Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

Elections Results

Posted on 04/05/2025

Congratulations to all of those who participated in the 2025 elections for the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  The official results are as follows.  Winners are marked with an asterisk.

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Be Prepared! Emergency Preparedness Event Sponsored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Horvath October 5th at the Skirball Center

Posted on 09/12/2024

Dear Friends and Stakeholders of the BABCNC,

Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (3rd Supervisorial District) is hosting an Emergency Preparedness event to take place on October 5, 2024 at the Skirball Center.  This event has been planned with the support of Los Angeles City Council District 5 Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky and District 11 Councilmember Traci Park, as well as California's Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (51st Assembly District) prior to this morning's 4.7 magnitude earthquake in LA County!  Please check this out, RSVP below, and join us all there!

The Supervisor is inviting us all to "Get Ready, Stay Ready!" Emergency Preparedness Event on October 5th at the Skirball Center. This is a fantastic opportunity for you and your family to learn vital information about emergency preparedness and ensure you're ready for any situation.
 
Event Details:

  • Date: October 5th
  • Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Location: Skirball Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles CA 90019

 
What to Expect:

  • Free Onsite Parking for all attendees.
  • Complimentary Breakfast to start your day.
  • Resources and Information from key agencies including LA County Emergency Management, LA City Emergency Management Department, and the California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office.
  • Over 20 Agencies and Groups tabling with valuable insights and materials.
  • Car Seat Safety Checks with the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
  • Informative Presentations on topics such as home hardening, emergency planning, wildfires, and earthquakes.

 
Whether you're looking to bolster your emergency preparedness or just curious about what resources are available, this event has something for everyone. Bring your family and take advantage of the chance to speak with experts and gain valuable knowledge that could make a difference in a crisis.
 
Please RSVP at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/get-ready-stay-ready-sd3-emergency-preparedness-event-tickets-996652573677 to ensure we have adequate accommodations for everyone.
 
We look forward to seeing you there and working together to keep our community safe and prepared.

For more information about Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, please see her website at lindseyhorvath.lacounty.gov

Please feel free to call 310-479-6247 or write to [email protected] if you have any questions for us.

Sincerely,
Travis Longcore, President
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

September 2024 Report to the Community

Posted on 09/04/2024

Report to our Community: September 2024

 

1. Carmen Chang, New Department of Neighborhood Empowerment General Manager, Introduced Herself to the BABCNC Board at Virtual Meeting

2. Haley Martinez, from Council Districy 5, Office of Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, Spoke At August Board Meeting

3. Vote of AB 2525 Delayed Until Next BABCNC Board Meeting

4. BABCNC Unanimously Supports Second Draft of the Landscape and Site Ordinance to Create A Healthier Los Angeles

5. Astro Turf Is Not What It's Cracked Up To Be 

6. Bel-Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Memebers Supported National Night Out in Hollywood and West Los Angeles

7. Participate in the Los Angeles Raptor Study

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August 2024 Report to the Community

Posted on 08/08/2024

 Report to our Community: August 2024

1. Update from Katy Yaroslavsky

2. Update at the July BABCNC Board Meeting from Other Government Officials

3. Senior Leads Officer Joe Raviol Encourages Residents to Complete the Trespass Authorization Form

4. BABCNC Elects New Officers

5. Other Updates in the Neighborhood

6. National Night Out

7. Skirball Onramp to the 405 South off of Sepulveda is Closed 

8. Proposed Development at 9785 W Drake Lane

9. BABCNC Wants to Close Loopholes on Accessory Dwelling Units

10. BABCNC Votes to Analyze City of Grant Pass v. Johnson Impact 

11. BABCNC Supports the 30x30 Conservation Campaign 

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July 2024 Report to the Community

Posted on 07/05/2024

Report to our Community July 2024: 

1. LA Homeless Count is Down

2. BABCNC Opposes City Council Resolution Regarding the Israel - Gaza Conflict 

3. City Council Reduces Permit Fees for Street Vendors 

4. City Council Votes to Create a Charter Reform Commission 

5. City is Proposing an Increase in the Sewer Service Charge 

6. Benedict Canyon is Open Again

7. BABCNC Requests Notifcations for Tree Removal 

8. BABCNC Welcomes New Board Members 

9. 4th of July Pet Safety Tips

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April Report to the Community

Posted on 02/19/2024

REPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY APRIL 2024:


1. ROAD CLOSURES

2. FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSES

3. FIRE SAFETY WORKSHOPS

4. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN WINS SECOND TERM

5. FIND OUT WHO'S PAYING FOR CITY CAMPAIGNS

6. SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR NEWS

7. NESTING SEASON HAS BEGUN

8. BEL AIR–BEVERLY CREST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMUNITIES

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December Newsletter

Posted on 12/14/2023

BEL AIR-BEVERLY CREST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY DECEMBER 2023
 

