#empowerla

[theschooltours-blog-blog]

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Always have a great time at Westchester High School!!! Thank you for having us.  Be back soon. #TheSchoolTour We are a Non Profit Organization 501c3 The School Tour performances encourage kids interested in performing, as well as those interested in learning the business, production, engineering, or promotional side of the Entertainment Industry. #TheSchoolTour #schooltours #LosAngeles #NonProfitOrgization #501c3 #Entertainment #kissthedj1 #nonprofits  #MayorGarcetti #empowerla #california #music #schools #College #Kissthedj1 #officialjtk1 #ThePrinceOfLA  #STEAM #Science #Technology #Engineering #Agriculture #Arts #Mathematics #Cerwinvegamobile #CerwinVegaSpeakers #CerwinVega  via @theschooltourchris @chrisroker #Losangelesschools (at Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets) https://www.instagram.com/p/BZpGRY-AvxN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=43uz85fnpbph

[brenforprez-blog]

This chart shows how The city of Los Angeles is organized #Brenforprez • • • • • #government #localgovernment #empowerla #losangeles #cityoflosangeles #losangelespolitics #ericgarcetti (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byn08GcHrIm/?igshid=hjotq219xdxj

[keepkoreatown-blog]

On July 16, 2018 Empower LA – Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) met with leaders of Keep Koreatown (KKT) and Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) to discuss the application process for the June 19, 2018 subdivision election. Stay tuned for the lowdown! #keepkoreatown #empowerla #neighborhoodcouncil #wilshirecenterkoreatown #wcknc #community #ktown (at Los Angeles, California)

[skidrobot]

#Repost @skidrowfolk ・・・ A celebration for Skid Row Neighborhood Council. Come out and meet the grassroots leaders and community members who organized the SRNC movement. . . Official voting on Thursday, April 6 at James Wood Center, 3-7pm. More voting info at www.empowerla.org/elections/srnc17. And SkidRowNeighborhoodCouncil.wordpress.com. #Vote4SkidRowNC #yes4skidrownc #skidrow #empowerla #dtla #la #skidrowlosangeles #skidrowla #dlanc #blackpower #dlanc #downtownla #srnc #dtla_everday #dtlaartsdistrict #losangeles (at Skid Row, Los Angeles)

[dispatchusa]

#Repost @lacountyrrcc with @repostapp ・・・ #Repost @thewilmingtonwire ・・・ You can vote early in LA at these 7 locations: • WEST COVINA: West Covina County Library, 1601 W. Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA 91790 • EAST LA: East LA County Library, 4837 E. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90022 • NORTH HILLS: Mid Valley Regional Library, 16244 Nordhoff St., North Hills, CA 91343 • CULVER CITY: West LA College, 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230 • TORRANCE: El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506 • PASADENA: Jackie Robinson Center: 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103 • LANCASTER: Lancaster County Library, 601 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534 #LAVote #EmpowerLA #LAelections

[nosnevet5]

Let's have a open civil discussion. What are your thoughts on the homeless crisis? How can we fix this? Who do we direct these questions to? @kamalaharris @gavinnewsom @mayorofla @ericgarcetti @jennifersiebelnewsom @repadamschiff @cmgilcedillo @jimmygomezca @lahomelessserviceauthority @eveyonein_la @latimes @sfchronicle @laweekly @ktla5news @abc7la @cbsla @msnbc @nbcla @foxla @empowerla #homeless #mayorgarcetti #gavinnewsom #USinteragencycouncilonhomelessness #departmentofhealthandhumanservices #departmentofveteransaffairs #departmentofhousingandurbandevelopment #departmentoflabor #homelessness #community #poverty #love #help #donate #volunteer #charity #hope #skidrow #helpthehomeless #california #veteran #hunger #endhomelessness #housing #street #homelesslivesmatter #compassion #homelesspeople #support #homelessawareness (at Pasadena, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2DApw5FeCE/?igshid=1ho0712is9ypz

[polhcommunications]

