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Señor Fish expanding its footprint and liquor license

Tonight, the Greater Elysian Echo Park Neighborhood Council (GEPENC) will discuss an application by Echo Park restaurant Señor Fish to add liquor to its existing beer and wine license, as well as to expand its seating to the adjacent building, formerly the tortilleria.

Señor Fish may have opened last May, but it would be difficult to tell if you were just walking by. Though a new sign has been installed on the corner of the roof, the restaurant chain has yet to repair the graffiti-riddled windows. General Manager Jesse Pimentel said in July, in an email, that the windows were to be replaced within a couple of weeks, saying, “The windows will be replaced first. We are also going to put some stools along the counter by the TV and also beautify the interior.”

In an article by The Eastsider LA from late August, the windows were again addressed and the new windows were only a “couple of weeks” away from being repaired:

Ramirez [the restaurant owner] said he has held off  replacing the windows for fear they would get scratched as soon as they get replaced. He said vandals can still scratch or cut their way through the plastic film that has been applied to many windows to protect them against scratches.  Currently, his family is working on a wood screen that would protect the windows at night but roll down and out of the way during the day time and create a wainscoating at the base of the building. If that does not prove practical,  the store will install some other type of metal screen or folding doors. What ever option is selected, expect new windows in a couple of weeks, he said.

Pimentel also mentioned the response to the restaurant opening had been great, but they may not get the community support for a full liquor license and restaurant expansion if the windows aren’t repaired.

The neighborhood council meeting is tonight, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm. The Community Center where the meeting will be held is located at 1572 Sunset Boulevard behind the Bank of America.

The meeting agenda also includes discusion of five single family small lot dwellings at 1516 Echo Park Avenue.

 

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Tonight: Updates on the Echo Park Lake rehabilitation project

Screenshot from echoparklake.com

Tonight, the city is holding an Oversight and Odor Monitoring Committee meeting for those interested in getting updates on and ask questions about the Echo Park Lake rehabilitation project. Only 11 months left of the project – we’ll find out if things are moving along as planned.

The meeting is today, Monday, April 30, 2012, at 6:30 pm, at the St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral in the “Joseph and Child” room.

St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral is located at 840 Echo Park Ave.

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Echo Park Lake rehab update meeting tonight

Screenshot from echoparklake.com

Tonight is a meeting of the oversight committee and odor monitoring group of the Echo Park Lake rehabilitation project. All are invited to attend to get updates about the project, and share information on how you think things are going.

Echo Park Lake Rehab Meeting
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 6:30 pm
St. Paul’s Cathedral, located at 840 Echo Park Avenue

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Assemblymember Gil Cedillo coming to Echo Park Tuesday

Assemblymember Gil Cedillo is coming to Echo Park for his 2011 End of Session Tour tomorrow – Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 pm at El Centro del Pueblo (the first of many in the district he represents).

The community is invited to attend the session to hear from our representative about what’s been accomplished this year, and the goals for the upcoming legislative year. The 45th district he represents covers parts of Atwater Village, Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, and El Sereno.

To RSVP, contact Fredy Ceja at (323)225-4545 or Fredy.Ceja@asm.ca.gov

El Centro del Pueblo is located at 1157 Lemoyne Street.

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Tonight: EPIA social event at Taix!

I am very much looking forward to the meeting/social/fundraiser/mixer tonight for the Echo Park Improvement Association (as a committee member, I’ve been involved in the organization and this event).

At this particular meeting, the EPIA will have representatives from CD1, CD13, and the Northeast and Rampart Divisions to provide updates on community issues. Oftentimes there will also be input from other community members for event announcements and other comments. In between those agenda items, there will be cocktails, raffles (lots of great stuff from local eateries and businesses), and other goodies. It’s a great way to get involved!

Hope to see you tonight at 7:00 pm at Taix!!

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Community meeting about new school in Echo Park

A group of parents, community members, and teachers are throwing an “information party” so people can learn more about the plans for CRES#14, the new school being built on Alvarado and Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park. Members of the design team, teachers and community members will talk about the Echo Park Community Partners Design Team plan.

The Echo Park Moms for Education group is circulating a petition in support of the Echo Park Community Partners Design Team proposal, as opposed to adopting plans from the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy.

Here’s an excerpt from the petition:

We want our community voices heard collectively through this petition because we want this school to be governed by the community. Of the two plans proffered for CRES 14, only the LD4 & Echo Park Community Plan allows for a degree of direct governance of the school by the community. We believe that having decision making power for both parents and community members is essential in both terms of self determination and direct participation.

