You have in your hands the first

issue of Pacoima Today. The concept of

this publication was born of Edwin

Ramirez and Morris Pichon, two communi-

ty activist who have served the Community

of Pacoima many years.

This effort was created to serve

the residents by informing them to the

many rights they possess, and the path to

improving their community.

Pacoima is littered from end to

end with used furniture, mattress, tires,

plastic bags of trash and assorted other

construction and waste materials.

We have an elected representative

serving on the Los Angeles City Council

with a responsibility for the well being of

the citizens of Council District 7. If you

don’t voice your preference for service,

nothing will be done.

It is the responsibility of each

person in the district to contact the Coun-

cilman when there are issues which de-

means the community and presents a dan-

ger to our health and the well being of our

families.

There are eight people on the

staff of the councilman who are employed to

handle problems and issues that plague the citi-

zens of CD-7.

As city employees on the CD-7 staff

they work for you, the taxpayer. The decay and

decadence that we live with daily is the respon-

sibility of the city government to correct.

Some functions of city government are

well run, others functions appear to ignore and

neglect this section of the city. Open your eyes,

are you satisfied with what you see as you drive

through Pacoima?

If you desire to live in a cleaner com-

munity, without trash on every street corner and

alley, get active and report these irritating situa-

tions by dialing 3-1-1. Identify the location of

the problem, to city authorities.

If you don’t receive service within five

working days call the councilman’s office at:

818-485-0600.

If you are new to Pacoima, or been

here for a generation you have an obligation to

speak to your neighbors and get them interested

in maintaining a healthy and safe environment.

mrp

Wake up Pacoima

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PACOIMA TODAY

May 2014

Wake Up Pacoima 1

Empty City Hall 1

Curbside Habitation 2

Safety Concerns 2

Code Enforcement 3

LAMC 3

Cluttered Sidewalk 4

Inside this issue:

Pacoima City Hall After millions of dollars spent on the

Pacoima City Hall, it is basically vacant. Ex-

cept for the 7th Council District staff, the

building is empty.

There are office spaces on the first and

second floors, but none are occupied. It would

be nice if the Department of Building & Safe-

ty and/or the Department of Transportation &

Parking Enforcement were located in CD7.

An empty City Hall is of no benefit to the citi-

zens. Why do LA city Council build things

that it can not staff? What a waste! of money

that we don’t have.

Next print: Information about the City Controllers’

website; use it and find out how much money the

City gets, where it comes from and where it goes.

Want to know the budget allocation to City Dis-

tricts? (CD7)

Comments - Questions - Share Concerns.

E-mail them to:

moepichion@aol.com or ramediv@yahoo.com

Throughout the com-

munity of Pacoima our streets

are inundated with trailers,

campers and motorhomes. Per

the Los Angeles Municipal

Code SEC. 85.02 it is illegal

to use the streets and public

parking lots for habitation.

These vehicles not on-

ly contribute to the accumula-

tion of trash and debris, but it

house transient and people on

the move.

It is important that you

be aware and call the city au-

thorizes to remove these vehi-

cles in violation of the LAMC

to protect your home and your

families.

Our children play in the

front yard and ride bicycles up

and down the sidewalk. The pro-

tection of our children must be

primary when dealing with

strangers. Allowing total

strangers to linger within twenty

feet of your young children is a

dangerous practice.

Being vigilant about the

street you reside on is important

for the safety of your community

and families. This is an effort to

caution families to be aware of

the dangers constant facing their

homes and children.

mrp

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Safety Concerns

Everyone should get to

know the Senior Lead Officers

(SLO) at LAPD Foothill Divi-

sion. Getting familiar with the

Officers at Foothill can eliminate

some of the fear and apprehen-

sion we have when we come in

contact with them.

Whenever you feel a need

to talk to the Los Angeles Police

Department, don’t hesitate to

contact the SLO and ask them to

review the matter, before there is

a crisis.

LAPD PHONE NUMBERS

SLO Adriana Munguia.… 818-634-0685

SLO Steve Nunez……. …818-634-0652

Foothill Division Desk…..818-756-8861

Dangers of Curbside Habitation

Have you attended a Neighborhood Council meeting?

THE PURPOSE of the PNC is:

To offer a forum to engage all Pacoima Stakeholders to collaborate and deliberate on matters affecting the community.

To be an advocate for Pacoima to both government and private agencies on those issues where there is broad community consensus.

To develop and implement standards that protects the health, welfare and aesthetic quali-ty of the community.

To collaborate with organizations in Pacoima, as well as other organizations the PNC de-sires to support in order to accomplish objectives or projects.

The MISSION of the PNC is to im-prove quality of life by promoting par-ticipation in City governance, facilitat-ing delivery of City services, and em-powering Stakeholders by sharing in-formation and education. Whereby, Pacoima will ultimately become a greater community.

www.pacoimanc.com Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the Month

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Pacoima Curbside Appliances

RECYCLE

IT’S THE LAW

Located through out the Pacoima community on any

Avenue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Pacoima Curbside

Appliance Stores are open to service you.

11400 Glenoaks Blvd ., Pacoima, CD7

12800 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, CD7

10900 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima, CD7

Pacoima Curbside Marina

Located at 11000 De Garmo Street, Pacoima,

CD7 is the Pacoima Marina and boat storage ser-

vice available to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. Pick-ups and drop off at your conven-

ience.

LAMC Sec. 80.73.2

PROHIBIT THE USE OF STREET

FOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES

Per the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),

it is against the law to utilize the curbs of this

city for selling products like appliances, cars

and furniture.

Pacoima is beginning to look like a third world

ghetto, in violation of many of the laws in the

state of California, the county of Los Angeles,

and the city of Los Angeles, yet the city Code

Enforcement agencies do nothing.

Do you want the city services that you pay for?

Insist that the so call civil servants are perform-

ing the jobs they are being paid to perform. Who enforces the laws of the City of

Los Angeles? Apparently no one!

Look around this Community.

We would all like to think that we are living in a 21th Century, but as we travel down Van Nuys Blvd,

all that exist is what resembles a third world market place. At times I see something one might find in in

an 18th Century western town. The only things that are missing are the hitching post and road apples.

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A large number of business have tables on

the sidewalks where they display their prod-

ucts or hang them on their windows, awn-

ings, fences or custom stands; others use

flags, banners or loud music to attract cus-

tomers.

It will be interesting to know how many of

them are in violation of City Ordinances,

Municipal Codes and/or Building and safety

codes.

Even more interesting to know is: “Who is

responsible for enforcing them?”

Pacoima Today