# Neighborhood councils of Los Angeles

Neighborhood Councils are advisory bodies that advocate for their communities on key issues such as development, homelessness, and emergency preparedness, working in collaboration with the City government.
The Neighborhood Council system was established in 1999 with the aim of ensuring that the City government remains responsive to the diverse needs and lifestyles of Los Angeles’ various communities. Currently, there are 99 Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles, each serving approximately 40,000 residents.

## History

In 1999, voters approved a new City Charter that established the Neighborhood Council System and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (EmpowerLA) “to promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs…”. Specifically, the charter ensures each neighborhood council receives early warning of upcoming city decisions and has the opportunity to be heard.
The new charter also required that neighborhood councils be consulted in the budget process. Article IX, Section 909 of the city charter mandates that each neighborhood council “may present to the Mayor and Council an annual list of priorities for the City budget.” The mayor must “inform certified neighborhood councils of the deadline for submission so that the input may be considered in a timely fashion.”
While EmpowerLA is the main coordinator for services to Neighborhood Councils, other City departments also provide support. The Office of the City Attorney has a dedicated Neighborhood Council Advice Division that provides legal guidance to councils and board members. The City Clerk oversees the administration of funding and elections for the Neighborhood Council system.

## Purpose

Serving an advisory role, Neighborhood Councils gather, review, and discuss issues that influence their community and then express their position on these matters through "Community Impact Statements" (CIS), which are submitted to City decision-makers such as the Mayor, City Council, or relevant City departments, including City Planning.

## Participation

Neighborhood Councils allow participation from a wide range of individuals who are involved in the community. This includes individuals who live, work, or own property or businesses within the council’s boundaries. In addition, the system includes "community interest stakeholders," who have ongoing and significant involvement within the council’s area. Examples of these stakeholders include students of local schools or members of a local church congregation. Board members, candidates, and voters in Neighborhood Councils do not need to be U.S. citizens or legal residents. Participation is also open to individuals who have previously been incarcerated.

## Funding

Each Neighborhood Council receives approximately $32,000 in public funds annually to support their activities. Board members are required to complete state-mandated training on the ethical management of public funds, which must be allocated by board consensus. These funds can be used for community-based events and programs or to advocate for various issues, such as crime prevention, infrastructure improvement, support for children, homelessness assistance, arts, or local economic development.

