"Eagle Rock:  Where land use planning is a contact sport"

THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION

TERA

e.letter

May 29, 2003

"Thanks for the TERA weekly update.  I am continually amazed
by the level of professionalism and technical detail your group is able to provide
to your ever-increasing constituency.  What an asset to a community
buried in the LA bureaucratic shuffle.  I've only seen such vigor and intelligence
in Larchmont and Brentwood in LA, and even they don't compare.  
Keep up the fine work -- while frustrating --
very rewarding for the betterment of the community."

-- Tom Eidem, noted economic development advisor, San Clemente

In this issue:


1.  TERA SEEKS BOARD NOMINEES

2.  IT'S COOLER AT THE EAGLE ROCK FARMERS MARKET--MAY 30

3. "PERFORMING THE BORDER" VIDEO DOCUMENTARY AT AVENUE 50 STUDIO--May 30

4.  SOUTHWEST MUSEUM HONORS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS--MAY 31

5.  POETRY IN MOTION--JOIN THE POETRY WALK ON FIGUEROA BOULEVARD--MAY 31

6.  "MASCHERE: MASKS AS MYTH" AT GALLERY OPHELIA: ARTIST'S RECEPTION--MAY 31

7. SPEAK OUT AGAINST GOLDEN ARCHES IN GLASSELL PARK--JUNE 3, 2003

8.  BRING THE KIDS TO "THE ART OF MASK MAKING" AT GALLERY OPHELIA--JUNE 4

9.  FREE SHADE TREES FOR YOUR YARD FROM DWP! ATTEND THE NEXT "TREES FOR A GREEN LA" WORKSHOP--JUNE 4  

10.  "SUPER ELASTIC BUBBLE PLASTIC"/"WILD KINGDOM" AT ERCC: ARTIST RECEPTION--JUNE 6

11.  BACH DECONSTRUCTED!  EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC AT AVENUE 50 STUDIO--JUNE 6

12.  FRIENDS OF MOUNT WASHINGTON SCHOOL RUMMAGE SALE--JUNE 7

13.  EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CLUB YARD SALE--JUNE 7

14.  ARROYOFEST UPDATE: SPRUCE-UP DAY SCHEDULED--JUNE 7

15. SUNSET MAGAZINE IS LOOKING FOR GREAT PLACES TO LIVE--DEADLINE AUGUST 1

16. TERA SEEKS BOARD NOMINEES

17.  LETTERS AND E.MAILS

18.  QUOTE OF THE WEEK


1.  TERA SEEKS BOARD NOMINEES

The TERA Board of Directors consists of at least five but not more than 15 members, all of whom serve a renewable three-year term.  The TERA membership votes every year for one or more new Board members, depending on the number of positions open.  The annual addition of new Directors promotes a fresh exchange of ideas, and it encourages new and more creative solutions to problems.  These conditions are vital to the health, welfare, and advancement of a well-run civic organization.

Directors must pledge to uphold TERA's mission and purposes (stated below), and they must have been TERA members for at least one (1) year prior to election.  Directors shall be residents and/or property owners in the Eagle Rock community.  No member may be elected Director who holds a federal, state, county, city, or other public office representing Eagle Rock or be a salaried appointee of an elected official representing Eagle Rock.  No member may be elected Director whose business consists primarily of land
development, representation of land developers, or activity in zoning or planning or land-use matters, which would conflict with TERA's mission and purposes.

The broad mission of this organization is to work for improvement of the quality of life in the Eagle Rock Community in Los Angeles, California, by providing research and education about Eagle Rock, participating in land-use and planning activities, and promoting positive community growth and beautification.

The specific purposes of TERA are as follows:

1. CHARACTER.  To work to retain the community character of the Eagle Rock area, the Association's geographical focus, by participating in and initiating activities suited to that end.

2. PRESERVATION.  To encourage preservation of single-family low-density residential land use, open space, ecologically important areas, cultural resources, historical sites and landmarks, aesthetic integrity, safety, and the high quality of life in the Community.

3. PROTECTION.  To protect the entire Eagle Rock area from incompatible land uses and encroachment upon its basic residential character and its best qualities as a place to live.