1. Neighborhood Council to Provide Notice to Urban Forestry of Unpermitted Tree Removal

2. Neighborhood Council Sends Letter to Los Angeles City Council to improve Hillside Construction Safety 

3. Neighborhood Council Votes for Rehearing on Driverless Vehicles 

4. Planning and Land Use Decisions Approved by the BABCNC Board

5. Los Angeles Puiblic Health Investigating Respitory Diesease in LA County Dogs

6. Budget Advocates Report 

7. LAPD Community Burglary Alert 

8. How Light Pollution Impacts Moutain Lions 

9. Pet Adoptions

10. Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Representatives and Communities 

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September Report

Posted on 09/05/2023

TEN IMPORTANT NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR SEPTEMBER
 
 
1. Hotel in Benedict Canyon Status Report

2. Neighborhood Council Supports Establishing Fines For Tree Damage
 
3. Neighborhood Council Votes Against Flying Taxis
 
4. Neighborhood Council Supports Parking Space Replacement Policy
 
5. Neighborhood Council Votes to Improve Protection of Native Trees

6. Neighborhood Council Supports  Study For Democracy Vouchers

7. Neighborhood Council Votes to Oppose Mansion Project
 
8. Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates Report
 
9. Scrapbook: The Doheny Ranch: 

How It Began And How It Ended
 
10. Pet Adoptions

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August Newsbites

Posted on 08/01/2023

FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL STORIES
YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR AUGUST
 
 
1. BEL AIR-BEVERY CREST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ORGANIZES FOR 2023-2024 YEAR
 
2. BEL AIR-BEVERLY CREST RENEWS COMMITTEES FOR 2023-2024 YEAR

3. LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL HEARING SCHEDULED FOR BULGARI HOTEL
 
4. SCRAPBOOK: COLD PICTURES FOR A HOT AUGUST
 
5. PET ADOPTIONS

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July Newsbites

Posted on 07/03/2023

TEN COMMUNITY STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR JULY
 
1. WILDLIFE ORDINANCE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT
 
2. EDUCATION FIRST WITHDRAWS APPLICATION FOR
AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
 
3. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOARD SEATS
 
4. BABCNC SUPPORTS SHORT TERM RENTAL LIMITS
 
5. BABCNC SUPPORTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING  LAW
 
6. BABCNC VOTES FOR INCREASED PROTECTION AT  MURPHY DRILL SITE
 
7. SEPULVEDA BASIN SURVEY: YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT
 
8. COUNCIL CONTINUES TO MEET AT TREE PEOPLE
 
9. SCRAPBOOK:  THE FIRST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE IN THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

10. Pet Adoptions

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June Newsletter

Posted on 06/02/2023

EIGHT COMMUNITY STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR JUNE
 
 
1. Large Crowd of Neighbors Attends EF International Language Presentation To Testify to Neighborhood Council

2. Hotel In Benedict Canyon Status Report

3. Neighborhood Council Votes To Support Expansion of Los Angeles City Council

4. Neighborhood Council Votes To Support Independent Redistricting Commission

5. Retaining Wall Ordinance

6. Neighborhood Council Attends Firehouse 99 Open House

7. Scrapbook: Beverly Crest and The First Map of Movie Star's Homes

8. Pet Adoptions

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May Newsletter

Posted on 05/05/2023

THIRTEEN COMMUNITY STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR MAY
 

1. Homeowners Speak Out At Planning And Land Use Meeting About New Plans
 For American Jewish University Campus

2. Neighborhood Council Supports Attempts to Lower City Employee Vacancy Rates

3. Neighborhood Council Supports California Native Trees and Plants on Los Angeles Public Spaces

4. Public Works and Telecommunications Committee Meets with LADWP

5. Neighborhood Council Inclusion in Community Plan Development

6. Neighborhood Council Supports Research Into Safer Firefighter Protective Gear
 
7. Bel Air-Beverly Crest Planning And Land Use Committee Decisions

8. In Person Meetings Replace Zoom Meetings

9. Bel Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Working Group On Governance
 
10. Neighborhood Purpose Grants Available
 
11. Firehouse 99 Open House Saturday May 13
 
12. SCRAPBOOK:  Could You Drive All the Way to the Top of Laurel Canyon?
 
13. Pet Adoptions

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Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan Survey Reminder

Posted on 04/25/2023

Reminder - Fill out the Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan Survey! 

Your feedback is essential as a new future for the Sepulveda Basin is being created. 

Fill out the survey and let us know how you's like to use it in the future!

Click the link below to fill out the survey. 

Access the Survey. 

April Newsletter

Posted on 04/03/2023

TWELVE IMPORTANT STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR APRIL
 
1. Council Supports Rescinding Plan for Hotel In Benedict Canyon

2. Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky Visits Neighborhood Council

3. Ad Hoc Committee On Home Sharing And Party House Ordinances Renewed

4. No Building Permits for Bribers
 
5. Council Supports City Attorney As Administrative Officer
 
6. Planning And Land Use Committee Approval
 
7. Neighborhood Council Election Results
 
8. Brush Clearance and Defensible Space
 
9. Springtime Is Not The Time to Trim Your Trees

10. Animal Shelter Task Force
 
11. Scrapbook: Arcadia Bandini Stearns Baker
and The Old Soldiers Home
 
12. Pet Adoptions

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March Newsletter

Posted on 03/01/2023

NINE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR MARCH

1. Vote in Neighborhood Council Elections
 
2. Attempt Made to Preserve Senderos Canyon (also known as Hoag Canyon)
 
3. Council Supports Enforcement of Short Term Rental Ordinance in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZs)
 
