Come explore LA County's new voting system at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Community Room in the mall on Sunday, Feb. 9th at 1pm. RSVP at BoardDistrict1@LAUSD.net

by Cynthia Singleton

Community-Police Advisory Board Meeting (CPAC)
Email any video of suspicious behavior taken on your property immediately when taken to Sow-pc3@lapd.online. The police request all videos, they stated they could lead to the prevention and or apprehension of a suspect in other crimes. They compile all videos in same neighborhood, which can indicate a pattern.
 
UCLA Free Tenant advice and referrals
UCLA has free legal council, and representation in arbitration for housing disputes.
Their service will provide draft letters, and also conduct workshops for renter’s rights. For information contact UCLA Housing Law Clinic Civic Engagement at 213-743-2165 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. 
 
Empowerment Congress West Area (ECWA)
Mr. Black Herb Wesson’s Deputy, reported repairs to sidewalks on La Brea Ave between Coliseum and Veronica to begin Saturday, June 29 for each consecutive weekend except July 4th weekend. Be aware of some lane blockage curb lane. Upon the completion of the side walk repairs, the street will be resurfaced. 

Message from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the Study ofNeighborhood Air near Petroleum Sources (SNAPS):

We need your voice! Join us as we seek to understand air quality and its impact on your community.
Baldwin Hills is the second community to host air monitoring as part of the Study of Neighborhood Air near Petroleum Sources (SNAPS) being conducted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Public input is critical to the success of this study, and we want to hear from you! Be a part of this opportunity to collaborate with CARB staff as we study air quality in Baldwin Hills.
CARB will host two meetings in communities near the Inglewood Oil Field:


MONDAY, JULY 8, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm
Culver City Senior Center, Room B47
4095 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90232


TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm
Knox Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall
5840 La Tijera Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90056


We will discuss potential locations for siting air monitors and ways for community members to get involved in the study. For more information call Carolyn Lozo at (916) 445-1104 or visit ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/study-neighborhood-air-near-petroleum-sources/about
This is the first in a series of Baldwin Hills meetings under the SNAPS program.

Saturday May 4, 2019 the City of Los Angeles will officially unveil Obama Boulevard in honor of the 44th President of the United States renaming what's currently Rodeo Road. There will be a street festival at King Blvd. and Obama Blvd. (Rodeo Rd.) with live music, speeches and food trucks from 12pm - 6pm.

Get in at the beginning of the Toxic Odors Reporting Project. Get Information on data collection logs and report strange odors in Baldwin Hills and
surrounding areas.

WEDNESDAY, FEBURUARY 13, 2019
AT 5:30pm
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH (Fellowship Hall)
5100 Coliseum & La Brea

Bring a plant! Take a plant! Come and meet your neighbors. The Village Green Plant swap will be Sunday, October 21 from 2-4pm on the Main Green under the Big Oak.

“Let’s clean out the Garage & Patio”
Waste Disposal Saturday March 24, 2018  9:00am to 3:00pm 
Sentinel Newspaper 3800 Crenshaw blvd, (line starts Bronson & Coliseum )
Medications, gasoline, solvents/paint thinners, tires, propane tanks, electronics.

Village Green resident Daniel Milner created an online petition to extend the boundary of Overnight Parking District (OPD) #560 to include Coliseum Street. Kimani Black in Herb Wesson office is working with the LADOT to create a resolution which will go before City Council for final approval. Please sign the petition to show community desire for this.

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is offering free emergency training classes Fridays starting May 5 at the Bahai Center at Rodeo and LaCienega. Meetings are from 6-8pm for six weeks.  Sponsored by the Baldwin Hills Village Gardens HOA.
All interested residents are welcome. 

more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lafd-cert-program-7803155391

​The discussion on agenda at the October Planning and Land use and Beautification Committee Meeting. ECWANDC approved sending a community Impact Statement in Favor of CF#14-0656, which address Implementation of the amendments to enforce limitations of building mansions in residential neighborhoods.

Courtesy of C. Singleton, Community Outreach. November 2016 Report. 

Volunteers needed to help with a city wide homeless count.
Kenon Joseph LAHSA SPA 6 Regional Coordinator
Theycountwillyou.org  213-598-6897, you can designate what communities you want to facilitate, you will have a partner. Very well coordinated. 

Courtesy of C. Singleton, Community Outreach. November 2016 Report.

Los Angeles Petroleum Administrator Mr Ntuk attended the ECWANDC  town hall meeting. Mr. Ntuk was appointed by Mayor E.Garcetti. Mr Ntuk's office will manage oil and gas activities in our neighborhoods, and play a role in steering L.A. toward a cleaner, more sustainable future. There will be physical inspection of all oil derricks, pumping and inactive wells in Los Angeles. Mr. Ntuk is a Petroleum Chemical Engineer graduate of UCLA. Mr Ntuk stated there has been very little supervision, and enforcement of regulations. Their will be investigations into slant drilling rights, and mineral rights. Mr.Ntuk will be setting up a town hall information meeting with ECWANDC. His contact information  Uduak.ntuk@lacity.org

​Courtesy of C. Singleton, Community Outreach. November 2016 Report.

City Council President Herb Wesson will attend ECWANDC Town Hall meeting December 3rd. 3740 Don Felipe, Crenshaw Methodist Church, SW corner of Stocker & Don Felipe. This will be a good opportunity for the community to express their concerns with Coliseum traffic and insist a speedy effort to decrease dangerous conditions. 

Courtesy of C. Singleton, Community Outreach. November 2016 Report.