4. DEVELOPMENT.  To seek and abet harmonious development of land and buildings within the Community that is consistent with the character and history of the neighborhoods, and to foster harmonious relationships between Community residents and developers pursuing those same ends.

5. COOPERATION.  To promote cooperation among Community residents and Community organizations concerning land-use, planning and zoning matters and other matters affecting the quality of life in the Community, to disseminate data and information on pertinent problems and issues, and to cultivate good relationships with other communities in the Northeast Los Angeles District, the surrounding cities of Glendale, Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge, as well as all communities citywide.

6. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.  To promote comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Community and its heritage, and of the need to protect the area's "small town" atmosphere and character.

7. GOVERNMENT.  To work with the City and County of Los Angeles and the State of California toward the implementation and enforcement of legislation pertinent to the Association's objectives and welfare.

8. LOCAL SCHOOLS.  To work with all parts of the community to improve local schools within Eagle Rock.

9. EDUCATION.  To promote public awareness and education of issues affecting Eagle Rock.

The TERA Board generally meets the third Tuesday of each month except around the holidays, and we hold public meetings at the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center approximately four times each year.  Attendance at public meetings is preferred but not mandatory.  It is highly desirable for Board members to be computer-savvy or at least be computer-acquainted.  All nominees are asked to submit a biographical statement of 150 words or less explaining their qualifications, experience, and what they can offer to help TERA reach the goal of high quality of life for all who live in Eagle Rock.

If you know a TERA member who meets the foregoing qualifications and who would be willing to devote a certain amount of time and energy furthering TERA's goals, any TERA member may submit that individual's name for nomination. A final slate of nominees is determined by the Nominating Committee, consisting of at least two but not more than five Board members, excluding the president.  Please call Kathleen Long at (323) 259-TERA, or Email her at KTLN@aol.com with your submissions.  Deadline for submission of nominees and their bios is June 15, 2003.

Joanne Turner
President, The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)


2.  IT'S COOLER AT THE EAGLE ROCK FARMERS MARKET--MAY 30

If you haven't been to Eagle Rock's weekly Farmers Market in a while, why not drop by for a cool drink and a basket of bright red strawberries?  The market is held at the intersection of Merton and Caspar Avenues each Friday evening from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.

For more info, call (323) 225-5466.


3. "PERFORMING THE BORDER" VIDEO DOCUMENTARY AT AVENUE 50 STUDIO--MAY 30
 
From: Kathy Gallegos, director
The Avenue 50 Studio

I would like to invite you to stop by the Avenue 50 Studio on Friday night to see the video "Performing the Border" by Ursula Biemann.  "Performing the Border" is a video documentary questioning the murders of the young women of Juarez.   Here's a short synopsis of the work:

"A video essay set in the Mexican border town Ciudad Juarez, where the US industries assemble their electronic and digital equipment.  The video looks at the border as both a discursive and a material space and discusses the sexualization of the border region through gendered labour division, prostitution, the entertainment industry and sexual violence in the public sphere.  The serial killings in Juarez raise questions of the public/private and the entanglement between eroticized violence and mass technologies of the information society."
 
Please join me on Friday, May 30 at 7:00.  It's an important video.
 
Avenue 50 Studio
131 No. Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA  90042
(323) 258-1435


4.  SOUTHWEST MUSEUM HONORS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS--MAY 31


IMAGINE: Congressional Art Competition Awards Ceremony

Saturday, May 31, 2003       
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sprague Auditorium Southwest Museum

Congressman Xavier Becerra will honor talented high school artists from the 31st Congressional District at the 22nd Annual Competition Awards. The public is invited to  view the artwork and applaud these talented local artists.

The winners of the competition will be flown to Washington, D.C. to install their pieces in the Capitol where they will remain on display for a year.

Tours and refreshments are available for all attendees.

For more information, contact:
Pamela Hannah
Southwest Museum
234 Museum Drive
Los Angeles, California 90065
323-221-2164, ext. 230
323-224-8223 FAX
pamhannah@aol.com


5.  POETRY IN MOTION--JOIN THE POETRY WALK ON FIGUEROA BOULEVARD--MAY 31

Poetry in the Windows V

A Poetry Walk

View 29 poem posters in merchants' windows along Figueroa Street between Avenue 56 and Avenue 61.

