Upcoming NWSPNC Virtual Meetings

Virtual Meetings & Events

  • March 30, 2021 Tuesday 5:00pm - Last Day to File a Candidate Application for the NWSPNC Election

  • March 31, 2021 Thursday 8:30am - NWSPNC Bylaws & Election Committee Meeting


VISIT WEBSITE FOR AGENDAS AND ZOOM DETAILS
Candidate Filing deadline March 30th
There are 16 board seats up for election in for the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council. Now is the time to register as a candidate. The application period is open and closes on March 30, 2021. 
Visit our Election web page for all the details.
CALIFORNIA COVID-19 RENT RELIEF
Need Help with Unpaid Rent?

The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program is designed to help low-income Californians through the payment of unpaid rent to landlords.

Landlords who participate in the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program can get reimbursed for 80% of an eligible renter’s unpaid rent between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, if they agree to waive the remaining 20% of unpaid rent during that specific time period.

Eligible renters whose landlords choose not to participate in the program may apply on their own and receive 25% of unpaid rent between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021. Paying this 25% by June 30, 2021 can help keep you in your home under the extended eviction protections in SB 91.

Future Rent - Eligible renters can receive future rent assistance equal to 25% of their monthly rent. Combined with the assistance available for unpaid rent, future assistance will help renters stay housed once the eviction protections in SB 91 expire on June 30, 2021.

Link to program details:
LA County Residents Can Soon Access Funeral Expense Relief from FEMA
Beginning in early April, Los Angeles County residents will be able to apply for financial help for funeral expenses through FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program. 

To be eligible for funeral assistance, LA County residents must meet all of these FEMA established conditions:

  • The death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.
  • The death certificate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19.
  • The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or a qualified non-citizen who incurred funeral expenses after January 20, 2020.
Advisory Message: #LASD Parking Enforcement Resumes Thursday, April 01, 2021
Beginning APRIL 01, 2021 the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Parking Enforcement Detail will again ENFORCE ALL PARKING VIOLATIONS and reinstate the issuance of street sweeping citations, expired registration citations, as well as, towing vehicles that have been warned via a “Red Tag” or any other vehicle in violation of the parking laws of the State of California as well as the County of Los Angeles.

To avoid receiving a parking citation or having a vehicle towed, we urge drivers to be mindful of this change.

RESUMED ENFORCEMENT WILL INCLUDE:
  • Street sweeping: All streets with posted signs for street sweeping will be enforced, per 15.20.07(2) LACVC,
  • Expired registration: Vehicles with expired registration will be cited for 4000(a)(1)CVC; registrations expired in excess of six months, in violation of 4000(a)(1) CVC, will be towed, per 22651 (o)(1)(A) CVC.
  • Indigent Payment Plan: Anyone in need of financial assistance to pay citations can make arrangements through the following: 

Phone: (866) 561-9744
Mail:   Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
       P.O. Box 30629
       Los Angeles, CA 90030-0629
  • Red tag warnings: Red tag warnings will be issued to vehicles parked within the public right-of-way not displaying signs of movement, such as excessive dirt, spider webs, and debris underneath and around the tires, flat tires, missing parts, and vandalism.
If a vehicle has not been moved after 72 hours’ notice has been given, a citation for Abandonment Prohibited – 22523(a)(b) CVC will be issued and the vehicle will be towed immediately, per 22651(k) CVC.
 
Sheriff's Information Bureau 
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street, Los Angeles California 90012 
http://www.lasd.org 213-229-1700  
Street Sweeping Update
StreetsLA has modified its street sweeping operations, and launched a new notification system where residents can register for notification of when their street will be swept. Routes in the City that had received weekly sweeping will now be swept biweekly--that is, every other week. Sign up at the StreetsLA Website to find out when your street will be swept. Notifications will be sent 24 and 48 hours before StreetsLA will be sweeping that route.


FAMOUS MURALIST JULES MUCK
CALLS SAN PEDRO HOME
Jules Muck, artist, muralist, and until recently, resident of Venice Beach, now calls San Pedro home. Muck recently completed a mural adjacent to the Sister Cities Plaza in San Pedro. She will be featured during the virtual April 1st FIrstThursday Armchair ArtWalk at 6:00pm.
DISCOVERY LECTURE SERIES
CABRILLO MARINE AQUARIUM'S
DISCOVERY LECTURE SERIES
FEATURING DR. DAVID CUMMINGS

JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS:
THE SPREAD OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA
INTO OUR COASTAL WETLANDS

APRIL 9, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
2021 SPAA Harbor Wide Virtual Student Art Competition
Deadline for online or actual submission is June 20th.
Reminder: North Gaffey Road Closure
UPDATE ON ROAD CLOSURES OF NORTH GAFFEY STREET DUE TO CLEARWATER PROJECT:

The stretch of Gaffey Street between Anaheim Street and Westmont Drive (north of Home Depot) WILL BE CLOSED on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 am to 7 pm for 5 weeks. (Started March 20)

Flagmen will be at both ends to allow for local access.
Click here for Clearwater details and project updates.
Neighborhood Purpose Grants
The Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council is pleased to announce grant applications for programs with an emphasis on COVID-19 Assistance and Relief are now being accepted. Click on this link for application requirements.


DEADLINE:
Applications must be received no later than March 31, 2021.
Armchair ArtWalk Tour April 1st
San Pedro Waterfront Arts District presents
Armchair ArtWalk Tour
on FirstThursday, April 1st, 2021 6:00pm
BIRTHDAY MONTH
Clearwater Project Launch Event
April 15, 2021
10 to 10:30 AM
Zoom ID 846 4982 9834

The Clearwater Project is being built to protect local waterways by addressing aging infrastructure. The project involves constructing a new 18-foot diameter tunnel using a state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine (TBM). At the event, we will unveil the TBM and recognize the finalists from our student contests.

A 15-minute virtual tour will be offered immediately following the event. The event and tour will be broadcast on Zoom. All are welcome!

To receive a reminder, register with Eventbrite.


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