 The E-News of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council • May 2008 |
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THIS MONTH: • EHNC, Community Volunteers Clean Up East Hollywood on April 26 • Renters Town Hall Meeting, May 31 • Hollywood Construction Job Fair, May 31 • Armenian Independence Day Festival, June 1 |
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Dr. Jamilah Moore, president of Los Angeles City College, will address members of the community at the next monthly meeting of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council on Monday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m.
in the college's Faculty and Staff Center, located behind DaVinci Hall. The college is located at 855 N. Vermont Avenue. Dr. Moore, who became the college's president in Fall 2007, will follow up her speech with a question and answer session with the community.
EHNC, Community Volunteers Clean Up East Hollywood on April 26 On April 26, EHNC's first-ever community clean-up event, organized by EHNC Vice President and Neighborhood District 11 Representative Alfredo A. Hernandez, drew over 40 volunteers from the community, with the help of Hollywood Beautification Team (HBT) and L.A. Conservation Corps, to clean up the streets of East Hollywood as a post-Earth Day activity. Most of the cleanup was concentrated in the southern and eastern ends of the community, though HBT also cleaned up other areas of the neighborhood that day. Community members as well as organizations from and serving the community joined in the effort, including the L.A. Bridges II - Aztecs Rising Gang Intervention Program, The Silver Lake - Hollywood - Echo Park Metropolitan Alliance (SHEPMA), Lideres de la Comunidad en Acción and The Improviders improvisational comedy troupe. After ctidyung up the streets in the hot, 80-plus temperature, the volunteers were treated to a free BBQ lunch courtesy of the EHNC and the Youth and Family Center, which was also sponsored by Hot Dog on a Stick and Council President Eric Garcetti's CD13 office. Click on the YouTube video above to watch highlights of the cleanup day event!
Welcome Our Newest EHNC Governing Board Memeber!
Melgares, a native of East Hollywood, attended Lockwood Elementary school in his youth and graduated from UCLA (where he won a full year's tuition from a Bruins basketball game free-throw contest!). He also interned at Councilmember Eric Garcetti's Council District 13 office in the Summer of 2004 and now works as a 7th Grade math and science teacher at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in the Westlake district. He is also active in the Teach For America program. Melgares fills in the seat formerly held by Frank Hilton, who resigned from the EHNC in February due to night school commitments.
Renters Town Hall Meeting, May 31 A town hall meeting focusing on renter's issues will take place on Saturday, May 31 at Joseph LeConte Middle School, 1316 N. Bronson Ave. (at Fountain) in Hollywood. The event coincides with the upcoming June 3rd election and the issues surrounding Propositions 98 and 99, both of which deal with rent control and eminent domain. Featured speakers will be Dan Faller from the Apartment Owners Association (in favor of 98 and against 99) and Larry Gross from the Coalition for Economic Survival (Against 98 and in favor of 99). For more information on the Renter's Town Hall, please contact Ryan Ole Haas, Hollywood United Neighborhood Council at ryanHUNC@gmail.com or (323) 893-7253
Hollywood Construction Job Fair, May 31 A Job Fair for positions in the local construction industry will take place on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Music Box Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd. For anyone in the community looking for construction jobs, this is your opportunity to meet with
Webcor and their subcontractors from the
Hollywood & Vine project – the W Hotel and luxury condos and apartments. This job fair was organized by the office of Councilmember Eric Garcetti, Hollywood WorkSource and L.A. Voice-PICO.
Armenian Independence Day Festival, June 1 For more information, please call (818) 243-9264 or visit littlearmeniafestival.com.
Miss Thai Town Beauty Pageant, June 8 The 8th Annual Miss Thai Town Beauty Pageant will take place at Thailand Plaza Restaurant, 5321 Hollywood Blvd., on Sunday, June 8th from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Proceeds from this pageant, fashion show and dinner event will benefit Thai Health and Information Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in East Hollywood's Thai Town. For tickets and more information, please visit thaihealth.org or contact Nongyao Varanond at (323) 459-8768.
Committee Calendar Mon 6/9: Outreach Committee TBA: Youth & Education Committee |
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The EHNC welcomes its newest Governing Board member -- its first-ever appointed -- Jesse Melgares, who represents Neighborhood District 10.