TNN iSSUE # 15 Dec2010

Special Holiday Issue

December - January 2010 -11Issue 15

EYE ON WESSON Community Reports

CHARITYCHARITYSpecial Holiday Issue

Free or Low Cost Food, Free or Low Cost Food, Health, Legal and MoreHealth, Legal and MoreFree or Low Cost Food, Free or Low Cost Food, Health, Legal and MoreHealth, Legal and More

RESOURCES

Keep our Local Businesses in Business. Use local Services!

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content 4 Editors Note

6 Community Health Resources

7 FAME Community Services

8/9 Free and Low Cost Food Sources 10 Jefferson Park HPOZ Update - John Arnold

11 Sol Adventure Foundation- A Garden of Kids Atomic Cafe closes

12 South Seas House Winter Wonderland

13 Eye On Wesson - Interesting Development

14/15 Community Reports: Western Heights, Cochran Ave/Cloverfi eld, Longwood Highland, Country Club Park, Picfair Village

16/17 Neighborhood Councils: P.I.C.O., Mid City, Olympic Park, United Neighborhoods. Peace Labyrinth. Free Workshops For The Soul

19 Pet Pause: Free Spay and Neuter, Keep Your Dog Warm This Winter

20 GAS Company Discounts Tom Bradley Family Source Center

21 Business Location Map

Publisher/Executive EditorDianne V. Lawrence

Associate Editor/Proofreader Renee Montgomery

Staff WritersDianne V. Lawrence, Renee Montgomery,

Carla PinedaContributors

Steve Wallis, John H. Arnold,Norman Gilmore, Roger/SuperAuto

Sheryl NashLayout & Design/Executive Ad Sales

Dianne V. LawrenceTO ADVERTISE OR SUBMIT IDEAS

Contact us at: 323.871.8580

Cover Art from Cultural Interiors West on Pico. Photo by D.V. Lawrence

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Two months ago the idea of fo-cusing the Holiday Issue on

local charitable organizations rang out like a church bell. I don’t need to tell you how diffi cult it is right now for everyone. Furloughs, un-employment benefi ts running out, businesses unable to hire. Readers sent in suggestions and we gathered lists of local free and low cost services that benefi t you, body, mind and soul. We have even included info that can help you with your pet. We put aside many of our regular articles to focus on ways to help those in need in our community. If you need these services don’t hesi-tate. If you don’t, maybe consider donating to these organiza-tions. Giving and receiving takes on new meaning in these tough times. Maybe take a dish to a senior on your block, or have your block club collect and contribute to a less fortunate family in your neighborhood. Do you know of any other great organizations that can help our neighbors? Send us the info and we will put on our website. Elections for the 10th District are coming up. We report on who the potential candidates are, a list of Councilman Wesson’s do-nors and an important vote at City Council that Councilman Wes-son missed.The PICO SHOPPING DISTRICT IS ALIVE and waiting for your Christmas shopping. They have EVERYTHING a gift buyer needs. Come out, get your hair done, have lunch and shop. Check out our numerous PICO ads. Now sit back, have a cuppa joe and take a little stroll around your community.

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Southern California Counseling Center

Since 1967, the SCCC has been an important resource for the community. Our sliding fee counseling and outreach

services are directed to that segment of the community who otherwise would not have access to services. It is the mission of the Southern California Counseling Cen-ter to provide high-quality psychological counseling to those of limited income and to develop and maintain responsive programs meeting the psychological needs of Southern California’s multi-cultural community.Individual, Couple, Family, Child and Group Counseling, School-Based Counseling Services, The Abuse Prevention Pro-gram, Best Practice Parenting, Children Affected by Domestic Violence, Rage Resolution Group, Teen Violence Prevention Group, Project Fatherhood.323.937.1344 http://www.sccc-la.org/

T. H. E. Clinic To Help Everyone Clinic

3834 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90062 below Exposition

T.H.E.Clinic provides access to high-quality healthcare and preventive education for all, regardless of ability

to pay, while being mindful of the diverse cultural, social and economic factors that make up the foundation of the community.They provide a one stop haven for a wide range of ser-vices all designed to treat the “whole” person—body, mind, and spirit. and offer more services than we could list here, so we encourage you to contact them to discuss your individual needs.SERVICES: Women’s Health Service, Men’s Health Ser-vices, Children’s Health Services, Teen Health Services, Support Services, Public Health Education.Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00pmAppointments: (323) 730-1920 Press 2 After Hours: (323) 730-7099 General Info: (877) 457-9682

For more than three decades, T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Clinic, Inc. has been improving the well-being of in-need, underserved communities in Los Angeles

Health

5615 W. Pico in the Picfair area

The Village Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization formed in 2001, by Jewel Thais-Williams.

