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Wed, Apr

A FESTIVE HOLIDAY KICK-OFF EVENT AT THE ORIGINAL FARMERS MARKET

 

ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE: A FESTIVE HOLIDAY KICK-OFF EVENT AT THE ORIGINAL FARMERS MARKET

 

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The Original Farmers Market is thrilled to announce a brand new holiday extravaganza to kick off the season, Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.  Join us on Sunday, December 3 from 2-7 pm for a celebration that promises an afternoon full of holiday cheer and fun activities for the whole family. Highlights of the afternoon include a live reindeer photo opportunity, youth performances by Grand Arts High School holiday carolers, a dog adoption hosted by Love & Leashes, a churro pop-up at El Granjero Cantina, and a Santa Hat decorating craft activity perfect for the little ones. Have your presents expertly wrapped while supporting a good cause with The Salvation Army, who will be hosting a gift-wrapping pop-up, toy drive, and food drive. In honor of this giving season, anyone who donates to the Salvation Army’s food or toy drive will receive a full-size chocolate candy bar from Dylan’s Candy Bar. Starting at 3 p.m., enjoy live musical and variety entertainment throughout the day with performances by vintage-inspired bands, playing classics from the 50’s and 60’s with vocalistsThe MoonRays, and the rock n’ roll band, Crown City Bombers.  And, Santa’s favorite Elf/Juggler, Mickey O, will delight audiences with his yuletide antics.

WHEN:

Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree

Sunday, December 3rd

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Images courtesy of The Original Farmers Market

 

WHERE:

 

 

The Original Farmers Market

6333 W. Third Street

Los Angeles, CA 90036

EVENT SCHEDULE:

 

2-5 PM

Reindeer + Sleigh Photo Opp.

Love & Leashes Dog Adoption

Santa Hat Holiday Craft

 

3-7 PM

Salvation Army Gift Wrapping Pop-Up + Toy Drive, and Dry Goods/Food Drive

 

Stage Performances

3:10-3:40 PM

MoonRays Doo Wop Holiday Show

 

3:45-4:15 PM

Magical Elf Mickey O

 

4:30-5 PM

Grand Arts High School Holiday Jazz Carolers

 

5:30-6 PM

MoonRays Doo Wop Holiday Show

 

6-6:45 PM

Crown City Bombers Rockin’ Xmas Dance Party

 

 

2024 EmpowerLA Youth Conference

Today's Youth, Tomorrow's Leaders: Announcing the 2024 EmpowerLA Youth Conference

The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) is proud to announce applications for the 2024 EmpowerLA Youth Conference are now open! 

On Saturday January 27, 2024, DONE will host 50 young people from across Los Angeles to participate in a one-day event focused on civic engagement, local leadership, and community engagement. Participants will learn about the history and purpose of the Neighborhood Council system, explore the policies and procedures that govern Neighborhood Councils, and gain valuable leadership and community engagement skills.

Learn More and Apply

We need your help to spread the word to young people in your Neighborhood Council! This opportunity is great for current and prospective youth representatives, with acceptance preference given to youth already engaged in their Neighborhood Council. However, any interested Angeleno ages 14-17 are encouraged to apply!

 

Applications are due Monday December 18th at 11:59pm. We have developed an outreach toolkit to make it easy for you to share this opportunity on your Neighborhood Council's social media, website, and/or newsletter. The toolkit will be continuously updated between now and the application deadline with new graphics and translated materials, so check back often!

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Applications are officially open for the 2024 EmpowerLA Youth Conference, hosted by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment! We invite youth between the ages of 14-17 from across Los Angeles to apply to this exciting opportunity to dive deep into civic engagement, local government, and professional development. EmpowerLA Youth Conference attendees will learn about the history and purpose of Neighborhood Councils, gain a deeper understanding of the laws and policies that govern neighborhood councils, hear from leaders in the City of Los Angeles, and more! Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants. Applications are due Monday December 18, 2023. Learn more and apply: https://empowerla.org/civicyouth/.

Are you a young Angeleno looking to learn more about serving your community? Apply to the 2024 @EmpowerLA Youth Conference by Mon 12/18! Dive deep into local government, civic engagement, and leadership. https://empowerla.org/civicyouth.

 

Applications are officially open for the 2024 @EmpowerLA Youth Conference! We invite youth between the ages of 14-17 from across Los Angeles to apply to this exciting opportunity hosted by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. https://empowerla.org/civicyouth.

THE 18th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK

 

THE 18th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK KICKS OFF — AND ENDS — AT GRIFFITH PARK, TRAVELING UP AND DOWN FAIRFAX AND WESTERN AVENUES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON NOV. 18

 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2023) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 18, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2023 – the annual event (always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving) that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.” 

After years of mostly east-to-west journeys, this year’s Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com)  will feature a number of firsts for the event. The 2023 Walk will begin and end in Griffith Park — the first time L.A.’s major park is included in the Walk, as well as the first time the Walk has started and ended in the same place.

This year’s Walk will meet at the Griffith Park bear statue (5413 Los Feliz Blvd.) at 9 a.m. on Nov. 18, and then head down to Franklin Ave., where we’ll head west toward Hollywood (and past Highland) to the end, at Wattles Mansion and Garden Park, a little past Runyon Canyon. From there, we’ll take Curson to Hollywood Blvd. and continue to Fairfax Ave.

That’s where we’ll turn and take Fairfax Ave. for the first time. Walkers will pass iconic businesses like Canter’s Deli, as well as Television City, The Grove, the Farmers Market, the Academy Museum, the Petersen Auto Museum, the Little Ethiopia restaurants and more. 

At Pico, we will head east to Western. And then, we walk back north, up Western, past El Cholo restaurant (celebrating its 100th anniversary this year) and through the heart of Koreatown. We’ll keep walking north, until we make it back to the Griffith Park bear.

All told, this year’s Walk will clock a little under 15 miles. Attendees will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols. From there, they will explore the city, document what they see and share that experience with others. It’s not a race – attendees are encourage to take their time, explore, learn about their city and even build community with others. The Walk will end with a celebration at a venue to be announced later.

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length. 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard. 

In 2016, the Walk returned to Pico; in 2017, it tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa; in 2020, the socially distanced edition returned to Wilshire; in 2021, the event retraced the steps of L.A.’s first settlers (Los Pobladores) from San Gabriel Mission to downtown; and in 2022, it once again explored West Adams on the way to Venice.

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year – always the Saturday before Thanksgiving -- as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot.

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon. 

The official hashtags of The Great Los Angeles Walk are #greatlawalk and #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Instagram feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

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Pacific Palisades Community Council Meeting

PPCC will hold our regularly scheduled meeting on
Thursday November 9th at 6PM

in Person

to connect by ZOOM use this link (audio may not be great as this is a hybrid meeting): 
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85486610425?pwd=aGNFdVVkY1VKN09rUURPUm5zd2JXdz09 
See you all this Thursday.

We will be meeting by IN-PERSON
Please note:
2023/23 PPCC ZOOM LINK: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85486610425?pwd=aGNFdVVkY1VKN09rUURPUm5zd2JXdz09 

Meeting ID: 854 8661 0425
Passcode: 592034 

Transportation Construction Traffic Management Committee Agenda

MAJOR TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The TCTMC committee will take public comment from members of the public at our meeting location:
1149 S. Broadway, 1st Floor Conference Room No.150, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Members of the public
who wish to offer public comment to this committee via teleconference can also join online (Google
account required): meet.google.com/cpj-gmhu-uip or Dial in: +1 570-900-2578 PIN: 187 374 284#
Thursday, November 09, 2023, 9:00 AM

AGENDA

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