Westside Village Board
March Disaster Preparedness Newsletter

It's Not Luck" Campaign - asserts that no one should rely on Luck when it comes to being prepared for disaster and preparedness. "Don't leave disaster preparedness to chance".

March Disaster Preparedness Newsletter
Scott Shaw
SB50 Opposition Email Campaign

Livable California has an email campaign and here are the details and link. I just did it. Easy. 

We need about 10,000 emails from around the state to make an impression. 

Here’s a quick way to Oppose SB 50.

Use the link below to email your Opposition to SB50 with the Senate Governance and Finance Committee before April 17. Your opposition will be recorded in the Committee Report for the Hearing on April 24th.

It’s simple. You can edit the message or just send Oppose as it’s written.

https://www.livablecalifornia.org/email-to-stop-sb-50-today/ 
Please send this to all concerned and interested neighbors, friends and family.  

LAPD Santa's Sleigh. - Date and Route

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Please listen for sirens, music and flashing police lights.

We are loud! Tell your neighbors so no one is alarmed.

What will appear?   Santa on an LAPD Sleigh!

 

Santa will stop for pictures. Bring your camera.

(The Sleigh will not be out if it is raining!) 

Santa Stops

2:00 PM - 3724 Cardiff Ave (Niko’s Pre-School)

3:00 PM - 3535 Overland Ave (Golden Manor Independent Living Home)

5:00 PM - N/W Corner of Vinton Ave, behind the Fire Station #43 

              (Evening of Community Neighborhood Watch)

5:45 PM - Clover Elementary School 

              (Westside Village Neighborhood Watch)

6:45 PM - 3500 Greenfield Ave

 

These Stop Times can vary 15 to 30 minutes. 

 

Mar Vista Bike & Safety Fair

Mar Vista Bike & Safety Fair

Bike skills course - Used Bike Swap - Free Bike Check - Bike wash - Safety Demonstrations - Emergency Safety Kits.

Free helmets & prizes! Bring your old Bikes!!

Help support safe cycling and safety by coming out and volunteering this Saturday for an hour or two! We’ve been busy and could use your help. If you can’t come please promote and encourage people to attend. It should be a great day! Neighborhood Associations please consider sending out to your stakeholders!

LAPD, CERT, Red Cross and CHP will be some of our safety guests!! Don’t miss out.

Earthquake: It's Just a Matter of When!

Earthquake: It's Just a Matter of When!

Are you prepared BEFORE a Disaster Strikes?

Join us for this special and exciting presentation by Marci Sandell, EMT, CERT

Topic: Disaster Preparedness
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Place: Castle Heights Elementary School Auditorium
Cost: FREE

(please mark your calendar)

What items do you need in your “Go-Bag?” Does your family have a plan?

Do you run or stand in a doorway?

Do you know how to turn off your utilities? Knowing what to do could save your life!

Please invite your family, friends and neighbors to attend along with you.

5 steps to Neighborhood Preparedness

Neighborhood Survey

Are you really prepared? How prepared we are now, before a disaster, will determine what our lives will be like afterwards.

Click here for NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEY

Help us build a Neighborhood Disaster Plan! To complete the plan, we need to know what extra help you might need in a disaster, and what special skills or supplies you have that can help all of us. (All information will be kept confidential by the WHVA Board and is only for neighborhood disaster planning). Please complete one form per household, business, or organization . This is voluntary.