## List of Neighborhood Councils

The current list of the ninty-nine neighborhood council.
| Neighborhood Council | Meeting Day | Meeting Location |
| Arleta | 3rd Tuesday | Osborne Neighborhood Church 13501 Osborne Street Arleta, CA 91331-5306 |
| Arts District Little Tokyo | 2nd Tuesday | Little Tokyo Branch 203 S. Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| Arroyo Seco | 4th Monday | Ramona Hall 4580 Figueroa Los Angeles, CA 90065 |
| Atwater Village | 2nd Thursday | Atwater Village Branch Library 3379 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039 |
| Bel Air-Beverly Crest | 4th Wednesday | TreePeople Conference Center at Coldwater Canyon Park 12601 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90077 |
| Boyle Heights | 4th Wednesday | Boyle Heights City Hall Community Room 2130 East First Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 |
| CANNDU | 2nd and 4th Monday | Personal Involvement Center 8220 San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90003 |
| Canoga Park | 4th Wednesday | Canoga Park Community Center 7248 Owensmouth Ave. Canoga Park, CA 91303 |
| Central Alameda | 3rd Saturday | Slauson Multipurpose Center 5306 Compton Ave Los Angeles, CA 90011 |
| Central Hollywood | 4th Monday | Hollywood Neighborhood City Hall 6501 Fountain Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 |
| Central San Pedro | 3rd Tuesday | Port of Los Angeles High School 250 W. 5th Street San Pedro, CA 90731 |
| Chatsworth | 1st Wednesday | Lawrence Middle School 10100 Variel Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 |
| Coastal San Pedro | 3rd Monday | Los Angeles Yacht Club 285 Whalers Walk San Pedro, CA 90731 |
| Del Rey | 2nd Thursday | Del Rey Square 11976 Culver Boulevard Del Rey, CA 90066 |
| Downtown Los Angeles | 2nd Tuesday | East City Hall, Controller’s Conference Room 351 200 N. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| Eagle Rock | 1st Tuesday | Eagle Rock City Hall 2035 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90041 |
| East Hollywood | 3rd Monday | Hollywood Hotel 1160 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 |
| Echo Park | 4th Tuesday | N/A |
| Elysian Valley Riverside | 2nd Wednesday | Allesandro Elementary School, Staff Lounge 2210 Riverside Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90039 |
| Empowerment Congress Central | 4th Monday | The Connect 6111 S Gramercy Pl #4, Los Angeles, CA 90047 |
| Empowerment Congress North | 1st Thursday | N/A |
| Empowerment Congress Southeast | 4th Tuesday | Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Service Center 8475 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90044 |
| Empowerment Congress Southwest | 3rd Monday | Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Service Center 8475 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90044 |
| Empowerment Congress West | Community Town Hall Meeting 1st Saturday Board Meeting 3rd Monday | Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Community Room (near Sears) 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 |
| Encino | 4th Wednesday | Encino Community Center 4935 Balboa Blvd. Encino, CA 91316 |
| Foothills Trails District | 3rd Thursday | Lake View Terrace Recreation Center 11075 Foothill Blvd. Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 |
| Glassell Park | 3rd Tuesday | Glassell Park Community Center 3750 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90065 |
| Granada Hills North | 1st Tuesday | Saint Euphrasia Parish Hall 11766 Shoshone Ave. Granada Hills, CA 91344 |
| Granada Hills South | 1st Thursday | Granada Hills Charter High School Rawley Hall 10535 Zelzah Ave. Granada Hills, CA 91344 |
| Greater Cypress Park | 2nd Tuesday | Cypress Park Recreation Center 2630 Pepper Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90065 |
| Greater Toluca Lake | 3rd Tuesday | Toluca Lake Elementary School Auditorium 4840 Cahuenga Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 |
| Greater Valley Glen | 1st Monday | Valley College Cafeteria Conference Room 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen, CA 91401 |
| Greater Wilshire | 2nd Wednesday | Wilshire Ebell Theatre 743 S. Lucerne Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90005 |
| Harbor City | 3rd Wednesday | Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Library 24000 Western Ave. Harbor City, CA 90710 |
| Harbor Gateway North | 2nd Tuesday 4th Tuesday every 3rd month (January, April, July, and October) | Virtual via Zoom |
| Harbor Gateway South | 2nd Thursday | Halldale Avenue School Auditorium 21514 Halldale Ave. Torrance, CA 90501 |
| Hermon | 2nd Thursday of Every Odd Numbered Month | The Hermon Fellowship Center 5800 Monterey Road Los Angeles, CA 90042 |
| Historic Cultural North | 4th Monday | Chinatown Branch Library, Meeting Room 639 N Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| Historic Highland Park | 1st Thursday | Highland Park Senior Center 6152 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90042 |
| Hollywood Hills West | 3rd Wednesday | Will and Ariel Durant Branch Library 7140 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046 |
| Hollywood Studio District | 2nd Monday | 5500 Hollywood Blvd Lemon Grove Recreation Center 4959 Lemon Grove Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
| Hollywood United | 2nd Monday | Fire Station 82 Annex Second Floor 1800 N. Bronson Ave. Los Angeles, CA, 90028 |
| LA-32 | 1st Wednesday | El Sereno Senior Center 4818 Klamath Place Los Angeles, CA 90032 |
| Lake Balboa | 1st Wednesday | Gault Street Elementary School 17000 Gault Street Lake Balboa, CA 91406 |
| Lincoln Heights | 1st and 3rd Thursday | Lincoln Heights Recreation Center 2303 Workman St. Los Angeles, CA 90031 |
| Los Feliz | 3rd Tuesday | Elysian Masonic Lodge 1900 N. Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA, 90027 |
| MacArthur Park | 1st Monday | MacArthur Park Recreation Center 2230 W. 6th Street Los Angeles, CA 90057 |
| Mar Vista | 3rd Tuesday | Mar Vista Recreation Center Auditorium 11430 Woodbine St. Mar Vista, CA 90066 |
