailing radius from 750 ft. to 300 feet, eliminating notification of tenants (only property owners would be notified), and instead of notice being given 14 days before the hearing date, that would be reduced to 10 days, with less time between submittal dates and hearing dates.  In addition, the size of the notice posted at the project would be reduced from 30x40 inches to 22x34 inches.

The Jan. 15th Agenda item states that these changes were requested by the City Council to save the City money.  However the 2009 Ordinance change stated:
"Fiscal Impact -Increased costs associated with the new requirements are paid by the applicants through the permit process. There is no net impact to the General Fund (GP)".

upcoming Jan 15th, 5 pm Planning Commission meeting at City Hall.  This will be the 3rd Agenda item.

email comments to:  suja.lowenthal@longbeach.gov

Click here to see application:    application document 

Are you an artist? Mixed Media (all forms of art/sculpture/photography) 

Please email timothyascanlan@gmail.com about participating in our

Big heART" show 
 

Check on our auctions at RPNA.ORG

We really hope you will support the auctions. Lots of local vendors are participating and not only will you get some cool stuff but you are supporting the neighborhood association.  Our banners on E. 7th are looking a little sad and there aren't any grants for them anymore. 

Here is an example of what's on the block:

Arts & Crafts Pottery (Vase)

For those who've been waiting....the Mills Act has been approved by the City of LB to be re-instated. Here is what the Gazette reported:

http://www.gazettes.com/news/long-beach-mills-act-tax-incentive-program-reinstated/article_d6594308-960d-11e4-97ca-27c42e8e095d.html
 

Our new t-shirts are sold at LB Skate on E. 7th, The UPS Store E. 7th & Redondo, by emailing info@rpna.org or by calling RPNA (562-368-4877) and soon they will be on our website.

Not only are they nice looking but you are supporting your Neighborhood Assn AND all the work done by RPNA for our Historic Districts.

Perfect for gifts at only $20.00
 

 Support ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (a legal charity) by buying on Amazon Smile.

Here's the link:  https://smile.amazon.com/

Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.

 Rose Park Neighborhood Association relies on voluntary membership annual dues. 

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