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Huge Turnout in GGPNC Elections
An estimated 1500-1800 voters turned out on Saturday, March 20, 2010, to vote in the GGPNC Elections to choose 10 district representatives from among 23 candidates. It is by far the largest turnout in GGPNC history and one of the largest citywide. The City Clerk will begin ballot counting on Monday morning March 22nd and should have some preliminary results later in the day...when we the have the count you'll find it here.

Even before the polls opened at 10am over 50 people were waiting in the morning sun, and the line to vote continued to grow during the day. At times almost 100 were in line and waiting over 20 minutes to get registered and get their ballot.

Once inside Durkee Hall at the Hollywood Lutheran Church, voters' registration forms were checked and then most joined a second line to receive their ballot. The City Clerk brought in extra help and extra voting booths.

Late in the afternoon the lines grew and when the  polls closed at 4pm about 70 people were in line and finished voting a little after 4:30pm.
A BIG THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO VOTED

  Candidate List

click on candidate names for candidate statements 

DISTRICT "A" Jeff Gardner* Laura S. Howe Mio Vukovic Frank W. Masi Robert J.  Menz  DISTRICT "B" Christina A. Khanjian John F. John Jr. David A. Uebersax Ron Ostrow DISTRICT "C" Alex DeOcampo Daniel S. Sandman Andrea M. Iaderosa Dominic Patten Harpreet K. Malhi

DISTRICT "D" Sarah A. Latier Napier John Q. Lee Thomas P. Wilson Leslie VanKeuren Tomas O'Grady    DISTRICT "E" Jessica C. Kornberg James M. McEwen Mark F. Mauceri Charley M. Mims *No Statement Submitted

Candidates are listed in the order prepared by the City Clerk.
for more election info click here
 OFFICIAL ELECTION PROCEDURES
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Got Questions? e-mail us GGPNC@GGPNC.org

  Help Fight Graffiti - Myra Ave Mural IV 

CLICK HERE TO HELP PICK THE NEXT MURAL DESIGN
Starting in 2005 the GGPNC along with the Franklin Hills Residents Association has sponsored three murals to grace the walls of the underpass that carries Sunset Blvd. over Myra Ave. Now King Middle School students inspired, by teacher Kirk Palayan have come up with 20 new designs for Myra Mural IV which will be painted by the students in the empty space shown above, next to Myra Mural III "Dream Again." Click here to see all the 2010 designs and how to send an e-mail vote for your favorite.
To see more about Myra Mural III click here, for Murals I & II click here.

GGPNC Graduates First Community Emergency Response Team

About 90 GGPNC stakeholders (not all shown above) celebrate completion of Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). Their dedication during the 7 week course held early in 2010 makes all of us a bit safer. In the event of a major disaster their newly acquired skills in firefighting, medical triage, search and emergency co-ordination can help fill the void until other first responders arrive. For more  on CERT go to the GGPNC Public Safety Committee page.

A NEW Hollywood Community Plan
Coming to our Neighborhood

Very few of us have crystal balls that allow us to see into the future. But we can all see what our City Planners have in mind for our area in the latest draft version of the Hollywood Community Plan*. and your vision of what our neighborhoods should look like might, or might not include the proposed increases in density along streets like Vermont, Hillhurst and Hyperion or the reduced parking requirements in residential areas.
Luckily there is still time to make your views heard. The GGPNC Board has made comprehensive recommendations aimed at preserving the best of our area and improving areas in need. And in the coming months likely will weigh in again on the revised plan after studying the documents and hearing what you have to say. The city Planning Department is also planning public meetings on this latest City Hall vision of our area's future once all the documents are prepared, probably sometime this fall. We'll keep you adivised.
It is a complicated process that boils down to a simpler decision: is this going to help or hurt the quality of life in my neighborhood? We urge all stakeholders to look at the documents, come to the meetings, let your voices be the community's crystal ball to the future. Who knows better what we need, want and expect on our home turf.

*(This is a very large 13mb file and does not contain all maps and other elements which have been promised by the Planning Dept. "in the next few months.")

GGPNC Recommendations and info on Hollywood Community Plan Proposals

 

Water Conservation
Find out about Water Conservation Laws, HIGHER RATES and 15% CUT BACK

 THANKS for YOUR HELP AT BIG SUNDAY

Landscaping at King Middle School

LA River Cleanup

click links below photos for more info.

Billboards In Los Angeles

On August 7, 2009 the City Council passed a ban on new billboards including digital and supergraphics to avoid the possible effects of an expected court ruling. But action on the comprehensive proposed Sign Ordinance is still to come.  Click Here for more info and to see the GGPNC's Area Billboard Survey and Community Impact Statements plus other links. E-mail us with your thoughts at: Billboards@GGPNC.org

Griffith Park Wins

Van Griffith, great grandson of Griffith Park's donor, along with Councilmember Tom LaBonge reach new photo-op heights as everyone celebrates the dedication of Griffith Park as City Historic-Cultural Monument # 942. The dedication ceremony speakers repeatedly noted  the overwhelming support from the community through hundreds of letters, e-mails and appearances at  commission and council meetings as an important element in making protection of Griffith Park a reality. As Van Griffith said, "this is not for us but for those who come after us...for a 1000 years." Click here for background on the battle to preserve Griffith Park as a city Historic-Cultural Monument THANKS ! TO ALL OF YOU WHO HELPED

To visit the discontinued website click here