Hi Silverlake friends! Our block of St. George Street (between Waverly and Rowena, north of the Rowena Reservoir) is having a block-wide garage/yard sale THIS SATURDAY, 8am to 2pm.

Clothes, furniture, and whatever other items one may find at a yard sale.

I happen to be moving soon, so I’ll have some decent furniture outside that will be priced to move. I’m not really trying to make a buck, but I want to find good homes for some beloved items we’ve had for a while.

Walk/drive/stop by!

Hihi, just moved from the West Side. Looking for a vet for my cat, she’d freak if we tried to drive all the way back to Overland Vet

Loving the neighborhood and all the dogs!

Olio (the giveaway app) is dead, none of the Facebook free sites are responding to my requests to join, so figured I’d try here. It’s a brand new, unopened 12oz bag of ground Whole Foods brand French Roast coffee. Bought it for family who stayed at our house, but they didn’t use it. I don’t have the receipt and we don’t drink brewed coffee, so now it’s yours!

Sunset-Maltman area. I can leave it outside for you - no human contact needed 😝

Please let me know if you're missing your ring approx size 8. Pretty easily identifiable - pls describe your ring so I can get it to its proper owner!

UNPROFESSIONAL AND POOR BUSINESS PRACTICES

Originally had Francis come out at the start of this year to provide us with a bid for our landscaping job. We were planning to completely redo out front and back yard, which would’ve costed thousands of dollars. After 2 months, they stated that they needed to come out again before submitting their bid.

When they were about to submit the bid, I requested for a line item breakdown. Since this was going to be a major job and since I work in the industry, I stated (out of full transparency) that I am going to have the bid vetted out by another colleague in the industry. I wanted to make sure that the numbers were in line and wanted the ability to remove certain costs if needed (cheaper stone, different plants, etc.).

After another month of crickets, I reached back out to let them know to just forget it… that a full quarter of nothing is a bad indication of the future work to come. Below is his response.

Hiya! I’m new to the city and I’m looking for a good eyelash technician around silver lake or Los feliz :)

I want to throw a bday party at the lake and want to invite a big group of people. I had done it before pre-2020 but haven’t spent much time there since. We would be drinking, eating, playing music and games. Would we get in trouble? Also what is the rule around smoking?

From central Ohio, and I’m visiting the Silver lake area this coming week, what are some events and places to check out? I like live music, tiki bars, restaurants, boutique shops and any festivals going on. Any online event guides would help too. Thanks for any advice!

I'm thinking of using a metro lot to park my car for two days, I'm actually going to use the metro for once but I've seen homeless camp in it, and I also heard people get ticketed.

To those who use them, what have been your experience, are they save? Will my car get broken into?

Is it also possible to buy a 2 day parking permit? I think I can get these from their machine things.

Is it also illegal to buy a parking permit but then not use the metro? I know a few metro lots I can definitely save on instead of paying $20 from some lots, and the best thing is, they're always vacant.

Hi all! I have a comedy show this Thursday at The 3110 Art Gallery in Silver Lake called "My Therapist Knows Your Name". We would love to open it to the local community. We will have some of LA's best local comedians.

Description below:

My Therapist Knows Your Name is a monthly comedy show hosted by Matthew Coe and Chris Paul in Los Angeles. Come laugh with us as we sort through the things we should probably be talking about in therapy instead of using for stand up material. But hey, life is short and copays are expensive.

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-therapist-knows-your-name-a-comedy-show-tickets-791417710677?aff=oddtdtcreator

Silverlake folks if you know anyone that lives in the Silverlake Village apartments (Duane and Waterloo) there’s a lost Shepard that just wondered into the apartment complex gate before it closed. Looks injured, may have been hit by a car. Fence isn’t wide enough for the dog to get back out so think the dog will still be there wondering around.

Hi Everyone!

Our research lab at UCLA is recruiting people who use e-cigarettes and/or smoke cannabis for our research study! We also need people who don’t use either to serve as controls. See attached flyer for more information. If you are interested or if you know anyone who may be eligible, please message me ! Thank you :)

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Curious how often anyone in Silverlake goes to beach if at all?

Hi all! Single female in her early 40’s working remote in sustainably. I lived in the valley for 4 years and was great but boring . Deciding between a move to SD or maybe Silverlake. My question is it all just industry people bc I’m not a creative and I want to connect and make friends with people w similar interests like gym, outdoors , etc. any feedback is welcomed.

where’s the best spot for tamales these days?

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Hi Everyone!

Our research lab at UCLA is recruiting people who use e-cigarettes and/or smoke cannabis for our research study! We also need people who don’t use either to serve as controls. There is ONE session that lasts about 1 hour long and compensation is $50. See attached flyer for more information. If you are interested or if you know anyone who may be eligible, please email me at jisanchez@mednet.ucla.edu! Thank you

Hey neighbors! I’m based in Silverlake but putting on a CUTE event in East Hollywood Friday 6/30. Hope all the girls, gays and theys come through!

