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General Manager's Update
I hope this newsletter finds you well. This week was filled to the brim with final budget tweaks as we submitted our proposed FY 2014-2015 budget. A huge thanks to Mayor Garcetii's Budget and Innovation Team, our Funding Director, Armando Ruiz, and to the CAO, especially our analyst, Leah Chu, for working with me on the budget preparation. If you weren't able to catch our streaming presentation with the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates online on Monday, you can check it out here. The final budget is supported by the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates who also voted this past Tuesday to restore the Neighborhood Council yearly allocation to $50,000 so we have included that request in our proposed budget as well.
On Wednesday, the City Council took action to change the stakeholder definition and replace the factual basis stakeholder to the community interest stakeholder. The updated ordinance will take effect in late January. For those Neighborhood Councils whose Candidate Filings have already opened, we had already prepared language on the filing forms noting that this change would take effect to avoid as much disruption as possible (more info below). To save Neighborhood Councils time so they can focus on election outreach, we'll be working on updating all 95 Neighborhood Council bylaws with the new stakeholder definition so they will be ready to post once the ordinance is in effect.
As we come to the end of 2013, we wanted to acknowledge some of the accomplishments of Neighborhood Councils this year whether it was celebrating the VANC's 10 year anniversary or having elected leaders like City Controller Ron Galperin and Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell come from the Neighborhood Council system. It was exciting to see so check out the article below for more.
We'll be taking a break with our newsletter for the next two weeks and will be back in action on Friday, January 10th. Our office will be open for business though with the exception of December 25th and January 1st.
Our staff and I wish you very Happy Holidays and New Year with your loved ones, and we look forward to Empowering LA with you in 2014!
 Best,
Grayce Liu,
General Manager
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Empower Yourself.
Empower Your Community.
Empower LA.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday issued an Executive Directive establishing an Open Data initiative in the City of Los Angeles. Garcetti directed all City departments to collect data that they generate and prepare it for posting on a city website, which will go live in early 2014. Mayor Garcetti said, "This Executive Directive empowers Angelenos to participate in their government with greater understanding...
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There's another new neighbor on Nextdoor.com. This past week, Interim Fire Chief Featherstone announced that the Los Angeles Fire Department has joined the social network for neighborhoods to keep residents informed about important issues and better connect with the great neighborhoods throughout our city. Chief Featherstone is committed to connecting the LAFD with the communities it serves. Nextdoor.com...
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As 2013 nears its conclusion, I want to express my appreciation to you for making this year such a great one - and for the privilege of serving as your Los Angeles City Controller. Thank you for the trust you have placed in me to be your advocate, truth-teller, and problem solver. It is a job I both love and am so very grateful to have. There's no time to waste. Along with a great team, we're...
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The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and the City Attorney's Neighborhood Council Advice Division wish you a Happy Holidays and thank you for a great year of Empowering LA! It's an honor to serve the City of Los Angeles and an even great honor to partner with the 95 Neighborhood Councils that make LA the Capital of Civic Engagement in connecting LA's 4 million residents with their City hall. Thank...
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Happy Holidays from the Public Works Commission! On behalf of LA's Public Works Commission and the hardworking city workers at the Bureaus of Street Services, Sanitation, Street Lighting, Engineering, and Contract Administration as well as the Office of Community Beautification, Happy Holidays and thank you for a great year of civic engagement and partnership! The last six months have been an exciting...
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On Wednesday, December 18, 2013, LA's City Council voted unanimously to approve CF 12-1682, changing the name and definition of the Factual Basis Stakeholder to Community Interest Stakeholder, defined as those who have a "substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood Council's boundaries." The ordinance now goes to the Mayor for his signature and then must be posted before... >>> continue reading
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Over the last three months, EmpowerLA has been working with Nextdoor.com to partner on engaging new stakeholders and connecting them with the City of Los Angeles and their local Neighborhood Council.. In those three months, the number of Nextdoor.com neighborhoods has grown from 292 to 794, an increase of 254%! The number of Nextdoor.com members in LA grew from 8133 to 21,857, an increase of 268%!...