If you’re interested in discussing this issue with fellow Echo Park community members, regardless of which proposal you are in support of, check it out:

Saturday, February 19 from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

The Episcopal Cathedral Congregation – St. Paul
840 Echo Park Ave., in the meeting room

Coffee and treats will be served.

Related articles:

  • “CRES #14, a New School in LAUSD & An Interview With Windy O’Malley of Echo Park Moms For Education.” K-12 News Network, February 16, 2011.
  • “Lobbying Around Leadership at Echo Park’s New School Heats Up.” Echo Park Patch, February 15, 2011.
  • “Get involved: Almost time to vote on new Echo Park school.” Echo Park Now, January 25, 2011.
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Sunset Flats developer to visit EPIA meeting tonight

Though the developers of the Sunset Flats project didn’t attend last month’s Echo Park Improvement Association Neighborhood Issues Committee meeting as scheduled, they will hopefully be making it up to everyone at tonight’s meeting.

This may be your last chance to hear directly from the developers before the city makes a decision on the project variances on January 13, 2011. Residents who oppose the project will be particularly interested in attending the meeting, although we’ve heard the developer wasn’t so keen on budging at the last meeting with residents and CD13.

Nevertheless, join the EPIA (which, for purposes of full disclosure, I am a member of) tonight:

ECHO PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Neighborhood Issues Committee Minutes
Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 7 pm
Williams Hall, Barlow Hospital, 2000 Stadium Way

Click here for the full agenda.

Related Articles:

  • “Upcoming hearing on Sunset Flats Development in Echo Park.” Echo Park Now, November 19, 2010.
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Neighborhood Council meeting tonight

If you’re curious about what’s going on in Echo Park and the greater area, there’s a GEPENC meeting tonight at 6:30 pm at the Rosemont Avenue Elementary School Auditorium, located at 421 N. Rosemont Avenue.

Why go? Besides being involved in your community, there are some items posted in the agenda that have been of particular interested to the Echo Park community:

  • May be voting on supporting the new Sunset Beer Company’s application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUB) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (ZA 2010-2048 CUB/ENV-2010-2049 MND). Those permits will allow for on-site sales of wine and beer for their 14-seat tasting room, as well as the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption.
  • 64-unit complex on Sunset Blvd. and Elsinore: Will review without committee recommendation. If you want to know if there are any updates to this project, this will be the time as the developer has been working with the Neighborhood Council on design plans.
  • Discussion/possible allocation of $2,500.00 dollars to the Echo Park Historical Society for the repair and maintenance of the Jensen’s Recreation Center sign. This is great as the sign has been left unlit for quite a few years now, and the money is coming in from GEPENC as a matching grant.
  • May vote on authorizing a letter to the bidders of CRES #14 (EPN wrote about this issue recently) emphasizing the support of parental and community involvement in the process, and GEPENC’s role in outreach to the community.

You can review the full agenda here.

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LAUSD to visit EPIA meeting tomorrow

At tomorrow’s Echo Park Improvement Association (EPIA) Neighborhood Issues Committee meeting, a representative from the LAUSD will attend to discuss the future of CRES#14, a new school being built near Alvarado and Sunset Blvd.

A rep failed to show at the last EPIA meeting, prompting a re-scheduling of the meeting, and tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20), LAUSD administrator Chieko Rupp will be joining the conversation to hear from Echo Park residents about the project.

Residents, parents, and future parents should attend this meeting to learn about CRES#14, and to let the LAUSD know that its plan to make the school a K-8 “Choices” school needs to involve community outreach. Residents at the last EPIA meeting were disappointed to learn of the K-8 plans, worried that yet another elementary school would hurt existing Echo Park elementary schools with already dwindling enrollment.

In addition, it doesn’t sound like the new school will in fact serve the community at large, but will be pulling from other neighborhoods where children will have to travel longer distances for school.

Community members came to a consensus that the school should be a grade 7-8 school, should be open to Echo Park children, and should perhaps focus on a specific purpose, such as arts or language arts.

A little back story to the school site:

  • The two blocks the school is being built was once home to more than 50 houses. Construction started in December 2008.
  • The 875-seat campus, $68 million school was suppose to alleviate overcrowding in neighboring public schools. It’s now common knowledge that enrollment in public schools has been dwindling for quite some time now.
  • The LAUSD lost a long legal battle over the site, but found a way to build anyways.

Even if you don’t have children now, but see yourself living in Echo Park for quite some time, now is your time to get involved!

