by wen-min | Dec 30, 2022 | Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood, Home, Parks
In 2022 the big achievement of the Greater Valley Glen Council was the completion of a Butterfly Garden in Valley Glen Park. After months of planning, Board Member Alicia Bien worked with volunteers to plant butterfly friendly plants from the Theodore Payne...
by wen-min | Jan 25, 2021 | Parks
DWP is planning stormwater capture projects in the following parks adjacent to Greater Valley Glen: David M. Gonzales Recreation Center, Fernangeles Park, Strathern Park North, Whitsett Fields Park, North Valley Plaza Park North, Valley Plaza Park South, Alexandria...
by wen-min | Sep 5, 2019 | Home, Parks
NORTH HOLLYWOOD – Councilmember Krekorian and the Department of Recreation and Parks unveiled the first self-cleaning restroom in the city’s park system in North Hollywood. Located at the North Hollywood Park Recreation Center, the pilot model of the self-cleaning...
by wen-min | Jun 8, 2018 | Assembly District 46, Events, Greater Valley Glen Council, Home, Parks
<►> June 3 turned out to be a great day to kick off summer with a festival. After a week of mostly dreary skies, Sunday, June 3 promised to be hot, but summer festival goers were rewarded with shade and cooling breezes as they explored the booths, food...
by wen-min | Mar 2, 2018 | Greater Valley Glen Council, Home, Parks
<►> Valley Glen Community Park is leading the way on water conservation efforts after months of improvements and newly installed irrigation features, thanks to the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks. March 1, 2018, Greater Valley Glen...
by wen-min | Aug 22, 2017 | Beautification, City of Los Angeles, Greater Valley Glen Council, Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood, Home, Parks
By Mickey Jannol, Valley Glen Resident and Secretary of the Greater Valley Glen Council We’ve all been hearing that the SMART Irrigation Project at Valley Glen Community Park is near completion. We are all anxious as to when the Department of Recreation and Parks...
by wen-min | May 5, 2017 | Council District 2, Home, Parks
Councilmember Krekorian reports: Nearly four years ago, when Mayor Garcetti first took office, he came to visit places in Council District 2 that are important to me. The first place I took him was the Whitsett Sports Fields Park, a city-owned soccer complex in the...
by wen-min | Feb 3, 2017 | Parks
You may notice something a little different about your neighborhood. Valley Glen Community Park is currently closed to the public. During this temporary closure, the park will undergo major sustainability improvements to conserve water and update the park’s...
by wen-min | Nov 19, 2016 | Beautification, Greater Valley Glen Council, Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood, Parks
This week, community members from Valley Glen joined forces to beautify our neighborhood. These volunteers cleaned Valley Glen Community Park of hundreds of bags of trash, debris and illegally dumped items. Remember, if you see graffiti, bulky items, illegal dumping...
by wen-min | Mar 16, 2016 | Events, Parks
LA parks are offering fun, family activities this month to celebrate the coming arrival of spring. From egg hunts, to carnival games and arts and crafts, the events are free to the public and fun for all.