Saturday, May 31, 2pm

Poetry walk starts at Random Gallery, 6040 N. Figueroa, Highland Park.
Awards Receptions for the winning poets at Random Gallery immediately following the walk.

Poem posters remain on view in Highland Park merchant's windows
during the month of June.

Winners of this year' competition are:
Mary Armstrong:  The Edge
Richard Beban:  Lives of the Poets: Chapter One
Larry Colker:  Classified Ads, May 1, 1608
Sandra Cutuli:  Refugee
Olivia Friedman:  Heiress to the Laundromat
Linda Hoag:  A Couple Embraces by the Silver Lake Reservoir
Charlotte Innes:  "Those Crazed in Love Will Lick the Serpent as if
it Were Honey"
Susan Kanga:  International Store
Paul Koenig:  Return Admission
Shahe Mankerian:  Chloe Comes Quietly
Jim Natal:  Lost: One-Footed Adult Crow. Reward.
Robert Peake:  Nerunda's Grammar School Crush
Cathie Smith:  Releasing the Birds
Barbara Sweeney:  Hannah Donovan's Great Granddaughter Makes Tamales
Sung Y. Yi:  The Belt

Honorable Mention:
Hannah Ackerman:  Fitting the Pieces
William Archila:  An Empty Classroom, Lincoln Heights
Harry Bartron:  The "Black Diamond"
Charles Becker:  Haiku
Fernando Castro:  Eddie's Farewell
Jessica Goodheart:  Instructions for the House Sitter
Ellyn Maybe:  Myth
Brenda Miller:  Five Months, in Washington
Lisa Marie Sandoval:  Chola Love Song
Mary Kay Stam:  Low

Poetry in the Windows V is funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs.


6. "MASCHERE: MASKS AS MYTH" AT GALLERY OPHELIA: ARTIST'S RECEPTION--MAY 31

MASCHERE:
masks as myth, sculpture and mystery

by Linda Johnstone Allen

Join us for this fantastic show of thoughtful and intriguing masks handcrafted in fabric, paper, collage and paint by artist Linda Johnstone Allen.

Artist reception Saturday May 31st, 2003 6-10pm

For more info:http://www.galleryophelia.com/page/calendar.html

And don't miss "Un-Masked" the Cultural Center's masquerade ball  June 21st. Contact the ERCCC for more info; 323. 226-1617

Gallery Ophelia is located at:
2114 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock, CA 90041


7.   SPEAK OUT AGAINST GOLDEN ARCHES IN GLASSELL PARK--JUNE 3

The GLASSELL PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION invites you to speak out against the McDonalds that's been proposed for the site at 3901 Eagle Rock Boulevard when the city decides whether to grant the fast food retailer a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT this Tuesday.

McDONALDS C.U.P. HEARING
Tuesday, June 3, 2003
10:30 am at Los Angeles City Hall

As you know, at the GPIA's general meeting in November, 2002, referenda on the issue were voted upon and 82.7% of the membership
voted to oppose granting the C.U.P. for the drive-through and the hours of operation (Sunday - Thursday 5:00am to 12:00am / Friday &
Saturday 5:00am to 1:00am).  In February, 2003, Councilmember Eric Garcetti (in whose district the proposed McDonald's would be) came
out in support of the community's opposition to the granting of the Conditional Use Permit.

If you are interested in attending the hearing to oppose the C.U.P. and support the the position taken by the GPIA, the greater Glassell
Park community and Councilmember Garcetti in attracting better, more appropriate development in our community, please contact Tony
Scudellari (tscud1@ earthlink.net) for details.


8.  BRING THE KIDS TO "THE ART OF MASK MAKING" AT GALLERY OPHELIA--JUNE 4

 

THE ART OF MASK-MAKING
Wednesday June 4th 7-9pm.

$10 adults,  $5 kids
(includes basic materials: mask form and other supplies.  But feel free to bring additional collage items and material scraps to share.)

Workshop ideal for those attending the ERCCC "Un-Masked" masquerade ball in June!

Please RSVP if you plan to attend. (323) 982-9945

Special discount for Women in Design members.


9.    FREE SHADE TREES FOR YOUR YARD FROM DWP! ATTEND THE "GREEN LA" TREES WORKSHOP--JUNE 4  

The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's

"Trees For A Green LA" program

allows you to receive up to seven free shade trees for your home.  

