Posts Tagged ‘Mar Vista Community Council’
Mar Vista Considers Proposal for Urban Beekeeping Pilot Project
October 24, 2011 at 6:46 pm![photo[1]](http://theopendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo1-96x96.jpg "photo[1]")
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The Mar Vista Community Council is holding a meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 6:30 PM at Windward School's Hunter Conference Room, located at 11350 Palms Boulevard, Los Angeles. The event is a joint committee meeting between the Council's Outreach, Green, and Planning and Land Use Management committees.
Officials will consider a motion to adopt Mar Vista’s Beekeeping Feasibility Study to allow a Pilot Beekeeping Program on a portion of Mar Vista’s single-family residential districts. Discussion of Feasibility Study findings and recommendations include maximum number and placement of beehives, water supply regulations, and LA County registration; and will include opportunities for public comment.
Mar Vista Council Approves Ted Lieu’s Request to Investigate Santa Monica Airport Toxins
September 14, 2011 at 5:00 pm
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At its montly board of directors meeting Tuesday night, the Mar Vista Community Council unanimously approved a letter to be sent to Environmental Protection Agency Director Debbie Raphael. The letter officially backs Senator Ted Lieu’s request for a formal investigation by the EPA’s Department of Toxic Substance Control into the toxic impacts from Santa Monica [...]
Sustainable Living, Redistricting Maps Top Mar Vista Community Council’s Annual Meeting
July 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm
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Sustainable living and redistricting maps were the two top talking points at the annual Mar Vista Community Council stakeholders and board of directors meeting Tuesday night. About 25 people came to munch on appetizers and dessert at the Mar Vista Recreation Center auditorium and to hear committee updates. The board first elected officers for the upcoming [...]
Mar Vista Community Council Calls to Ban Styrofoam
June 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm
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Taking a stand for social- as well as environmental-justice, Tuesday night the Mar Vista Community Council (MVCC) voted in favor of a resolution supporting Long Beach State Senator Alan Lowenthal’s SB-568 – a bill recently approved by the Senate – which initiates a state-wide ban on food containers made from expanded polystyrene (EPS), more commonly known by the Dow Chemical brand-name, Styrofoam™.
Full Slate of Candidates to Participate in April 27 Forum, Vie to Replace Jane Harman
April 26, 2011 at 2:23 pm
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The Mar Vista Community Council and Venice Community Council are co-presenting a candidate forum for the upcoming 36th Congressional District Special Election. The event will take place at 6:30pm this Wednesday, April 27 at Westminster Elementary School, located at 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
36th Congressional District Special Election Candidate Forum Presented by Mar Vista Community Council and Venice Neighborhood Council
April 15, 2011 at 11:30 am
On Wednesday, April 27th, the Venice Neighborhood Council and the Mar Vista Community Council will hold a candidate forum for the election that will take place on May 17th – and we want your help! On Wednesday, April 27th, the Venice Neighborhood Council and the Mar Vista Community Council will hold a candidate forum for the [...]
Exchange a Bag Launch at the Mar Vista Farmers Market
April 15, 2011 at 10:30 am
Sunday is the launch of “Exchange a Bag”at the Mar Vista Farmers Market — and the beginning of an effort for the Farmers Market to be entirely plastic bag free by September 1. In partnership with the Mar Vista Green Committee, the Mar Vista Farmers Market will kick off this community initiative by giving away [...]
Mar Vista Recreation Center Unveils New Jogging Trail
February 25, 2011 at 8:51 am
Mar Vista to Partner with EPA on Clean Energy
July 16, 2010 at 12:10 pm
The Mar Vista Community Council voted this week to partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and become an EPA Green Power Community. Pending acceptance into the program, the neighborhood will join Santa Clara and Palo Alto in a short list of California communities who have met EPA green power purchasing guidelines. The EPA’s Green [...]
Wise Power Use Expo Planned For September 28
May 27, 2010 at 7:29 am
The Westside community may recall Mar Vista’s Wise Water Use Expo last year. A few of the same people from this successful event are joined by a few others this year, to put together another expo to help and inform the neighborhood. Stay tuned for details as the Wise Power Use Expo, (scheduled for September) [...]
