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Slow Down Speeders in Silver Lake
Residents and stakeholders are reporting an uptick in speeders in Silver Lake, especially on dangerous hillside streets. In fact,...
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Jan 4, 2024


Crime Stat Kudos
Contact information: for Senior Lead Officer Jose Ramirez #39570 Email: 39570@LAPD.Online Front Desk: 323-561-3211 Direct Line:...
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Jan 4, 2024


2024 Goals
Pexels photo by Jill Wellington The new year is all about resolutions and goals. Here are Silver Lake Together Advocacy Team’s top...
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Jan 3, 2024


City Searches for New GM to Lead Challenged Neighborhood Councils
Photo by Ruslan Burlaka, Pexels According to an email from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), the City of Los Angeles is...
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Nov 28, 2023


GoFundMe Account Created to Replace Stolen Tom LaBonge Memorial Plaque
The plaque honoring former CD 4 councilmember Tom LaBonge was stolen recently. The monument commemorating LaBonge's nearly four decades...
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Nov 28, 2023


Gas Blowers Ban Update
Photo by Chris Bair, Unsplash Theoretically, according to CNET, by 2024 “Loud, Gas-Belching Leaf Blowers Will Soon Be Illegal.” And new...
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Nov 28, 2023


New Dumping Ground?
The unsafe and unhealthy encampment on the Hoover underpass has been cleaned up thanks to SLT’s advocacy and community initiatives. By...
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Nov 28, 2023


Safer Holidays and Current Crime Stats
Contact information: for Senior Lead Officer Jose Ramirez #39570 Email: 39570@LAPD.Online Front Desk: 323-561-3211 Direct Line:...
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Nov 28, 2023


LAPD Announces Annual Holiday Toy Drive
LAPD makes giving toys to kids who need them easy with its annual Holiday Toy Drive, which will take place Saturday, December 9, at the...
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Nov 28, 2023


Restoring Rights to Unfranchised Community Members
Photo by Chris Montgomery, Unsplash California State Senate Bill 411, which would allow neighborhood council meetings to be held with a...
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Nov 28, 2023


A History of L.A. in 100 Images
The Silver Lake History Collective proved a picture is worth at least 1,000 words with Paul Ayers’ presentation of A History of L.A. at...
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Nov 28, 2023


Actual WGA Deal Terms
A substantial number of writers and actors live in Silver Lake and the entertainment industry strikes have had a strong impact on the...
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Sep 28, 2023


Immunocompromised Individuals Continue to Face Discrimination
SB411 could restore virtual government meetings. (Photo by Ivan Samkov, Pexels) Over the past months, Silver Lake Together has reached...
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Sep 28, 2023


Ivanhoe Classroom Replacement Project
Rendering of the project to add classrooms and food service facility at Ivanhoe. Tuesday evening, LAUSD held a community meeting to...
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Sep 28, 2023


Is NIMBY a Slur?
We’ve all heard the NIMBY word and many Silver Lake Together newsletter readers report that they’ve been accused of nimbyism and opposing...
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Sep 28, 2023


Is the Hoover Underpass a Dumping Ground?
Electrical lines running across Hoover Street, Observed September 27 By Scott D. Plante, AIA Architect, Member of the Silver Lake Urban...
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Sep 28, 2023


Smash and Grab Thieves Target Silver Lake
According to Silver Lake’s Senior Lead Officer Jose Ramirez, “smash and grab” robberies have come to Silver Lake, making this retail...
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Sep 28, 2023


Silver Lake Crime Stats
Contact information: for Senior Lead Officer Jose Ramirez #39570 Email: 39570@LAPD.Online Front Desk: 323-561-3211 Direct Line:...
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Sep 28, 2023


Friends of Griffith Park Files Lawsuit to Stop Expansion of L.A. Zoo
According to the Daily News, The Friends of Griffith Park and the Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust have filed a petition in Los...
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Sep 28, 2023


29th Annual Music Box Steps Day
The Music Box Steps are where the famed comedy team of Laurel & Hardy filmed their 1932 Oscar-winning story “The Music Box.” Music Box...
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Sep 27, 2023
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