Welcome! This is the official website of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition (LANCC). We are a large coalition of Neighborhood Councils and welcome everyone to this open process. Don't be left out! Join the LA NC Coalition! Send a delegate from your Neighborhood Council to represent you in this important process in Los Angeles.
About Us
Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles came about with the revision of the City Charter in 1999. Article IX, Section 901(c) of that Charter states that the Neighborhood Councils should come together as a Congress of Neighborhoods. Why a "Congress of Neighborhoods"? What did the members of the Revision Commission mean when they used that term? According to the members of the Revision Commission, it was envisioned that Neighborhood Councils would come together to communicate with one another and to discuss and decide major issues affecting the citizens of Los Angeles. The formation of the Congress was to be left up to the Neighborhood Councils themselves.Now, that time has come! The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition is intended to enhance the ability of NCs, as well as their clout and influence, giving a larger voice on issues affecting more than one neighborhood. The Coalition is not intended to usurp or interfere with the role of an individual Neighborhood Council in their own neighborhood.
The WG4CC typically meets on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for TBA.
Recent Meeting Agendas:
The Working Group email address is: LANCCwg4cc@gmail.com
On June 3, 2023, LANCC approved the release of a revised final version of a proposed Declaration of Neighborhood Council Rights.
Next LANCC Meeting:
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Free parking: Enter from Hope Street, advise parking attendant that you are attending the Neighborhood Council meeting.
Bicycle racks are in front of the lower entrance.
1. Welcome and roll call of Neighborhood Council Elected Representatives.
2. LANCC Working Group a. All those who have items for discussion and consideration need to email the information to Mihran Kalaydjian. mihran@scwb.com
3. LANCC Community Assistance Committee. Brandi Alexis D’Amore, Chairlancccac@gmail.com a. Reports: No report. Contact Brandi for any information
4. Council Files
5. Discussion and possible action on the Charter Reform sub-committee. Save the date: Charter reform informational session on Thursday, 11/20, 6-7pm with City Fabrik (charter reform commission's outreach firm). They'd like to work with NCs to encourage everyone to participate in charter reform. Invite will be sent soon from DONE.
6. Update from DONE. Message from GM Carmen Chang November 2025
a. Starting to put together department budget - proposal is due November 21 for all City departments b. Governor Newsom signed SB707 : Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 707 (Durazo), a sweeping modernization of California’s Ralph M. Brown Act, state’s open-meetings law. The measure unifies prior legislative efforts—AB 467 (Fong), AB 409 (Arambula), and SB 369 (Arreguín)—into one cohesive reform focused on accessibility, transparency, and inclusion. the Key Highlights:
i. Remote Participation: Meetings must support two-way telephonic or audiovisual access, live webcasting, and interpretation upon request. Remote participants must be identified in meeting minutes.
ii. Teleconferencing Flexibility: Remote attendance for members with disabilities or during local emergencies is extended through 2030, with permanent allowance for disabilitybased participation.
iii. Transparency & Outreach: Strengthens online notice requirements, interpretation access, and outreach to non-English-speaking communities; clarifies procedures for handling disruptive participants.
iv. Compensation Disclosure: Public bodies must provide an oral summary before voting on compensation for department heads or similar officials.
v. EmpowerLA will be following up on the guidance set forth by the new law to ensure consistent implementation and support for Neighborhood Councils and other local bodies.
c. Civic Leadership & Department Sessions
i. We organized the following virtual sessions in September and October: How to Plan an Event (with City Clerk and outreach strategies), by-laws workshop, Civic U, and 2028 Olympics & Paralympics Briefing for NCs with Office of Major Events Executive Director Paul Krekorian. Recordings and materials are shared out afterwards and we are open to suggestions for upcoming NC topics. Planning for sessions on How to Run a Meeting/Parliamentary Procedure with Robert's Rules, How to Write an Agenda, Etiquette/Communication and Creating Healthy Board Dynamics - stay tuned for details.
d. NC Funding (City Clerk) upcoming trainings i. Contracts and Leases (10/23, 6-7:30pm) ii. Community Improvement Projects (11/6, 2-3:30pm; 11/20, 6-7:30pm)
e. West LA Region Townhall with Commissioner Randell Erving (11/8, 11am-2pm)
7. Update from BONC Commissioners Len Shaffer or Doug Epperhart 5 minutes
8. Update from Budget Advocates https://www.budgetadvocates.org/ – Co-Chairs Glenn Bailey/ Jay Handal. LABudgetAdvocates@gmail.com
9. Congress of Neighborhoods
10. Update from any other NC regional alliance 5 minutes
11. Announcements 5 minutes
12. Adjournment-Meeting ends at 1:00PMM
At 1:30 p.m., the Congress Planning Committee monthly meeting begins. Link to website for further details: https://www.neighborhoodcongress.la/)
8:30 am DWP MOU Oversight Committee (even months) or DWP Advocacy Committee (odd months)
The meeting link on NC-DWP meetings web page (meeting details and links will always be here) is:
https://www.ladwpnews.com/dwp-
The meeting will adjourn by 10 to allow participants time to join the LANCC meeting at 10:00 am via Zoom.
Please submit comments by email:
for NC-DWP MOU meetings, to tonyw.civic@gmail.com
for DWP Advocacy meetings, to jackh@targetmediapartners.com
LANCC is in the process of revising its Bylaws. At the May 4, 2013 LANCC meeting, it was agreed that a revised version (Draft D dated May 2, 2013) would be forwarded to NCs for their approval. After your NC acts, please forward your meeting agenda and vote to: LANCC@EmpowerLA.org
The current LANCC Charter dated February 2008 may be downloaded here.
(Updated 5/30/13)
Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils
There are presently 99 Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles. Click here to view the list of all NCs, then click on the individual NC name to view its EmpowerLA webpage including the list of Board members.
with the right and the responsibility
for holding periodic joint meetings
of all Neighborhood Councils.