Echo Park Improvement Association Neighborhood Committee meeting

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Williams Hall, Barlow Hospital
Special Guest: Chieko Rupp, LAUSD

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EPIA Town Hall meeting tomorrow

For Thursday’s town hall meeting, the EPIA has invited officers from the Rampart Division to talk about the swap meet since the sweep, and, according to the website, to “appreciate our local law enforcement officers for the Echo Park flea market clean up. Show up and give thanks!”

Here’s the agenda for the meeting on Thursday, September 2 at 7:00 pm (in Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital).

  1. Welcome and Introduction
  2. Council District 1 & 13 reports
  3. Dodgers report
  4. Northeast & Rampart Police Reports
  5. Select Patrol
  6. Recognition & appreciation to Rampart officers for EP flea market
  7. Update on Echo Park Lake rehabilitation project
  8. Treasurer report
  9. Fundraiser – EPIA Dodger night – October 2nd – Sat. 7:10pm
  10. EPIAn Way – next issue
  11. Neighborhood Issues committee report (NIC):
  • Echo Park Flats (old community garden site)
  • Echo Park / Avalon 8 unit-row housing project
  • Mohawk Brasserie restaurant update (old Ramona Theater)
  • Barlow Hospital update

REPORTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS:
To make an announcement, sign a card when you come in, giving your name and topic.  Cards are collected and given to the moderator.

ADJOURNMENT

See you there!

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Echo Park Meetings to attend this week

There are a couple of things going on this week that I recommend you, as interested and super excited Echo Park residents, attend this week. See you there!

Must-go-to Meetings:

Echo Park Lake Rehab Project meeting:

  • Wednesday, August 4 at 6:30 pm at Barlow Hospital (Williams Hall)
  • Big items are: the Draft EIR and the accomodations being made for the Lake birds.
  • There will be a shuttle, picking up at 5:00 pm at the corner of Park Avenue and Echo Park Avenue (departure times are 5:30, 5:50, and 6:10). RSVP with the number of people in your party to Olga Morales at (213) 978-0329 or olga.morales@lacity.org by Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.

Echo Park Improvement Association meeting:

  • Thursday, August 5 at 7:00 pm at Barlow Hospital (Williams Hall)
  • This is a potluck! Bring your favorite dish or dessert and share with our council district and police division representatives.

Optional:

GEPENC Budget and Finance Committee meeting:

  • Thursday, August 5, at 7:00 pm at the GEPENC Office and Community Center
  • Agenda items for the month of August include:
    • Discussion and/or Possible Action for Budget & Finance Committee to recommend Board approval of a one page letter with the concerns of the community regarding vending at Echo Park Lake, acknowledging the vendors rights as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by article I, section 2 of the California Constitution,  and include Sec.42.14.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code on the Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council letter head to distribute to the vendors of Echo Park Lake and take an account of the names, addresses and any other contact information provided to the members of the Budget and Finance Committee by the vendors to relive congestion and ensure public enjoyment of Echo Park Lake where those vendors are currently set up with out restriction.
    • Discussion and/or Possible Action for Budget & Finance Committee to recommend Board approval for the modification of the fiscal 2010-2011 budget to be consistent with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment’s request and call for a special meeting of the General Board approving the modified fiscal 2010-2011 budget.

Oh yes, and tonight is also National Night Out in Echo Park!

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Tonight: GEPENC Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of the Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council (GEPENC) will meet tonight, Thursday, July 22, at 7:00 pm

Meetings take place at the GEPENC Office and Community Center located at 1572 Sunset Boulevard

The agenda is extremely long, click here for the full agenda. Here are some “highlights”:

Allocation of NC funds of:

  • $1,650 for the 2009 and 2010 Echo Park Community Parade
  • $750 for the 2010 Echo Park National Night Out Festivities, which takes place on Tuesday, August 3 from 5-800 pm
  • $2,500 for the upgrade and maintenance of the GEPENC website (which is so badly needed!)

And a couple of other action items:

  • Discussion on the approval of a full liquor license at Rodeo Grill, as well as on proposal to extend hours to 7:00 am-1:00 am.
  • Discussion on the approval of establishing a monthly district “walk to focus on identifying bulky items, graffiti and other public works needs in the GEPENC area.”

The public is welcome to attend Executive Committee meetings (speaker cards are provided).

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Tonight: GEPENC Committee Meeting Agenda

Tonight, Tuesday, July 13 at 6:30 pm is the GEPENC Education Families Recreation and Library Committee meeting. The agenda is as follows:

Location: GEPENC Office and Community Center at 1572 Sunset Boulevard (entrance off of Echo Park Avenue)

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call – Committee Members

PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS**:
Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the Committee’s jurisdiction.  Two minutes per speaker.

