WNC Safety and Emergency Preparedness Fair September 22

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There is a very cool business on Pico that focuses on wellness and creativity. Julie the owner wants to let the neighborhood see what she is all about ...so she is planning an open house on September 15th. Yoga, Mindfulness, Art, Dance writing and more....and FREE! Support this new business on Pico!

Attached is the agenda for the September Meeting. Held in Community Room B near Landmark Theaters 3rd Floor .

Tonight the Westside Neighborhood Council will hold a selection town hall to vote in the new board. Registration is 5:00-630pm Vote at 6:45pm  Regular WNC Meeting at 7pm Refreshments will be served but you may also come early and register then go have a bite or drink at the Tavern and return for the vote.

This board will serve for 2 years.

There are 17 seats on the WNC and as residents, you are eligible to vote for both seats 7 and seat 17 if your are residents. Please email me if you have a business here as you are eligible to vote for the business seats 1 and 2 and also 17

Seat 7 represents the residents of this area and seat 17 is the at large seat on the board. 

Both 7 and 17 seats are being contested and as residents, it is important to take a look at the candidates and decide which one best suits your vision of our community.

You need to bring photo ID showing residency in this area. You will need to fill out a registration form.. short and easy...

I will include the links for all seats and the agenda below. I hope all those who entered the race stay in the race and we have a open and democratic vote tonight!

FYI...  I hold Business Seat 2 on the WNC and my seat is not being contested this time!

Thanks so much for your attention. I know some of this is tedious, but as we have all learned, voting matters....so if you have the time...I hope you can swing by the theater tonight...and since I am a firm believer of Picking  Pico at all times... there will be free Pizza, cookies and coffee...woohoo!

Happy Thursday!

Lisa Morocco

THE CANDIDATES

Seat 7 Residential

BARBARA BROIDE

Volunteer Experience:
WNC: Board Member since 2005
Co-Chair- WNC Land Use Committee Member – “Pick Pico” Committee; Executive Committee – Western Regional Alliance of Councils; President – Westwood South of Santa Monica Blvd. HOA;  Board Member/ VP – Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight;  Steering Committee – PlanCheck NCLA

Professional Experience:

Former Executive Director: American Cancer Society
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Project Director: San Bernardino County Public Health Dept.

Objectives:

To preserve and better the WNC community, making our area a place where we all want to live, play, work, shop and raise our families.
To help secure a fair share of City services and ensure funds allocated to our area are put to good use.
To advocate for sound public policy and transparency in government.;
To help level the playing field between special interests and citizens.

I am committed to community service and to representing your interests. I would be grateful for your support.

ROBERT SILVERMAN

My name is Robert Silverman and I am a longtime resident of the neighborhood. I take great pride in living here and am always trying to lend a helping hand to all my neighbors. I am a local Real Estate Broker and own my own Real Estate Brokerage. I live in Westwood with my wife and two sons.
My goal is to help fellow homeowners understand what is happening in the community with outreach and information and always be available to answer questions in a forthcoming and truthful manner. I have a positive “Pro-Growth” and “Pro-Business” can do attitude and believe our neighborhood is the best place to live!
I look forward to working with the WNC to help navigate the needs of my fellow residents to get things done in a positive and productive manner.
Thank you for your consideration.

Seat 17  At Large

JOANNE DORFMAN

I am the incumbent candidate of seat #17 on the WNC. I’m a 23 year resident of Los Angeles, married with one daughter. I’ve been involved with the WNC since its inception. I am the VP of WOWHOA, and the Riddick Youth Center. I work for the non-profit rescue Stray Cat Alliance as assistant store manager for their thrift shop on Westwood Blvd. I also make and sell my own jewelry. I was VP of the Overland PTA, a key member of the Overland School library renovation, and Wonder of Reading program. For 8 years I was a Girl Scout troop leader.

I have been an apartment renter, and now homeowner. I understand issues regarding housing security as a renter, and issues of home ownership. I have experience interacting with all people of the neighborhood to represent them well. Vote for me, and I will work hard for you.