Their main mission is to provide affordable, accessible, and ef-fective professional services in complementary medicine, includ-ing herbs and acupuncture, to the community. They originally began as a natural healthcare clinic offering nontoxic treatments for people with HIV/AIDS. Their activities have expanded to include treatments for a wide range of diseases treating clients who are at risk for, or who have already developed, diabetes, hy-pertension, high blood pressure, arthritis, heart disease, chronic diseases, and/or have any variety of pain issues. Patients come from all walks of life, and all are welcome. Many of them are Latino and African Americans who have a high risk for HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer and breast cancer. The Foundation provides innovative, culturally-relevant preven-tative health education as well as therapy. Their treatment and educational programs offer practical tools for reducing the risk of disease; for those who have an illness and offer tools for learning to live with it.Tuesday through Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm, and Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm. We are closed on Sundays, Mondays, and holidays.323.733.0471 www.villagehealthfoundation.org

The Village Health Foundation4073-75 W. Pico Blvd. (E. of Crenshaw)

The Saban Free Clinic provides free high-quality and com-passionate medical and dental care, social services and

education and outreach to men, women and children in need. While services are free to the community, they will assist you in determining if you qualify for one or more of their programs. They can also help you determine your eligibility for Medi-Cal and help you get a Benefi ts Information Card (BIC) if you do not already have one. If you do have a BIC please bring it with you. What they take care of:Primary, preventive and specialty care for adults and children, Prenatal care, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Continuity care for diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure and other chronic condi-tions, Optometry, Pharmacy/Medications, Cancer screenings, DiagSABnostic and laboratory services, Sexually transmitted

Saban Free Clinic5205 Melrose Avenue (Corner of Wilton Pl.)

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Biddy Mason, a woman of extraordi-nary vision, began her life as a slave

in the 1800s. While still a young woman she was granted her freedom and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a successful career as a nurse and midwife. Biddy saved her money and bought and developed one of the fi rst commercial properties in the com-mercial district of downtown Los Angeles. In 1872 she received a vision to establish a small church that eventually became the First African Methodist Episcopal Church or FAME as it is most popularly referred to. The congregation now has over 19,000 members and several dozen minis-tries within 13 corporations. Fulfi lling Biddy Mason’s vision of creat-ing a church that ministers to mind, body and soul, FAME has extensive community

First African Methodist Episcopal Church

FAMELow Cost Community Services

D. V. Lawrence2270 S. Harvard Blvd. N. of Adams

programs that offer valuable low cost and free services to the community. We present a few of them here:

Legal ServicesThe FAME Legal Clinic provides ser-vices to low-income residents in the greater Los Angeles area. Their staff of dedicated volunteer attorneys, paralegals and law students provide services in the following areas:Bankruptcy, Child Custody, Civil Criminal (Expunging Criminal Records – New Service), Divorce, Employment, Landlord & Tenant Disputes, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, Social Se-curity. FAME does NOT represent clients. Hours of Operation: Sundays: November 7th and 21st and December 5th and 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To volunteer or for more information call Petra Kubalk-ova (323) 730-7700 Ext. 5027

TransportationRider Relief Transportation Program (RRTP) RRTP is a discount coupon pro-gram for eligible riders who purchase tran-sit passes from participating transit opera-tors. RRTP provides discount fare coupons ($10.00 for Regular Riders and $6.00 for

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The Treasure Box$100 worth of food for $30

The Treasure Box provides families and individuals with a substantial box of grocery store quality food

retailing between $65-100 for just $30 each. They culti-vate relationships with more than 500 major food manu-facturers across the country to purchase and provide top quality, nutritious food at sizeable volume discounts to the general public. Each Treasure Box contains between 21-25 pounds of excellent, frozen foods, including chicken, pork, beef, or seafood, as well as vegetables, fruit, a side dish and a dessert. One Treasure Box is enough food to nutritiously feed a family of four lunch and dinner for almost a week or a senior citizen for nearly a month. The Treasure Boxes are offered through surrounding host locations – community action or outreach programs and faith-based organizations. To fi nd a distribution center near you and order your own box contact 1.866.712.0925 Or go to www.thetreasurebox.org

