September 2013 Newsletter

September, 2013 Newsletter

City Sponsored Tourist Van Idea on Hold

Vocal neighbors filled the Transportation Committee chambers at City Hall on Wednesday, August 28 to explain their objections to Tom Labonge's van proposal. The subject is being "held in committee" for studies. We'll let you know how this develops.

Meanwhile, the council office is working with neighborhood leaders to identify boundaries for a broad preferential parking district for Beachwood. The Transportation Committee heard testimony from neighbors that illustrated an overall support of the plan with the condition that the district be inclusive. The idea of making Beachwood a preferential parking district would cause parking on Hollyridge and Rodgerton to become impossible. Leaders are meeting with City staff on September 10 to discuss proposed boundaries for the district. We'll keep you posted.

The sentiment in the room was that of unified support among the neighbors and the various neighborhood group leaders for preferential parking if broadly applied and against the city sending additional vehicles (vans) up Beachwood.

Meanwhile, the lower checkpoint has been discontinued and traffic enforcement continues to monitor and control traffic at the very top of Beachwood on the weekends only.

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Beachwood Canyon Neighborhood Association Fall Meeting
Monday, September 16th at 7 p.m.

We are anticipating Assemblymember Mike Gatto as his office requested a space on our agenda. Other topics will be local issues like a crime report from our Senior Lead Officer and a tourism update from community leaders. We are inviting Council District 4 to attend as well as West Traffic.

Meeting Monday September 16 at 7 p.m.
Beachwood Cafe, 2695 Beachwood Dr.

This Fall we will meet at the Beachwood Cafe courtesy of owner, Patti Peck. Please be on time. Light refreshments will be served!

Your attendance is important at these meetings. We need to hear your comments and suggestions to make these discussions productive and meaningful.

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TOUCHES OF SWEET HARMONY

On September at 7th at 7 p.m., Symphony In The Glen joins forces with the exciting Independent Shakespeare Company (ISC) to present:

"Touches of Sweet Harmony" This is a unique pairing of the Bard's immortal words with the music of Prokofiev, Sibelius, Holst, Faure, Shostakovich, Gabrieli, Elgar and Respighi, as well as Yale's own Cole Porter!

Performed by members of the ISC acting company and the Symphony In The Glen Strings under the direction of Maestro Arthur B. Rubinstein, the concert will take place at the Old Zoo in Griffith Park. Admission is free.

Bring your kids, a blanket, and a picnic and enjoy the world's most sumptuous words and music under the stars.

For details and directions, please visit:

www.symphonyintheglen.org

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Los Feliz Village Street Fair Coming to Hillhurst - September 7

The Los Feliz Business Improvement District presents the 20th Annual Los Feliz Village Street Fair, to be held Saturday, September 7. The event will be on Hillhurst Avenue from Franklin Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard. For more information, visit losfelizvillagestreetfair.com.

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Kurt Reichenbach Sings the Sammy Cahn Songbook - Celebrate Local Talent!

Click on flier to view video

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Legal Action - Stop the Millennium Update

Legal Action:

The Notice of Determination for the Millennium project was filed on July 30th so, the deadline for filing the lawsuit to stop this project is Wednesday, August 28th, 2013.

Fundraising:

Volunteers at StopTheMillenniumHollywood.org are pursuing the creation of a video to launch a Crowd Funding campaign through Indiegogo. We're looking for a diverse cross section of people to participate in the video, particularly those under 30 years old.

Please reply to BeachwoodCanyon@sbcglobal.net with suggestions for participants and we will coordinate with them for Lights, Camera, Action and Fundraising! Meanwhile, we need to continue the fundraising, including getting the word out to those who have not yet donated.

Please ask your friends to go to StopTheMillenniumHollywood.org and donate TODAY!

We remain focused on the issues:

Skyscrapers in the heart of Hollywood - TOO MASSIVE

Building Skyscrapers on Active Earthquake Fault - TOO DANGEROUS

Adding 20,000 to 30,000 car trips per day to the area - TOO MUCH

Ignoring local and State opposition - ARROGANT

Hiding information from the public - CRIMINAL

The only way this will happen is with TEAMWORK.

FrontPage Online Article:

http://www.thefrontpageonline.com/articles1-13306/iTimesiMinimizesMilleniumScandalGrandJuryProbeNeeded