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City of Los Angeles Wins a Battle Against Billboard Companies
Activists at the Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight have reason to celebrate a victory in the city’s hit or miss battles against foes with a brazen contempt for the law.
Read more →Parliamentary Shenanigans at Echo Park Neighborhood Council Finally End
Parliamentary shenanigans are simply irresistible at times: our neighbors to the east had been unable to hold a neighborhood council meeting since February.
Read more →Proposed Donor Disclosure Requirements Worry Some Nonprofit Experts
Congress is taking steps to remedy the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which lifted restrictions on corporate dollars to influence elections.
Read more →Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council Elects New Officers
The May 18 meeting of the GGPNC’s governing board featured the unanimous selection of new officers, who will serve as the board’s Executive Committee.
Read more →KPCC Live: California’s Emerging “Majority Minorities” Go to the Polls
This Thursday KPCC hosts a discussion with a live audience on the changing California electorate; the event is free, but requires an RSVP.
Read more →Liberty Hill Foundation Celebration: 2010 Grassroots Leaders to Watch
Thursday night, at its Upton Sinclair dinner, Liberty Hill Foundation will honor six leaders of LA-based nonprofit advocacy groups.
Read more →Beat Reporting on the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council
The GGPNC governing board, with a newly installed majority, is scheduled to meet this Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Read more →Ten-Year Retrospective: The Secret of Neighborhood Council Success
A volunteer from the Mar Vista Community Council offers perspectives on the workings of neighborhood councils – and reveals a creative innovation at MVCC.
Read more →Are You Prepared for the June 8 California Primary Election?
The California Participation Project, dedicated to enlisting nonprofits to encourage civic participation, provides helpful links for individual voters.
Read more →Story of Self: The First Tool of a Campaign Organizer
Fifth post in a series based on an interview with Mary Jane Stevenson, California State Director of Organizing for America.
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Fixing Neighborhood Councils from the Bottom Up
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Three Strikes – A Mighty Grassroots Group Goes Down Swinging
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NCRP Report: California ACORN Had a Powerful Impact
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Nancy Pelosi On Passing Health Care Reform (Video)
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Beat Reporting on the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council
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