The Los Feliz Business Improvement District mixers are always fun and well attended. The menu has great offerings. And... I'm celebrating my birthday there this Wednesday evening... hope to see you there! Spitz is located at  1725 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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 The atrium area at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens was packed, standing room only , Thursday evening on October 17th.

Representatives of the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with city leaders and area residents for a 20-minute slide presentation which detailed an improvement study proposal for an…

Our thanks to Maryann Kuk for forwarding this information: 

A Crucial Decision for the LA River!   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

The 19th annual Music Box Steps Day will be held at Laurel & Hardy Park, 900 Vendome Street in Silver Lake from noon to 3 PM this Saturday, October 12. A fun and educational film festival for the whole family, the event is free and is organized by the Silver Lake…

Many of us in and around Silver Lake are directly or indirectly affected by the Industry.

 Yesterday, October 4, I heard Senator de Leon speak about he is working with Assemblyman Mike Gatto to create new tax incentives for our local entertainment industry. He commented about how CA leadership is top notch and able to consider the value of this type of investment. For deadline.com's blog post about this development, click:…

Wednesday, September 24th, 2013, City of L.A. Councilman Mitch O’Farrell (CD 13), and Councilman Tom LaBonge (CD 4), hosted an information seminar regarding the Glendale-Hyperion Complex of Bridges Improvement Project at the Friendship Auditorium in Griffith Park. 

A number of representatives from Caltrans, Metro, and the city were present with their designers and engineers to showcase their vision of what the bridges are to be like once…

A group of concerned citizens plan to confront Senator de Leon about his stand against banning single use plastic bags, according to an email from David Duran. 

You're invited to the Town Hall meeting at Micheltorena School from 5:30 to 7:30 today, Thurs., Oct 3. 

Other updates from Sacramento will be…

I grew up during the Viet Nam war. When 18 years olds won the vote, it was a tremendous accomplishment.

When I was in Civics class at John Marshall High, I wrote a report about voting. The teacher didn't read it, but I received an A. That was the only education about voting I got from my 18 years of formal public or private education. Gomez wants to change that. Good call. This press release has been a long time in coming...

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