Invitation to the Next WSSM Board Meeting - Monday, July 6, 7:30 p.m.

Westwood Hills Congregational Church
1989 Westwood Boulevard (NW corner of Westwood and La Grange)
Ray Hall  (Large room adjacent to the La Grange entrance, next to the patio)

Parking lot on north side of church, or park on the street
 
We are delighted that the Westwood Hills Congregational Church has offered us a lovely and convenient new home.
 
Beginning in July, we will be meeting on the first Monday of each month.  We invite you to join our Board meetings, as we discuss issues and strategies of critical importance to our community.

If you have agenda items for the meeting, please forward them to Barbara Broide by Thursday, July 2.

SurveyLA Needs Your Help 

As part of SurveyLA, the City of Los Angeles Historic Resources needs your help to identify resources that are important in our neighborhood.  SurveyLA is particularly interested in the more modest buildings or lesser-known places that might have shaped our community.  More...

Westside Subway Extension
Metro Board Defers Adoption of Long Range Transportation Plan to July

Last week, the Metro Board of Directors met to discuss the Draft Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for Los Angeles County.At that meeting, they decided to wait until their regularly scheduled meeting on July 23 to consider adoption of the Draft LRTP.A copy of the Board report from that meeting is available at: http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2009/06_June/20090611SBMItem1.pdf

The LRTP will determine the major commitments for transportation projects and programs through 2040.This plan will incorporate projects identified in the Measure R Expenditure Plan such the Crenshaw Transit Corridor, Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Harbor Subdivision Transit Corridor, Regional Connector, and Westside Subway Extension.

Please note that new projects or programs can only be added into the LRTP if funding can reasonably be expected to be available to both build and operate them.While inclusion in the LRTP is a funding commitment, the project details are worked out through the environmental analysis process.You can also find information about any of the Metro projects currently going through environmental analysis at: http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/default.htm.

The Metro Board of Directors meeting to consider adoption of the Draft LRTP is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA  90012

Wise Water Use Expo

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Learn easy ways to save water and money in your own home.
Wise Water Use Expo - July 21st - Save the Date!

The CD11 Empowerment Congress Environmental Committee invites you to their Wise Water Use Expo.

The event is hosted by the Mar Vista Community Council Green Committee and will be held on the evening of July 21st at the Mar Vista Recreation Center at 7:00 PM

The evening is designed to further awareness of the drought crisis that we face as a community and provide information and tools to embrace water conservation. There will be three guest presenters who will then offer a panel discussion and Q&A. There will be water conservation information tables with give aways. Exciting raffle items include two dual flush toilets from Caroma, who will also be there as a table presenter.

Guest presenters are:

Ed Begley, Jr. – actor, author and environmental activist. As environmental issues become more pressing, there are two possible responses: forget it and hope that government and corporations will figure it out, or take action yourself. In the “take action yourself” camp, a few individuals are leading the way. One such person in California is Ed Begley, Jr. Environmental lawyer and long-time friend, Bobby Kennedy, Jr. has said “Ed has a greater sense of social obligation than anyone I know. He’s like a West Coast cadet who gets up every morning and says ‘reporting for duty’”.

Kevin O’ Donnell – sustainable design strategist, presenter for Al Gore’s Climate Project. Kevin was trained by Al Gore to give his An Inconvenient Truth slide show. As a member of the non profit group, The Climate Project, he presents customized versions focused on the relationship between buildings, landscaping and climate change.

Green Gardens Group LA (G3LA) – G3's focus is to change the paradigm of the beautiful Southern California landscape from the water and resource-guzzling gardens of today to the climate- and place- appropriate sustainable ideal of tomorrow. Their organization is devoted to educating homeowners, design professionals, and the local community in the latest eco-restorative landscape techniques and promoting the principles of low-impact development.

The Council District 11 Empowerment Congress was organized by Councilman Bill Rosendahl to bring together the genius, the energy, and the commitment of our neighborhood leaders. The 11th District is bounded by Mulholland Drive on the north, the Pacific Ocean on the west, Imperial Highway on the south, and (roughly) the 405 Freeway on the east. It encompasses the distinct communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West LA and Westchester.