We give away free food, personal items and clothings. Distribution of personal items and clothing varies,

based on availability.All Year Round: Distribution of food is twice a week, on Tues-days and Fridays at 4:00pm. with special distribution during Eas-ter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. 323.730.1906 Sat, Dec 11 7:00 pm: Free Annual Gospel concert, with refreshment. Saturday, Dec. 18 2:00 pm: Annual Christmas party for the community. Senior citizens are served fi rst.Friday, Dec. 24, 7:00pm: Free Annual Christmas Carol

Dio’s International Missionary Church

4335 W. Adams Blvd. 90018 (east of Crenshaw)All Are Welcome, No Requirement.

December 25, Christmas Dinner will be served Christmas Day 11am-3pm. in the Herbert Johnson

Hall. Please enter through the school yard. Since 1980 the St. Agatha Church S.H.A.R.E. Outreach Min-istry has provided dinner, gifts, clothing, produce , toiletries , a visit with Santa for the children and nourishment for the spirit for the homeless, needy and for those who are alone and need a warm place to celebrate the Birthday of Jesus. For directions and inquiries please call 323.935.8127.

Christmas Dinner All Are WelcomeSt.Agatha Church

2610 Mansfi eld Avenue (below Adams, west of La Brea)

The food (a LOT of food!) is free if the recipient volunteers to work there doing general work for 4 hours. GREAT PLACE! 213.746.2227

The World Harvest Food Bank1014 Venice, East of Hoover, just west of the 110

Food

downtown between Central and San Pedro(213) 741-0213

The Christian Food Center

The Christian Food Center is an 18 year-old non-profi t organization that provides basic food staples to disadvan-

taged families living in Los Angeles County. Cost for individu-als is $10.00 per year to be a member and then $25.00 to obtain one week supply of food to feed a family of fi ve. They distribute Meats, Processed Foods, Bread, Beans, Rice, Cereal, Pasta, Milk and Milk Derivates, Canned Goods, Fresh Fruits, and Vegetables and an inside regular store is on location. You get to choose your own vegetables and they supply milk, meat, canned goods. You will not believe this!Who Is Eligible: AFDC, SSI, GR, WIC, CalWORKS, Disability, Food Stamp Program, Unemployment, Fully employed individu-als who have an annual income of $19,000 or less and who also have two or more children, Referrals from other non-profi ts, Re-ferrals from churches of all religious denominations and Depart-ment of Social Services.How Can You Get Food?Completing the following three items the same day:1. Bring proof of eligibility (Government letters awarding ben-efi ts, payroll stubs, referral letters from churches & other non-profi t organizations)2. Fill-out a member application3. Pay the annual member fee of $10.00Note: All memberships expire on December 24th regardless of the registration date.

Contributors:Steve WallisNorman GilmoreRoger from SuperAutoD.V.Lawrence

1101 E. Washington Blvd.


The Delta Sigma Theta Seniors catered meals program invites you to have lunch at one of their nutrition sites.

These lunches are served daily, Monday through Friday, and offer mature adults well-balanced, hot meals and socialization. Trans-portation services to and from the sites are available along with home delivered meals when needed. Enjoy the experience!Betty Hill Senior Center3570 S. Denker AvenueLos Angeles 90018(323) 733-1946Delta Senior Center2528 West BoulevardLos Angeles 90016(323) 735-5799George & Helen Thomas Senior Center2475 West Washington BlvdLos Angeles 90018(323) 734-9091Independent Square2455 South St. Andrews Pl.Los Angeles 90018(323) 731-0119Jessie Terry Manor3100 South Vermont Ave.Los Angeles 90007(323) 734-2644

Jessie Terry Manor3100 South Vermont AvenueLos Angeles 90007(323) 734-2644Seinan Japanese Senior Center3116 West Jefferson BoulevardLos Angeles 90016(323) 734-2175Vineyard Senior Center2942 Vineyard AvenueLos Angeles 90016(323) 732-2469Ward Villas1177 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles 90007(213) 747-5075

The Delta Sigma Theta Seniors

Free or suggested donation $1.75


The City is now in the process of designating Jeffer-son Park as a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone

(HPOZ). A public workshop and open house is scheduled for Tuesday night, December 7, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m., at the Jef-ferson Branch Library, 2211 W. Jefferson Blvd., to present the proposed historic district and the proposed Preservation Plan. For more information about the workshop or the proposed Jeffer-son Park HPOZ, or to sign up for e-mail updates, go to www. Jeffer-sonParkUnited.org, and click on “History,” or call 323-606-8177.