REPORTS:

  1. Chair
  2. Vice Chair
  3. Committee Members

MOTIONS & RESOLUTIONS (Discussion Items/Possible Committee Action):

  1. Discussion and/or Possible Action on Logan Elementary summer actions
  2. Discussion and/or Possible Action on local public and charter school situations
  3. Discussion and/or Possible Action on summer recreation activities
  4. Discussion and/or Possible Action on library programs and issues
  5. Discussion and/or Possible Action on GEPENC community programs
  6. Discussion and/or Possible Action on future meeting logistics
  7. Discussion and/or Possible Action on Committee relevant budget issues

FUTURE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

* Time allocations for agenda items are approximate and may be shortened or lengthened at the discretion of the Chairperson.

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EPIA meeting tonight to address lake swap meet

The Echo Park Improvement Association Town Hall meeting tonight is an important one – there’s been a recent surge of conversation about the Echo Park Lake Sunday swap meet/vendors on the Echo Elysian Neighborhood Council forum, and the EPIA is addressing the issue tonight with some special guests to speak to residents about the issue. Come get informed!

Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Barlow Hospital – Williams Hall at 2000 Stadium Way

TOWN HALL AGENDA

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Council District 1 & 13 reports
  3. Northeast & Rampart Police Reports
  4. Select Patrol
  5. Town Hall discussion on Echo Park Flea Market
  6. Elections
  7. Annual meeting review – goals and future agendas
  8. Treasurer report
  9. Fundraiser – EPIA Dodger night
  10. EPIAn Way – next issue – articles needed
  11. Neighborhood Issues committee report (NIC)
  12. REPORTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS: To make an announcement, sign a card when you come in, giving your name and topic.  Cards are collected and given to the moderator.
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GEPENC Planning and Land Use meeting tomorrow

Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29 at 7:00 pm is the GEPENC Planning, Public Works, Parks and Land Use Committee meeting. An item of interest is the motion/action about a 64-unit complex going up at 2229 Sunset Blvd in Echo Park. This is the site of the former community garden, now possibly the site for the 65,000+ square foot residential complex.Go to the meeting if you’re interested in learning more!

Also, according to agenda item D-2, Rodeo Grill might be getting a full liquor license (they upgraded to beer and wine at the end of last year). I’m all for it as long as the margaritas are tasty!

Here’s the meeting agenda from the GEPENC website:

COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.
GEPENC Office and Community Center
1572 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026
(entrance off of Echo Park Avenue)

A. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call – Committee Members
  3. Adoption of Committee Meeting Minutes

B. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS**:

Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the Committee’s jurisdiction. Two minutes per speaker.

C. REPORTS:

  1. Chair
  2. Vice Chair
  3. Committee Members

D. MOTIONS & RESOLUTIONS (Discussion Items/Possible Committee Action):

  1. Discussion and/or Possible Action on new 142,126 Square Foot mixed use project of 64 residential units with a new floor area of 65,437 square feet, a net commercial area of 9,609 square feet and garage/storage/circ. Area of 67,080 square feet and density bonus with a 2 on Menu incentives; Transition over a Zone Line, FAR and One off Menu incentive for height at 2229 Sunset Boulevard. (CPC-2009-3488-DB-DPR)
  2. Discussion and/or Possible Action on request for Conditional Use to upgrade to a Full Line of Alcohol at an existing restaurant (Rodeo Grill) located at 1721 West Sunset Boulevard with 90 seats, and to extend the hours of operation from 7:00 am to 1:00 am, in the [Q]C2-1L-CDO Zone. (ZA-2010-644-CUB)
  3. Discussion and/or Possible Action on request to establish a monthly district walk to focus on identifying bulky items, graffiti and other public works needs in the GEPENC area.
  4. Discussion and/or Possible Action on request for the GEPENC Board of Governors to approve the establishment of a District Bulky Item – Roll Off Bin Pick Up program and using neighborhood council budgeted funds for outreach, food and refreshments.
  5. Discussion and/or Possible Action on request for GEPENC to formally participate in the 2010 California Coastal Clean Up event in Echo Park.
  6. Discussion and/or Possible Action on the establishment of a monthly committee meeting date and time.

E. FUTURE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS

F. ANNOUNCEMENTS

G. ADJOURNMENT

* Time allocations for agenda items are approximate and may be shortened or lengthened at the discretion of the Chairperson.

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