February 2022-NEWS and Zoom Meetings of Interest |
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Community involvement is at the heart of what we are trying to do. With that said, check out the news and dates for meetings that may be of interest to you below. |
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Homeless Shelter / Interim Housing Facility on Melrose? |
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The building at the corner of Alta Vista Blvd and Melrose Ave is the former Villa Stanley East which was an assisted living care facility. There is a current proposal to reopen this building for temporary interim housing for the homeless. Nothing has been approved yet but permits, leases and licensing plans are all in the works for the property at 7253 Melrose Ave. Our admins have requested a meeting with those involved with the process in order to find out more about this. We would like know what the qualifications will be for living at the facility, who is in charge of safety, what services are they going to be offering and what controls are there to insure that our neighborhood doesn't have to endure any added risks or fears. We will report back on this when we have some answers! |
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L.A City Youth Councils! Get your young adults involved! |
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"The mission of the LA City Youth Council is to speak truth to power, identify bold solutions, and turn ideas into action to transform our communities in positive, lasting ways." We feel this is the perfect opportunity for young adults, age 16 to 25, to engage in how our community is shaped for the future. It is our hope to identify candidates who are pragmatic thinkers looking for an outlet to express their views and concerns about our neighborhood and our City. More information from the Youth Council site: "The Opportunity The Olivia Mitchell LA City Youth Council is accepting applications for it's first citywide cohort. This council seats 30 empowered youth from across the City who serve a one-year term. During their term, members learn about the inner working of local government, drive special community projects and civic events, and make policy and budget recommendations to elected and civic leaders of the City to improve the well-being, safety and achievement of young Angelenos." |
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MELROSE VILLAGE Wednesday Walks Will Be Starting Again on February 16th! Would you like to meet some of your neighbors? Maybe you want to get off the couch and improve your cardiovascular health. Maybe you would just like to feel safe with a group walking our neighborhood. We'd like to make this happen! Typically we are joined by a member of the LAPD and Jill Kline from Councilmember Koretz's office who are there to meet the community, answer questions and talk about what concerns us. Regardless if you want to walk 1 block or 1 mile, it's up to you. We want to make this an enjoyable and no stress walk so we will start with a short walk down Waring beginning at Spaulding to Gardner or maybe down to Pointsettia Pl where there is a traffic light at Melrose, cross Melrose to Clinton, turn right and head back to Spaulding and then circle back to where we started. You can join in at any location on the route that is nearest to you or meet at Spaulding and Waring at our start time of 6:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to join the fun and feel free to bring your opinions and concerns. If the group wants to walk further, we can extend this in any direction after we circle back to the starting point. (As with any type of exercise, consult your physician before to make sure this is the right thing for you to be doing.) Last year, we even made the CBS local news! The video link is below. |
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Mid City West Neighborhood Council & Melrose BID Meetings: |
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Melrose BID Crime Prevention MeetingThis meeting is usually held on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. You need to email kim@urbanlegendpr.com to get on the list and receive the zoom link details. The next meeting is July 13th due to the July 4th holiday. This is an opportunity to speak directly to the people who help shape Melrose Ave.Get on the list! |
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We have brought this up before, but feel it's worth mentioning again... What brought you to sign up for our newsletters? We want to believe it is because you wish to learn what's going on and to participate in advocating for a safer and cleaner neighborhood. Most of you who receive this email live in Zone 2 or are affected by what happens on Melrose. This newsletter contains links to the meetings to sign up for the Melrose BID Crime meeting, most of the Mid City West Neighborhood Council meetings and the LAPD C-PAB meeting. Here's the important part: Neither the Melrose Bid or the MCWNC meetings have neighbors, referred to as 'stakeholders', attend very often. Most of the sub-committees for MCWNC have NO 'stakeholders' attend. So what happens when elected representatives get no input from those they are voted to represent? They go off and turn their attention to their own pet projects instead of advocating for the people and the neighborhoods they serve! So PLEASE get involved! If you find a meeting topic in the list above that you are interested in and if you can attend just ONE meeting to make a comment or offer support to someone making comment, it will make a difference! Tell them you are part of The Melrose Village Neighborhood Alliance! |
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C-PAB (Community - Police Advisory Board) |
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Thursday Feb 17 at 7:00 p.m. This is a great place to listen to your police officers discussing issues with the community advisory board. You may even be given the chance to raise your hand and speak on an issue. | | |
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