TOLUCA LAKE
City Attorney Feuer speaks at Neighborhood Council meeting
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer spoke Tuesday evening, May 15th at the monthly Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council meeting at Toluca Lake Elementary School. He introduced members of his staff and answered questions from the audience.
Feuer mentioned that his office prosecuted 118,000 thousand cases last year. He answered questions about bed and breakfasts, plea bargaining, gang injunctions, DWP, McMansions, L.A. being a “sanctuary city,” city problems and he urged people to contact his staff if they should ever need assistance.
He said he “looks forward to coming back and speaking with the Toluca Lake community again.”
BURBANK
Free movie screening of ‘Home’ April 1
The animated motion picture “Home” will be screened for free on April 1 at Magnolia Park United Methodist Church in Burbank.
Magnolia Park United Methodist Church, located at 2828 W Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank, invites you to join them for their First Friday Family Night screening of the movie Home.
This is a free, all-ages event for kids and families. There will be dinner, board games, crafts and Home on their 20 foot screen. They’ll provide the popcorn.
This free event takes place on Friday, April 1st, 5:30pm-8pm. Call (818) 846-2866 for more information.
New museum spotlights human-animal bond
Last Monday, the Animal History Museum announced that it will open its doors this Spring to a 5,300+ sq. ft. location at the Burbank Town Center in downtown Burbank.
The newest addition to Southern California’s museum scene, the Animal History Museum’s mission is dedicated to understanding and celebrating the human-animal bond. “Like the way natural history museums explore fossils and science, we’ll explore interactions and relationships,” says museum founder and Executive Director, Amy Breyer.
Until the Grand Opening later this Spring, the museum is planning a series of soft launch events. The series starts with a private, ticketed champagne toast at the space on Saturday, April 2nd. The museum hosts its first art reception on Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th, featuring the animal-themed art of a dozen LA-based artists, curated by Chuck Wolf of The Wolf Fine Art.
Visit them online at AnimalHistoryMuseum.org for more information.
LOS ANGELES
Metro issues statement on Belgium subway terrorist strike
terrorist strike
The LA Metro asks for the public’s assistance in keeping our subways safe.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, Transit Policing Division are aware of the terrorist strikes in Brussels Belgium and are monitoring the situation closely.
“While we maintain a high state of readiness at all times, we will be increasing security at Union Station, Rosa Parks Station and 7th/Metro Station. We continue to work with law enforcement at the local, state and federal level. We are asking the public to help be our eyes and ears on the system. If you see something, say something,” the statement read.
Please call 888-950-SAFE (7233) or download The Transit Watch App.
City rents continue to climb
Los Angeles apartment rental prices continue to soar.
According to a study by ApartmentList.com, Los Angeles rents have increased steadily over the past month and are up 6.8 percent over last year, which puts the L.A. Metro area 1.4 percent ahead of California rent growth overall.
Here are some other highlights from their report:
Westwood is the most expensive neighborhood in L.A., with an average rent of $4,200 for a two-bedroom residence.
Mid-Wilshire experienced the fastest rent growth in the metro, with current rents at 14.5 percent higher than they were a year ago.
Los Angeles rent growth has outpaced that of the nation overall by 3.6 percent.
Visit ApartmentList.com for more information.
SANTA MONICA
Students gather to highlight ballot campaign to ban bags
Marine life such as sea turtles will often confuse plastic for food. Join CALPIRG on March 24 in Santa Monica to make a difference.
On Thursday, March 24th at 1:30pm, joined by a 30-foot inflatable sea turtle, student environmental leaders from UC chapters of CALPIRG (California Student Public Interest Research Group) will travel to six cities during an alternative spring break to join elected officials who have championed bag ban efforts. The effort will highlight support for the campaign to Save the Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags and to hold a series of beach and river cleanups.
These student environmental leaders will pledge their support to protect marine wildlife from plastic pollution and announce campaign plans. Students will also be conducting a cleanup of Santa Monica Beach.
A recent report by the World Economic Forum has warned that the oceans will have more plastic than fish by 2050 if we do not dramatically curb plastic pollution from single use bags.
This event is scheduled to take place south of the Santa Monica Pier, Ocean Front Walk, across from Hot Dog on a Stick. Visit CALPIRG.org to learn more.
STATEWIDE
Dungeness crab health advisory lifted in Sonoma County
The health advisory regarding Dungeness crabs caught along the coast has been lifted from state waters in all areas south of the Sonoma/Mendocino County Line (Latitude 38° 46.1’ N, near Gualala).
California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith lifted this advisory due to recent tests showing that traces of domoic acid have declined to low or undetectable levels in Dungeness crabs caught near Gualala and Bodega Bay.
This partial lifting comes after the February 11th announcement lifting the advisory for Dungeness crab caught south of Point Reyes (Latitude 38° 00’ N).
The advisory remains in effect for Dungeness crab in state waters north of the Sonoma/Mendocino County Line (Latitude 38° 46.1’ N) and for rock crabs in state waters around Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, the San Miguel Islands and areas north of Latitude 35° 40’ N (near Piedras Blancas Light Station in San Luis Obispo County).
Visit the California Department of Public Health at CDPH.ca.gov for complete information.