JOIN US AT THE 16th ANNUAL ONEgeneration Senior Symposium....

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LA ANIMALS UPCOMING EVENTS & MAY ADOPTIONS

This May, LA Animal Services will offer reduced adoption fees for dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens every weekend throughout the month! For your convenience, we've attached the corresponding graphics that can be posted on your social media accounts.

Crafted Port of LA Rabbit Adoption Event

Join LA Animal Services staff and volunteers this Sunday, May 4th from 11AM-2PM for a Rabbit and Small Animals Adoption Event at Crafted! LA Animal Services will be on-site with adoptable rabbits and other small animals ready to meet and go home with you!

Register to Vote for the Tarzana Neighborhood Council

ASM. Gabriel Day of Service Event, Sunday, May 4

Join Us at the 16th Annual ONEgeneration Senior Symposium, May 17, 9AM-Noon

TO LEARN MORE VISIT ONEgeneration at https://www.onegeneration.org/senior-symposium/

12th Annual Earth Day Festival, Sat, April 5, 10AM-2PM at Tarzana Park

Tarzana Neighborhood Council Candidate Election update, 2/19/25

You Are Invited to the TNC Outreach Committee - SPECIAL MEETING, 3/13 @5:30PM

TARZANA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
OUTREACH COMMITTEE MEETING

Thursday, March 13, 5:30PM

VIRTUAL TELEPHONIC MEETING

How to Join the Virtual Telephonic Meeting?

Online: Go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89042658458

Using the Zoom App: Join Meeting, enter ID:  890 4265 8458

By Telephone: Dial 1-669-900-6833, enter 890 4265 8458, press #

To see the Agenda CLICK HERE

RUN for Tarzana Neighborhood Council-filing opens Jan. 31

RUN FOR A SEAT ON THE TARZANA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL  
CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD OPENS JANUARY 31—MARCH 17, 2025 

“Why doesn’t someone do something about that?” How often have you heard (or asked) that question - particularly about an issue in your local community. Well, if you would like to get more involved and represent your community consider applying for one of the open seats on the Tarzana Neighborhood Council.  If you live, work or own real property in Tarzana you are eligible to be a candidate for one of 21 open seats on the Tarzana  Neighborhood Council. Please note these fast approaching deadlines:

Candidate Filing Period Begins: January 31, 2025
Candidate Filing Period Ends: March 17, 2025
Election Day: June 3, 2025

To learn more about How to Run as a Candidate, How to Vote and about Election Resources visit:

• The LA City Clerk at Neighborhood Council Elections | Office of the City Clerk. You can also contact them at 213-978-0444 or via email at [email protected]
• Neighborhood Councils Empower LA https://neighborhoodempowerment.lacity.gov/elections/

Please also feel free to reach out to the Tarzana Neighborhood Council. We hope you will consider running for one of the 21 open seats on the council, as well as attend our General Board Meetings and get involved on one of our committees. Please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]

WHAT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL?

Neighborhood Councils are the closest form of government to the people. They are advisory bodies, who advocate for their communities with City Hall on important issues like development, homelessness, and emergency preparedness. Neighborhood Councils are part of the Los Angeles City government, and have annual budgets funded by taxpayer dollars. Neighborhood Council board members are City officials who are elected by the members of their local communities, but they donate their time as volunteers.

The TNC Board is elected by stakeholders and holds regular monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Special Meetings are sometimes called, in between the regular monthly meetings, when matters of urgency need to be addressed. Any and all meeting times, dates, locations, and agendas are always posted, on the Tarzana Neighborhood Council tarzananc.org website, at least 72 hours in advance and often on social media. 

In addition to the General Board; TNC has Committees which are focused on key issues such as: beautification, budget & finance, homelessness, land use, public safety & traffic, as well as a committee for outreach.

WHO CAN RUN OR VOTE?

While Neighborhood Council board members are volunteers, they are public officials elected by the members of their community. Most board members serve two-year terms. All 21 seats/positions on the TNC are open.

Unlike other city, state, or federal elections, voting and being a candidate in Neighborhood Council (NC) elections is open to more than just the residents of a community. Participation is open to those who live, work, or own property or a business within an NC’s boundaries, as well as to “community interest stakeholders,” such as church members, local students (or parents of students), or members of local service organizations. Please check TNC Boundary Map here.

Candidates need not be US citizens or legal residents to qualify. Participation is also open to the formerly incarcerated. The minimum age to vote is 16; the minimum age to run for a TNC seat is 18.

ELECTION TIMELINE / IMPORTANT DATES - CANDIDATE FILING and VOTE-BY-MAIL

Important deadlines can be found CLICK HERE 

Highlights include:

• Candidate Filing Opens: January 31, 2025
• Candidate Filing Closes: March 17, 2025
• Candidate Documentation Deadline Closes: March 20, 2025
• Vote-By-Mail Ballot Application Opens: April 4, 2025
• Vote-By-Mail ballots are postage paid, but must be requested online or by mail
• Vote-by-Mail Ballot Application Closes: May 27, 2025
• Election Date: Tuesday, June, 3, 2025-- all ballots must be postmarked by this date or dropped off at the drop box by this date (location and times will be announced closer to the date)
• All Ballots Must Be Received By: June 13, 2025

BOB BLUMENFIELD
COUNCILMEMBER, THIRD DISTRICT

COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE
GROUNDBREAKING OF FIRST SELF-SUSTAINING PARK IN LA

WEST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA – Tomorrow, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield will be joined by city, local leaders and residents for the ceremonial groundbreaking of Caballero Creek Park. This site will convert a 1.5-acre underutilized lot into a multiple-benefit park, located at the convergence of the Los Angeles River and Caballero Creek in Tarzana. It will be the first self-sustaining park in Los Angeles- meaning water will be captured on and off-site and using solar, the water will be cleaned to irrigate the park.

The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), Department of Recreation and Parks, Bureau of Sanitation, General Services Department, and Los Angeles County have joined forces for Caballero Creek Park. Blumenfield helped bring in seven different funding sources and cut through significant red tape over the past few years to get shovels in the ground. He also partnered with Reseda High School so this new space will serve as an outdoor classroom. The design utilizes innovative methods that lead to watershed protection, including a bioswale and a wetland component for storm water treatment. The new wetlands will create habitat, clean water and help connect Angelenos to California’s struggling riverine ecology. The site plan also includes a variety of offerings for the community including an outdoor fitness center, play and recreation, access to the LA River bike paths, and more.

This park will mark the latest new City park that Blumenfield has helped create following the Costanso Fire Station Park and the LA River and Aliso Creek Confluence Park. He also led the effort to create the new facilities at the Woodland Hills Rec Center, as well as major renovations at various parks throughout his community.

WHAT: Blumenfield will be joined by city leaders and residents for a ground breaking of a new park in the West Valley.

WHO: Councilmember Bob Blumenfield

Joe Edmiston, Executive Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Members of the Board of Public Works
Officials from Tarzana Neighborhood Council and community members

WHEN: Thursday, August 1 at 9am

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