Jefferson Park HPOZ UpdateMoving Forward!

John Arnold

CHECK OUT COMMUNITY RESTAURANT REVIEWS AT

www.theneighborhoodnewsonline.net


Atomic Cafe ClosesRecession Claims A Local Restaurant

Tony Shibata closed the doors to the Atomic Cafe on Washington, west of

La Brea. The Atomic opened just two years ago and quickly became a source for com-munity activity and socializing but the re-cession took it’s toll and restaurants were in the fi rst line of fi re for cash strapped resi-dents. Tony and his place are sorely missed.

D.V. Lawrence

Sol Adventures Foundation works with disenfranchised children both here in

our community and at a center in Jamaica. Executive Director Roseanne Ware brings

an extensive background in social services and the mental healthcare fi eld to the Foun-dation. She utilizes enrichment programs like African drumming, swimming, sailing, reggae, hip hop, art, yoga, performance and agriculture, along with mentoring programs to help kids fi nd their passion, live more fully and give back to their communities. The Los Angeles chapter was established

Sol Adventure Foundation

D.V. Lawrence

Uses Local Community Garden to Grow Local Kids

in 2007 and since then 70 young people have gone through the program. Currently they have approximately 25 youths partici-pating in a garden plot at the local Cren-shaw Community Garden which recently made the 10 best community gardens in LA County. Mid City Neighborhood Council recently funded the Garden Program to the tune of $2,500. To fi nd out more about this program: 323.445.9014,[email protected]. www. Soladventurersfoundation.org


South Seas House Annual Winter WonderlandSunday, December 19, 2010 12 pm - 4 pm. Free for the Entire Family

Santa, Ice Skating, Pony Rides, Petting Zoo, Crafts and games, Toy Give-Away (while supplies last, child must be present)

2301 W. 24th St on corner of Arlington, south of the 10 freeway 323.373.9483


Currently nine potential candidates vying to represent CD10 at City Hall are jumping through the preliminary hoops

(gathering 500 signatures and raising a minimum of funding) in order to qualify as a viable candidate for the March elec-tions. Chris Brown, Austin Dragon, Gavin Glynn, Andrew Kim, Mike J. Manley, Luis Montoya, T. Rodgers, Althea Rae Shaw and Herb Wesson have felt the call to service. Herb Wesson, our current Councilperson, with his solid political re-sume, ability to raise funds, and old school politicking, has been able to handily ace the last two elections and assumes this one will go without a hitch. But something is in the air and there is unrest and murmuring in the crowds, so a strong candidate may actually give Wesson a run for his money...and he has a lot of money. Mike J. Manley ran against him in 2007 (contrary to mistaken reports in other publications that Wesson ran unopposed) and Mike was able to raise an impressive $21,934 but Wesson had a stash of $314,620. Of the current class, other than Wesson, only Austin Dragon has raised any funds at this early stage, $2,125, while Wesson has come in at $18,000. We thought we would take a look at who has been funding the current Councilman’s campaign so far and share it with you. What we discovered is particularly interesting in light of recent activity in City Coun-cil. On Wednesday Nov. 17, the City Council, without allowing any public comment, unanimously approved radical changes of the process for local development.From Steven Leigh Morris in a recent Nov. 18 LA Weekly article “L.A. May Say Good-bye to EIRs and Public Notice”“Only one week after it was green-lighted on Nov. 3 by the city Planning and Land Use Committee, the “Community Plan Implementation Overlay” ordinance was approved, in 10 min-utes, by the Los Angeles City Council on a vote of 12-to-0 last Wednesday.The hyper-rushed ordinance sets in motion the ma-chinery for director of planning Michael LoGrande to roll over 35 Community Plans that contain hard-fought standards to pro-tect all local neighborhoods in L.A. from overdevelopment and outsized buildings.”“But the greater issue is that the ordinance hastily approved by the City Council last week sets the stage to wipe out a long-standing legal and social contract between City Hall and L.A.’s dwellers: It does so by removing many requirements for public notices, public hearings and Environmental Impact Reports, which allow Angelenos to question what is happening or fi ght back.”Mr. Wesson, avoided this important vote. Why? Could it be that on the one hand he represents one of the most aggressive community preservation districts in Los Angeles and on the oth-er hand...well let’s take a look at his contributors......

