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Lawrence Joe, staff member of the Los Angeles City Redistricting Committee, attended the January 7th Empowerment West Congress meeting to explain redistricting.  As a result of 2010’s U.S. Census, the 3.8 million increase in the city’s population is unevenly distributed.  Some areas decreased and some grew.  The goal of redistricting is to equalize the numbers in all Council Districts to 252,847 people per district.

 Another goal of redistricting is to group together ‘communities of…

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CALLING EVENT & ARTISTS SUBMISSIONS FOR CITY OF LOS ANGELES 2012 AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH



The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is a proud supporter of

Los Angeles’ 2012 African American Heritage Celebration, which begins on January, 27, 2012 in honor of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and concludes on March 31, 2012 during National Women’s Month.



... This celebration promotes and encourages awareness of the significant contributions made by…

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Hi Everybody...

If you think we deserve easy access to FRESH PRODUCE in our community say, "ME"!!!  Opportunity is knocking---read below about the a program that will help convert some of our local convenience stores into markets that carry fresh produce. I hope that you will take the time to get involved and spread the word!

Enjoy...

HP

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“Convenience…

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From 1940-1980 numerous murals were created by African Americans in Los Angeles. The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles (MCLA) has created a Virtual Mural Tour for the California African American Museum (CAAM) as part of the Places of Validation, Art & Progression exhibition (a Getty's PST initiative). We are grateful to all the…

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Hi Everybody...

 

This was posted on the eNewsletter from Councilman Bernard Parks.  If you've been thinking about buying a home, this is worth a read....and please check out the links that are provided! 

 

Always here to help you in Real Estate...

Peace and…

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I moved to L.A. back in the mid-80's from Kent, OH, a town so small compared to L.A. that it might be deemed "rural." My first experiences in L.A. with the police helicopter occurred when I lived for one quarter, as a grad student at UCLA, near the intersection of Washington and LaBrea.

 

As I was going through the culture shock of having moved away from the future mother of my oldest child, living in a 3 bedroom house with a large front and back yard with a creek running…

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Hello folks...

I finally got my blog up and running. 

It's called Living in Leimert.  I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you. 

Check it out and enjoy:

http://livinginleimert.blogspot.com/

 

Love,

HP

 

 

To all my first time home buyers---

 

The days of 100% financing have BEEN gone!  You must have at least 3% of the purchase price of a home as your down payment.

 

Next to correcting your credit, saving for a down payment is probably one of the hardest things to do when it comes to buying your first house.  It all boils down to changing…

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ACTION ALERT!







City Council Hearing on Fresh & Easy’s Proposal for a Neighborhood Market in South LA

Wednesday, December 8th 2010  10:00 AM

Council Chambers  City Hall Room #340

200 N. Spring Street  Los Angeles 90012



Fresh & Easy is the first full-service grocer to express an interest in locating in South Los Angeles in more than 20 years. An appeal, based largely on the market’s design, has been filed against the market proposed for… Continue