LA-32 Neighborhood Council · Held

LA-32 Neighborhood Council meeting, August 5, 2026

August 5, 2026, 6 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: The LA-32 Neighborhood Council's board agenda for Aug. 5, 2026, had $12,000 in Neighborhood Purpose Grants to Wilson High School, Farmdale Elementary's community garden and Save Elephant Hill (our sum of items 7 to 9), a letter from the El Sereno Neighbors Coalition opposing a proposed 111-unit development at Huntington Drive and Portola and up to $2,300 for three community events. Minutes were not posted on the City agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026. The Aug. 19 agenda, which calls that meeting a continuation of this one, shows the Farmdale grant passed at $4,500 and lists 11 other items again.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 5, 2026 meeting of the LA-32 Neighborhood Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.

Minutes for this meeting were not posted on the City’s agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026. Except for item 8, outcomes are not known; the Aug. 19 agenda, which calls that meeting a continuation of this one, lists items 11, 13 and 15 to 23 from this meeting’s agenda again.

7. $2,500 for a Wilson High School career fair

• What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Woodrow Wilson High School for a career fair on Nov. 10, 2026 (agenda).
• Amount: $2,500 (agenda).

8. $5,000 for the Farmdale Community Garden

• What it asks: Reapproves a grant first approved May 6, 2026, to Farmdale Elementary School to expand and improve the Farmdale Community Garden (agenda).
• Amount: $5,000 (agenda).
• What happened: The Aug. 19 agenda says the board passed this item on Aug. 5 with the award amended to $4,500 “due to an error made by a Director,” and lists a motion by Bruce Wilson to reconsider it (Aug. 19 agenda).

9. $4,500 for Save Elephant Hill hikes

• What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Save Elephant Hill for a series of public hikes (agenda).
• Amount: $4,500. Items 7 to 9 total $12,000, our sum (agenda).

10. Letter opposing a 111-unit development at Huntington Drive and Portola

• What it asks: Approves and sends a letter written by the El Sereno Neighbors Coalition opposing the proposed 111-unit development at Huntington Drive and Portola. The agenda gives no case number or recipient (agenda).

15. Up to $1,200 for Mexico Independence Day

• What it asks: Co-sponsors the annual Mexico Independence Day event on Sept. 16 with the El Sereno Senior Citizens Center, for lunch or a DJ (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $1,200 (agenda).

16. Up to $600 for a Sept. 19 cleanup

• What it asks: Sponsors a neighborhood cleanup on Sept. 19, 2026, from 9 to 11 a.m., starting on Huntington Drive (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $600 (agenda).

17. Up to $500 for Black Walnut Day

• What it asks: Pays for promotional items and refreshments at a council booth at Black Walnut Day in Ascot Hills Park on Sept. 5, 2026 (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $500. Items 15 to 17 total up to $2,300, our sum (agenda).

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