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Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m.

Join us and meet Claudia Rodriguez, the newly appointed City Planning Department Neighborhood Liaison ·      Update on status of Current Issues in City Planning  Community Care Ordinance, Code Studies and other current and projected code studies and planning projects. Alan Bell, Deputy Director, City Planning Department Claudia Rodriguez, Neighborhood Liaison, City Planning Department ·      Effective Advocacy and Land Use Planning Discussion and Workshop with Neighborhood Council and Community Activists. What is effective advocacy?  Learn what others are doing and share…

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Downtown Renaissance – Dec. 11, 2010

Downtown Renaissance – Dec. 11, 2010

December 11, 2010 PlanCheckNCLA program will feature: Downtown Renaissance including • Catalytic projects- LA Live/ Convention Center & Stadium, LA River/ Clean Tech corridor • Civic Center Park & Park 101, Bringing Back Broadway • Transportation connections- rail, streetcar, high speed train • Residential – market rate and affordable. Adaptive reuse, Mills Act, historic preservation • Creating jobs- obstacles, incentives and issues • Creating great neighborhoods- Old Bank District, South Park, Arts District, Fashion District, Little Tokyo • After lunch,…

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Community Care Facilities – update

Community Care Facilities – update

REMINDER The City Planning Department’s Proposed Ordinance regulating Boarding Homes and Community Care Facilities is still pending.  Current information has this ordinance coming before the City Planning Commission on Thursday, February 10th.   We will confirm with you closer to the time, but please put it in your 2011 calendars and save the date! Below is a request from LA Coalition for Neighborhoods’ to sign their Petition.  They have more than 188 signatures and the comments are great, but need many,…

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City of L.A. Office of Historic Resources

City of L.A. Office of Historic Resources

October Preservation E-Newsletter Now Available The City of Los Angeles’ Office of Historic Resources is pleased to send you the October 2010 issue of our quarterly E-Newsletter. Click below to read this month’s issue. The E-Newsletter is available directly on the Office of Historic Resources web site, at: http://http://preservation.lacity.org/files/October%202010%20newsletter.pdf. Please help us spread the word to others who are interested in historic preservation. New subscribers may sign up to receive future issues by visiting our web site, http://www.preservation.lacity.org, where you…

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Bicycle Plan Staff Report Released

Bicycle Plan Staff Report Released

Greetings all, The 2010 Bicycle Plan staff report and related documents for the City Planning Commission (CPC) meeting are now available on project website (http://www.labikeplan.org).  The CPC meeting will take place November 4, 2010 and commence at 8:30 am.  Please check the City Planning Commission agenda for the exact room number. The CPC agenda will be available tomorrow on Department of City Planning website (http://cityplanning.lacity.org). — Jordann Turner Department of City Planning City of Los Angeles 200 N. Spring St.,…

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City Planning Commission Hearing- Oct 15

City Planning Commission Hearing- Oct 15

The City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an entire day this past Thursday.  The main two topics were the Citywide Zoning Code Core Findings and the Citywide Community Care Facilities ordinances. Both have been postponed so more information can be reviewed. A subcommittee of the City Planning Commission, City Planning and the City Attorney regarding Community Care Facilities was formed If you haven’t already sent your concerns to City Attorney, Amy Brothers, please do so at Amy.Brothers@lacity.org and…

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**REMINDER: Public Hearings for Metro Regional Connector Start Tuesday**

**REMINDER: Public Hearings for Metro Regional Connector Start Tuesday**

You are invited to a public hearing for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Study to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Study and Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR). On September 3, 2010, Metro released the Draft EIS/EIR, which analyzed the proposed project and alternatives. Metro is soliciting comments and questions regarding the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) and additional topics discussed in the Draft EIS/EIR. Metro is holding two public hearings to hear your comments about the Draft EIS/EIR. Tuesday, September 28,…

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Code Studies Workshops – revised schedule

Code Studies Workshops – revised schedule

Good Morning Attached is a revised flyer for four upcoming informational meetings about the Core Findings and Community Care Facilities being offered by the City Planning Department.  As some of you have noted, the Valley meeting is on the same day as the PlanCheckNC program. I have discussed the potential for conflict with Tom Rothman and this schedule will not present a problem.  The Core Findings meetings are unstructured opportunities for community members to visit informational stations set-up within the…

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