Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter

May 14, 2004

CONGRESS OF NEIGHBORHOODS IS GETTING MORE EXCITING.

Here is a reminder of some of the exciting discussion groups that will be ready for you at the next Congress of Neighborhoods on May 22 at the L.A. Convention Center.

Be sure and register online on our Web site, toll-free by phone to (866) LA HELPS, or by fax to (213) 485-4608, or just come on by and hope we ordered enough food and refreshments.

Parking will be free, and there will be no charge for all the new friends you will make.

We’ve extended the online registration deadline to midnight, Tuesday, May 18.

At the end of the event, we’ll have a drawing for some very special “prizes,” most of which are being offered by city departments. They will offer you an opportunity to do things that most people don’t get to do. Winners must be present, and if you’re a city employee it doesn’t matter if you’re there or not, you can only sit and watch.

The Zoo is offering behind-the-scenes tours that may find you feeding elephants and hippos.

The Fire Department will offer a tour of the Port of Los Angeles on their new fire boat, and a few lucky people will get to visit a fire station and share a meal cooked by the firefighters.

The Los Angeles World Airports will host an airfield tour, including the control tower, which, as you might guess, very few people can get near these days.

MORNING:

ELECTION PROCEDURES DISCUSSION (ROUNDTABLE)

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (ROUNDTABLE)

COMMUNICATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS (ROUNDTABLE)

HOW CAN THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT AND THE BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS BETTER HELP NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS? (ROUNDTABLE)

EARLY NOTIFICATION/UNEARTHING THE INFORMATION (ROUNDTABLE)

BUILDING A NETWORK TO INFLUENCE CITYWIDE ISSUES (ROUNDTABLE)

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL GAY AND LESBIAN CAUCUS

HOW TO INVOLVE MORE BUSINESSES IN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS (ROUNDTABLE)

SOLVING OUR OWN GRIEVANCES (ROUNDTABLE)

WE NEED OUR SPACE! DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER

AFTERNOON:

ELECTION PROCEDURES DISCUSSION (REPEAT)

NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (ROUNDTABLE)

HOW THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES WHAT IT DOES, AND HOW YOU CAN INFLUENCE THEIR DECISIONS

ASK DONE

OUTREACH/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (ROUNDTABLE)

COMMUNITY POLICING (ROUNDTABLE)

NETWORKING IN ALLIANCE (CITYWIDE ALLIANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS)

BRING HOME LA: THE PARTNERSHIP TO END HOMELESSNESS

FILMING IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE: BRINGING COMMUNITY VISIONS TO FRUITION

CITY AND STATE BUDGET ISSUES

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

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Greg Nelson

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
340 E. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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