The Van Nuys Neighborhood Council has just completed an election and has 3 vacant seats remaining:
If you are interested in joining our Board, please complete the VNNC Boardmember Application
and email Sam your application by June 27, 5pm.
Retired Sherman Oaks space engineer (Bob Anderson) and local architect (Jeff Kalban) have drafted a mass transit concept from Van Nuys to LAX that they think gives Metro’s own proposals a run for their money. A monorail running above the 405 freeway, straight down the middle, that could be cheaper and easier to build while minimizing impacts on neighborhood streets from the San Fernando Valley to the Westside. LA Metro has rejected the concept, but The Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council passed a measure to support the proposal, and a letter to Metro staff from the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assosciation emphasizes a continued preference for the two fully underground heavy rail options known as HRT1 and HRT2 but presents MRT2 — a dual-track monorail above the 405 median — as a more affordable option. See link for presentation about their fascinating concept: Valley to LAX Monorail SOHA SONC Presentation
The Planning and Land Use Committee heard this presentation and would like to make it available to our stakeholders. We will consider supporting it at our next meeting. Meanwhile, we invite you to consider the project and contact the following people with your support.
From the presentation:
I absolutely oppose any elevated tracks above any Valley streets – Unfair!
I support a fully underground subway in the Valley, but only if it’s affordable
The ONLY acceptable alternative is a monorail along the middle of the 405
Email comments to:
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Chair, Metro Board, sheila@bos.lacounty.gov
Mayor James Butts, First Vice Chair, Metro Board, mayor@cityofinglewood.org
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Second Vice Chair, Metro Board, mayor.garcetti@lacity.org
Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Metro Board, kathryn@bos.lacounty.gov
Councilmember Mike Bonin, Metro Board, councilmember.bonin@lacity.org
Councilmember Paul Krekorian, Metro Board, councilmember.krekorian@lacity.org
Mayor Ara Najarian, Metro Board, anajarian@glendaleca.gov
Joshua Schank, Metro Chief Innovation Officer, schankj@metro.net
Cory Zelmer, Metro Project Manager, zelmerc@metro.net
Metro Email Comment Box, sepulvedatransit@metro.net
Mail comments to:
Cory Zelmer, Metro Project Manager, Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Metro, One Gateway Plaza, M/S 99-22-5, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Congratulations to the newly elected Van Nuys Neighborhood Council Board Members. Thank you to everyone who voted. Stay tuned for news on when Board Members will be sworn in.
Unofficial results from our May 16, 2019 elections:
At-Large Industrial Business Owner or Employee Representative Seat 2
At Large Representative
At Large Resident Representative Seat 2
At Large Residential Renter Representative Seat 2
Non-Profit Community Based Organization or Service Club Representative Seat 2
Resident Representative Zone 2
Resident Representative Zone 4
Come vote in our Elections May 16, 2-8pm at the Van Nuys State Office Building, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd.
Candidate Photos and Statements
The seats up for election represents half the council seats. Each seat has a four year term.
At-Large Industrial Business Owner or Employee Representative Seat 2
At Large Representative
At Large Resident Representative Seat 2
At Large Residential Renter Representative Seat 2
Non-Profit Community Based Organization or Service Club Representative Seat 2
Resident Representative Zone 2
Resident Representative Zone 4
All community stakeholders who are 16 or older at the time of the election can vote.
“Stakeholders” shall be defined as those who live, work or own real property in the neighborhood and also to those who declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest Stakeholder, defined as a person who affirms a substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood Council’s boundaries and who may be in a community organization such as, but not limited to, educational, non-profit and/or religious organizations.
From LA-Más: We are excited to share that the Backyard Homes Project – an affordable accessory dwelling unit (ADU) pilot program has launched. LA-Más and our collective of non-profit partners – Genesis LA, Self-Help Federal Credit Union, Restore Neighborhoods LA (RNLA), LA Family Housing, St. Joseph Center, and Housing Rights Center – are pleased to announce the launch of LA’s newest incentive program for LA homeowners!
This incentive program offers homeowners a “one-stop-shop” for financing, designing, permitting, and constructing a new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in the City of Los Angeles. We aspire to have ADUs be remarkably designed, affordably constructed, and creatively financed. The process of being a Section 8 landlord will be easy and supported.
Application Requirements
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