This is librarian Lisa Palombi, our LA Public Library Manager at the Silver Lake Branch. Say hello if you see her next time you're there. She loves her work and is super helpful.

Dear Micheltorena Gardeners, interested Silver Lake residents & nearby neighbors, and Silver Lake Neighborhood Council partners:

The following [link is at end of article] is an open source document designed to jumpstart the conversation about our upcoming garden summit for the area, taking place the weekend of Sep 21-22. Please add ideas / share document…

Assemblyman Mike Gatto Secures Major Technology Grant for Thomas Starr King Middle School

Assemblyman Mike Gatto announced that he had secured $5,000 in funding for the purchase of iPad minis and eBooks to update the library collection and technology of Thomas Starr King Middle School in Los Angeles.  At the Assemblyman's request, and after a review of Thomas Starr King’s…

National Night Out - America's NIGHT OUT Against Crime

Tues. Aug. 6, 6-10 PM

Citibank-Silver Lake, 2450 Glendale Blvd.

The Northeast Silver Lake Neighborhood Watch is sponsoring a Silver Lake National Night Out community (NNO) event next …

This comes from Genelle LeVin, President of the Silver Lake Improvement Association. Starting with a presentation about the controversial development project and on to safety and entertaining events news.  THANK YOU, GENELLE!

SLIA Board meeting Monday, July 22, 6:30 p.m., Laguna Sr. Apartments, 4201 Sunset Blvd.  We will have a presentation by Frost Chaddock on the Sunset Junction Development, among other regular items.…

VISIONS, ISSUES, GOALS:

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council 

Community & Governing Board Joint Meeting

Mon, July 29th

6:30-8:30pm

Sunset Triangle Plaza 

http://la.curbed.com/places/sunset-triangle-plaza

Sunset Blvd, Griffith Park Blvd & Edgecliffe Drive

Los Angeles, CA…

Join LACBC, Ethos Gallery, and lots of Melrose businesses in celebrating bicycling in LA!



There will be a RIDE and a PARTY!



Riders meet at 2 p.m.

Ride with us from Silver Lake to Melrose. We will meet at the Sunset Triangle at 2 p.m.…

Thanks to Jerome Courshon. He gave permission to repost this from NextDoor.com, Silver Lake Waverly Terrance + 7 neighborhoods in Crime & Safety. 

Hey Everyone, 

Lot of people turned out for [City Councilmember, District 13, Tom] LaBonge's meeting yesterday, regarding the shrinkage of traffic lanes on Rowena. There were a number of comments from residents who like this "road diet," and a number of comments from residents who…

A message from Silver Lake Improvement Association's President, Genelle LeVin:

Friday is the first of 3 scheduled events on the first Friday of July, August, and September, presented as Silver Lake Social. Please join other community members to experience something new for the Sunset Triangle Plaza.

(For more news, click on…

On July 11, 6 to 8 PM, Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce quarterly business mixer will be hosted by Cafe Stella. Taste new signature cocktails and delicious desserts. Dress up to meet that special someone (someone with whom to do business, create a joint venture, offer a special, refer business, create an event)! 

Cafe Stella is at 3932 W Sunset…

Hansl & Gretl They were lost in the forest- after someone unloaded them from a truck and drove away, leaving them desperately searching for food, water and affection. They are about 1 ½ years old, spayed/neutered and incredibly quiet and sweet. They are currently living at a kennel in a concrete & wire run- they are safe for now, but not very comfortable. They need a…

Hello friends of the Micheltorena School & Community Garden:

As many of you know the garden is a proud project of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council founded in the year 2010 with a generous grant from the board.  Since that time, board members have dedicated hundreds of hours alongside neighbors, parents, children and teachers, growing the garden into a thriving place and a model for community gardens everywhere.…

With parking always being a hot topic in Silver Lake, I thought this press release from Assemblyman Mike Gatto's office might be of interest. 



Sacramento, CA – Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation prohibiting local governments from fleecing motorists who park at broken parking meters moved one step closer to becoming a reality today, after the California State Assembly approved the bill by a vote of 71-0. The bill, AB 61, seeks to stop the trend…

Make Music L.A. is part of a worldwide summer solstice event. Silver Lake will have a number of venues offering lessons and performances for no cost on June 21. 

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…

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.