Our guest this month is Mark Costa, the executive director of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Los Angeles, a major part of our community for 55 years. Costa will talk about the hospital's community involvement efforts, the status of its new wing and future plans.
We will also have a presentation on campaign finance reform, reports from Council District 13 field deputy Helen Leung, our LAPD Senior Lead Officers, plus a meeting of the EHNC's
Governing Board, where important decisions regarding our neighborhood
will be made. Community stakeholders will also have the chance to make
announcements on upcoming events or voice their opinions on important
issues in the neighborhood.
The EHNC meets on the third Monday of each month. The next meeting will be on Monday, December 15, again at the Ronald McDonald House, 4560 Fountain Avenue.
EHNC October Meeting Recap HBT's Romano Speaks, EHNC Board Supports Griffith Park Status
Did you miss our last meeting? Here's a recap of what went on!
The October 20 meeting of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council featured Sharyn Romano, head of Hollywood Beautification Team, an organization that has been helping to clean up the streets of Hollywood for over 16 years. Romano introduced herself to the community and also made a call for people to adopt street trees that are ready to be planted. Anyone interested in adopting trees, or organizing a tree planting through HBT may call 323.962.2163.
Mark Lewis from the Los Angeles City Department of Neighborhood Empowerment also introduced himself as the new project coordinator assigned to work with the EHNC. He also reminded the NC's board members to turn in the City's budget survey by January.
Later, during the EHNC Governing Board meeting, they unaminously voted to support the historic-cultural monument status of nearby Griffith Park. They also voted to sponsor a community Thanksgiving dinner in November at the Hollywood Youth and Family Center and parking lot lights for the center as well. They also endorsed the effort to establish an Armenian American museum.
EHNC Salutes William Saroyan Event At Cahuenga Library Celebrates Centennial of Famous Author
The East Hollywood Neighborhood Council teamed up with the Cahuenga Branch Library on November 1 to present "William Saroyan: A Century of Saroyanesque," an event celebrating the work and the 100th birth anniversary of the famous Armenian American author.
The event featured a live theatre performance of excerpts from Syzygy Theatre Group's Saroyan-penned play Love's Old Sweet Song. Saroyan's nephew, Hank Saroyan spoke about the impact of his uncle's work, personal memories and presented a TV special he directed on his uncle's The Parsley Garden. Saroyan's friends Mina Kojayan reflected on the author's experiences in his cultural motherland of Armenia and Oshin Keshiskyan also shared memories of his friend. A one-hour documentary of Saroyan's life, produced by a Fresno PBS station, was also screened.
The EHNC plans to present more future literary-themed events at the Cahuenga Branch Library.
Celebrate A Community Thanksgiving! HYFC Invites Community Members for November 20 Dinner
The Hollywood Youth and Family Center will be celebrating a special (pre-) Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 20 at 1:30 p.m.
The special guests for this event will be 2nd grade students and their parents from nearby Dayton Heights Elementary School.
This event is also open to anyone from our community who is able to attend. To reserve, please contact EHNC Vice President Alfredo A. Hernandez at raven@easthollywood.net.
The Hollywood Youth and Family Center is at 607 N. Vermont Avenue, at Clinton Street.
This event was co-sponsored by the East Hollywood Neighborhood council.
Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, Nov. 26! Free Turkeys To Community Members in Need
Has the recent economic crisis affected you or your neighbor this Thanksgiving season? The 2nd Annual East Hollywood Thanksgiving Give-Away will help out.
The East Hollywood Thanksgiving Give-Away will take place on November 26, 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at 5050 Hollywood Blvd (at Mariposa Ave.) in East
Hollywood's Little Armenia.
This year's East Hollywood Thanksgiving Give-Away is presented by Armenian
American Chamber of Commerce Little Armenia-Chapter (AACC LA-C), Global Alliance
for Student Advancement (GASA), and introducing Sponsors are Hollywood
Independent Garage, Dvin Restaurant, Olympic Restaurant, Oligarc Market &
Liquor and Redmont Business Services.
The organizers of the event hope to give away up to 200 Butterball turkeys and goodie bags to community residents in need.
Foreclosure Info For Apartment Tenants City Housing Department Informs Renters on Related Issues
The recent real estate foreclosure crisis doesn't just affect homebuyers. People who rent apartment units or rental houses can definitely be affected as well.
The Los Angeles City Housing Department has released information for renters who may be impacted by the foreclosure crisis. Click on the following to download the flyer and please pass it on to your neighbors:
The project's consultants, EDAW, will present their study and explain the reasoning behind their recommendations. Part of the study's cost was underwritten by the various Hollywood area neighborhood councils, including the EHNC, who contributed $5000.
Refreshments will be served.
Helen Bernstein High School is located at 1309 N. Wilton Place, at Fountain Avenue. Parking is available in the structure, off of Fountain. For more information, contact Nicole Shahenian at 323.469.8311 or email nicole@hollywoodchamber.net .
Follow EHNC Activities On Twitter! Up-To-Date Neighborhood Council Info via Mobile Phone or Web
The East Hollywood Neighborhood Council is proud to be the premier Los Angeles neighborhood council on the cutting edge of technology. Not only does it have a website, a MySpace profile, a YouTube channel and a Facebook page, but the EHNC is now on the popular web service Twitter.
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service, that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.
Now anyone on a mobile phone can receive text-message updates from the EHNC on meetings, events or important neighborhood news or emergencies. The information can be seen on the web as well.
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The Hollywood Youth and Family Center will be celebrating a special (pre-) Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 20 at 1:30 p.m. 
Has the recent economic crisis affected you or your neighbor this Thanksgiving season? The 2nd Annual East Hollywood Thanksgiving Give-Away will help out. 
The recent real estate foreclosure crisis doesn't just affect homebuyers. People who rent apartment units or rental houses can definitely be affected as well. 
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The East Hollywood Neighborhood Council is proud to be the premier Los Angeles neighborhood council on the cutting edge of technology. Not only does it have a