The City of Los Angeles is in the initial stages of developing an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) funded by a grant from CAL FIRE. The goal of the UFMP is to help guide the planting, care, protection, and sustainability of the City’s urban trees. LA’s Urban Tree Canopy cover is only 21% – lower than […]

Our next PLUM Committee meeting is Wednesday, July 25.

The Neighborhood Council Initiative (known to us as the Street Blitz), run by the Bureau of Street Services (BSS), will be in Granada Hills North real soon.  Our area will be assigned a two-person crew on a hot asphalt truck for one day to patch street potholes, pop-outs, small eroded or cracked areas, and do […]

This week, Council District 12 received the results for the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The results show that our Neighborhoods FIRST strategy is working with a reduction of homelessness by almost 20% within Council District 12. By funding both increased outreach services and code enforcement, our all-hands-on-deck approach is turning the tide by […]

Councilmember Englander's office has worked with L.A.'s Bureau of Engineering and the Department of Recreation of Parks to ensure that the Granada Hills Pool will be operational and open for use during the hot summer months. The pool is decades old and has developed leaks which threatened the ability to keep it open for summer. […]

Here’s the first look at renderings of the proposed gondola that could take fans from Union Station straight to Dodger Stadium. Here’s the first look at renderings of the proposed gondola that could take fans from Union Station straight to @Dodgers Stadium. pic.twitter.com/E2WQIbLG63 — Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 26, 2018

This week, Councilmember Mitchell Englander joined LADWP Chief Operating Officer Marty Adams, LADWP Chief Sustainability Officer Nancy Sutley, Los Angeles County Business Coalition President Mary Leslie, Actor/Environmental Activists Ed Begley Jr. and Matt Walsh, and students from Porter Ranch Community School to introduce legislation calling for LADWP to explore options to install “floating solar” panels on Los Angeles reservoirs. Floating […]

Thank you to EmpowerLA’s Octaviano Rios for letting us share this thoughtful overview of Mayor Garcetti’s 2018 State of the City address, which Octaviano originally wrote for the Harbor area Neighborhood Councils that he supports. He highlights the Mayor’s callouts to Neighborhood Councils, and issues that Councils might wish to partner with the Mayor on […]

Former Assemblywoman Linda Halderman alleged that he gave her an unwanted embrace in 2010 that she considered to be assault. Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, was reprimanded by the state Senate for hugging fellow legislators and staffers, according to documents released Thursday, and he said that while there was no illicit intent behind his actions, […]

L.A. City Council to impose new fines in crackdown on 'party houses' On Wednesday, February 21st, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to rein in out-of-control party houses in Los Angeles. The ordinance creates a series of escalating fines against the homeowners or those who rent from them, who use their homes for massive […]

Learn more about how to submit an application to build a #PeopleSt plaza in your neighborhood - join us at a public info seminar near you! Plaza applications will be accepted April 2-May 31.

Call and Email L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger TODAY! It's time for Supervisor Barger to do more, and call on Gov. Jerry Brown to shut down Aliso Canyon before he leaves office. CALL her TODAY! (213) 974-5555 Supervisor Barger has agreed that: Aliso Canyon is not safe Residents are too sick AND we don't need it […]

Our own Devonshire division of LAPD has published an app specifically tailored to our community so you can stay informed and connected with important public safety information. The app has info on real time crime data, filing a police report, youth programs, and much more. It's important that our public safety personnel remain connected to the […]

After 29 horses died in last month's San Fernando Valley wildfire, the City Council voted to address shortcomings to evacuation strategies.

Tuesday, February 13, from 6pm to 7pm Granada Hills Woman's Club 10666 White Oak Ave Granada Hills, CA 91344

GRANADA HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS THIS MEETING COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE! ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE BIG ONE? (EARTHQUAKES, FIRE, AND OTHER DISASTERS) February 1, 2018 at 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Our Granada Hills Emergency Plan Event will be held at Granada Hills Charter High School located 10535 Zelzah St. in Rawley Hall. This meeting […]

It was this week 24 years ago that residents of Los Angeles awoke to one of the most severe earthquakes to ever strike our region. The Northridge Earthquake resulted in 57 lives lost, over 8700 injuries, tens of billions of dollars in damage, and reminded us all of the precarious geography of our city. It was in the wake of this […]

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck will retire after nearly a decade at the helm, he announced today Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck will retire, he announced today. After serving 40 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, the city's top cop said he will step down in June. Beck oversaw major changes at […]

Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 7:00PM St. Euphrasia School Auditorium 17637 Mayerling St Granada Hills, CA 91344 Help Shape the Future of Los Angeles The Neighborhood Councils of Granada Hills want YOUR input on the update to the General Plan for the City of Los Angeles. We will be soliciting community feedback on: - Long-Term […]

Fire Investigators may be looking at the role Southern California Edison utilities could have played in the region's wildfires. Southern California Edison on Tuesday said it believes fire officials are investigating the company for its possible role in the catastrophic wildfires raging across the region. About 250,000 acres have been burnt by multiple wildfires since last […]