Layers of fear skidrow

Score one for the Grievance Panel, democracy, and the NC Charter. (105) electioneering, in the form of the Unite DTLA “Vote No” campaign. (104) that the DLANC Neighborhood Council Board endorsed the opponents of the proposed Skid Row NC and (103) opponents used City logos, including the LA City logo, EmpowerLA logo, NC logos, and other City department logos, in their campaign materials against the proposed Skid Row NC “In a shocking display that democracy can actually work, the Grievance Panel found in favor of all three of the grievances: First, amazingly, the Grievance Panel appeal filed by the Skid Row folks actually got a fair hearing: The same article also detailed the subterranean doings of Grayce Liu on behalf of Eric Garcetti, in her role as General Manager of DONE. The final tally included over 1600 votes cast, with Skid Row losing by a mere 62 votes.” Unsurprisingly, the Skid Row Formation Committee lost its bid in an amazingly close election, considering the forces lined up against them. You have to wonder how many homeless voters had access to any of this tech – as opposed to their opponents with their iPhones, social media chops, and political clout. When all of this didn’t work, Jose Huizar himself slammed through online voting just for this election, with about two weeks to go before the vote. “He sent a 10-page letter to BONC (as well as to Garcetti, Feuer, Huizar, Grayce Liu and DONE’s City Attorney, Darrren Matrinez.) You can find a link to his letter in an article here. I mention all of this to help folks understand the implications of the fact that ex-City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, back in 2017, represented the anti-Skid Row front group, United Downtown aka Unite DTLA, as: We also advise governments and public sector bodies.” They include more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. We deliver consistent services across our platform of practices and sectors in all matters we undertake. We achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients. “DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world. I mention this since their reach is huge: These days, Rocky is a Superlawyer for DLA Piper, the giant developer law firm. I think he was about the last genuine lawyer in that role. In January 2017, DONE (Department of Neighborhood Empowerment) sent the formation committee the approval and a notice calling for an election, with the unprecedented language that their election “may also include online voting.” We already knew the establishment of DLANC and HCNC (Historic Cultural Neighborhood Council) were well funded to take them out when their front group, United Downtown, or Unite DTLA, was represented by former City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo’s law firm.”įor those who don’t remember Rocky Delgadillo, he was the LA City Attorney from 2001 to 2009, when he was finally termed out. As early as 2014, the Skid Row NC Formation Committee was created to try and get out of the DLANC, as downtown real estate values soared and the plight of the homeless tanked. “Most of us who were around when the Neighborhood Councils were first formed knew how DLANC (the Downtown NC) was set up was to “manage” Skid Row. Since few Angelenos ever paid any attention to this slimy fix, here’s some background I wrote back in 2017 about the real stakes at play in the election: If you want to know how rotten this whole deal was, just read on. If he can’t do that, then take note of what that tells us a Feuer administration would look like. It’s a remedy for all the City-sponsored election illegalities, and there is little practical impact on the City of Los Angeles as a whole. It doesn’t cost much in terms of money if he simply decides to find in favor of certifying the Skid Row NC Formation Committee as a Neighborhood Council. My thought is that if Mike Feuer wants to have any legitimacy at all in the race for Mayor in 2022, he should fix the fix on Skid Row’s election, which is still tied up in a hostile court fight. I don’t know why this is OK for the Neighborhood Council system, when it is patently illegal for regular City Elections. It just happened in a Subdivision Election for Neighborhood Councils, instead of a regular election for our elected officials. EASTSIDER-If you really think about it, the Skid Row Neighborhood Council Formation Committee’s election in 2017 is actually a story about massive election fraud in Los Angeles.

