Is Affordable Housing Happening?

Is Affordable Housing Happening?ARE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH PROPOSTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WORKING?People living on the street are visible everywhere, and the situation is only getting worse. Recently, the City and County of Los Angeles have taken extra steps toward fighting the issue of homelessness, a problem that has been growing for more…

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City Attorney Sues FAA. Mayor Garcetti Supports Activists

City Attorney Sues FAA. Mayor Garcetti Supports Activists{jcomments off}In 2016, communities from Santa Monica to downtown LA - including Mar Vista, Culver City, and West Adams - began to notice an increase in overhead flights. At that time flights over West Adams were suddenly at approximate altitudes of 5,500 feet traveling in a narrow one-lane path.  At…

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JUNE '19 NEXTGEN AIRLINE HIGHWAY CRISIS UPDATE

The fight between City Los Angeles officials, activists and the  Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) Round Table with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), over the FAA's program Nextgen, continues on several fronts. City Attorney Mike Feurer and a group of lawyers dedicated to this issue, have a window of opportunity…

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CICLAVIA COMING TO WEST ADAMS & MID-CITY

CICLAVIA COMING TO WEST ADAMS & MID-CITYJust in time to kick off summer. On June 30, CicLAvia will roll through Mid-City, Arlington Heights, Angelus Vista, Harvard Heights and Pico Union neighborhoods as the route travels Venice Blvd, 7th Ave. and Washington Blvd.CicLAvia, a nonprofit organization, closes streets to cars and opens them up for people…

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APRIL '19 NEXTGEN AIRLINE HIGHWAY CRISIS UPDATE JUNE'19

The NextGen airline highway which the Federal Aviation Administration has foisted on communities across the country has been getting worse and worse in the West Adams. lower Mid-City and Jefferson Park communities.In the last month the average altitude of the planes flying directly overhead these neighborhoods has gone from…

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JUNE '19 NEXTGEN AIRLINE HIGHWAY CRISIS UPDATE

The NextGen airline highway which the Federal Aviation Administration has foisted on communities across the country has been getting worse and worse in the West Adams. lower Mid-City and Jefferson Park communities.In the last month the average altitude of the planes flying directly overhead these neighborhoods has gone from…

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, WHAT DO YOU SEE?Yet another homeless person in your neighborhood...or do you see a homeless person creating shelter outside an empty church? City Hall's answer to homelessness seems to begin and end with "affordable housing" a solution that exists down the road.Part of that solution is to force developers of new…

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HOW AIRBNBS CONTRIBUTE TO THE AFFORDABILITY AND DISPLACEMENT CRISIS

HOW AIRBNBS CONTRIBUTE TO THE AFFORDABILITY AND DISPLACEMENT CRISISThanks to your landlord taking advantage of the CA State Ellis Act (1985), you lost your apartment back in 2014. He claimed he wanted to take his building off the rental market and move some of his family members into the two units that were once homes for you and…

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The 2nd Annual 'Walk on Washington'

The 2nd Annual 'Walk on Washington'The United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council (UNNC) and the Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association are partnering again for the 2nd Annual Walk On Washington along the Washington Blvd. business corridor of Arlington Heights, Angelus Vista and Western Heights. The event is scheduled for May 4, 2019, from noon to 5 pm and…

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Answering the Call

Answering the CallWhy a Returned Phone Call Can Make a World of Difference to a VoterCouncil District 10 (CD10) is the primary bridge between City government and the needs of the constituents residing in that district. The councilmember for CD10 is the official elected by the residents of that district to represent…

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Established in August of 2008 by writerartist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.

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