More info can be found here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/barbies-pride-house-tickets-136052?fbclid=PAAaade8bkuTmMz-xLU_Qc5KxSsMw_OCRkjGpd4pmTVxnDVaMbb4Bo4dIpOlA_aem_th_AYZ9X39vbq3ko5ch4IDJXf5q5J3pDK8D0EsWJnsn9np4U9O9UpKMWcg0NU0tBgXd1Wc

Hope to see y’all there! :)

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Los Angeles City Council Summary - Week of May 14

Tuesday 5/16 (5 hr 20 min)

• 12 Present, 2 Absent: de León, Harris-Dawson

Wednesday 5/17 (2 hr 25 min)

• 10 Present, 4 Absent: Blumenfield, de León, Harris-Dawson, Lee

Friday 5/19 (2 hr 20 min)

• 14 Present

* Note: The Council 6 District seat is currently empty.

Key Votes

CF 15-1138-S33: Housing and Homelessness Committee Report relative to the California Shelter Crisis Status Report to the State of California. Approved unanimously

CF 22-1545: Resolution relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated December 12, 2022, concerning homelessness in the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0299: Resolution relative to the Declaration of Emergency by the Mayor, dated March 14, 2023, concerning the continuation of extreme conditions caused by rainstorms, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0300: Resolution relative to the Declaration of Emergency by the Mayor, dated March 14, 2023, concerning rain storms causing flooding from extreme runoff and resulting in the partial collapse of a portion of a Los Angeles Aqueduct wall, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0482: Consideration of Motion (Park - Krekorian - Lee - Soto-Martinez - Raman - Rodriguez - Blumenfield) relative to naming the intersection at Wilshire Boulevard and Granville Avenue as "Republic of Artsakh Square". Approved unanimously

CF 21-0777-S1: Consideration of motion (Yaroslavsky - Raman) relative to requesting the Director, Department of City Planning (DCP), to consider rescinding the initiation of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) for the Retreat at Benedict Canyon Project, Case No. CPC-2018-1506-GPA-VZC-SP-SPP-SPR, located at 9704 - 9712 West Oak Pass Road; 9800, 9801 - 9815 West Wanda Park Drive; and 2534 North Hutton Drive, in the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Community Plan Area. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0492: Motion (Park - Yaroslavsky) and Resolution relative to funding from the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to construct the Ballona Creek Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0338: Transportation Committee Report relative to preparing a study for the Sun Valley Metrolink station. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0465: Transportation Committee Report relative to authority to apply for the Sustainable Communities Program for Civic Engagement, Equity, and Environmental Justice Grant. Approved unanimously

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Hey y’all! Kinda bummed since my neighborhood taco spot is now permanently closed :( does anyone have insight to what happened? Wish I could’ve gone one last time!

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Los Angeles City Council Summary - Week of May 1st

Tuesday 5/2 (2 hrs)

• 13 Present, 1 Absent: Lee

Wednesday 5/3 (3 hr 6 min)

• 13 Present, 1 Absent: Blumenfield

Friday 5/5 (1 hr 55 min)

• 11 Present, 3 Absent: Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Raman

* Note: The Council 6 District seat is currently empty.

KEY VOTES

CF 23-0027: Housing and Homelessness Committee Report and Resolution relative to issuing tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue notes in an amount up to $21,022,321 and taxable multifamily conduit revenue notes in an amount up to $1,699,821, for the Villa Vanowen Apartments (formerly known as Confianza Apartments) Supportive Housing Project located at 14142-14154 Vanowen Street in Council District 2.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0394: Housing and Community Development Report relative to accepting up $1.65 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Additional Assistance Dislocated Worker Grant Funds from the California Employment Development Department (EDD) to assist dislocated workers associated with the closure of Smithfield Distribution, LLC and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Farmer John).

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0444: Motion (de León - Rodriguez) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 14 special recognition of Cinco de Mayo and the Poblano Community at City Hall on May 5, 2023, including the illumination of City Hall and the Sixth Street Viaduct.

• Approved unanimously

CF 21-0934: Committee reports, resolutions, and ordinance first consideration relative to the Hollywood Community Plan Update; amend the Hollywood Community Plan text, the land use map for the Hollywood Community Plan, the Framework Element, and the Mobility Plan 2035; amend the City Zoning Map with zone changes, establish a Hollywood Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District for the Hollywood Community Plan Area, and a Hillside Construction Regulation (HCR) District, to amend the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan, and amend the Hollywood Redevelopment Plan; and reconsideration of the April 14, 2014 Framework Element Amendment and supplemental findings.

• Approved unanimously

CF 22-0617: Committee reports, resolutions, and ordinance first consideration relative to the Downtown Los Angeles Community Plan Update and implementation of the new Zoning Code regulations.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0304: ​​Transportation Committee Report relative to the Crossing Guard Program.