4. Council Supports Preservation of Mature Trees
 
5. Council Withholds Support of Venice Improvement Project
 
6. Planning for Sepulveda Basin 

7. What Artificial Intelligence Says About Neighborhood Council Elections

8. Scrapbook:  Holmby Hills

9. Pet Adoption Opportunities

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Storm Update from Council District 4

Posted on 02/24/2023

FROM THE OFFICE OF: Nithya Raman, Councilmember, Fourth Council District 

Dear Friends, The National Weather Service has issued a rare blizzard warning for Los Angeles, last seen over thirty years ago in February 1989. The powerful winter storm is expected to bring snow to elevations as low as 1,500 feet and up to 2-4 inches of rainfall in the valley/metro areas and 4-6 inches in the foothills. 

 

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BABCNC Elections!

Posted on 02/16/2023

You are encouraged to participate and vote, either in person on the day of the election, OR Vote By Mail in the Neighborhood Council elections.  The BABCNC is ­­­an integral voice for our Stakeholder community, and your participation is essential to our success.

VOTE IN PERSON

MARCH 26, 2023:  10:00AM TO 2:00PM

HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL:  

700 North Faring Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077

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February Newsletter

Posted on 02/01/2023

TEN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR FEBRUARY

 
1. January Storms Damage Our Area

2. Murder at Short Term Rental Home

3. Neighborhood Council Supports Limitations On Film Crew Smoking In High Fire Danger Areas

4. Council Supports Citizen Advisory Council at Van Nuys Airport

5. Congressman Brad Sherman Holds Open House
 
6. How To Participate In Upcoming BABCNC Elections

7. Neighborhood Council Participates In Hybrid In-Person/Zoom Meetings
 
8. New Law to Keep Organic Waste out of Landfills
 
9. SCRAPBOOK: Huntington Hartford vs. Sam Yorty
How Both Men Lost And Los Angeles Won A New Park

10. Pet Adoption Opportunities

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Run for Office on your Neighborhood Council

Posted on 01/03/2023

Elections are here for the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.
Connect your community to City Hall — apply online by Tuesday, January 10, 2023 to be a
candidate! 

https://empowerla.org/elections/

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How To Become A Candidate For The Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

Posted on 01/03/2023

If you wish to file to be a candidate, the filing period continues to be open until January 10, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. For information on how to be a candidate, visit: 
https://empowerla.org/new-what-it-means-to-be-a-candidate-video/

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December Newsletter

Posted on 01/03/2023

NINE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY STORIES
YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR DECEMBER
 
1.  Neighborhood Council Formally Comments On Proposed Wildlife Ordinance 

2.  Neighborhood Council Supports Changes To Municipal Lobbying Ordinance

3.  Katy Young Yaroslavky Elected CD5 Council Member
 
4.  Record Number of Burglaries In Our area

5.  Avian Flu Arrives In Southern California

6.  Toyon Season
 
7.  How To Become A Candidate For The Neighborhood Council
 
8.  SCRAPBOOK:  When Horses Replaced Electric Streetcars

9.  Pet Adoption Opportunities

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November Newsletter

Posted on 11/28/2022

EIGHT IMPORTANT COMMUNITY STORIES
YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR NOVEMBER
 
1.  City Hall Crisis Prompts Neighborhood Council Votes

2.  Wildlife Ordinance Revised Draft Available Online
Council Ad Hoc Committee To Study Plan
 
3.  Metro Looking at Stone Canyon for Subway

4.  The History of the Brown Act

5.  Council Supports Legislation to Study Personal Delivery Devices
 
6.  How To Be Involved With Your Neighborhood Council
 
7.  SCRAPBOOK: The Rise And Fall Of William Mulholland 

8.  Pet Adoption Opportunities

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October Newsletter

Posted on 11/28/2022

NINE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY STORIES
YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOR OCTOBER

 

1.  Watch CD 5 Candidate Debate on Zoom

2.  Neighborhood Council Votes to Support City Animal Shelters
 
3.  Neighborhood Council Votes To Support Benedict Canyon Association Letter Regarding Cancelled Bulgari Hotel Meeting with LA Planning Department
 
4.  Hillside Federation Wins Lawsuit Protecting Mulholland Drive

5.  LADWP Tightens Security of Stone Canyon

6.  Neighborhood Council People in The News
 
7.  How To Be Involved With Your Neighborhood Council
 
8.  SCRAPBOOK: The First Legal Owner of Beverly Hills Land Was A Black Woman
 
9.  Pet Adoption Opportunities

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Metro: Transportation Communications Network

Posted on 09/09/2022

Metro is acting as lead agency on the Transportation Communication Network plan and is currently conducting the environmental review. The Draft Environmental Impact Report is available for review and response beginning September 9, 2022. Responses to the document are due by October 24, 2022.

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