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. [...]
Local Neighborhood Council Polling Information and Locations
Polls open Saturday, March 20th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
GREATER GRIFFITH PARK:
Hollywood Lutheran Church, 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave.
ATWATER VILLAGE:
Christ’s Church at Griffith Park: Wilson Hall, 3852 Edenhurst Ave.
SILVER LAKE:
Silver Lake Recreation Center: Arts & Crafts Room, 1850 W. Silver Lake Dr.
Park Suffering From City Budget Crisis
Zoo May Slip From City Control
LOS FELIZ—As the city faces massive budget cuts and layoffs now totaling 4,000, Griffith Park, will be forced to cut services and programs. The Los Angeles Zoo will continue with cuts to services and reductions in staff, already in place since last summer, and faces [...]
2010 Summer Camp Guide
Summer is just a few months away, and sessions at local day and overnight camps are open for registration now. Planning ahead will ensure that you and your children get the programs and dates of your choice. For even more camps in the greater Los Angeles area, try the summer [...]
Former Scientologists Claim Abuse
LOS FELIZ—Six former members have claimed allegations of physical and emotional abuse against the Church of Scientology, including workplace abuse, forced detention, isolation from outside family and friends and coerced abortion.
The panelists—all of whom have left Scientology—also claimed the church made them sign “billion year” contracts—pledging the rest of their [...]
Representatives to be Decided at Three NC Elections
Representatives for the Greater Griffith Park, Atwater Village and Silver Lake neighborhood councils will be decided by voters March 20th. Following is a list of candidates, by council:
GREATER GRIFFITH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
District A
Laura S. Howe
Current board member Laura S. Howe, owner of Matrushka on Sunset, is running for a second [...]
NCs Not Spared In City Budget Crisis
LOS ANGELES—With budget cuts looming throughout many city agencies and departments, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, on Feb. 22nd proposed eliminating the Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), which oversees the city’s 89 neighborhood councils, and merging its functions with another faction of city government—the Community Development Dept.
The merger of the two departments [...]
BID’s Neiviller Resigns
LOS FELIZ—Former Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District (LFVBID) president from 2008-2009 and board member since 2003, Ermanno Neiviller resigned from his position at the board’s Jan. 13th meeting.
Citing personal reasons, Neiviller said in a later interview that he is “dead dog tired.”
“I’m just too busy, just too tired. If [...]
