by wen-min | May 7, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
On May 7, the Los Angeles Police Department will host its annual citywide gun buyback initiative to remove dangerous firearms from our streets in an effort to curb gun violence. During the gun buyback, individuals may surrender guns anonymously at either of the two...
by wen-min | Apr 27, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
Pay with cash or even a personal check at the new machines To help out the unfortunate drivers who’ve gotten tickets, LA Superior Court has added five new traffic ticket payment machines at courthouse locations throughout the county, so that if someone has to...
by wen-min | Apr 25, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
Mayor Eric Garcetti, artist Shepard Fairey, City Librarian John F. Szabo and L.A. Cultural Affairs General Manager Danielle Brazell were joined by students from the Downtown Magnets High School for the unveiling of L.A.’s first limited-edition, artist-designed library...
by wen-min | Apr 21, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to make permanent a temporary ban on the pet store sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits. A temporary ban on the sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits at pet stores in Los Angeles will be made permanent,...
by wen-min | Apr 20, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
Los Angeles continues to earn its reputation for smog, but air pollution dropped to the lowest level in 17 years of monitoring. The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area continues to have the worst ozone pollution in the nation, but the area has seen marked...
by wen-min | Apr 20, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
LA Residents who may be uninsured or under-insured can get the medical help they need – even surgery – next week. (April 27-29) Free medical and dental services will be available next week at the Los Angeles Convention Center for uninsured and...
by wen-min | Apr 15, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-quake-risk-20160415-story.html Neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, and the Westside will feel the biggest impact from Los Angeles’ new law requiring the retrofitting of wood-frame apartment buildings...
by wen-min | Apr 9, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
This week, the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Independent System Operator, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California Gas Company released the Aliso Canyon Risk Assessment Report...
by wen-min | Apr 8, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
San Fernando Valley Traffic Community Meeting with Metro Metro is hosting public meetings across LA County to share details of a proposed measure for the November 2016 ballot that aims to raise as much as $120 billion for new highway, bus and rail projects in LA...
by wen-min | Apr 8, 2016 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood
Metrolink’s new mobile app lets riders purchase tickets on the go through smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The app is now available for all Metrolink trips, including trips connecting to Los Angeles Union Station. Since its March launch, more than...