Here's how it works:

1. Sign up for Trees For A Green LA Workshop.  Attendance is required to receive free 5-gallon size shade trees.
2. At the workshop, you will learn proper tree selection, siting & planting techniques & draft a site-specific plan based on your residence.  You also must sign an agreement to plant & maintain your trees.
3. Your free trees are delivered within approximately two weeks from mailing in your tree order to LADWP.  Over 40 different species are available.

You must be a customer of LADWP to participate in the program, and trees are available on a "first come-first served" basis.

The next scheduled LADWP TREES FOR A GREEN LA workshop in our area takes place on:

Wednesday, 4 June 2003
6:30pm to 8:30pm
LA River Center & Gardens
570 W. Avenue 26

For more information, call (800) Green-LA (473-3652)
Or go to:
http://www.GreenLA.com


10.  "SUPER ELASTIC BUBBLE PLASTIC"/"WILD KINGDOM" AT ERCC: ARTIST RECEPTION--JUNE 6

The Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center
is pleased to present:

SUPER ELASTIC BUBBLE PLASTIC

A Photo Installation by Bill Beccio
Reception: June 6th 2003, 7:30 pm-10 pm.
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2003

From June 6th to June 28th, 2003, the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Association is proud to announce an exhibition of photos by Bill Beccio. These images, primarily found or stolen from television and news media, are manipulated in such a way as to call attention to not only their theatricality and political overtones, but to their essential and original unreality.

Bill Beccio graduated with a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, in 1985, and received an MFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 1989. He exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, and internationally.

ALSO AT THE EAGLE ROCK CULTURAL CENTER:

WILD KINGDOM

Drawings by Laurie Steelink
Reception: June 6th 2003, 7:30 pm-10 pm.
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2003

From June 6th to June 28th, 2003, the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Association is delighted to announce an exhibition of drawings by Laurie Steelink. These drawings, derived from world history and her own imagination, and juxtaposing humor and horror, dream and nightmare, resonate in a visual narrative inspired by sources as diverse as DaVinci, Poe, and Bosch.

Laurie Steelink graduated with a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1986, and an MFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers in 1990. Her work has been shown both nationally, including in Los Angeles, and internationally.

The ERCCA is a non-profit organization, supported solely by grants and donations, providing low cost art, music, dance and computer classes to children and adults of surrounding areas and communities.  The ERCCA also sponsors concerts, exhibitions and festivals.  The ERCCAÅfs federal tax identification number is 95-4689576.

For more information, call Jenny at the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center,
(323) 226-1617.  The Center is located just west of the corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard at 2225 Colorado Boulevard.


11.  BACH DECONSTRUCTED!  EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC AT AVENUE 50 STUDIO--JUNE 6

The Paul Bailey Ensemble
and
The Lloyd Rodgers Group


will return to the Avenue 50 Studio performing their new show Deconstruction at 8:00pm on Friday, June 6th at the Avenue 50 Gallery in Highland Park. 

The Paul Bailey Ensemble will feature two of its members, local violinists Sam Formicola (LA Chamber Orchestra, LA Opera, Pasadena Pops) and Shalini Vijayian (Pacific Symphony, LA Opera, Absolute Ensemble) performing a deconstruction of J.S. Bach¹s Double Violin Concerto. In the deconstruction of this piece, Bach¹s original violin music is left intact, but the accompaniment has been rewritten for modern instruments (electric guitar, electric bass, synthesizer, vibraphone, clarinet, trombone and cello). The ensemble will also be performing deconstructions of Chopin¹s A minor and C# minor Piano Preludes, which have been reduced to their fundamental harmonies and are entirely recomposed for the nine-piece ensemble.

The Lloyd Rodgers Group will be featuring two large works Time Certain and Mannequin and selected smaller compositions from their repertoire.

The Lloyd Rodgers Group has been around for along time playing around SoCal at various university, college and alternative venues, most recently at Cal State San Bernardino and OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Art). The Lloyd Rodgers Group is; John Glenn, electric bass, Sean Ferguson, electric guitar, Bruno Cilloniz, percussion/vibraphone, Lloyd Rodgers, keyboard.