CD 10 Elections This March!

D.V. Lawrence

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Interesting Development

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The Cochran Ave/Cloverdale Block ClubRock GardenValaida Gory

The Cochran Ave/Cloverdale Block Club coordinated an event with CD 10 to enhance the Rock Garden that was

installed last year. The Rock Garden is located on Cochran Ave where Pickford dead ends into the Ballona Creek basin.

some of the negative activity that had begun to surface. The Rock Garden is funded by Mid City Neighborhood Council and designed and installed by Northeast Trees. This recent event was to spread mulch over the area behind the Rock Garden to prevent or at least slow down the growth of weeds in the area. The Clean and Green Crews provided by CD 10 did an excellent job of cleaning the area, preparing the tarp, moving and spreading the mulch to the designated areas. The mulch is free from the city of Los Angeles. It was a collaborative community effort and quite a success.

The project was lead by Valaida Gory, block club captain and regional representative for region 8 in the Mid-City Neigh-borhood Council (MINC). The idea was to enhance the area adjacent to the Ballona Creek and deter

Western Heights Pumpkin Patch PartyD.V. Lawrence

Western Heights Neighbor-hood Association held their

monthly meeting along with an an-nual pumpkin patch party for neigh-borhood kids. Costumes, games, cupcakes and decorations created a festive holiday atmosphere at the home of Chris Carlson and Demetrius Pohl. Residents in the WAHA community who support the installation of controversial gates and barriers sold pumpkins to help raise the $36,000 needed to

meet the February installation deadline. A recent holiday party and auction in one of the community’s largest and most beauti-fully restored homes, brought in approximately $5,000. The No-vember deadline to raise the funds has been pushed to January. If the money is not raised by then, the supporters will have missed the timeline needed to complete the project by February and the barriers will be dismantled. Neighbors on both sides of the issue eagerly await the results of this effort.

Picfair Village Block Party

It took a village to raise the roof at the Picfair Block Party in early October. According to attendants, tons of food, games,

music, dancing and prizes made this one of the most successful events in recent memory. Special shout out to The Picfair Village Neighborhood Associa-tion Members, The Pico Neighborhood Council, Herb Wesson and Council District 10, Liz Carlin, La Maison Du Pain, Sky’s Tacos, City Best Chicken, Island Fresh, Vons, Vector Control, Master Gardeners and Rings of Saturn.


This charming neighborhood block club includes the residents from 21st street to the 10 freeway on Longwood a few blocks

east of La Brea. Celia Bell has been the longtime president and is also an active member of the Mid City Neighborhood Council.

From Left: Judy Reidel, Edmon Rodman, Herb Wesson, Tom Smith, John McCarthy, and Patricia Cross.

Longwood Highland Neighborhood Watch Country Club Park Gets HPOZ Status

Senior lead Offi cer Thomas attended. He reported that the 18th St. Gang has not been as active lately because the FBI is actively involved in investigating and cracking down on the Salvadorian MS Gang. He also warned everyone to ignore any organiza-tion that calls with solicitations to donate to police organiza-tions. He says the police never solicit for funds. The meeting collected $5 donations from everyone to put in their neighbor-hood emergency fund. This money is used to help any neighbor who has a need. It was recently used to help Celia Bell get a much needed monitor from her bedroom to her son’s room since she recently endured surgery.

D.V. Lawrence Tom Smith

About 15 neighbors showed up at the comfy home of Grace San-tana who hosts the meetings.

On October 20, 2010, L.A. City Council unanimously ap-proved the creation of an Historic Preservation Overlay

Zone (HPOZ) for Country Club Park. This effort has enjoyed overwhelming support in the community and was the culmina-tion of a process that began in the 1980s.


