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January 18, 2012
Report Air Quality Problems to (800) CUT-SMOG

Some residents in Granada Hills have reported foul odors coming from the area around Sunshine Canyon Landfill. In response, we contacted the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), and they have sent an inspector to the landfill to investigate the odors and measure air quality. Anyone who wants to report foul odors or other […]

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January 18, 2012
Good News Re: the Odor Nuisance at Sunshine Canyon Landfill

For those of you who have been experiencing odors from the Sunshine Canyon Landfill over this past year and who have been expressing a lot of frustration as to why it has taken so long to correct this situation, this letter is for you. As a result of the complaints there were a series of […]

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January 18, 2012
A Brief Explanation about the Sunshine Canyon Dump Odors

Several of our stakeholders have been reporting increasing odors from the dump. This explanation was written by Wayde Hunter, GHNNC's Sunshine Canyon Landfill expert, in an attempt to explain to you why the odors are getting worse, and what you can do to help stop them. Many years ago when BFI was the sole owner […]

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January 18, 2012
Interested in Participating on the GHNNC Board?

We are actively looking for candidates interested in serving on our board for the following positions: Small Business and Worker District 2 Parks Representative Information on the positions can be found on our website, or people interested can e-mail the President, Kim Thompson at kthompson@ghnnc.org.  The first step is filling out a stakeholder verification form, […]

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January 18, 2012
Updated Photos of the Oakridge Estate Mansion

Representatives from the Oakridge Estate, located in Northridge, will be joining us at a future Board Meeting to give a presentation.

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January 18, 2012
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January 18, 2012
Place Palm Fronds and Tree Branches Next to Green Bin

The Bureau of Sanitation is urging L.A. residents to place palm fronds and tree branches that have blown down in the recent heavy winds next to the green bins to be picked up. If palm fronds and branches are placed next to the green used for residential yard trimmings on regular trash collection days, they […]

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January 12, 2012
LAPD Warns Granada Hills Seniors About Telephone Scam

The Los Angeles Police Department is warning seniors who live in the Granada Hills area about a telephone scam. They say some residents are being asked to wire money to callers who claim to be their grandchildren. Callers usually ask for bail money or financial help to return home from a foreign country. They are […]

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January 12, 2012
Putting Teeth into the City's Barking Dog Ordinance

This week the City Council changed the City's ordinance regulating nuisance dogs, establishing a new hearing procedure and fine structure. Before, a citation could only be issued for licensed dogs because the citation was attached to the license. The owner first had to be forced to get a license. Under the new code, Animal Control […]

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January 12, 2012
City Council Approves Temporary Transfer of NC Elections from City Clerk to Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment

The City Council took action in support of Councilman Krekorian's recommendation that NC elections not be postponed until 2014, but be available in Fiscal Year 2012-13. The next step will be deciding how to pay for it. The Department was asked to report back to Council on a plan to administer elections along with a […]

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December 12, 2011
Storm Safety Tips

After five days of rain, the ground is saturated throughout our county. With another major storm scheduled to hit Los Angeles tonight and tomorrow, it won’t take much to destabilize hillsides and slopes. Should a problem arise in your community, here are some phone numbers to call: If you live in unincorporated areas of Los […]

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September 3, 2011
Summary of Retaining Wall Ordinance Kick-Off Meetings – September 2011

Over the past few of months, the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning conducted meetings throughout the City in order to hear public comments and discuss issues related to retaining walls in Los Angeles.  Click here for the slideshow presented at these meetings, and a summary of the comments received to date. This […]

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August 18, 2011
New Photos - Summer Social, Movie Night, and Cleanup Project

June 11, 2011 - Beautification Project at Balboa/Sesnon Corner June 18, 2011 - Food Truck Fest and Outdoor Movie Night at Petit Park July 16, 2011 - Granada Hills North "Summer Social"

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August 15, 2011
Proposed Amended Bylaws

Click the following links to download the “clean” final version, or the the marked-up version, which shows where each article in the new version came from in our existing bylaws, and what changes the Policy & Rules Committee made. Final Version (PDF) Final Version with Markups (DOC)

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July 8, 2011
2012 GHNNC Budget Approved

Click here for the approved budget (XLS)

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May 1, 2011
Did you receive our newsletter in the mail?

GHNNC recently mailed our newsletter out to every one of our stakeholders. If you didn't receive one, or if you just want a digital copy of the newsletter, click here to download it.

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April 18, 2011
MAY 15, 2011 is CITRUS SUNDAY. “Let’s Swap Bags”

GHNNC is proud to participate in Council District 12's 6th Annual Citrus Sunday event by offering green GHNNC reusable shopping bags for your bags of fruit.  For your convenience GHNNC will have a drop off booth set up at Fire Station 18 located on Balboa Blvd. in the Knollwood Country Club parking lot. This is […]

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April 1, 2011
Clean Air Fair for Seniors – April 7, 9am - 2pm

The senior population (55+) is a demographic that has great potential to influence healthy lifestyle changes not only for themselves but their extended family members. This Clean Air Fair for Seniors, offered at no cost to attendees, will foster awareness and increase your understanding of air quality and related health issues and clean technology applications. […]

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January 18, 2011
Does Your Kitchen Make the Grade?

Friends say you cook like a top chef. Now find out whether your home kitchen earns an “A” for restaurant-level cleanliness standards, too. Using the A, B, C grading system similar to the one posted in restaurant windows, the county’s Department of Public Health lets you take an online “Home Kitchen Self-Inspection” and then scores […]

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January 3, 2011
Aircraft Noise Pollution? Find Out Exactly Where It's Coming From.

A few GHNNC stakeholders have expressed concern recently due to noise they claim is coming from aircraft travelling to and from the Van Nuys Airport. If you hear loud aircraft in the sky above you, and you want to know more about the aircraft's destination, trajectory, type, or even altitude, we recommend the following webpage: […]

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