Mayor Garcetti Requests Extension of Public Comment Period in Bridge Redesign Process

Last month, we shared a story with you about the proposed redesign of the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge and the involvement of Neighborhood Councils in the public comment process. The Alliance of River Communities, representing fourteen Neighborhood Councils, passed a resolution in support of a more complete, multimodal streets approach to the project. Last night, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council also spoke out in support of a revised redesign process...

EmpowerLA is bringing you the latest on data visualization, and it's getting better by the week. First, we unveiled NC Viz Data, which offered a dynamic infographic with regional funding data. Then came the second stage of NC Viz Data, which breaks down the data at the Neighborhood Council level...

Mayor Eric Garcetti was joined by the leadership of the LAPD and the LAFD in honoring the latest class of volunteers to complete their Mayor's Crisis Response Team training which equips them to provide immediate on-scene crisis intervention, emotional support and referrals to victims and families involved in a traumatic incident...

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is developing a new, community-driven strategic plan and is teaming up with EmpowerLA to get the word out to members of the community. The first stop on the road tour was the Los Angeles Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (video) followed by a trek to the south for the Harbor Alliance of Neighborhood Councils...

Do Neighborhood Council boards have opinions on issues? Of course they do. Do Neighborhood Council boards express their opinions officially? According to last year's statistics, not very often. The City's 95 Neighborhood Councils in fiscal year 2012-2013 weighed in officially on issues through Community Impact Statements just 216 times. Indeed Neighborhood Councils have achieved many successes...

In 1993, the Los Angeles Police Department established the first official police-community relationship in the City of Los Angeles called Community-Police Advisory Boards. Twenty years later, there are 21 community policing stations in Los Angeles, each with a Community-Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) made up of volunteers who live and work in the neighborhoods they represent. C-PABs are the voice of...

The City is proposing to construct two new youth baseball fields within the existing Crystal Springs Picnic Area, located in Griffith Park. A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared for the proposed fields, with an alternative layout and an alternative site- North Atwater Park. The City is requesting input from responsible agencies, trustees, and other interested parties on the...