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Dear
Neighborhood Council Leader:
To
start the new year, The Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood
Councils will hold its first Neighborhood Council Forum
on Saturday, January 15th from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm in
the Faculty Lounge at LA City College on Vermont Ave.
just north of Melrose and the 101 Freeway in East Hollywood.
Click here for the Agenda and Directions on allncs.org.
The
meeting will focus on preparation for the two upcoming
Mayoral Debates being sponsored by the Alliance and
to be telecast live on Channel 9 and Channel 2. In addition,
Councilman Tom LaBonge will be joining us to talk about
the proposed Citywide Public Safety Initiative that
would add a quarter cent to the sales tax. USC's Neighborhood
Participation Project will also update us on the findings
of their Neighborhood Council study.
The
Mayoral debates are being sponsored by the Citywide
Alliance of Neighborhood Councils in association with
KCBS/Channel 2 , KCAL/Channel 9 and CityWatch to be
televised in prime time on KCAL and KCBS in February
of 2005. We have commitments from all five major candidates,
Mayor James Hahn, Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilman
Bernard Parks, Senator Richard Alarcon, and former Speaker
of the Assembly Robert Hertzberg. The other fifteen
declared candidates will be eligible to participate,
provided they meet the City Ethics Commission's criteria
to be considered a "viable" candidate, eligible
to receive matching funds two weeks prior to the scheduled
debates.
These
events, to be held at CBS Television City in the Fairfax
District, will provide Neighborhood Councils with an
opportunity to appraise the major candidates for the
Office of Mayor of Los Angeles. In the run-up to the
March 8, 2005 Primary Nominating Election, the Alliance,
KCBS, KCAL and CityWatch will present two live television
debates: on KCAL, Monday, February 7, 2005 from 8:00-9:30
p.m. and on KCBS, Monday, February 28, 2005, from 6:30-8:00
p.m . These debates will be the only opportunity the
candidates will have to face a true cross section of
neighborhood stakeholders from the entire city.
As
we noted in our earlier announcements, space is limited
in the audiences. Each of the Certified Neighborhood
Councils, and those Neighborhood Councils working toward
certification with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment,
is being asked to submit a list of seven representatives
for each debate. Response so far has been great. Each
NC is free to select their representatives in any manner
they wish. Each council can have the same representatives
for each debate or choose two different sets of representatives.
We are asking that the President/Chair of each council
that has not yet responded, please do so no later than
January 15th. Potential questions for the candidates
should also be submitted by January 15th. Names and
questions can be submitted at the Forum on January 15th.
Presidents
are encouraged to contact our area representatives listed
below.
North
Valley/West
Becky Bendikson 818-360-7113 ReBend@socal.rr.com
Old
Northridge Community Council
Granada Hills North NC
North Hills West NC
Chatsworth NC
Porter Ranch NC
Winnetka NC
Northridge East
Northridge West
Old Granada Hills NC |
North
Valley/East
Edwin Ramirez 818-590-4792 ramediv@yahoo.com
Pacoima
NC
Sun Valley Area NC
Arleta NC
Sylmar NC
Foothill Trails District NC
Sunland - Tujunga NC
Panorama City NC |
South
Valley/West
Noah Modisett 310-832-8329 noahm@allncs.org
West
Hills NC
Woodland Hills-Warner Center NC
Canoga Park NC
Encino NC
Reseda NC
Tarzana NC
West Van Nuys / Lake Balboa NC |
South
Valley/East
Victoria Davidson-Castillo 818-416-0223 vnnczn3@msn.com
Studio
City NC
Valley Village NC
Mid-Town North Hollywood NC
Greater Toluca Lake NC
Northeast North Hollywood NC
Sherman Oaks NC
Van Nuys NC
Valley Glen Community Council |
West
LA/North
Steve Twining 310-472-6091 sctcpa90077@yahoo.com
Bel
Air Beverly Crest NC
Westside NC
South Robertson (SoRo) NC
Westwood
Brentwood
Pacific Palisades Community Council |
West LA/South
Maritza Przekop 310-617-7134 maritzap@urban-concepts.com
Grassroots
Venice NC
NC of Westchester Playa Del Rey
Mar Vista NC
Del Rey NC
West Los Angeles
Palms NC |
Central
LA/West
John Gresham 323-866-1754 greshamj@mlstern.com
Mid
City NC
P.I.C.O. NC
Central Hollywood Community Council
Mid City West NC
Hollywood United NC
Wilshire Center - Korea Town
Olympic Park
Greater Wilshire
Hollywood Together NC |
Central
LA/East
Ken Draper 323-937-0504 kendrapercom@aol.com
Downtown
Los Angeles NC
Greater Griffith Park NC
Greater Echo Park Elysian NC
Atwater Village NC
Silver Lake NC
MacArthur Park NC
Pico Union NC |
East
LA/North
Bradley 323-550-8335 ebebradley@direcway.com
Glassell
Park NC
Eagle Rock NC
Historic Highland Park NC
Arroyo Seco NC
Greater Cypress Park NC |
East
LA/South
Roberto Jimenez 213-926-6367 gr8tactic@yahoo.com
Lincoln
Heights NC
Historic Cultural NC
Boyle Heights NC
LA32 NC
Elysian Valley Riverside NC |
South
LA/North
Noah Modisett 310-832-8329 noahm@allncs.org
Park
Mesa Heights NC
West Adams NC
Empowerment Congress Central Area NDC
Empowerment Congress West Area NDC
Empowerment Congress North Area NDC
United Neighborhoods of Arlington Heights, W. Adams
& Jefferson Park NC
Southeast Central Ave NC
Central / Alameda NC |
South
LA/South
Horace Penman 323-751-0412 hpenman@sbcglobal.net
Empowerment
Congress Southeast Area NDC
Empowerment Congress Southwest Area NDC
Watts NC
Vermont Harbor NC
Vernon/Main NC
CANNDU |
Harbor/North
Toni O’Donnell 310-832-5224 tonimarieod@juno.com
Wilmington
NC
Harbor City NC
Harbor Gateway North NC
Harbor Gateway South NC |
Harbor/South
Noah Modisett 310-832-8329 noahm@allncs.org
Coastal
San Pedro NC
Central San Pedro NC
Northwest San Pedro NC |
We
are looking forward to a lively series of debates. We
encourage you to submit your questions through the Presidents
of each NC as soon as possible. We are also looking
forward to seeing many of you on January 15th at LA
City College.
Noah
Modisett and the Steering Committee of the Citywide
Alliance of Neighborhood Councils.
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