The nine-member Paul Bailey Ensemble was formed during the summer of 2002 and is currently planning their 2003-2004 season of six concerts at the Avenue 50 gallery. These concerts will continue to feature a variety of compositions from the members of the ensemble, as well as deconstructing the ³masterpieces². The members of the ensemble are Sam Formicola and Shalini Vijayan, violins, Victor Lawrence, cello, Sean Ferguson, electric guitar, Nelson Ojeda, keyboard, Matt Menaged, electric bass, Jeremy Reinbolt, vibraphone, Maggie Wordsley, clarinet and baritone sax, and Paul Bailey, trombone. 

When:  Friday, June 6th, 8pm
Cost:  $5 donation
Where: Avenue 50 Studio, 131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park 90042
For more information: contact Paul Bailey @ 323-356-8680 or Lloyd Rodgers @ 714-871-1456


12.  FRIENDS OF MOUNT WASHINGTON SCHOOL RUMMAGE SALE--JUNE 7

The Friends of Mt Washington School invite you to a

Flea Market Fundraiser
Saturday
June 7th, from
8am-2pm

Donate unwanted household items at Albertsons Market on June 7th between 7-10am. If you are unable to bring items that morning please call 323 222 4035. to make other arrangements. Donations are tax deductable.

Please consider donating books, records, appliances, lamps, furniture, car accessories, clothes, toys, baby accessories, athletic
equipment, lawn and garden equipment, office equipment, building materials, etc. New and used items in decent condition will not be turned away.

If you are available to help with the sale on the day please contact Liz at 323 222 5711 or Warren at 323 222 4035.


13.  EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CLUB YARD SALE--JUNE 7

Eagle Rock High School
Boys Tennis Team

YARD SALE

Saturday, June 7th
from 8 AM to 1 PM

5203 El Rio in Eagle Rock
(1 block north of the Bank of America on Colorado Blvd.)

We would love people to come by and spend freely as this is a good cause.  We still have debts after paying for this season's uniforms, banquet, and two wonderful trips (professional tennis at Indian Wells and to the Big Bear Sports Camp during Spring Break).  We also would really appreciate ANY donations that we could sell at the yard sale.  

Donations to the school may be directed to Eric Jacobson in the Counseling Office.  

For more information, contact Eric Jacobson, (323) 254-6891 extension 192

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF THE BOYS ON THE TEAM!


14.  ARROYOFEST UPDATE: SPRUCE-UP DAY SCHEDULED--JUNE 7

Bike and Walk ON the Pasadena Freeway!

On Sunday, June 15th people will have a chance to bike, walk on the oldest freeway in the American West and enjoy a community festival celebrating the Arroyo Seco. The ArroyoFest Volunteer Steering Committee consists of representatives from environmental, transportation, community and cultural groups from up and down the Arroyo and throughout the region.

The goal of the event is to connect the communities of the Arroyo Seco, from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles, and show how the Arroyo can become a model for creating more livable communities, communities with abundant parks, clean and convenient transportation, a strong sense of history and an appreciation for our region's cultural diversity.

For additional information and on-line registration visit
www.arroyofest.org. Call 323-341-5091 or e-mail arroyofest@oxy.edu if you'd
like an entry form mailed to you or are interested in becoming a volunteer.

AND DON'T FORGET:

The ArroyoFest pre-fest Clean-up is Scheduled for June 7

On Saturday June 7 there will be a grand limpieza of the Arroyo Seco area in preparation for ArroyoFest. This the 10th annual Arroyo Clean-up.  Put the shine back on the canyon!  Get your home ready for visitors by helping collect trash and paint out
graffiti.  

There are three locations to meet for the clean-up:  
Arroyo Seco Park at Hermon 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. (meet at the park entrance along Via Marisol);
Debs Park, 9:00 a.m. to noon (meet on Griffin Avenue at the pedestrian overpass);
9:30 to 11:00 a.m. meet at the end of South Avenue 49.
For more information call (323) 222-2620, (323) 226-0017 or (323) 312-2164.


14.  SUNSET MAGAZINE IS LOOKING FOR GREAT PLACES TO LIVE--DEADLINE AUGUST 1

From: SUNSET Magazine

Do you love where you live? If you do, Sunset wants to hear from you. For our upcoming story "The West's Best Places to Live," we're looking for terrific neighborhoods, towns, and cities of all sizes.

