The Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council is certified by the City of Los Angeles to represent the City's hillside communities stretching from Laurel Canyon to Sepulveda Blvd., and from Sunset Blvd. to Mulholland Drive.

As the advocate for more than 27,000 residents, our board includes representatives from residential associations, schools, businesses, and other local organizations.

The Neighborhood Council promotes better and safer neighborhoods though our work on issues of land use, transportation, city services, and quality of life.

Join us in building a better community!

Redistricting Meeting in Van Nuys

• Bel Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Community Plan
• BABCNC Community Plan Map
• Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Plan for System of Neighborhood Councils

Bel Air Water Main Break Traps Residents, Blocks Traffic

Water gushes down streets and floods properties

From nbclosangeles.com

As of noon, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews were at the site of a water main break in Bel Air, although no estimate for repair was given.

The break occurred about 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Beverly Glen Boulevard and Corfu Lane, according to DWP officials.

A break in a 12-inch mainline is responsible for sending water gushing down the roads and onto nearby residential properties, while blocking traffic coming up the hill.

LADWP workers at the scene blamed the break on an old pipe.

At least 200 people were affected by the flooding, and some residents were trapped in their homes.

Beverly Glen Boulevard is currently closed between Corfu Lane and Sunset Boulevard, said a DWP spokeswoman.

"I'm stuck," said resident Steve Bluestein, who had a foot of water flooding in his front yard. "Trash cans were flowing down the street. They piled up at the bottom of the hill."

Once the water is shut off, the road is expected to buckle, forming a sinkhole, said firefighters at the scene.

It could take between two and three days to repair the damage, according to preliminary estimates from work crews.

"It usually requires several areas to be shutoff to gradually reduce pressure to that particular main," one LADWP official said.

New Local Website for Emergencies

The Bel Air Association has launched a new website for Emergency Preparedness:

www.KeepBelAirSafe.com

It is dedicated to Emergency Preparedness, Neighborhood Watch, Community Alerts, Disaster Information. It includes information specific to earthquakes, fire, safety, children, disabled persons, and the elderly.

Community Budget Survey

The Mayor's Office, in collaboration with the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates, is proud to present to you this year's Mayor's Community Budget Survey!

Click here for the Mayor's 2012 Community Budget Survey.

The survey link is live. Please take it now.

A hard copy of the survey can be found at www.lacity.org. Once on the City's website, under the Mayor's name, click on "City Budget" and follow the prompt.

BABCNC Accepting Nominations for Council Leadership Positions

BABCNC Emergency Placards

Click here to print your copy of this important informational placard that should be reviewed and in your homes to help prepare for an emergency situation. If your organization would like your logo on one side of the card, please contact our office to find out how we can help.

511 Phone Service has Arrived

A new phone and Internet service to help travelers navigate the confusing and congested maze known as Southern California made its debut.

Unlike sites such as Sigalert.com and Traffic.com, or good old drive time radio traffic dispatches, the new Go511.com and 511 toll-free phone service offers freeway traffic reports augmented with information about ride-sharing, carpooling, bicycling and taking the bus or train.

Metro’s partners in the 511 system include Caltrans, the CHP and transportation agencies in Orange and Ventura counties.

The 511 automated phone system—to be used hands-free while driving, of course—covers Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, while the website offers information on San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well. Upcoming improvements include voice recognition for Spanish language prompts and smart phone applications, including a configuration of the website that works on a mobile phone.

Community Cheers “Very Major” Council Vote to Improve Neighborhood Empowerment

From the CD2 website

That big sigh of relief you heard this morning was from the city’s 91 neighborhood councils, who cheered a vote by the City Council Wednesday on a motion to they say will strengthen community empowerment.

The motion, by Councilmember Paul Krekorian, chair of the Education and Neighborhoods Committee, restored five positions to the embattled Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) and transfered $1.3 million to it from the Community Development Department (CDD).

“This is a budget-neutral action that does not cost taxpayers a dime, but still allows the department to function in support of neighborhood councils,” Krekorian said. “DONE’s budget and staffing have been decimated of late, so this fiscally prudent move was an important step to strengthen community participation in governance.”

In fact, DONE itself was close to decimation after the mayor proposed rolling the department into CDD during this year’s budget negotiations. Neighborhood councils railed against that proposal, fearing it would be the death knell for the community empowerment department after its funding – and staff positions – had been steadily siphoned off.

Community empowerment: Alive and well in L.A.

As late as 2008, DONE operated with 72 staff members to help the city’s neighborhood councils flourish. Earlier this year, as the city’s fiscal situation worsened, the department’s budget was greatly reduced as its staff was cut to 36 people. Later, that figure was slashed in half again, to 18, where it stood before Wednesday’s action.

“Today’s vote was very major,” said Barbara Monaghan-Burke, chair of the Studio City Neighborhood Council’s Government Affairs Committee. “This is just the beginning of restructuring [DONE] as an independent system so we can operate most effectively.”

The 2010-11 adopted city budget provides $1.34 million to the CDD for functions that had been performed by DONE. Pursuant to the reccomendation of Krekorian’s committee, that amount of funding was transfered out of CDD and into DONE. The additional positions are to be paid for out of that existing funding.

“We’ve never wavered in our support for this,” said Nina Royal, a member of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council and chair of the public safety committee. “This is great. It will strengthen DONE and give us better service.”

While many of DONE’s staff fan out across the city, helping the city’s neighborhood councils solve a plethora of problems, the five new positions will work internally to help the department function and maintain a high level of accountability.

While Krekorian cheered Wednesday’s action, he added that it was one step on the road to ensuring greater neighborhood empowerment.

“Today, we sent an important message to Los Angeles that we value the importance of neighborhood councils, and my office will always stand with those who care passionately about community empowerment,” he said. “However, this is not an end, but another important step as we continue to reorganize and improve one of our city’s most important movements.”

Sepulveda Blvd Reversible Lane/Bike Lane and Intersections Improvements Projects


Project Description:
Sepulveda Boulevard is a vital transportation corridor frequently used as an alternate route to the I-405 Freeway. This project will make improvements at key locations/intersections along Sepulveda Boulevard to relieve traffic congestion and improve traffic flow through the Sepulveda Pass.



Project Components: