Councilmembers O’Farrell, Ryu Direct DWP General Manager to Report on Power Outages
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and David Ryu on Tuesday requested the Department of Water and Power (DWP) and General Manager David Wright to provide a comprehensive report addressing the concerns of tens of thousands of customers who were left without power, many for consecutive days, during some of the hottest days on record earlier this month. Through a motion introduced in Council, O’Farrell and Ryu are requesting a full accounting of the circumstances that led to the recent power outages, including: immediate actions taken to address the power outage, and the causes for delay in restoring power; identification of infrastructure upgrades currently underway, the projected timelines for those upgrades, accountability measures in place to ensure for the timely completion of projects, and measures in place to prevent widespread outages in the future; and methods or approaches to make the DWP’s electrical infrastructure climate-change resilient.
Click here to read the full press release.
Los Feliz NC Special Event: Active Shooter Response Training – 8/21
Due to the recent event at Traders Joe’s on Saturday, July 31, the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council: Public Safety Committee in conjunction with the Northeast Area LAPD are sponsoring an active shooter response training session. Senior Lead Officer Lenny Davis of LAPD’s Northeast Division will provide details on what to do in an active shooter situation. The instructional portion will take about 30 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A session. The event is open to the public.
If interested, please RSVP so they can provide enough materials for attendees at http://bit.ly/lfnctraining.
Tuesday, August 21st at 6 PM
Elysian Masonic Lodge. 1900 N. Vermont Avenue
Helicopter Noise Complaints
Helicopter noise is a concern for many residents across Los Angeles County. Since 2012 local community organizations, helicopter operators and other stakeholders have been working with the Federal Aviation Administration in a collaborative process known as the Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Initiative. The participants in the Helicopter Noise Initiative have been working to develop voluntary agreements on routes and altitudes, best practices, outreach and training, and other means of addressing the helicopter noise situation in Los Angeles County. Complaints filed online will be used to gather data on flight patterns and nuisance helicopters, as well as inform noise abatement measures. It is not used in enforcement.
More information at http://heli-noise-la.com/
Announcing Assemblymember Friedman’s AD43 Photography Competition!
Starting this Wednesday (8/1), the office of Assemblymember Friedman will begin accepting submissions for their first district-wide photography competition. The purpose of this competition is to challenge artists across AD43 to use the medium of photography to capture and define their community and/or neighborhood. From August 1st through September 30th they will be accepting submissions by mail or through their website.
More information at https://a43.asmdc.org/event/20181005-ad43-photography-competition
Fire Evacuation Information
Ready Set Go, be prepared to evacuate when there is a fire or an emergency that you might have to evacuate. Do you have a prepared list of the items you have to grab or want to grab if you have to evacuate? Make your list now. Have a plan on where to go, especially if you have pets.
LA County has a list of info: https://www.lafd.org/safety/education/ready-set-go.
