Mitch O’Farrell’s is truly honored to receive the endorsement of Eric Garcetti, L.A. Mayoral candidate and District 13’s current City Councilmember. At the same time, Mitch has endorsed Eric for Mayor.

"Mitch O’Farrell is the best choice to carry on the work I’ve been doing in the 13th District. He deserves your vote,” Eric…

This news comes from the O'Farrell campaign. Although we received a commitment of answers to questions from John Choi, the other candidate for City Council District 13, he has not responded to our contact via email and Facebook. 

Friday was an inspirational day for the O'Farrell campaign. Community leaders at all…

Our neighboring community of Elysian Valley will be holding a candidate forum for the two CD13 City Council candidates in the runoff - Mitch O'Farrell and John Choi.

It will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Dorris Place Elementary School. The address is 2225 Dorris Place, Los…

On May 7th the Greater Griffith Park Green Committee will present its first in a series of free educational workshops for the community around issues of the environment, energy use, water use, sustainability and more. Please join us! 

Spend a Tuesday evening with us and learn about:

*Key home components that waste and improve energy use

*Home improvements that qualify for up to $4,500 in rebates from Energy Upgrade…

Below is an image of the brush fire burning near Eagle Rock today, Friday, May 3, 2013, taken on the spur

of the moment from my Silver Lake Star office by starting a Google hangout. The image is reversed, an issue of which Google has apparently been aware for a year.

Helicopter to the rescue!! To see more photos during the sequence, check out my…

We received this fax from Citibank - Silver Lake Branch. Shred to save space in your house and save the planet.

Thanks to Larchmont Buzz for sharing this.

This Saturday is National Medication Take Back Day. 

Locally, we can return unused and unwanted prescriptions at Kaiser Sunset. Click through for details.

All are welcome. Bring business cards. Leave with new friends and business associates.

Thursday, April 25, 2013, 6:30-8:30PM

El Cid, 4212 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles 90029

RSVP: 323.665.1281 or president@silverlakechamber.com | We’re always looking for new members, so bring a friend!!!

(Metered street…

Our city councilmember for the west side of the reservoir, Tom LaBonge, brought a number of local leaders and city departments together. Here is a great write up about what is coming for Griffith Park, the L.A. River, the Zoo, roads and ever important sewers. Many thanks for this report go to Sergio Lambarri, Special Interest Representative, Atwater Village Neighborhood Council · Atwater Village, Where Progress Is Tradition…

Here's a way to vote for a summer time temporary landing to be constructed. Last day to vote is Wednesday, 4/17/13 http://myla2050.maker.good.is/projects/LARiverLanding

I spotted 3 bright white feathery balls in a tree on W. Silver Lake.

Amy Clarke confirmed what they are, Snowy Egrets. Here is a link to read about the egrets and more of the birds we see locally. The Los Angeles River Guide

photo from…

Ever feel sorry for talent show judges?

Local composers, musicians and talent scouts La Vonn Jones and Jay Pallen sift through the good, the bad and the off key. They find the best and their discoveries become the Los Angeles Underground Superstars. Tuesdays, they bring these fresh voices and instrumentalists with a sense of the best sound for an intimate space to Simply Thai. And they haven't…

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council (SLNC) Arts and Culture committee is happy to announce the Silver Lake Electrical Box Art Project taking place April 13 through April 21^st, 2013 at a variety of public locations throughout the neighborhood. This year, 8 local artists and 1 youth group participated in designing and creating artwork for electrical boxes in the…

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My son and others are literally fighting for political change elsewhere in the world. 

Locally, our confrontations take on a different flare. I saw a Greuel lawn sign spiked into the ground closely in front of a Garcetti placard. And Mitch O'Farrell signs have been stolen from my front lawn and others'.

An invitation I received from Luis Lopez and Hans Johnson for a fundraiser for Mitch includes a quote from the L. A. Times endorsement and, "A proud and well-qualified…

Eric Brightwell owns Brightwell, a gentlemen's shop across the street from Ivanhoe's playground.

Another thing that puts Eric on the map is, well, his maps. Here's an L A Times article about his cartographic caricatures.…

I remember the first car my parents' bought. It was a VW. They were so rare, VolksWagon drivers used to waive at each other on the road. And remember Herbie, The Love Bug? 

When I purchased my first vehicle, it was a beetle too. It brought my future husband and me together. And separated a lot of my paychecks from me. That's ANOTHER story.…

Mitch O'Farrell is running for City Councilmember in District 13. About half of Silver Lake is in CD13. I received this from his campaign. 

...We’re proud Mitch O’Farrell was the Winner in the primary—and now we’re ready to walk, talk, and work with our neighbors and businesses to keep our lead.

But our opposition is going all-out to defeat us.  They’re prepared to spend over $1.5 million against Mitch and…