Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter

January 10, 2006

Re: NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE SHOWS AIR TIMES.  E&N COMMITTEE CANCELLED.

NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE SHOWS AIRING ON CHANNEL 35

For those of you who live inside the City of Los Angeles, and who subscribe to cable TV, the first of the nine new half-hour Neighborhood Cafe shows have started airing. For those of you who can view the shows this way, we will be placing the video on our website (click on Training) as we have done with past shows, and we will notify you when they are up. We will also transcribe the shows and make those available on our website. You can view the Channel 35 schedule by going to city's website at www.lacity.org, clicking Channel 35, and then on Program Guide.

From the Perspective of the Media
Thursday, January 12, 1:30 p.m.

The “dean” of reporters, Rick Orlov from the Daily News, tells us how Neighborhood Councils have been doing, and what he feels their potential can be.

Municipal Mystery Tour
Monday, January 16, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

June Lagmay of the Mayor’s office tells viewers about the plethora of valuable information that is available on the City of Los Angeles website. The advent of the Internet and browsers has opened up the doors to City Hall and allowed people to better understand the mysteries of City Hall’s decision-making process.

Inside the Fire Department
Thursday, January 19, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, January 23, 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Louis Roupoli from the Fire Department talks about the department, and how the neighborhood councils are helping with safety training.

Creating a Citywide Emergency Network
Thursday, January 26, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, January 30, 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Find out how prepared Los Angeles is for “the big one.” Join us for a discussion with Ellis Stanley (General Manager, Emergency Preparedness Department) and Katy Carlson (Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council) about the city’s emergency planning, and how some Neighborhood Councils are beginning to develop a citywide network of neighborhood councils that are prepared for a major disaster.

Traffic in Los Angeles: Neighborhood Councils Are Making a Difference
Thursday, February 2, 1:30 p.m.

This show features two neighborhood council leaders, Robert Ringler, (Bel Air-Beverly Crest) and Barbara Broide (Westside), who are joined by Pauline Chan of the Department of Transportation. By working together, they have found new ways to understand and solve local and regional traffic problems.

More to come.

EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE CANCELLED

If you subscribe to the agendas for this committee through the city's Early Notification System, you already know that this meeting was cancelled because of the anticipated length of the City Council meeting that same day. The next regularly scheduled meeting for this committee is January 25. However, you can expect that with the election of a new president of the City Council that the committee assignments will change, and along with it, the meeting times. All the more reason to subscribe to the agendas.

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Greg Nelson
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