Neighbors Vow To Take Back Landa Steps
SILVER LAKE—Local residents living near the Landa Steps are asking the Los Angeles Police to put a stop to years of drug use, vandalism, auto break–ins and sex in parked cars.
Over 50 residents gathered in February at the top of the public staircase that connects Landa St. to Redesdale Ave. [...]
Billboard, Dark For Now
SILVER LAKE—Whoever said complaining doesn’t get you anywhere?
The digital billboard at the corner of Silver Lake Boulevard and Effie Street had raised particular ire from local residents who complained about the sign when it first went up two years ago.
But for more than a month now the billboard has ceased [...]
Incidences At Sunset Junction Have Community Worried
SUNSET JUNCTION—Two incidents near Sunset Junction have raised alarm about public safety in the area.
On Feb. 2nd, Gustavo Rodriguez, 42, was found dead on the 1100 block of Manzanita St. Police said they believe his death was the result of botched robbery.
According to Det. Harold DiCroce of the Los [...]
Relay For Life Set for June 5-6
GRIFFITH PARK—Relay For Life of Griffith Park Communities—Atwater Village, Franklin Hills, Los Feliz and Silver Lake—2010 will be held June 5th to 6th at the Mulholland Fountain.
Last year’s event raised $50,000 to support the research, education and services offered by the American Cancer Society.
The theme of this year’s event is [...]
Soter to Not Seek Re-Election
LOS FELIZ—Longtime Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) board member and chair of the GGPNC’s Parks, River and Open Space (PROS) Committee Bernadette Soter is not seeking reelection in the upcoming March 20th election.
A longtime environmental activist, Soter joined the GGPNC in 2004 as chair of the PROS committee. During [...]
People In My Neighborhood: The Prime of Mr. Steve Abee
SILVER LAKE—Steve Abee’s classroom at Thomas Starr King Middle School is a feast for the eyes. Student projects on “systems”—think: digestive, emotional, communication—line the walls. Dioramas and Day of the Dead alters for various well-known artists, perch atop cabinets and on shelves. Hundreds of words cover two huge dry erase [...]
Silver Lake Correspondent: Neutra Lecture Packs Silver Lake Library
SILVER LAKE—A standing-room-only crowd packed the community room of Silver Lake’s new library Sat., Feb. 13th to hear Dr. Raymond Neutra, youngest son of Richard Neutra, discuss: “From Vienna to Silver Lake: Why Richard and Dione Neutra Decided to be Americans.”
Dr. Neutra, with wife Peggy Bauhaus, read from correspondence between [...]
SLNC Denies Gateway Project
SILVER LAKE—Following an hour of emotional testimony from local residents—and heated debate between members of the board—the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council (SLNC) voted Feb. 3rd to recommend against allowing the Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center to undertake a construction project that would have added three beds to the residential [...]
