Jay Handal
A Dare for Garcetti: Walk One Day with Me
We have a state of emergency.
When will the elected officials finally stand up and side with the Neighborhood Councils and declare the state of...
Everything for President, Nothing for Veterans
I find it interesting that the motion by the Los Angeles Alliance of Neighborhood Councils called upon the City of Los Angeles, with all...
Getting a Handal on Skid Row Crime
Here are the top four items the city of Los Angeles needs to seriously consider to effectively reduce crime and improve quality of life...
What the Neighborhood Councils Told the Mayor
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Budget Advocates, an elected committee of 36 Neighborhood Council members from the entire city of Los Angeles, have presented their 2013 White Paper recommendations to "Fix the City Budget" to Mayor Villaraigosa.
The Ugly Stepchildren Get Kicked Around Again
On Friday night, we were advised that the Mayor’s office wants to postpone next year’s Neighborhood Council elections until fall 2014 or spring 2015. The reason? They are broke. Again. Still. In addition, Mayor Villaraigosa’s office wants...
Neighborhood Leaders Latest to Say No on Prop. A
The Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates, in a meeting on Wednesday, voted not to support Prop. A, the half-cent sales tax on the March 5 City of Los Angeles primary election ballot. With voters about to install a new mayor, controller and up to eight new City Council members, now is not the time to raise the city's sales tax.
Handal’s Neighborhood Group Scores a Temporary Bond Issue Victory
Under pressure from complaints they were rushing a $3 billion street repair bond issue to the May 21 ballot, the Los Angeles City Council yesterday pushed off the proposal for a week until a plan on public outreach can be developed.
Neighborhood Councils Protest City Council’s Tomorrow Hurry-up Vote on Street Repair...
The Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates, representing the 95 neighborhood councils regarding budget and fiscal issues, met yesterday with Los Angeles City Council member Mitch Englander. The advocates, after hearing Mr. Englander explain the controversial $3 billion street repair initiative, voted the motion that is posted below.
So Now Who Is Meshuganeh? Handal Wants to Know
Now Mr. Cohen goes personal? What is going on in Culver City? Has everyone gone mad???