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LAPD's Operations-Valley Bureau is hosting a "State of Public Safety in the Valley" Town Hall in Van Nuys City Hall on January 29, 2014 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and features LAPD Deputy Chief Villegas. The LAPD invites all 34 Neighborhood Council Presidents and the NC Public Safety Liaisons to join them in a look at the past, present, and future of public safety in the San Fernando Valley. EmpowerLA...
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The latest round of NC Viz Data takes a look at stats for the Outreach and Communications Team, tracking metrics on a weekly basis and doing a 6 month comparison for some of them. The first graph shows website visits, unique visits, and page views and compares it to 6 months ago. The second graph gives detail on the number of Neighborhood Council Board members that have taken their Ethics and Funding...
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I hope our newsletter finds you well and I also hope that the hecticness of the holiday season does not keep you from finding some quiet time to sit back and think about your accomplishments during this soon to be, past year. It is important to reflect on 2013 and our successes and challenges and equally important is to impart our best practices and lessons learned onto all those that want and need... >>> continue reading
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EmpowerLA's Outreach and Communications Team wishes you happy Holidays and thanks you for being such great partners in civic engagement. Over the last year, EmpowerLA's newsletter has seen its distribution grow 350% and this edition is the 50th of the year with 677 articles, countless calendar postings, and a Council File Hot Sheet that makes it easy to track the issues that resonate in our communities....
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The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners is creating an outreach task force to gather and develop best practices for Neighborhood Council outreach and is seeking leaders with outreach and/or public relations experience. Those with extensive Neighborhood Council experience as well as those who are newer to the system are encouraged to participate. To nominate yourself, contact your region's Commissioner...
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ECWA Outreach Chair, Yvonne Ellett, shares the day's clear view with Congressmember Karen Bass and South LA Budget Advocates Darlene Atkins and Danielle Lafayette. Fifty years ago on Saturday, December 14, 1963 the Baldwin Hills Dam failed at 3:38 in the afternoon. City services and volunteers mobilized to evacuate homes and businesses. Empowerment Congress West (ECWANDC) was proud to co-sponsor a...
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and Million Trees L.A. will be presenting an art exhibit entitled DEEP ROOTS: ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS OF EARTH MONTH from April 4, 2014 to April 20, 2014 in the historic Pico House Gallery, in celebration of Earth Month and to highlight the city's growing urban forest. Artists are asked to submit two and/or three-dimensional work that interpret themes of... >>> continue reading
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Los Feliz Neighborhood Council celebrates a 2013 A huge thank you to all the volunteers who made the inaugural year of our Council Day of Service a success! Collectively we logged well over 200 volunteer service hours. We made fantastic new friends and had a blast making Los Feliz an even better place. Here's a look back at 2013. Because of YOU, this year we: Planted flowers and landscaped the front...
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Sunday Library Hours The Los Angeles public libraries are now opening on Sundays. The restoring of the library hours on Sunday was made possible by the voter-approved Measure L. "With voters' overwhelming support for Measure L and nearly 14 million people visiting our 73 libraries in a year, it's clear that Angelenos love their libraries. Beginning January 2014, children, teens and adults will...
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DEADLINES
10 days after your
December NC Board Meeting
November Monthly Expenditure Reports due
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UPCOMING
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Happy New Year!
January 1, 2014
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NC-DWP Advocacy Committee
Sat, Jan. 4
Time 8:45 - 10 am
DWP Cafeteria Meeting Room, Level B
111 N. Hope St.
Los Angeles 90012
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Sat, Jan. 4
Time 10 am - 1 pm
DWP Cafeteria Meeting Room, Level B
111 N. Hope St.
Los Angeles 90012
********Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Regular Meeting
Tues, Jan. 7Time 6 - 9 pmSherman Oaks Elementary Charter14755 Greenleaf St. Sherman Oaks 91403******** Harbor Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (HANC) Meeting (RESCHEDULED)
Wed, Jan. 8 Time 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Kaiser Permanente Way Harbor City - Community Outreach Portables 25965 Normandie Ave. Harbor City 90710******** Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (VANC) Meeting
Thurs, Jan. 9Time 6:30 - 9:00 pmSherman Oaks Hospital,
Doctor's Conference Room
4929 Van Nuys Blvd.
Sherman Oaks 91403 ******** PlanCheck NC Meeting
Sat, Jan. 11 Time 10 am - 12 noon
Location TBA
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