CITY MAKES PITCH FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS.Byline: Daily News CANOGA PARK - Hoping to give residents a stronger voice in city government decisions, officials on Thursday night made a sales pitch to a heavily Latino community about forming neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. . About 200 residents, mostly students from El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
The meeting was held in both Spanish and English in the auditorium at Canoga Park High School Canoga Park High School is a public school located in Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, USA, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is located right across the street from the Topanga Plaza shopping center. . The adult students, many of whom are learning English as a second language and working to earn their high school diplomas A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED. , heard officials talk about bringing interested citizens on board to improve neighborhoods and get better services. ``For so many years we've been ignored as far as city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and quality of life issues are concerned,'' said Manuel Durazo, the project coordinator for the city's Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, the entity charged with forming the councils under the new City Charter. ``These councils give us the opportunity to say what is needed to change our community and make a difference.'' Several in the audience agreed. Mauro Natul, 22, whose family moved from Guatamala recently, and who is studying English to earn his high school diploma, supported the neighborhood councils. ``This is a great opportunity to be heard,'' he said. He's hoping to perfect his English so he can participate in the council and said he would try to get the city to pay more attention to what he sees as an increase in gangs and graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. in his neighborhood. |
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