Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez's "Firework Buy Back Program"

Saturday, June, 22nd, 2024 • 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Turn in Illegal Fireworks and receive a FREE Gift Card!

Brand Park - Parking lot

15121 Brand Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 91345

Please transport the fireworks in the trunk of your vehicle.

Favor de transportar sus fuegos artificiales en la cajuela de su vehículo.

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Concert in the Park - Brand Park - 15121 S. Brand Mission Hills

LA County Prevention & Promotions Systems Governing Committee (PPSGC) will be holding a Community Listening Session at Vaughn International Studies Academy (11505 Herrick Ave, Pacoima, CA 91331) on Thursday, May 9 from 4:30-6pm.

Supervisor Horvath will be a guest speaker at the listening session. The areas of focus for the listening session will be Child Welfare & Family Well-Being, Behavioral Health, and Homelessness & Housing.

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by Semantha Raquel Norris, San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol

April 24, 2024

For many Angelenos, the San Gabriel Mountains define the Los Angeles landscape. Stretching from the San Fernando Valley to the San Gabriel Valley, these glorious peaks are the northeastern backdrop to the valleys below. 

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM

Federal funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is expected to run out at the end of April 2024. Decide how you would like to stay connected by following the steps below: 

• Keep Your Plan: Contact your internet service provider to ask about available low-cost internet service plans. 
• Explore Other Options: If the provider's options do not meet your needs, call EveryoneOn's hotline at 877-789-9889 or use the Resource Locator Tool to learn about your low-cost internet plan options.

Please find the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the ACP wind-down HERE. 

Locator tool - https://www.everyoneon.org/find-offers

Frequently Asked Questions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rjTLKfO7my49SeDeSmg4fo83pJZwzduZ/view

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Volunteer Work Day

S.I.B.L. - Sylmar Independent Baseball League

Saturday, May 4th - 8:30 - 1pm

For more information or to volunteer please call (818) 696-0214

or email [email protected]

https://www.siblbaseball.com/

Map - https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sylmar+Independent+Baseball+League/@34.3098382,-118.4127183,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c291e3d439ebeb:0xd8f2db2967b38f0!8m2!3d34.3098382!4d-118.410138!16s%2Fg%2F11g6qrz4mr?entry=ttu

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The week before prom is crunch time for Sylmar Charter High School's floriculture students.

On Wednesday, students poke green foliage — lemon and leather leaf — into foam rings that have been soaked in water. Senior Jamie Hernandez walks out to the garden to pluck green and white pittosporum leaves for her prom date’s boutonniere.

“Personally, I view it as it looks more elegant,” she says. Hernandez contemplates whether weaving in the twisting tendrils of the sweet pea will match the theme’s inspiration: Tangled, Disney’s 2010 reinterpretation of Rapunzel.

“It's really [the students’] vision and we're just trying to help them achieve it,” says floriculture teacher Araceli Aguilar.

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If you encounter a coyote with your pet, do not run away or turn your back to it. Calmly back away instead. You can also try to scare it away by making loud noises and acting aggressively.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has released her proposed budget to continue her work to move Los Angeles forward. The budget lays out investments to continue urgently housing Angelenos and work to make Los Angeles safer and more livable for all.

This year's process has uncovered a clear need for a reset of the City’s budgeting process – one that is honest, transparent, and focused on serving Angelenos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnxJl-kJ-y4

To see the FY 2024-2025 Budget Summary  

https://cao.lacity.gov/budget24-25/2024-25Budget_Summary.pdf

Proposed Budget Breaks Away from Budgets of the Past, Focuses on Critical Hiring and Puts City Family over Empty Desks - https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-proposes-budget-continue-urgent-progress-homelessness-safety-and-livability

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LAPD Community Watch Meeting 

Tuesday, May 21st , 6:00pm to 7:00pm

13521 Hubbard Street Sylmar, CA 91342

Join our LAPD Senior Lead Officers to discuss the

crime trends and Quality of life issues in Sylmar.

You can join us in person or online via Zoom

Zoom Meeting #470 320 5505

https://lapd.zoom.us/j/4703205505

call: 877-853-5257

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