Adult Bicycling Safety Classes

Biking in a car dominated city like Los Angeles can be challenging and overwhelming for new cyclists.  Luckily the City Cycling Training program is currently offering two great new classes on bicycling! The Confident Adult Cycling Class will teach you how to ride safely, legally and with confidence on city streets. It’ll also give you [...]

Hollywood Spring Job Fair!

Grab your resume, dress for success and be ready to interview as up to 20 employers will be on site for the Hollywood Spring Job Fair! Councilmember Eric Garcetti’s Office in association with the Youth Policy Institute and Los Angeles Valley College are hosting this event. With new and experienced workers needed, there’s an opportunity [...]

LA GRAN LIMPIEZA RIVER CLEAN-UP

Wanna help support and beautify the L.A. River? Come join Friends of the L.A. River Saturday, April 30th for the 22nd annual La Gran Limpieza! From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers from all over the city will work to clean up this important environmental asset. This great clean up effort will be happening at 14 different [...]

CicLAvia Returns Sunday!!

LA’s best open streets event is BACK!! Sunday, April 10, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Join thousands of Angelenos and take a leisurely ride or stroll through LA’s most iconic streets and neighborhoods without the danger of cars.  See the official CicLAvia website for more details. ARE YOU COMING?!

Walk the Path to Promise Neighborhoods!

Help the Youth Policy Institute understand the needs of Hollywood and Pacoima residents, parents, and youth by participating in their survey effort! YPI is collecting this information as part of the Promise Neighborhoods initiative, President Obama’s signature program to help struggling communities that aims to bring cradle-to-college-and-career services to improve educational outcomes and promote the [...]

Comment on the Hollywood Community Plan

The new Hollywood Community Plan is now available for public review!  Last updated in 1988, the Hollywood Community Plan is an important document that influences and defines the type of development that comes to Hollywood. The plan outlines goals for land use, mobility, infrastructure and design, and can influence street landscape, parking, traffic, building heights, population [...]

Can You Balance LA’s Budget?

With national, state and local budget issues headlining every other news article or TV broadcast, there’s no doubt all levels of government are feeling the effects of these trying economic times. It can be difficult to figure out what’s at stake as our elected representatives struggle to balance the budget. The Los Angeles Budget Challenge [...]

Free Workshops for Landlords and Tenants!

Get informed! The Los Angeles Housing Dept (LAHD) will be holding a series of free information workshops to help landlords and tenants better understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and Code Enforcement Programs. Each workshops will be held in 3 locations and will highlight a different [...]

HCS Small Business Survey Interns Hitting the Streets of Hollywood!

Do you run a small business with 20 or fewer employees on or around Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea and the 101? If so, you might be asked to complete a short survey on the state of doing business in Hollywood by one of our small business survey interns. For the next two months, our [...]

Get Involved in President Obama’s Signature Anti-Poverty and Education Initiative here in Hollywood!

The Youth Policy Institute (YPI) has been awarded a federal Promise Neighborhoods Grant to provide cradle-to-career/college services in Hollywood. THEY NEED YOUR HELP AND INPUT!! Attend an upcoming community forum! See flyer for more details or contact Christy Juarez or Jack Kayajian at (323) 836-0055.

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