VLADAMIER VONJNOVIC

I have been living and working in the Westside neighborhood area for nearly 7 years. At work, I oversee teams that focus on innovation, new product development and process improvements for a multi-national investment management company. For me, involvement in my community is critical and as such at work, I co-chair an employee resource group with 650+ members focused on LGBTQ+ community. I also oversee the office’s corporate work study program that partners employees with high school students from South LA that prepares them not only for college but also for future careers. For the 4 past years, I have also been on the board as a secretary/treasurer of a 48 unit homeowners’ association where I focused on budgeting, resident relations and greater transparency. If given an opportunity, I’d like to broaden my engagement and tackle our community’s needs of homelessness and traffic.

Refreshments will be served. Please remember to bring your $5 membership dues at that time! 2268 Overland Ave La Ca 90064 I will be sending you an agenda as we get closer. In the meantime, if there is an issue you think should be raised, please email me.

The WNC will be holding their elections on Thursday March 14th on the bridge (3rd floor) near Landmark Theaters. From 5-630pm you can register to vote. Voting will occur at 7pm I am attaching the list of seats and instructions on how to PRE register online. This will speed the process and save you time. You will still need to bring the proper proof of ID so you can vote. Please see the attached agenda for instructions. Also, if you come early we will stamp your hand so you can go out for a cocktail or quick bite at Tavern and be back by 7pm...so no waiting around!!

Four seats are being contested.  

• Residential  Seat 7 north of Pico is currently held by Barbara Broide, president of WSSM and running against her is Robert Silverman
• Residential Seat 10 north of Pico is currently held by Stacy Antler, president of Century Glen HOA and her challenger is Jill Goldner 
• Residential Seat 12 is south of Pico currently held by Colleen Mason Heller and her challenger is Robin Sax  
• Seat 17 is the At Large Seat and everyone who lives, works or has an ongoing stake in the area can vote for that seat. Joanne Dorfman was recently appointed to this seat and her challenger is Vladimir Vonjnovic

As an example, if you live north of Pico you are eligible to vote for Seat 7 and Seat 17. If you have business north of Pico you can vote for Seat 1 or 2 and seat 17. Here is the link for more information to see the list of candidates and their biography, please use this link and hit the small plus (+) sign to expand the seat to see the names running.
Here is the link to preregister....don't forget to bring photo ID along with this form on March 14th
I have been very proud to serve on the WNC in Seat 2 for many years ,this seat is not being contested this year. There are some really amazing folks running for contested seats this time so I encourage you to review their qualifications and see which person best suits your vision of our community. This is an important election.Lets have a nice OAC turn out!

If you have any questions on how to find out more about the candidates, please email me, I will do my best to get it to you.We need 2 Greeters to hand out information as people check in...from 5-630pm. Let me know if any OAC'ers wanna help!

Don’t forget to make use of the “Shop Local” Orange Card program as you do your holiday shopping.  (See attached images of the Orange Card.)

1. Check out the Orange Card promotions at the www.pickpico.org/orangecard website! Many local restaurants and shops are offering % off and other great deals!

2. Look for the Orange Card decals in shop windows!

3. Request an Orange Card if you don’t already have one! We will drop one off to you: Margaret@apex-la.com

4. Ask your favorite shop to participate. It is free to join.

Considering this is the first year, we are very excited about the enthusiastic reception from residents and businesses to the Orange Card program. Let's Keep it Going!!!

Help Westside Neighborhood Council support our local businesses throughout the year.

Pick Pico!

Walk Westwood!

Shop Sepulveda!

And Happy Holidays from Westside Neighborhood Council!

Best,

Lisa Morocco

WNC Seat 2

wncla.org

Margaret Taylor

Pick Pico Team Member

We will be having our annual OAC meeting in the coming weeks. I had considered Jan 20th...but then realized that is a BIG football day...so we are shooting for Feb 10th.

I will send out a confirmation to all of you soon. This meeting will be at my house from 3-5pm. We will have the representative from Hudson there to give us a presentation on the mall conversion, a report from CD 5, crime update, land use report for developments in our area and a presentation on the Pico Streetscape plan....so please save the date!

More to Come

Lisa