[wendycelaya]

Leading a discussion on Mental Wellbeing at this year’s conference

#empowerla

[laprogressive]

Why Does California Hate Public Participation?Joe Mathews - # #californiainfrastructure #civicengagement #empowerla #california - https://ift.tt/1IHKjC3 https://ift.tt/2O731gQ

[krystee]

Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council President Krystee Clark gets North Valley City Hall office key from Vanessa Rodriguez. The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council will return to having meetings in the NVCH auditorium in November and move back into our old office space. Thanks to Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson for accommodating our needs so rapidly! Thank you Tony Wilkinson for all your help and the great picture! #STNC #President #EmpowerLA #Krystee #localgov #neighborhoodcouncil #elected #NC #localgovernment #tujunga #NVCH

[theschooltours-blog-blog]

We always have a good time at Carson High School - Lunchtime TakeOver! Thank you for having us again. #TheSchoolTour We are a Non Profit Organization 501c3 The School Tour performances encourage kids interested in performing, as well as those interested in learning the business, production, engineering, or promotional side of the Entertainment Industry. #TheSchoolTour #schooltours #SouthLosAngeles #NonProfitOrgization #501c3 #Entertainment @kissthedj1 #kissthedj1 #wearebelladose @wearebelladose @laronhinesofficial @drewlanester @bmikerob @dcatmusic #nonprofits #MayorGarcetti #empowerla #california #music #schools #STEAM #Science #Technology #Engineering #Agriculture #Arts #Mathematics #Cerwinvegamobile #CerwinVegaSpeakers #CerwinVega #Serato via @theschooltourchris @chrisroker #Losangelesschools (at Carson High School)

[brenforprez-blog]

The unofficial results are out and I won!!! WE won!!!!! Thank you to everyone that came out to vote! People power is THEE ultimate power. You find people that have similar interests as you, then you work together to make something happen! I could’ve never done this by myself. I am excited of what’s to come and I promise we’re just getting started! Shoutout to the slate! If you think voting doesn’t matter you are WRONG!!! Action vs inaction!!! 📈📈📈📈🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#Brenforprez #init2winit #init2winit2 #localgovernment #losangelespolitics #losangeleslocal #empowerla #citycouncil #curbedla #laweekly (at West Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVo0n-nSqh/?igshid=yz9n94cg46d1

[marshallunfocused]

Definitely the kind of ad I like to see around town! @empowerla #empowerla #electionsla #civicengagement

[nosnevet5]

PLEASE SHARE within your communities and with your public officials, and representatives. Do homeless people often relocate — move to a particular city because of better services, sense of community, weather, etc.? A vast majority stay in the community they are most familiar with. That said, a small percentage may select cities where they think they will get more assistance. In San Francisco, the city found in 2019 that 55% of homeless people reported living in San Francisco for 10 or more years, and just 6% said they’d lived in San Francisco for less than one year. This image is part of a series of charcoal drawings focusing on Skid Row and the homeless situation in Los Angeles by artist Rudy Cole. Various originals and prints newly released to the online market. Please direct inquiries to rudy.cole29@gmail.com Ready for the Night (2014) Charcoal Original 38.5" x 24.5" Prints available in various sizes. www.charcolestudio.com @kamalaharris @gavinnewsom @mayorofla @ericgarcetti @jennifersiebelnewsom @repadamschiff @cmgilcedillo @jimmygomezca @lahomelessserviceauthority @eveyonein_la @latimes @sfchronicle @laweekly @ktla5news @abc7la @cbsla @msnbc @nbcla @foxla @empowerla #photorealistic #charcoal #homeless #USinteragencycouncilonhomelessness #departmentofhealthandhumanservices #departmentofveteransaffairs #departmentofhousingandurbandevelopment #departmentoflabor #community #poverty #help #volunteer #charity #hope #skidrow #helpthehomeless #california #endhomelessness #housing #blackandwhite #homelesslivesmatter #people #compassion #homelessawareness #supportblackartists #artsanity #colornoir #artistic_support #blackartistspace #thetaxcollection (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2C4x3AF3uf/?igshid=1u4d3peimdiqb

[wilmingtonwire]

The Wilmington Neighborhood Council elections are coming up (June 11, 2016). Interested in being a poll worker? Sign up here

[argovox]

Midtown North Hollywood Neighborhood Council meeting. Come join and learn about candidates like me and what our neighborhood is up to! NoHo Senior Recreation Center, on Tujunga and Chandler. #MidtownNorthHollywood #northhollywood #noho #empowerLA