The planning committee collected more than 30 submissions from residents of severely damaged sidewalks. They will

evaluate and rank each complaint to send a fi nal repair request list to the Council District 10. They also created a list of 12 prop-erties that have unsightly overgrown plants. This list of addresses will be submitted to the city’s building and safety department for action. - Dessie Reese suggested that MINC members volunteer to as-sist cleaning the medians which had become overgrown due to city budget restrictions. CD10 reported that they had hired a con-tractor to clear the medians making the volunteer project unnec-

Mid City Neighborhood Council MINC

Carla Pineda

Olympic Park Neighborhood CouncilOPNC

New street mediums are being installed on Pico west of La Brea with more mediums to come. The mediums with over-

grown vegetation should be cleaned up soon by the City. - $1,400 was approved for advertising in the Mid City Press for 6 months. - $500.00 for candy and the puppet show at the Queen Anne Park Halloween event was approved. - Leopoldo Guerrero was approved unanimously as the East Area Representative on the Board.- Artaro Cabrona President of the Los Angeles Workers’ Cen-ter submitted his proposal for a Neighborhood Purpose Grant. He gave the history of the LA Workers’ Center and described the mission of the center. The center is is requesting $5,000 to build a handicap ramp entailing 55 feet of construction. The Board re-quested additional information.- Mr. Michelson gave a short presentation about local school projects he recommends they get involved with: LA High alum-ni The Roman Circle are coordinating graffi ti removal and campus beautifi cation and are asking for volunteers to work with them. Pico Middle School is a national recognized program and is looking for volunteers to mentor kids in the classrooms. Ms. Vizza will work with Mr. Michelson in coordinating events.- OPNC Logo was approved by DONE.

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There are some At-Large positions available for the council. Interested parties need to submit resumes.

--Concern was expressed about the lack of clarity for the process of considering a funding request. Could votes be submitted over the phone? Could funding requests be considered at a meeting if there wasn’t proper notifi cation? Response tabled to end of meeting.- A decision was made to hold the land use, fi nance and executive board committee meetings the week before the general meeting.- A motion was made and passed to grant the Tom Bradley Fam-ily Source Center $2,000 to buy turkeys for a give-away at the center.- There was a meeting at CD10 about The Camera Project, an effort to install security cameras along the Pico business corridor. Representatives from Police dept, DWP and the Mid City West and P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Councils were present. It was sug-gested that DWP fi ber optic systems be used. The police would help identify the most effective locations. A committee was formed at the Board meeting to work on the project.- The Pico Holiday stroll was discussed. Previous efforts were unsuccessful because the businesses were too far apart to stroll to. Nikki Legesse and Carmen Salindong, the business reps formed a committee to explore the possibility of doing another one with local businesses. - The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners created a By-laws task force that standardized the order of contents of Neighbor-hood Council by-laws. A By-laws committee was formed to go over the P.I.C.O. by-laws and bring them into compliance. - A new Outreach Committee was formed and chaired by Nikki Legesse. - A motion to set up a retreat for the Board that would focus on clarifying procedures for meetings and committees and Board member responsibilities, passed. A committee was formed and headed by David Riva to organize it. - Carthay Square won a fi nancial award from the National Trust for the Historic Preservation competition.

P.I.C.O. Neighborhood CouncilD.V. Lawrence

essary. - The design committee is waiting on approval by the Board to award a design contract for creation of a MINC logo. - The budget committee reported funding has been approved for three projects: branding tags to be placed on any MINC purchase, the purchase of weed blocker fabric for the rock gar-den project, and funding for a banner for the Wellington Square farmers market. - Edgar Arroyo reported the outreach committee’s meetings will begin as soon as the website he is working on, is established. - Some MINC area residents expressed disappointment that a vote against renewing an ad with The Neighborhood News (TNN) happened in the small budget committee rather than by the full MINC Board. The Budget Committee’s Chair, Allan DiCastro, was concerned that The Neighborhood News had not taken any of his suggestions for stories about the MINC area. TNN clarifi ed to the Board that a total of over 30 articles, covering people and events within the MINC boundaries, had appeared in 13 of its 14 issues. - Earnest Dominguez was offended that The Neighborhood News did not distribute in his primarily Spanish speaking community claiming that 90% of the residents spoke English as well. - Peter Schulberg, President of Olympic Neighborhood Coun-cil invited MINC Board members to attend their meetings. UPDATE: In the last MINC report Dessie Reese raised the ques-tion of whether or not Allan DiCastro, President of MINC could also hold a chair position on the Budget committee since this might raise issues of undue infl uence. DONE said that it was permissible for the President of a Neighborhood Council to also chair a committee.

