Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council News

Bia Gayotto, Artist-in-Residence, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Bolton Hall Museum invite you to participate in a series of free workshops where you will meet other local residents and share your neighborhood stories.

Received via Mayor Garcetti -- SAND FIRE: HAZARDOUS AIR QUALITY AND ASH CLEAN-UP - The Southern California Air Quality Management District and LA County Public Health have issued a Smoke Advisory for the City of Los Angeles including the LA Valleys and Basin through Sunday evening due to smoke from the Sand Fire burning in the Santa Clarita foothills.

With temperatures expected to increase to triple digits in Los Angeles beginning Thursday, July 21 through the

Links to news regarding the Sand Canyon Fire, evacuations and volunteer needs.

North Valley City Hall, 7747 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga THIS TUESDAY EVENING -- July 19th COMBINED SUNLAND-TUJUNGA & NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING --> 6:00 PM <-- North Valley City Hall 7741 Foothill Blvd. Park in back. Come ask, learn, and take crime-prevention ideas back to your neighbors!

The Draft 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) was released to the public on June 30, 2016. As part of the process to receive feedback and comments for the Revised Draft, six public workshops

Mayor Eric Garcetti joined the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) today to launch a new outreach campaign that will help protect renters from displacement by arming them with information about their rights under the City�s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO).

NEXT PUBLIC HEARING EXPECTED TO BE AT PLUM IN AUGUST:

You�re invited to join the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) on Saturday, July 9, for an Open Space circle (aka an �unconference�) where YOU propose topics for discussion, and then convene or join topic sessions you care most about.

The 9th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Fire Station 87 in Granada Hills. Visit www.ValleyDisasterFair.com for more information and online registration. A Save The Date flyer can be downloaded here.

DWP Reform is expected to be on the November ballot for the voters to decide. Many of our city�s hopes for a better planet meet in a curious place: the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Whether it is a sustainable local water system in the midst of drought or reducing the city�s greenhouse gas emissions in the midst of climate change, LADWP attracts the attention of a wide variety of environmental interests.

Sunland Park Recreation Room Meeting with Park Staff regarding location for exercise equipment placement at Oro Vista Park

New Guard Rails -- Getting our fair share of city services in Region 2 Tujunga! It took over a year but we did it!

The following report submitted by Neighborhood Watch Rep Jon vonGunten.

Newly Elected Board Members: The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will be hold a Treasurer's Funding Training on April 19, 2016 at: Council Member Wesson District Office 1819 S Western Ave Los Angeles, CA 90006 6:00pm - 9:00pm (Ample onsite parking parking entrance is off Manhattan Place) April 25, 2016 Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center 6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys, CA 91401 6:00pm - 9:00pm This will satisfy the required funding training for Board voting eligibility on all funding matters.

The Beautification Committee of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council (STNC) has received the approval to have artists paint mini-murals on the local utility boxes. A year and one half later the project is all coming to life with color and beautification. Persistence by the STNC volunteers had paid off. A handful of the 15 artists have started to paint their chosen boxes and the community is excited to see this project come to fruition.