Hermon & Eagle Rock Tree Lighting

Thank you to everyone that came out to participate at the Tree Lighting Festivities at Hermon and Eagle Rock! Have a safe and Happy Holiday!

Schedule of CD 14 Holiday Events

Holiday festivities begin today! Hope you and your family can make it out to any of the below events taking place in CD 14. All events are free for the whole family.

- Jose

Hermon Tree Lighting
December 4, 2009 6:30-8:30p.m.
Monterey Road & Via Marisol

Eagle Rock Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 4, 2009 6:30-8:30p.m.
Corner of Colorado Blvd. & Maywood Ave.

Glassell Park Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 11, 2009 6:30-7:00p.m.
Rite-Aid Parking Lot
4044 Eagle Rock Blvd.

Boyle Heights Tree Lighting Toy Giveaway
December 12, 2009 4-8:00p.m.
2844 E. 2nd Street Evergreen Park

El Sereno Tree Lighting and Toy Giveaway
December 19, 2009 4:00-8:00p.m.
Corner of Huntington Drive & Van Horne Ave.

Please consider donating a toy to our partners:

LAFD Spark of Love Program
Contact: Firefighter Michael Marquez

Marines Toys for Tots Foundation

Sgt. Franciso Ulloa

Oxy's New President, Jonathan Veitch, Welcome!

I attended a breakfast yesterday morning for Jonathan Veitch before his inauguration as new Occidental College President. I first met Jonathan a few months ago and I knew then that he was a committed and dedicated leader. Located in Eagle Rock, Occidental has a reputation as an excellent liberal arts university (President Barack Obama was a student) and I know that Jonathan will be tremendous asset to the college, its faculty and, most importantly, to the students. Congratulations, Mr. Veitch!

Photo Credit: 1)President Veitch, courtesy Occidental Facebook Page
2) Council Staff

11th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival!

Join me and the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock at the 11th Annual Music Festival! FREE! Tomorrow Saturday October 3rd from 4 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy an afternoon of great entertainment with more than 40 musical acts and great food!
Don’t worry about parking! We have a FREE parking and shuttle service at Eagle Rock Plaza on Colorado Blvd. between Eagle Rock Blvd. and Argus.

This is a great event the whole family can enjoy. See you there!

State of Eagle Rock Solid at TERA Meeting

On Wednesday, I delivered my “State of the Town Address” to The Eagle Rock Association (TERA). TERA has been advocating on behalf of Eagle Rock for more than 20 years and it’s always an honor for me to spend some time with them. I want to thank them for hosting for this event. We had a nice turnout as I updated folks on some of the issues I’ve been working on, such as pushing forward on hearing medical marijuana hardship exemption cases throughout my district. At my urging, the City has heard more hardship exemptions in Council District 14 than any other Council office and I thanked Eagle Rock residents for their help in leading me to move to strike the hardship exemption clause from the Interim Control Ordinance. We also talked about LAPD’s Northeast Division ranking 1st in crime reduction City-wide with homicides down 56 percent and violent crime down 10 percent. And after Wednesday mornings multi-agency law enforcement sweep throughout the Northeast led to the arrests of 78 alleged gang members, some alleged to be responsible in the killing of L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Escalante, we are hopeful crime will drop even more. Thanks again to TERA, my staff and the community members who came out.

August 15th Community Clean Up!

Take pride in your neighborhood by volunteering to help keep Los Angeles beautiful.


WHEN: August 15, 2009

TIME:
Boyle Heights: 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
456 S. Mathews Street
Program and Roosevelt pool plaque unveiling at 12:00 Noon

Eagle Rock: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Occidental Plaza
4430 York Blvd. (Near Eagle Rock Blvd.)
Parking on Lincoln St.

El Sereno: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Program
begins at 8:45 AM
El Sereno Park, 4721 Klamath St.


MORE INFO:
Boyle Heights District Office - (323) 526-3059
Eagle Rock/Northeast District Office - (323) 254-5295
El Sereno District Office - (323) 266-1646

R.O.C.K. Teen Center Opens Eagle Rock Coffee House

A couple of people have asked me on Facebook about the new Eagle Rock coffee house, “Eagles Landing Coffee House”. Here’s the address:

4808 Townsend Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 257-6102

The great thing about Eagles Landing Coffee House is that it is part of The R.O.C.K Teen Center, which is located right next door. R.O.C.K stands for “Reach Our Community Kids” and was opened in 2001. The non-profit center offers after-school activities, college resources, guidance, mentorship, volunteer opportunities and a safe space for local teenagers. It’s just blocks away from Eagle Rock High School and just two miles from Franklin High School, Burbank Middle School and Irving Middle School. I was there for the coffee house’s grand opening and I wish them much success. Go buy their coffee. It’s delicious and 50 percent of their sales go directly to R.O.C.K.

National Night Out – America’s Night Out Against Crime

Tonight is National Night Out – America’s Night Out Against Crime.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

National Night Out is a great opportunity for all of us to show our solidarity with law enforcement and to strengthen our commitment to peace in our neighborhoods.

There are three events happening in our District and I encourage you to come out, bring your families and get to know your neighbors and community.

Boyle Heights: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
March from Dolores Mission: 170 S. Gless St.
to
Hollenbeck Police Station: 2111 E. First St. (1st & Chicago)
Join the march or meet us at the station at 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Rock: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Parking Lot of Target, Upper Level
(East side of Eagle Rock Plaza)
2626 Colorado Boulevard

Downtown: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
El Pueblo Historical Monument (Olvera Street)
125 Paseo de la Plaza
Featuring live bands: “The Remods” and “Carlos Guitarlos”