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Echo Park Neighborhood Council

Published October 1, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

The Echo Park Neighborhood Council covers Echo Park, split into six board districts (EPNC), mostly in the Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley community plan area with a smaller part in the Westlake plan area. Anyone who lives, works or owns property in the area, or declares a stake in it as a community interest stakeholder, is a stakeholder (Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils).

Latest as of October 11, 2026

The Echo Park Neighborhood Council's Executive Committee holds a special online meeting on Oct. 12 on an agenda that lists a website redesign, moving board meetings to the Echo Park Recreation Center or another site, and a letter supporting a higher minimum parks budget in the City Charter. The board's Sept. 22 agenda included a request asking CD 1 to repeal Municipal Code Section 41.18 and a vote on making St. Paul's Commons its regular meeting place. The Aug. 25 regular meeting was cancelled; the agenda for an Aug. 26 special meeting on Zoom included a Planning and Land Use Committee request supporting small business protections, C-TAHO and vacancy taxes, and a choice of library polling place for its 2027 board election.

City Council districts Council District 1, Council District 13
RegionEast
CertifiedApril 16, 2002
Websitewww.echoparknc.com

Board

21 seats, as of October 1, 2026 (Source)

SeatNameOfficer
At-Large RepresentativeSara SeidmanChair
At-Large RepresentativeWindy O'MalleyVice Chair
At-Large RepresentativeMimi DonnellyChief Information Officer
District 2 RepresentativeOwen ReeseTreasurer
District 1 RepresentativeUwe Bald
District 1 RepresentativeVacant
District 2 RepresentativeRyan Bergeron
District 3 RepresentativeGeorge Lee Jr.
District 3 RepresentativeMaya Guzdar
District 4 RepresentativeGrant Bowlds
District 4 RepresentativeJulio Aguayo
District 5 RepresentativeAna Estela Gonzalez
District 5 RepresentativePedro Piqueras
District 6 RepresentativeBill Chin
District 6 RepresentativeNicole Mendoza
At-Large RepresentativeConnie Acosta
At-Large RepresentativeEmily Blake
At-Large RepresentativeMansoor K. Khan
At-Large RepresentativeDavid Toppelberg
At-Large RepresentativeVacant
Youth RepresentativeVacant

When and where the Echo Park Neighborhood Council meets

Echo Park Neighborhood Council regular board meetings: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. Location: St. Paul's Commons Retreat Center, 840 Echo Park Ave. (in person only). Schedule as of October 1, 2026.

Next meetingOctober 12, 2026, 2 p.m. · Online by Zoom
Agendas and minutesAgendas and minutes

Committees

Budget

Fiscal year2026-27
City allocation$25,000, plus a $7,013 rollover and a $1,000 adjustment
Spent so far$6,777

as of October 1, 2026 (Source)

Meetings

Coming up

Past meetings

September 2026

  • September 22, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The Echo Park Neighborhood Council's board agenda for Sept. 22, 2026 had a Request for Action asking CD 1 to repeal Municipal Code section 41.18, placed on the…

August 2026

  • August 26, 2026 (special) minutes posted The Echo Park Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 26, 2026, passed a Request for Action supporting small business protections, C-TAHO and vacancy taxes…

July 2026

  • July 28, 2026 minutes posted The Echo Park Neighborhood Council's board on July 28, 2026 approved three Neighborhood Purpose Grants of up to $1,000 each, to Food Access LA for the Echo Park…