Neighborhood Councils

Neighborhood Councils Get A Break - For Now

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 22:45; Written by Chelsea Cody

After a lengthy period of public comment the City Council Tuesday granted the Neighborhood Councils a momentary reprieve from cuts. The council moved to send Neighborhood Council issues to the Education and Neighborhoods Committee chaired by Councilman Paul Krekorian.

Bylaws Revisited

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Saturday, 19 December 2009 00:14; Written by John Kim

LA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SYSTEM By John Kim As you may have heard, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners is re-examining the issue of NC bylaws and how to rationalize them at a system-wide level during this unique moment in the NC system’s history. The financial trouble that the City currently faces, and…

Neighborhood Councils’ Future: Do-It-Yourself and Vote-by-Mail Elections

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Saturday, 19 December 2009 00:02; Written by Stephen Box

BOXSOAP By Stephen Box Neighborhood councils may soon have the opportunity to opt in for Vote-by-Mail (VBM) services for the upcoming City Clerk-run board elections, but, in a sign of the times to come, NC's will have to find an outside vendor and then will have to pay for the services…

Top 4 Misconceptions about LA’s Neighborhood Council System

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Friday, 18 December 2009 23:47; Written by Greg Nelson

EMPOWERMENT REPORT By Greg Nelson 1. “Neighborhood councils are just advisory and need real voting power in order to be effective.” If neighborhood councils were to have decision-making voting power, such as over land use matters, the Federal Voting Rights Act would essentially abolish the councils. Boundaries could no…

MINC Sponsors Waystation for Great LA Walk at Atomic

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Sunday, 15 November 2009 09:21; Written by Bruce Durbin

The Mid City Neighborhood Council is going to sponsor a "Water & Supply Station" for the Great LA Walk. We will be setting up a table outside the Atomic Cafe, located at 5001 W. Washington Blvd. (on Washington, a block west of La Brea). We will have free bottled water,…

Mid City Neighborhood Council MINC

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Sunday, 30 August 2009 08:33; Written by Dianne Lawrence

To go to MINC website click here PRESIDENT, Allan DiCastro For over 5 years now, I have been directly involved in MINC. First as a non-board member (i.e.; stakeholder), then as Vice President and now as President of MINC. I see that every decision this community makes has a long term impact. The depth & breadth…

What Is A Neighborhood Council and Why Should You Care?

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 11:22; Written by Dianne Lawrence

Interview by Dianne Lawrence Did you know that your Neighborhood Council has been given $45,000 by the city to help you improve your community? In 1999, a new City Charter, approved by the voters, created The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (D.O.N.E.) dedicated to creating and empowering a new city entity…

Resident Steps UP

Details: Category: Neighborhood Councils; Published on Monday, 29 November 1999 16:00; Written by Ernie Mixon

Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council I'm an ex Council Chairman of our Council and a lifelong member of my community. I firmly believe in community activitism above just talk. I am currently not on the board but I am a concerned stakeholder within our council. We meet the last…

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Neighborhood Councils Get A Break - For Now

Bylaws Revisited

Neighborhood Councils’ Future: Do-It-Yourself and Vote-by-Mail Elections

Top 4 Misconceptions about LA’s Neighborhood Council System

MINC Sponsors Waystation for Great LA Walk at Atomic

Mid City Neighborhood Council MINC

What Is A Neighborhood Council and Why Should You Care?

Resident Steps UP

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