Los Feliz Ledger [eric garcetti]
New Plaza Coming to Sunset Junction By Eric Garcetti LA City Council President The Silver Lake community has selected the local “All That is Solid” design team as the winner of the Sunset Junction Streetscape Competition. The team’s design for a permanent art installation will be built as part of the new $1.5 million community plaza, located at Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards—that will begin construction in 2012. The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council and other Silver Lake organizations and community leaders appointed a competition jury of architects, artists and local stakeholders who reviewed more than 50 design submissions. The jury selected five finalists who were invited to present their ideas at a meeting for Silver Lake stakeholders. At the end of the meeting, stakeholders voted and selected “All That is Solid,” a team comprised of Danielle Wagner, Alex Chew, Max Kuo, and Heather McGinn. Criteria for the designs included sustainability, ease of maintenance, pedestrian circulation, bicycle racks, seating, use of shade trees, and the design’s relevance to Silver Lake and Sunset Junction’s culture and history. Construction on the project was originally slated to begin at the end of this year, but the process was temporarily halted to accommodate the community’s interest in adding a community-driven installation as part of the improvements. Preparations for construction are now back on track and we will likely break ground early next spring.
[greetings from tom]
18 Goals for Griffith Park By LA City Councilmember Tom LaBonge August heat means we’re entering the wildfire season. Make sure you’re in compliance with city brush clearance regulations. A wetter rainy season means more growth and more fuel for wildfires. Find out more about preventing wildfires at www. lafd.org/brush. Work continues on the Lower Reach of the Dept. of Water and Power’s River Supply Conduit Improvement Project in the Silver Lake area. Crews will begin working on Glendale Boulevard and West Silver Lake Drive. For information: date at www.ladwp. com/rcs4. My colleagues and I on the City Council have approved construction of a $29 million dollar LAPD station in Atwater that will replace a temporary station. The new 45,000 square-foot facility will serve as headquarters for the Northeast Divsion, patrolling a 29 square-mile area and serving about a quarter million residents, including Los Feliz and Silver Lake. Construction begins next summer. At a recent meeting of the Griffith Park Resource Board, where we discussed all things relating to Griffith Park, I shared my objectives for Griffith Park over the next few years. I laid-out 18 goals for the park that you can see on my website www.tomlabonge.com. The Los Angeles Public Library system has now restored Monday hours to all libraries in the City. Many thanks to the voters of Los Angeles, who approved Measure L, which guarantees more money from the city’s General Fund to pay for library services.
[mike gatto]
Reform to Ballot Box Budgeting By Assemblymember Mike Gatto Voters often must rely on 15-second sound bites as they consider ballot measures that make fundamental changes to the state constitution. I have amended my AB 65 to require disclosure when a ballot initiative seeks to irrevocably dedicate taxpayer dollars to one program forever. Imagine a monthly household budget of $3,000: $1,500 goes to rent, $500 to car insurance and gas, $500 on food, and $500 on entertainment. Now imagine living with a rule that the $500 entertainment budget could never, ever, be spent on anything else. It would be pretty upsetting if someone broke their leg during the month and could only go to the movies, not the hospital! This is no way to run a household and or government. When large percentages of our taxpayer dollars are “spoken for,” there is little flexibility during tough budget times. We need flexibility to adeptly configure our budget spending for an imminent crisis, a current need, or a future technology. And it is important voters are warned when they are about to vote on spending tax dollars for a ballot initiative that could very well exist forever. Mike Gatto is the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the California State Assembly. He represents the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and parts of Los Angeles, including Los Feliz, North Hollywood, Silver Lake, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen, and Van Nuys. He has served in the Assembly since June 2010.
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August 2011