| Mid City | 2nd Monday | LAPD Wilshire Division Community Room 4849 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019-5664 |
| Mid-City West | 2nd Tuesday | Pan Pacific Park Senior Center (lunch room) 141 S Gardner St Los Angeles, CA 90036 |
| Mission Hills | 1st Monday | Mission Community Police Station Falco Room 11121 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 91345 |
| NoHo | 2nd Monday | North Hollywood Senior Center 5301 Tujunga Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91601 (North side of NoHo Park) |
| North Hills East | 2nd Monday | Carl’s Jr. 9505 Sepulvenda Blvd North Hills, CA 91343 |
| North Hills West | 3rd Thursday | New Horizon Center 15725 Parthenia Street North Hills, CA 91343 |
| North Hollywood Northeast | 3rd Wednesday | LA Fire Station 89 7063 Laurel Canyon North Hollywood, CA 91605 |
| North Hollywood West | 2nd Wednesday | Valley Plaza Library 12311 Vanowen St North Hollywood, CA 91605 |
| North Westwood | 1st Wednesday | UCLA Weyburn Commons Village View Room 4th Floor 11020 Weyburn Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90024 |
| Northridge East | 3rd Wednesday | Northridge Woman’s Club 18401 Lassen Street Northridge, CA 91325 |
| Northridge South | 4th Thursday (except Nov and Dec meetings) | Northridge Middle School 17960 Chase Street Northridge, CA 91325 |
| Northridge West | 2nd Tuesday | Northridge Christian Church 18901 Chatsworth St. Northridge, CA 91326 |
| Northwest San Pedro | 2nd Monday | Peck Park Auditorium 560 N. Western Ave. San Pedro, CA 90732 |
| Olympic Park | 1st Monday | Los Angeles High School 4650 W Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019 |
| P.I.C.O. | 2nd Wednesday | Claude Pepper Senior Citizen Center 1762 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
| Pacoima | 3rd Wednesday | Pacoima Community Center, Multipurpose Room 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. Pacoima, CA 91331 |
| Palms | 1st Wednesday | Iman Cultural Center 3376 Motor Ave. Palms, CA 90034 |
| Panorama City | 4th Thursday (3rd in Nov & Dec) | Plaza Del Valle Community Building G Unit #62 8610 Van Nuys Blvd. Panorama City, CA 91402 |
| Park Mesa Heights | 2nd Saturday | YES Academy 3140 Hyde Park Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90043 |
| Pico Union | 1st Monday | Olympic Community Police Station 1130 South Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 900106 |
| Porter Ranch | 2nd Wednesday | Castlebay Lane Charter School 19010 Castlebay Lane Porter Ranch, CA 91326 |
| Rampart Village | 3rd Tuesday | St. Anne’s 155 N. Occidental Blvd. #236 Los Angeles, CA 90026 |
| Reseda | 3rd Monday | Reseda Neighborhood Council Community Space 18118 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335 |
| Sherman Oaks | 2nd Monday | Millikan Middle School, Burrill Hall 5041 Sunnyslope Avenue Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 |
| Silverlake | 1st Wednesday | Micheltorena Elementary School 1511 Micheltorena St Los Angeles, CA 90026 |
| South Central | 3rd Tuesday | All People Community Center 822 E. 20th St. Los Angeles, CA 90011 |
| South Robertson | 3rd Thursday | Simon Wiesenthal Center 1399 S. Roxbury Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
| Studio City | 4th Wednesday | BLDG. 8 MPR-3 4024 Radford Ave. Studio City, CA 91604 |
| Sun Valley Area | 2nd Tuesday | Sun Valley Branch Library 7935 Vineland Ave Sun Valley, CA 91352 |
| Sunland-Tujunga | 2nd Wednesday | Apperson Street School 10233 Woodward Ave. Sunland, CA 91040 |
| Sylmar | 4th Thursday | Discover Charter Prep School 13570 Eldridge Ave. Sylmar, CA 91342 Osceola Street Elementary School 14940 Osceola St. Sylmar, CA 91342 |
| Tarzana | 4th Tuesday | Tarzana Childcare Center 5700 Beckford Ave. Tarzana, CA 91356 |
| United Neighborhoods | 1st Thursday | Council District 10 Field Office 1819 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006 |
| Valley Village | 4th Wednesday | Faith Presbyterian Church Social Hall 5000 Colfax Avenue Valley Village, CA 91607 |
| Van Nuys | 2nd Wednesday | Marvin Braude Constituent Center 6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys, CA 91401 |
| Venice | 3rd Tuesday | Westminster Elementary Auditorium 1010 Abbott Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 |
| Voices | 2nd Tuesday | Vermont Square Library 1201 W 48th St. Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
| Watts | 2nd Tuesday | Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) 10950 S. Central Ave Los Angeles, 90059 |
| West Adams Neighborhood Council | 3rd Monday | Vineyard Recreation Center 2942 Vineyard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90016 |
| Westchester/Playa | 1st Tuesday | Westchester Municipal Building Council Community Room 7166 W. Manchester Ave. Westchester, CA 90045 |
| West Hills | 1st Thursday | de Toledo High School 22622 Vanowen Street West Hills, CA 91307 |
| West Los Angeles | 4th Wednesday | Stoner Park Gymnasium 1835 Stoner Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
| Westlake North | 2nd Thursday | Rampart Community Police Station 1401 W 6th Street (Community Room) Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
| Westlake South | 4th Monday | Rampart Community Police Station 1401 W 6th Street (Community Room) Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
| Westside | 2nd Thursday | Westside Pavilion 10800 W. Pico Blvd. Community Meeting Room B Los Angeles, CA 90064 |
| Westwood | 2nd Wednesday | Belmont Village 10475 Wilshire Blvd. 1st floor Community Room/ Town Hall Los Angeles, CA 90024 |
| Wilmington | 4th Tuesday | Phineas Banning High School 1527 Lakme Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744 |
| Wilshire Center-Koreatown | 2nd Monday | Pio Pico Library 694 S. Oxford Ave Los Angeles, CA 90005 |
| Winnetka | 2nd Tuesday | Winnetka Convention Center (Next to Canoga Bowl) 20122 Vanowen Street Winnetka, CA 91306 |
| Woodland Hills-Warner Center | 2nd Wednesday | Fire Station 84, Community Room 21050 Burbank Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 |
| Zapata-King | 3rd Wednesday | Council District 9 District Office, Community Room 4301 S. Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90011 |