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PEACE AWARENESS LABYRINTH & GARDENS

After a tough week of suffering the slings and arrows of outra-geous opinions, treat yourself to one of the most beautiful

environments in our community and participate, along with other sweet and sincere minded folks of all faiths, in free workshops (donations accepted) for the soul. Coming up:SOUL DANCE EVENING THE POWER OF INTENTION TELE-WORKSHOP SACRED TONES MEDITATION LABYRINTH & GARDEN PUBLIC VISITS & TOURS FREE-FORM WRITING CLASSESWORKSHOPS CONDUCTED IN SPANISH VIDEO PRESENTATIONSLABYRINTH & GARDEN PUBLIC VISITS & TOURS 3500 W. Adams Blvd., W. of Arlington www.peacelabyrinth.org [email protected] contact 323-737-4055 ext 1137Recharge yourself at this “Spiritual Oasis in the City.”

D.V. Lawrence

To see pictures of the Peace Labyrinth Location www.theneighborhoodnewsonline.net

Click on Historic Homes In West Adams then Guasti Villa

United Neighborhoods Neighborhood CouncilUNNC

Carlton Stubbs presented a funding request for up to $1,500 for the rental of a 900 sq. foot Ice Skating Rink for the South

Seas annual holiday Christmas festival. It was approved unani-mously.- It was moved and approved that Twitter, Facebook and other real-time feeds should not include any summary of board deliber-ations, motions of votes because these cannot be written, checked or vetted in advance. But they can be used to promote UNNC or community events, city hearings, link to UNNC agendas or other relevant items on the UNNC website.- Planning/Zoning matters: An existing church reconfi gura-tion at 3417 W. Washington Boulevard was approved contingent on some parking improvements. Regarding the placement of a proposed cellular telephone facility at 1955 W. Jefferson Blvd. on the façade of an existing church bell tower of the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, it was recommended that the antennas be placed without an architectural screening but with a trompe l’oeil paint effect.- A visitor to the meeting, Jeff Camp, suggested that the UNNC board should consider a establishing a committee to liaison with local schools.- Rita Robinson resigned as manager of LA DOT. - Talk with your local police lead offi cers every third Thursday of the month at the Wilshire Station.

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FREE WORKSHOPS FOR THE SOUL


THE AMANDA FOUNDATIONMOBILE CLINIC

Offers FREE spay and neuter services for dogs and cats to people who qualify.The mobile clinic operates by appointment only. To schedule an appointment call:

1-888-FIX-PETT, 1-888-349-7388

THE SAM SIMON FOUNDATIONThe Sam Simon Foundation’s mobile veterinary clinic provides free spays and neuters, as well as a variety of non-sterilization surgeries, for dogs and cats belonging to families who earn less

than $40,000 per year. To request an appointment, call: 1-323-549-5300.

Free Spay and Neuter

Every year, millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized or suffer as strays. These high numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.

Sheryl Nash

Keep Your Outdoor Dog Warm This Winter

Unless your dog is a breed with a thick double coat, the cold weather will be a source of misery for your dog. Try to bring

her in at night or provide lots of thrift store blankets and an old sofa cushion in the dog house. Cover open windows with fl aps. This is a legal requirement and you can be fi ned if reported.

D.V. Lawrence

Check out Animal and Pet Issues

at

www.theneighborhoodnewsonline.net

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FAME SERVICES cont. from pg. 7

RRTP provides discount fare coupons ($10.00 for Regular Riders and $6.00 for Seniors, Disabled and Students). To be an eligible participant you must meet HUD’s low income levels. To apply in a location close to you, contact 323-730-7715.Immediate Needs Transportation Program (INTP) Offers immediate transportation assist. (taxi vouchers, cou-pons, bus tokens) to low income residents. Call 211 and let them know what your im-mediate transportation need is.

