The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee celebrates Earth Day 2010 with the second annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase.
Fellow Los Angeles area residents and gardening friends are invited to participate in the community-wide open house tour of Mar Vista home gardens that takes place on Sunday, April 25th from 2 – 6pm.
The Department of Water and Power has sent to the City Council a report titled Independent Fiscal Review of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Energy Cost Adjustment Factor (ECAF) and Residential Rate Design proposals.
Market Watch: Mar Vista farmers market:The relaxed, lively market just south of Venice Boulevard has a large number of prepared-food booths and others offering dog sitting and face painting for kids.
When neighborhood business owners and residents started the Mar Vista farmers market in 2006, they were not just looking for a local source for fresh fruit and vegetables; in a car-centered city where shopping experiences are typically impersonal, they wanted the market to serve as a community square for residents to meet and socialize.
This is a special opportunity to take a wide range of American Red Cross disaster services classes at one time. The training will be offered at USC on Mar 13 and 14.Each day will offer more than twelve hours of training, but you can enroll in as many or as few classes as your schedules allow.
LAPD Operations West Bureau will conduct an Community Police Academy for all community members beginning March 17th. This 11 week course happens every Wednesday night for 3 hours in West LA at Fire Station 59, 2117 Butler Ave.
On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 5:09 AM, 5 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 34 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the direction of Battalion Chief Ron Leydecker, responded to a Structure Fire with Civilian Injuries at 3712 South Meier Street in Mar Vista.