Neighborhood Councils are designed to give all individuals: residents, business owners, property owners, renters, youth, non-profit providers and others a more effective way to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. Through Neighborhood Councils, all stakeholders will have a better way to understand the issues that divide them, and find common solutions through the bonds of friendship and community.
The Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa (NCWP) is governed by a board of directors elected by our community that meets monthly. NCWP’s goal is to increase public participation in government and advocate at City Hall and elsewhere for our community. Our Neighborhood Council has the ability to build our community and nourish the democratic spirit of individuals through shared values such as compassion, tolerance and equality.
The board includes 31 members, and all 31 seats will be up for election in the next election on Sunday, April 11, 2010, between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
While Neighborhood Councils have long had the responsibility of running the elections themselves, the 2010 election will be run by the Los Angeles City Clerk’s Office, which has chosen Playa Vista's Center Pointe Club as the polling place for the NCWP election.
The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will hold a series of Open Dialogues and Candidate Preparation Sessions beginning this fall and ending in the late spring. The series will offer participants an opportunity to learn about civic participation, the Neighborhood Council System, and important information on the upcoming 2010 Neighborhood Council Elections. Participants will acquaint themselves with their local Neighborhood Council and learn about key election dates to become a voter and/or a candidate for their Council board. Click here for more information.
Please mark your calendars now for April 11, to cast your vote. | 
