Neighborhood councils

Two neighborhood councils are meeting next week. District Council 5 meets at 7 p.m. March 21 in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center Conference Room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items include the Great Falls Clinic, NeighborWorks…

Two neighborhood councils meet from March 14 to 18 Two neighborhood councils are meeting next week. Ward Council 7 meets at 7 p.m. on March 14 in the Gibson Room at the Civic Center. Agenda items include committee reports,…

Two neighborhood councils meet from February 28 to March 4. District Council 6 meets at 7 p.m. on March 2 at the Sunnyside School Library. Items on the agenda include District Court Judge David Grubich, County Attorney and Sheriff's…

The new $12 million neighborhood economic stimulus fund continues the Sarno administration's investment in the city's allocation of ARPA funding within the community. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance…

Two neighborhood councils are meeting next week. Ward Council 7 meets at 7 p.m. on February 14 in the Gibson Room at the Civic Center. Items on the agenda include committee reports, HOME-ARP funding letter, Great Falls Public Library's…

SPRINGFIELD - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno has awarded grants totaling $ 50,000 to stimulate participation in nine neighborhood councils as part of a program specifically targeting vulnerable populations.The grants, which had a cap of $ 10,000…

CINCINNATI - Some neighborhood councils are seeking their own grants to purchase pedestrian protection that the City of Cincinnati cannot afford.It's not a freeway, but living along Hamilton Avenue in College Hill cost Brooke Cook so many…

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The city of Springfield has funding to help increase awareness and participation of residents on neighborhood councils. A pilot program funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts assigned the Office…

WRAC Board of Directors Passes Two Motions Relating to Camping in Public Spaces By Dolores Quintana The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils or the WRAC Board of Directors passed a motion that could eventually be voted on in…

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The City of Los Angeles has 99 community groups tasked with making recommendations to city council members and ensuring that neighbors' voices are heard. These are the so-called neighborhood councils, which play an important…

Two neighborhood councils in San Pedro suggest that two port-owned parking lots, E and F, at 22nd Street. be used to set up an emergency and temporary sanctioned homeless campsite in San Pedro on Tuesday March 9, 2021. Some port officials…

Los Angeles City Neighborhood Council elections are in full swing this week. Tomorrow is the first deadline for people who wish to vote in the first group of NC elections. This year, the NC elections are grouped into 12 different…

Share this article:Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to add gender identity and gender expression training to the diversity, equity and inclusion training of Los Angeles neighborhood…

Delon Jackson: The Good ThingsThe notion of politicians versus statesmen has been debated in society since the dawn of time; it is no different from wants versus needs. What do I mean? In politics we see two types…

A battle is waged in Jerusalem against a decision by the municipality to designate seats on the councils of communities as ultra-Orthodox or not. Seats are coming up for election on December 22. Mayor Moshe Lion and his…

LOS ANGELES - The street bollards are plastic, but they offer a lot of safety for pedestrians, which is why Adriane Hoff advocated having them installed on the corner of Catalina and 7th. As an At-Large representative for the Wilshire…

Los Angeles City Council slashed the Los Angeles Police Department's budget following calls to action from Los Angeles City Neighborhood Councils. As of June 29, at least 13 neighborhood councils in the city had sent letters to LA City…

The Los Angeles City Council has made budget cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department following calls for action from Los Angeles City Neighborhood Councils. As of June 29, at least 13 neighborhood councils across the city have sent…

PORTER RANCH, CA - The Porter Ranch neighborhood council will vote Wednesday on whether to bring forward a resolution calling on Los Angeles council member John Lee to step down.Lee has been a matter of suspicion in District 12 since…

Note: If you see any outdated or wrong information, please send an email you Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council (West Adams region)EPICC, 2980 S. Menlo Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90007http://www.nandc.org/Meeting…

James willamor February 6, 2020; CityLab In 1974, the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, led by its first black mayor, Clarence Lightner, sought to institutionalize citizen participation in city governance by establishing a formal network…

Rosio Flores Kathy Guyton advocating for the creation of cannabis committees, at a recent meeting of the South LA Neighborhood Council Alliance.Of 14 neighborhood councils in Los Angeles, only one has a cannabis committee. Some people who…

GREAT FALLS - Next week Great Falls Neighborhood Councils # 7, # 1, # 2, and # 9 will be holding their monthly meetings. The nine neighborhood councils were created to provide advisory opinions on all areas of government that affect their…

Here is a list of neighborhood councils that hold elections in the San Fernando Valley. Check the websites for stakeholder qualification and voting rules. Some neighborhood councils require verification documents from stakeholders. By…

Additionally, it appears that the committee - known as the LFNC Ad Hoc Committee on Housing Affordability - is co-chaired by someone with possible special interests, specifically Benton Heimsath,…

Do we really need neighborhood advice? These words were on the agenda every month when Jerry Brown was president of Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. No, not Governor Jerry Brown. Brown was the first president of WWNC when…

Do we really need neighborhood councils? These words were on the agenda every month when Jerry Brown was president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. No, not Governor Jerry Brown. Brown served as WWNC's first president…

As Leonard Pitts sums it up so well in this fascinating adventure that dates back to the beginnings of neighborhood councils in Los Angeles, The "Quiet Revolution": A History of Neighborhood Empowerment in Los Angeles,…

It has been 15 years since the first District Councils were accredited and began to organize their first elections. I feel old. But the introduction of the concept actually started…

It was the first time that John Beck led the ward council meeting as chairman.He told his neighbors that he was the guy who lived in that blue house and then gave them his personal phone number. His wife could answer, Beck said in…

Mayor Murray announced in July that he wanted to sever the city's ties with neighborhood councils.…

We shouldn't be using taxpayer dollars to support Seattle neighborhood councils whose agenda excludes tenants, people of color, youth, the poor, and those in need of social services in their neighborhood. YEARS ago, a former…

Earlier this year, I called Wallingford Community Council member Eric Fisk to talk about the demise of the Wallyhood neighborhood blog. We did, but we also spoke about his perception - shared by many in his leafy craftsman's paradise -…

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles neighborhood councils would have an easier time dividing into smaller councils under a policy backed by a city panel on Friday. Some Los Angeles neighborhoods have expressed interest in branching out into…

Alicia Tomlinson was already worried about whether her son was getting a proper education when she learned her son was one of six schools in Memphis targeted by the state takeover due to poor academic performance. Tomlinson, 41,…

They've been dubbed 'Starbucks Stakeholders', ridiculed as modern carpet baggers because they vote in LA Neighborhood Council elections even though they only bought a cup of coffee in the area. , rather than a home or business.Although the…

The owner of Pandora's Adult Cabaret told community councils on Tuesday that he plans to open the strip club after the July 4 vacation. The Maple Leaf and Wedgwood community councils have publicly declared that the club, located at 8914…

Los Angeles Police are investigating a community activist and criminal convicted of misusing tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars while serving as chairman of his neighborhood council.The James Harris case is just one of six cases…