Counseling Services.The FAME Community Counseling Cen-ter provides the following counseling ser-vices: Family (Couples, and Individual Counseling), Parenting Support, Stress-Management, Self Enhancement, Help with Depression, Anxiety, and many other life issues, Grief & Loss Support Counseling, Child/Adolescent Counsel-ing & Groups. Confi dential appointments are available on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 2248 S. Hobart Blvd. To make a confi dential appointment, for the low cost of $20 per session, call (323) 730-7748.

SABAN CLIINC cont. from pg 6

disease diagnosis and treatment, High-risk youth services, Chiropractic care, Physical therapy, Rapid HIV testing, Wellness class-es, including nutrition, yoga and diabetes educationMental Health and Case ManagementCrisis intervention counseling, Short-term therapy, Shower facilities for homeless cli-ents, Group Class for Teens on Monday at 4:30 p.m., Group Class for parents of el-ementary age children on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.Education and OutreachHealth education, including chronic dis-ease management and weight loss, Peer to peer education, Sexual reproductive health education and counseling, HIV counseling and testing - Strictly confi dential.. Highly accurate test. Quick results (20 minutes), Walk-in ap-pointments, Friendly, professional staff Our locations for this service are: Hollywood Health Center

Is your annual household income for one person as low as $30,500? Then you

may be eligible for a 20% discount on your natural gas bill through the California Al-ternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program. I applied for my elderly mother who has savings but whose main income is Social Security payments, and I was surprised by how easy the process was. I applied online within minutes, no documentation was re-quired and the 20% discount was refl ected on mom’s next utility bill. If you have 2 people in the household, an annual income of $35,800 is the minimum requirement, $43,200 for 3 people, $50,600 for 4, etc. Or if you or anyone in your household is receiv-ing Med-Cal, WIC, Food Stamps or Sup-plemental Social Security Income, you’re eligible. http://www.socalgas.com/residen-tial/assistance/care/ or Call 800 427-2200

Gas Company Discounts for Low or Fixed Income Families

Renee Montgomery

6043 Hollywood Blvd.Beverly Health Center8405 Beverly Blvd. Dental CarePrimary dental care for children and adults, X-rays, Cleanings and fi lling, Dentures, Extractions Please call 323-330-1629 or 323-337-1761.

CD10 ELECTIONS cont. from pg. 13

H. S. ‘Sonny’ Astani DeveloperMarlene Shammas (CFO, Astani Enter-prises)Douglas Bigley Urban Housing Commu-nities LLCWilliam Cockrun R. E. Investor, Genton Property GroupCST Construction Company Long BeachFrank Fonseca Developer, American CommunitiesJensen Construction Mgmt Inc./Jensen & Ptnrs.Melanie Joseph CFO/COO, Genton Property Group,LLCKevin Joseph UnemployedSoleyman Kahan R. E. Developer, Seven Seas Holdings, LLCM & S Development Group, LLC Monroe HoldingsPalmer Construction Services, Inc. Paramount Contractors & Dev., Inc.RSS Development, Inc. Shangri-La Construction, LP Encino, CA 91436Southern California Land UseTammy Teng Offi ce Mgr., CST Construc-tionMark Walther Partner, American Com-munity BuildersIntercontinental Affordable Housing International Finance, LLCGary Shafner Billboard Promotion and advertising Assi Super, Inc. fi sh import companyBrent Blackman Engineer Insight Struc-tural Engineer,Detroit Flanagan Publisher, DT Flana-gan CompanyG & D LLC Trucking companyIra Handelman ConsultantAndrea Holland Sr. Purchasing Agent, Boeing Co.Bang Kim Owner, Century SpaEdward Kim Owner, Century Spa

Heang Sook Kim HousewifeKT & CP Entertainment/Feel Karaoke Lewis & Company Inc. Industrial prod-uctsM2 and Sum media and marketingMonique Danielle Scott, LVN, Park ManorDaun St. Amand Vice President, RTKL engineersKonstantinos Zinelis Restaurant Owner,

Answer to Riddle: Fish and Ships

ADULT SERVICES:Financial Literacy – How to use the banking systemPreparing for Employment.Court Ordered Parenting Classes Income Tax Preparation (VITA) Adult Education (ESL) YOUTH SERVICES : TUTORING: MENTORING: LEADERSHIP TRAINING: RECREATIONAL / CULTURAL ACTIVITES

Tom Bradley FamilySource Center

5213 W. Pico Boulevard 90019323-692-0669

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