The NELA list stands for the Northeast Los Angeles List. It is a Yahoo Group list for all of Northeast Los Angeles, defined as the area between the 5, 2, 134 and 110 freeways. It includes the neighborhoods of Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Montecito Heights, Lincoln Heights, Cypress Park, and Elysian Valley. To participate, you must join the list, moderated by Chris Howard. It's a great way to connect with the broader Northeast L.A. Community. Members share information about good contractors, restaurants, community meetings and report the goings-on in their neighborhoods.
On this comprehensive site, you can find access to all the city departments you need to obtain city services and find out more information about your city government. Remember for all services such as graffiti clean up, bulky item pickup and many, many, more...just dial 311 from your telephone and an operator will get you to the correct party. For medical emergencies, please continue to dial 911.
Founded in 1992, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra has performed in numerous venues throughout the Los Angeles County. It has been a featured organization on The Beverly Hills Live Concert Series, California Plaza's Grand Performances and at The Ford Amphitheater concert series presented by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Founder and Director, Sonia De Leon de Vega is a member of the GPIA and her husband Rodolfo is the GPIA's Vice President. Sonia grew up in Northeast Los Angeles and is giving back so much to our community through her Discovering Music program which brings an appreciation of Classical and Choral music to our elementary and middle schools.
Recently the SCO started a program at Washington Irving Middle School to teach students how to play orchestral instruments. SCO frequently performs at Occidental College and the Center For the Arts, Eagle Rock.
They are now entering our 15th season. Through our educational and outreach programs Discovering Music and Neighborhood Concert Series we will reach thousands of students and their families this year. The orchestra provides music to 16 schools a year and has 6 children's choirs.
If you have a nuisance property in your neighborhood, most likely they are in violation of a building and safety code. If you've asked your neighbor to kindly not park their cars on their front lawn, or stack old couches in the driveway, and they haven't complied, you may want to visit this site. In turn an inspector will visit your neighbor and ask them to kindly take care of the problem or face a fine.
The Glassell Park Chamber of commerce began in 2003 by coordinated efforts of the GPIA, GPNC and Council District 13 (Garcetti). In 2005 the Chamber was officially born as a chartered organization. The Chamber now boasts 80 members.
The Home Depot Corporation has signed a lease to build a big-box store at the former Kmart site on San Fernando Road. There is huge opposition to this from the communities of Glassell Park and Atwater Village. We have two Home Depots within a mile in each direction on San Fernando Road. Scarce land is too precious to waste on a Home Depot, which offers nothing new or of enhanced value to our community. A recent GPIA survey shows that 95% of our members do NOT want a Home Depot and most favor a mixed-use development more compatible with the new LACC campus going in at the old Van De Kamps bakery nearby. Visit www.nohomedepot.org to see how you can help by supporting this coalition.
Glassell Park Neighborhood Council The Glassell Park Neighborhood Council began in 2001 with a bunch of GPIA members who got together and decided "we better figure out what this Neighborhood Council thing is all about." They were Joan Lundy, Betsy Mines, Linda Herbert, Ruby DeVera, Mitch O'Farrell, Mike Gealer, Vivian Sodini and Bradley (one name only). Over the next year or so, the journey began and Art Camarillo, Angela Puerta, Mark Quiroz, Maggie Darett, George Brauckman, Carl and Juana Cruz, Edel Vera, Ned Bauman, Tony Scudellari and Doug Dawson and others joined in outreaching to the community to get enough signatures to qualify for certification. After resolution of a boundary dispute with residents east of Division Street who were adamant that they be associated with Mt. Washington, the GPNC was the first neighborhood council in Northeast L.A. and the 10th neighborhood council citywide to be certified in 2002.