Our deadline for submissions is Aug. 1, 2003. We're especially interested in:

1. Small towns.
Do you live in a town of less than 10,000 people? Why do you love it there?

2. New communities.
Do you live in a new or planned community? What  features make it work for you and your family?

3. Cozy gathering places.
Some lucky areas have one place ‹ a farmers' market, a plaza, even a coffeehouse or hardware store ‹ where you're guaranteed to see friends. Tell us about yours.

4. Friendly neighborhoods.
Do you live in a community-minded neighborhood? Tell us why it works.

5. Great for kids.
Is your city or town an unusually good place to raise kids? What makes it special?

6. Getting outside.
Does your community have a healthy natural environment? Is there an open space or waterfront area that the residents have fought to preserve and that has become part of the town's identity?

7. Culture.
Does your community have an active cultural scene ‹ literature, art, theater, or music?

8. Heritage.
Is there a deeply rooted tradition, neighborhood, or event that keeps local history alive?

9. Reinventing a community.
Has your city or town recently undergone changes for the better? What's different, and how did the community help make it happen?

10. Have you moved to your dream town?
Have you recently moved to a new area that you love? How did you make your decision? What's the best part about your new community?

11. Do you want to move?
If you could move to one place in the West, where would you go?

Please send us your thoughts and suggestions. Email us at bestplaces@sunset.com
Or write to:

Best Places,
Sunset Magazine
80 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Please include your name, daytime telephone number, and email address.



14.  LETTERS AND E.MAILS

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following message arrived in response to an item from the LA Conservancy  in last week's e.letter that addressed the LAUSD's "questionable track record" with regard to the school district's care of the many historical properties in their real estate portfolio.)

Dear Friends,
Re: Policy of LAUSD re environmental reviews.

All in NE Los Angeles recall, I am sure, the Burbank Junior High School disaster, in which LAUSD decided to demolish the school because of earthquake hazard.  The demolition contractor went bankrupt when he discovered that the buildings were made of reinforced concrete that would have withstood any potential earthquake.  Eventually, of course, this outstanding example of art moderne public structure was replaced by the "new" Burbank JHS, an entirely undistinguished and far less durable building.  So it goes.

One position that would assist both interests in the current matter is to require an historic significance review of all LAUSD structures over X years old, to identify those that should raise a red flag for an extensive narrowed environmental review if they are proposed for demolition or significant modification.
Best regards,
Art Snyder


Dear Friends & Neighbors:

We are so close to getting better development in Northeast, but we still need your help.  The Zoning Administrator will be making a decision about the Conditional Use Permit for the proposed McDonald's at 3901 Eagle Rock Blvd. on June 3rd.  The good news is that Councilmember Garcetti and the membership of the GPIA have come out against the McDonald's (the GPIA membership voted overwhelming against the McDonald's - with 82.7% opposed).

But, we need community members to attend the public hearing on the Conditional Use Permit and we are gathering as many people as possible to attend.

Here's why:

We have found out that a local developer and a person who has a financial interest in the McDonald's are attempting to get people to the hearing to say they support the McDonald's.  Because of this, it's important to have the community's real intentions and interests heard - and why the ZA needs to hear what the neighborhood really wants!

If you can't make the hearing, please ask people who you think might be able to make it (retirees, stay-at-home parents, people who work from home, college students, etc.) to please join us.  We need people at the hearing, as well as to sign the petitions and let the ZA know we do not want another McDonald's in our neighborhood!

Here are the details:

Conditional Use Permit Hearing
Tuesday, 3 June 2003
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street, Room 1020

We are arranging car pools, so if you need a ride (or are willing to drive), please let me know.  If you can drive, I will need your car information so we can get you a free parking pass into City Hall from the Councilmember's office.

If you have any questions, please contact me by email (tscud1@eartlhink.net) or by phone (h: 323 340-8776).

Sincerely,
Tony Scudellari


17.  QUOTE OF THE WEEK

               
"If you truly want to understand something, try to change it."
                       Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)


We welcome your comments.  Please include your first and last name, along with your city (or neighborhood.)
 


The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)
e.letter@TERA90041.org