SVANC's December Board Meeting
CANCELLED &
Announcements
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The Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council needs your talent, expertise, and passion.
You will have the opportunity to have input on decisions that affect our quality of life and the services our community receives from the City.
THE SVANC BOARD has openings for:
(5) seats available for At-Large Stakeholder (3 terms end in 2025, 2 terms end in 2027)
(1) seat available for Business Stakeholder (term ends in 2027)
(1) seat available for Community Interest Stakeholder (term ends in 2025)
There are also one year appointed positions for:
(1) seat available for Senior Representative Stakeholder (age 55+, 1 year appointment, term ends approximately Spring, 2024)
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Upcoming SVANC Committee Meetings
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The conference will take place on Saturday January 27, 2024, and feature workshops and speakers focused on civic engagement, local government, and community leadership. In order to be considered for the conference, youth will need to complete a short application, which is due on Monday December 18th.
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Council District 2
City Council President Paul Krekorian
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This week, by unanimous vote, the Los Angeles City Council approved a proposal for creating an Independent Redistricting Commission to draw future City Council District boundaries.
The proposal is the work of the Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform, led by Council President Paul Krekorian and Vice Chair Councilmember Nithya Raman. The Committee's proposal took shape over a dozen meetings held around the City, and was informed by seven hours of public comment, testimony from reform advocates and academic experts, and a 100-plus-page report from the City's Chief Legislative Analyst.
Speaking to the press prior to the Council vote, Common Cause Vice President of Programs Kathay Feng, a nationally recognized expert on redistricting reform, praised the Committee's work as “the gold standard” for independent redistricting.
Redistricting Reform: The Details
- The commission selection process is to be administered by the City Clerk's office. Volunteers can apply to become redistricting commissioners, but applications will not be accepted from elected officials, their family members, their staff, candidates, lobbyists, or political consultants.
- Applications will be published for public review and the City’s Ethics Commission will screen applicants for conflict of interest.
- Applicants will be chosen at random from eight large geographic divisions of the City, all roughly equal in population.
- The first eight commissioners will select eight more from the same citywide pool of applicants, to balance the diversity of the Commission, taking race, gender, age, income, and other factors into account.
- The commissioners will be tasked with drawing districts that are roughly equal in size, based on the latest census data.
- Districts will comply with state and federal laws requiring that no recognizable group, such as a race or ethnicity, may be arbitrarily divided into multiple districts to dilute their opportunity for representation.
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Winter Wonderland is the holiday party we look forward to all year in Council District 2. Every year, Council President Krekorian partners with the LAPD to produce a Winter Wonderland event featuring food stalls, a toy giveaway, a visit from Santa Claus and other surprise guests, and sledding on a slope of real snow!
This year’s event will be held in the late afternoon and early evening, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM.
From 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday the 16th, the Northbound side of Whitsett Avenue between Sherman Way and Vanowen will be closed to through traffic. There will be no parking on the East side of the street, next to the park.
So leave your car across the street or around the corner and join us for an evening of family fun and celebration!
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Council District 6
City Councilmember Imelda Padilla
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I am proud of the work we are doing to address the impacts of rising heat in Los Angeles and this week was a great achievement for Council District 6! We secured critical funds by locking arms with regional leaders across all levels of government. With these funds, we will begin to build new bus shelters and shade structures, plant more trees, and pave our roads with new cooling systems. With the rising temperatures brought on by heatwaves, I will keep working to bring funding and find solutions that will improve our community’s climate resilience.
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Supervisor Kathryn Barger
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Attention all homeowners: You now have access to new features when paying your property taxes. If you need a copy of your tax bill, you can now save an electronic copy of your current and last year's bill on the Treasurer and Tax Collector’s website. All you need is your Assessor Identification Number (AIN), which you can look up on the portal. Additionally, the Treasure and Tax Collector eliminated the need for a PIN when making an eCheck payment. You'll just need your AIN and your checking account and bank routing number. And remember, the first installment of the 2023-24 property tax bills will be delinquent if not paid by Monday, December 11, 2023.
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Supervisor Lindsey Horvath
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State Senator Caroline Menjivar
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Did you remember to RSVP? You won't want to miss SD 20's first Holiday Party & Open House!
Donate to the TOY DRIVE!! Help us spread holiday cheer throughout the district. Consider bringing unwrapped sports toys to be gifted to children in need in our communities.
Winter Wonderland
Saturday, December 9, 2023 | 4:30 - 7:30 PM
6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 400
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Sun Valley Library Calendar of Events
Click image for full PDF Calendar
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From the City of Los Angeles,
Bureau of Street Services
Street Sweeping
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Bi-Weekly Street Cleaning Notifications: Curious when you should move your cars for street cleaning or days when there is no street street cleaning? Sometimes one side gets cleaned and the other doesn't. Get notified so you don't get a ticket. Here is a handy link to enroll in street cleaning notifications https://streetsla.lacity.org/sweeping And also, meet your neighbors and learn whose car is whose so you can let them know when they might get a ticket on a street cleaning day
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The MYLA311 app is the best way to report illegal dumping, graffiti, dead animals, homeless encampments and to schedule bulky item pick-up, problems with your trash containers and more. Just go to:
or download the app right to your smart phone! Just go to your app store and enter MYLA311.
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California State Information |
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LAPD Tips To Keep You Safe This Holiday Season! |
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Download these helpful flyers from our LAPD to keep you safe this holiday season!
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The Foothill Area Community Police Advisory Board needs you!
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The Foothill Area Community Police Advisory Board is looking for new members. Their meetings are every second Thursday of the month at 6pm at the Japanese American Community Center located at 12953 Branford St, Arleta 91331.
Please contact Police Officer Milton Ramirez at 41625@lapd.online or (818) 837-1167 to be a CPAB member.
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Sun Valley LAPD Coffee Time
with the Community...
Bring Your Concerns!
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LAPD Foothill Division
Community Coffee Time
Happy Holidays!
Our next LAPD Coffee Time will be held
January 4, 2024
starting at 9:00 am.
The Zoom portion of the meeting has been discontinued
In-Person at:
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council Office
8720 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(near Town Cafe)
This meeting includes the areas served by the Foothill Division of Sun Valley, North Hollywood, La Tuna Canyon, and Shadow Hills.
Whether it is community safety, burglaries, car theft, or traffic problems, attend the LAPD Coffee Time and learn what is going on in Sun Valley. Everyone can ask our LAPD Senior Lead Officers questions and air your concerns. Our government representatives also attend to answer your questions!
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The SVANC Newsletter comes out at least 3 weeks before the meeting, and things may change. Please sign up for the LAPD Coffee Time notice which comes out 2 days before the scheduled meeting!
(This map has each officer's contact information. )
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