Highland Park 90042

Help Restore Our Power NOW…

hp90042 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:09:34 +0000

Day 2 of the power outage…Here’s what we can do to speed repairs up:

1) Call DWP and ask them to “assign a crew to our circuit.” If you provide them with your address and zip code they will know where that is. 800-342-5397

2) Call Councilmember Ed Reyes‘ office and ask him to tell DWP to restore power to our circuit. 213-473-7001 (Councilmember Jose Huizar is at 213-473-7014, call him too)

DWP will prioritize the neighborhoods that complain the loudest (squeaky wheel gets the grease!) so if we don’t call, we will be the last with restored power. Right now Highland Park is the hardest hit.

Here are the numbers of households without power as of 6 a.m. Friday morning:

CENTRAL/DOWNTOWN
Hollywood: 4,200
Hollywood Hills: 1,400
East Hollywood: 5,900
Los Feliz: 1,300
Silverlake: 1,500

WESTSIDE
Venice: 4,600
Westchester: 3,100
Playa del Rey: 2,500

SOUTH
Green Meadows: 2,600

A Successful Cleanup on Ave. 50

hp90042 — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:22:07 +0000

sharp results on Ave. 50 after pruning, weeding and trash pickup

A small but sturdy crew of volunteers weathered high temps on Saturday to complete another successful cleanup off Ave. 50 at Milo Terrace. The abandoned corner lot, a commercial building that has been on the market for a couple of years, had wildly overgrown weeds, hedges and bougainvilleas. Intensive guru Phil, Elizabeth, Maria, Patria and Meredith worked from 8 to 11 AM cutting, raking and sweeping and were joined by Field Rep. Liberty Mesa from Councilman Jose Huizar’s office and we recruited Rev. Dan from the neighborhood church on the corner. A few neighbors lent us their green bins and four were filled. HP90042 thanks Bussard’s All Pro Automotive Center (on York) for again contributing coffee, pastries and water (and manpower) to our ongoing effort to beautify our Highland Park neighborhood.

before shot of our Ave. 50 location

Who is ready to volunteer with us in September and October to help cleanup the neighborhood and make a difference? We have something a little different going in September (details tba). Sign up and let us know you’re able and willing. Send an email to aldamaheights [at] gmail [dot] com to be on our action event list or leave a comment below.

Let’s gear up for a vibrant and productive Fall 2010 and continue the momentum!

once again, Phil brought a truck full of tools and loads of elbow grease!

Gear up for the next Early Bird Intensive with Phil – Saturday, Aug. 21, 8 AM

hp90042 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:37:36 +0000

Intensive.Aug.21.pdf

After a very successful second Intensive, we’re ready for more. Our next Early Bird Intensive with Phil is set for Saturday, August 21 at 8:00 AM. Meet us at the corner of Ave. 50 and Milo Terrace to deep clean sidewalks and parkways, pick up trash, give a little landscape maintenance and tender loving care to some neglected areas of Highland Park. Meet a neighbor, give a little time to your community, and have some fun!

join HP neighbors on Aug. 21 at 8 AM for the Early Bird Intensive with Phil

Successful cleanup at abandoned HP corner

hp90042 — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:03:09 +0000

Saturday’s “Intensive with Phil” project was a huge success. Thanks to nine super warriors who came out at 8 AM for three hours of deep cleaning, shearing, clipping, cutting, weeding, mowing and edging. HP42 deeply thanks our own Intensive guru, Phil, for delivering the goods with spirit, energy and a truck load of sharp and sturdy tools. HP42 also thanks the enthusiastic volunteers: Phil, Maria, Lupe, Heinrich, Arthur, Wendy, Barry and Meredith for delivering muscle and brawn. Special thanks to Bussard’s All Pro Automotive on York who contributed manpower in addition to generous loads of hot coffee, water, donuts and all the fixins’. Good neighbors jumped on board and contributed green bins – 8 bins were filled to the brim with organic material in two hours.

A plan was made before we convened — the next Early Bird Intensive date was inked: 8 AM, Saturday, August 21, meet on the corner of Ave. 50 and Milo Terrace (the small yellow office building that is for sale.) Bring gloves, your favorite garden tool and a large trash bag!

Your small commitment of time deeply helps our community! It fosters pride in our neighborhood and helps avert (sometimes) littering. Neighborhood cleanup is contagious! Ours are gatherings with a beneficial outcome. We hope you make a little time to volunteer with us soon. Email us at AldamaHeights [at] gmail.com so we can notify you of future events!

weeds, oleander - out of control!

We love our Highland Park!

here's what we started with

a daunting task at first...

curb appeal!

sidewalks are free and clear!

Phil delivers tools and smiles

Early Bird Intensive Cleanup, 8 AM, July 31

hp90042 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:13:05 +0000

HP.July.31.Intensive

You’re invited to our second ever “Early Bird Intensive with Phil” on Saturday, July 31 from 8 AM to 10 AM. We’ll cut grass, weedwhack, trim bushes and trees, clean the curbs, streets, sidewalks – it’s INTENSE and it’s EARLY and we have our fearless leader Phil to lead the way with encouragement and his arsenal of tools.

Our York business neighbors BUSSARD’S All Pro Automotive is graciously supplying us with coffee, water and donuts and even manpower. Thanks also to Yolanda and the YORK AVE. Chamber of Commerce for her support and to Marcy, Jennifer and Elizabeth for flyer-ing over 200 homes in our neighborhood.

Come and support HP90042! Bring gloves and a useful garden tool. We look forward to seeing you!

Early Bird Intensive with Phil, July 31, 8 AM