NWSPNC Zoom Meeting Updates
VISIT THE WEBSITE CALENDAR FOR AGENDAS AND ZOOM LOG IN INFO
Applications for NWSPNC Neighborhood Purpose Grants now being accepted
Los Angeles Homeless Count 2023
Mark your calendar to help out for the next Homeless Count which aims to provide valuable information about our unhoused residents.

Important Information
Both the City and County of Los Angeles are considering extending or modifying the eviction moratorium and eviction processes. Regardless of changes, all tenants and landlords should know their rights and have access to available resources.

Housing Rights Center Tenant Protections
Housing Rights Hotline: 1 (800) 477-5977

Stay Housed LA, www.StayHousedLA.org 1-888-694-0040
Free or low-cost legal aid and community support

FREE Tenant Power Toolkit, www.TenantPowerToolkit.org
Online guide to complete an Answer to respond to an eviction

LA County Self-Help Centers, https://SelfHelp.lacourt.org
Virtual appointments to complete an Answer and other forms with Los Angeles Superior Court
New Changes to San Pedro DASH Route as of Jan. 14th
The changes are set to take effect on Saturday, January 14th. VIEW THE MODIFICATION HERE.

Notices have been placed on the stops that are being canceled. The service change notification has been posted on LADOT's website. And they have sent rider alerts to riders who have opted to get email updates from them (please see attached). Rider Alerts will also be printed and posted on our buses as well.
So Cal Gas reports High Bills May Come as a Shock
Market conditions caused natural gas rates to increase 128% since December

From the So Cal Gas Newsroom: "There’s no easy way to put this: January bills are likely to be shockingly high. An unprecedented cold snap across the nation in part has caused natural gas market prices in the West to more than double between December and January – to the tune of 128% since December.

As a result, our customers can expect to see higher gas bills in the coming weeks.

While we don’t set these prices (they’re set by regional and national markets), nor does SoCalGas actually profit from rising prices, we want our customers to know that we understand that this may be a shock and a hardship for some. " READ MORE

SoCalGas Triples Contribution to Gas Assistance Fund to Help Customers Impacted by Historically High Natural Gas Prices
Local Events
San Pedro’s FirstThursday ArtWalk
February 2nd, 2023 5:30-9pm

CALL to recycle and assemblage artists.
Be a part of the first annual Recycle Festival in San Pedro.
April 14th 15th and 16th of April 2023.

Three day event will be held at Crafted Port of LA 112 E 22nd St, San Pedro. CA 90731. The only cost to be in this Festival is a $20 fee for each table. $10 will to Crafted and $10 will go to the SPAA Harbor Wide All Grades Student Art Competition.

For more details, contact Debbie Sue @ 310 612 1949
Scholarship Program
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is pleased to announce that applications are available for the 2023 SCAG Scholarship Program!

The SCAG Scholarship Program offers a $4,000 scholarship award for seven high school seniors or community college students from the SCAG region (and potentially two additional scholarship awards that are not tied to a specific county but may be awarded at the Regional Council’s discretion). Recipients may also have the opportunity to meet with elected officials and practicing planners to learn more about careers in public service. 


Got Water?
We welcomed the New Year with record stormwater capture numbers! Following the biggest storm of the rainy season so far, we estimate that the cumulative amount of stormwater captured from October 1, 2022, through January 10, 2023, is nearly 32,500 acre-feet. That's about 10.6 billion gallons—enough water to serve 139,000 households for a year or equivalent to filling 16,000 Olympic-size swimming pools!

Coronavirus Updates
General Information About At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
This page has information about at-home over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Diagnostic tests can show if you have an active COVID-19 infection.

These at-home OTC COVID-19 diagnostic tests are FDA authorized for self-testing at home (or in other locations). This means you collect your own sample, perform the test, and read the result yourself without the need to send a sample to a laboratory.


Help the City Help Our Neighborhood
Use the MyLA311 app to report potholes, graffiti and street light problems! 

City information and services are just a few taps away. Use the app to quickly and easily request the City's most popular services, including graffiti removal, pothole repair, and bulky-item pickup. Other features include access to the City Services knowledge base, map of nearby City facilities, City Social Media feeds, and more. https://www.lacity.org/myla311
This is a friendly reminder that if you are reporting a crime or need police response to please call 9-1-1 for emergencies and
1-877-275-5273 for non-emergencies.

LAPD social media accounts are not regularly monitored & should not be used to report public safety issues.
People nationwide who are experiencing a mental health crisis and in need of immediate help will be able to dial or text 988 and receive assistance through the new Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number. As the lead agency in developing a seamless roll out of 988, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) has been preparing for this launch for more than a year to ensure operational logistics and response teams are in place to enable Los Angeles County community members to call 988 and receive immediate help during a mental health crisis.
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