by Christine Peters After many months of deliberations the L.A. City redistricting Commission turned in (with some relief it is assumed), their final draft map for the City Council approval of the proposed new boundaries for the 15 districts that comprise our City Council. The Echo Park/Elysian Park area, had initially survived unscathed with no […]
Meeting reminder: Updates on the SR2 Freeway Terminus Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will present an update of their activities on the SR2/Glendale Freeway Terminus Project at the Thursday, April 5, 2012, meeting of the Echo Park Improvement Association (EPIA). It has been 18 months since Metro last informed the community of its actions. Although members […]
ECHO PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Neighborhood Issues Committee Agenda Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 7 pm Williams Hall, Barlow Hospital, 2000 Stadium Way Introductions and sign in Approve Minutes Schools: Van De Kamps/LACC-LACCD New Items The Classroom LA Land Use: Barlow Hospital-Proposed Entitlements and Development Morton Village complex Filming Committee Bertco Property SB1818 Letter Sale of Lot […]
Our next EPIA town hall meeting on Thursday, April 5 will feature a representative from Metro (MTA) to update everyone on the status of the SR2 Terminus Freeway project. 50 years ago, residents kept the freeway from expanding through Echo Park. Now that there are more and more cars on the road, the city is […]
Join the Echo Park Improvement Association, community members, and neighborhood activists in cleanup of Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park! We’ll be picking up trash, removing graffiti (thanks to the Central City Action Committee), and just cleaning up those sidewalks from Elysian Park Ave. to Beaudry Ave. along Sunset Boulevard. Join us on Saturday, March 31, […]
by Josh Post I recently teamed up with urban planner James Rojas and EchoPark.Patch.com to organize a community workshop to “Rethink Glendale Blvd.” The workshop followed a neighborhood clean-up I spearheaded with Echo Park Improvement Association in November to raise awareness for the need to beautify Glendale Blvd., a car-clogged corridor one block from my […]
Six-month-old Penny needs a forever home! Ten pounds of cuteness, and love. Rescued in Elysian Park, she went unclaimed by owner and is now available for adoption through the Echo Park Animal Alliance. Penny would do best in a household with another dog and no young children who might not understand how puppies play. She […]
by Gloria Sohacki The holidays are over, the decorations have come down, the kids have gone back to school. The staff is tired, but CCAC still moves on each and every day. We tried our best to meet and greet everyone during the holidays but if we missed someone, we’re surely sorry. A big thanks […]
Muddy lake attracts shorebirds as lake regulars take flight by Judy Raskin With no water in the lake – or very little of it – regular migrants like Mallards, Canada geese and American wigeons, were seen sparingly at Echo Park Lake on Monday, January 2, the day of Echo Park Lake’s Christmas Bird Count. But […]
by Christine Peters After many weeks of deliberating and holding public hearings, the volunteer Redistricting Commission has revealed its recommendation for the new boundaries for our city’s 15 Council Districts. The Commission is tasked every ten years with redrawing the boundaries to balance population and demographics amongst the 15 Districts. In the last Census cycle, […]
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