New Year's Eve Hike to Mt. Hollywood

Please join us to see the last sunset of the year from the top of Mount Hollywood on Wednesday, December 31. We'll meet at 3:30 p.m. at the Charlie Turner Trailhead (on the North End of the Griffith Observatory parking lot).

Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Jullian Harris-Calvin at (213) 485-3337 or at jullian.harris-calvin@lacity.org.

See you there!

Griffith Park Second Saturday Volunteer Event

The Griffith Park Second Saturday Volunteer Event will take place on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. at Dante's View (meet at Charlie Turner Trailhead).

It's that time of the month again! Our clean-up location this weekend will be Dante's View where we will have our first Fall tree planting of the year!

Please click here to see the flyer for more details.

Join Us for Our Holiday Open House

Visit our Toluca Lake Office on Friday, Dec. 5 from 5-8 p.m. for the annual Council District 4 Holiday Open House, 10116 Riverside Drive, Suite 200, Toluca Lake, CA 91602. The event coincides with the Toluca Lake Merchants' Open House, so shops and restaurants will be open for business. We'll have Pink's Hot Dogs and plenty of refreshments, so join Tom and the CD4 staff for this fun holiday event. (See the flier below.)

Winterfest in Hollywood on Sunday, Nov. 30th

Please join us for the Hollywood Santa Parade, which will be one feature of the day-long Winterfest, a FREE, family-friendly event to kick off the holiday season on Sunday, November 30.
The event will include a concert by Disney Channel and "Camp Rock" star Demi Lovato, a traditional street parade and lots of games and food. Winterfest will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will be located on Hollywood Boulevard at Highland Avenue. The City of Los Angeles, Lift Up America, and the Hollywood Youth Foundation are Winterfest’s presenting sponsors, which will include a special “VIP” area for more than 1,000 children who participate in Los Angeles-area programs for underprivileged youth.
For information on street closures in Hollywood on Sunday, please click here.

Memorial Service for Dr. Milt Davis

Please join us on Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. for a memorial service in honor of the late Milt Davis, a beloved Los Angeles teacher/coach and All-Pro defensive back. Dr. Davis started for the winning Baltimore Colts in the 1958 NFL championship game that is often called “the greatest game ever played.” He set an NFL record for interceptions among all players with at least 25 games–27 passes in 45 games -– that still stands.

The memorial service will be held at UCLA's James West Alumni Center, just north of Parking Lot 6. Click here for a map (PDF).

Dr. Davis, who earned his doctorate in education and played football as an undergraduate at UCLA, died of cancer on Monday, September 29th at his Oregon home. Councilmember LaBonge organized this public memorial service at UCLA, Davis’ alma mater, to give Angelenos the opportunity to pay their respects to Davis, who was widely admired.

“Milt Davis was my coach, my mentor and my good friend,” said Councilmember LaBonge, who played under Dr. Davis at Los Angeles Community College. “He was also a truly great man who deserves to be honored by our city for his contributions as a player, a teacher and a leader.”

Vermont Triangle Ribbon-Cutting

Please join us on Thursday, Nov. 20th at 9:30 a.m. for the ribbon-cutting on the Vermont Triangle urban design project. The concrete traffic triangle at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd. and Vermont and Prospect avenues has been transformed into a community green space with seating, lighting, trees and grass. This is a project of Councilmember LaBonge, the Community Redevelopment Authority and the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council.

Join Us for another Griffith Park Clean-Up

Please join Tom and the CD4 staff for our monthly Griffith Park Clean-Up tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 8 at 8:30 a.m. Meet us at the Charlie Turner Trailhead at the north end of the Griffith Observatory parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Tomorrow's event is the latest in a series of volunteer efforts to restore Griffith Park in the wake of the devastating fire of May, 2007.

Equestrian Meeting

Tom invites everyone who rides horses in Griffith Park to attend a meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506. Please join him to talk about a report on the impacts of flower vendors on Forest Lawn Drive and a new water pipeline whose construction will effect trail usage.