• Approved unanimously

CF 18-0529-S1: Public Safety Committee Report relative to accepting grant funding from the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) and the County of Los Angeles (County), for the Joint Powers of Verification Unit, to provide claims verification and reimbursement for victims of certain violent crimes and related program expenses for a grant performance period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.

• Approved unanimously

CF 22-0110: Public Safety Committee Report relative to the 2021 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program grant.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0352: Public Safety Committee Report relative to calls for service to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) related to lithium-ion battery fires; and recommendations for safety reforms; and related matters.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0353: Public Safety Committee Report relative to existing protocol for identifying and responding to new street drugs, including information sharing with other City departments and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; and related matters.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0247: Public Safety Committee Report relative to an overview of the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) response to domestic violence incidents and information relating to domestic violence; and enforcement of gun relinquishment provisions of court orders; and related matters.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0194: Public Safety Committee Report relative to identifying the necessary resources to promote and track the use of California Red Flag laws to file Gun Violence Restraining Orders.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0302: Housing and Homelessness Report relative to the allocation of housing navigation services throughout the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) system; and requests for extensions on expired/expiring Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV); and related matters.

• Approved unanimously

CF 23-0321: Housing and Homelessness Report relative to emergency funding to protect against property neglect, the non-payment of debts, theft of assets and security services for the Skid Row Housing Trust (SRHT); and stabilizing the SRHT portfolio of assets; and related matters.

• Approved unanimously

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Hi Folks - I have a comedy show this Wednesday 8pm at El Cid called "My Therapist Knows Your Name!" It is with 4 amazing local comics.

I just wanted to extend an invite to everyone here. Hope that is okay.

For tix: https://www.instagram.com/mytherapistknowsyourname/

Below is our event description:

My Therapist Knows Your Name is a monthly comedy show hosted by Matthew Coe and Chris Paul. Come laugh with us as we sort through the things we should probably be talking about in therapy instead of using for stand up material. But hey, life is short and copays are expensive. Every month features a new batch of hilarious comedians proving exactly why our therapist knows their name.

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Los Angeles City Council Summary - Week of April 16th

Tuesday 4/18 (1 hr 40 min)

• 14 Present

Wednesday 4/19 (1 hr 13 min)

• 10 Present, 4 Absent: Harris-Dawson, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky, Krekorian

Friday 4/21 (3 hr 50 min)

• 13 Present, 1 Absent: McOsker

* Note: The Council 6 District seat is currently empty.

KEY VOTES

CF 23-0395: Motion (Lee - McOsker) relative to funding for supplemental community services in Council District 12. Approved unanimously

CF 20-0941-S1: Motion (Raman - Harris-Dawson) relative to the transfer of State Community Development Block Grant Program - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) for three HACLA-acquired sites that were awarded State CDBG-CV funds. Approved unanimously

CF 23-1300: Resolution relative to declaring the certified results of the Special Election to fill the vacancy in the Sixth Council District held on April 4, 2023. Approved unanimously

CF 17-0046-S2: Report relative to the Los Angeles Justice Fund pilot program closeout and related actions to establish and implement its successor program RepresentLA. Approved unanimously

CF 22-1154: Reports relative to administering a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the installation and maintenance of interactive kiosks in the City' s public right-of-way.

• 12 Yes, 1 No: Yaroslavsky

CF 23-0002-S30: Resolution (Yaroslavsky - Raman) relative to establishing the City's position regarding SB (Senate Bill) 4 (Wiener) which expresses the intent to enact legislation to address streamlining the creation of affordable low and moderate income housing on faith-based lands.

• 11 Yes, 2 No: Lee, Rodriguez

CF 23-0422: Motion (Price - Blumenfield) relative to funding for a community assessment and public safety survey for a new Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Community Safety Partnership program at Gilbert Lindsay Recreation Center in Council District 9.

• 12 Yes, 1 No: Hernandez

CF 23-0318: Report relative to a potential ballot measure to update the City's Municipal Occupancy Tax Code regarding the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). Approved unanimously

CF 22-1261:Reports relative to a proposed contract with Focus Language International, Inc. (Focus Language) to provide interpretation and translation services to assist City Departments and contractors with the implementation of the Language Access Plan (LAP). Approved unanimously

CF 23-0370:Report relative to accepting the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 21) Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)-American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Approved unanimously

CF 22-1545: Resolution relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated December 12, 2022, concerning homelessness in the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0002-S28: Communication (Park - Krekorian) relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 28 (Gabriel) which expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would enact a tax on firearms and ammunition to protect against gun violence. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0002-S30: Resolution (Yaroslavsky - Raman) relative to establishing the City's position regarding SB (Senate Bill) 4 (Wiener) which expresses the intent to enact legislation to address streamlining the creation of affordable low and moderate income housing on faith-based lands. Approved unanimously

CF 23-0382: Communication from the City Administrative Officer relative to authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), Board of Public Works (BPW), and the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to prepare grant applications for the Clean California Local Grant Program Cycle 2 Grants Program. Approved unanimously

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