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MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council
The MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council covers the area around MacArthur Park west of downtown, roughly from 3rd Street south to Olympic Boulevard and from Vermont Avenue east to Alvarado Street, per its bylaws, which divide it into five districts and note that the park is shared with the Westlake South Neighborhood Council. Under the City's Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils, anyone who lives, works or owns property in the area is a stakeholder, as is anyone who declares a community interest there through a school, nonprofit, religious or other community group.
Latest
The MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council's Executive Committee scheduled an Oct. 8 special meeting whose agenda listed setting the agenda for a special board meeting on Oct. 14, 2026, a review of applications for vacant board seats and drafting the council's funding program administrative packet for fiscal year 2026-2027. The agenda did not list the items going to the board. The board's September 2 agenda included two $5,000 Neighborhood Purposes Grants, to LA Commons for cleaning and repainting planters around MacArthur Park and to Music Arts Community Los Angeles (MAC·LA) for outreach on a park community advisory council, and a motion to fill two vacant At-Large seats. It also listed an update from the Department of Recreation and Parks on the MacArthur Park fencing project.
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 10 |
|---|---|
| Region | Central 2 |
| Certified | June 3, 2003 |
| Website | macarthurparknc.org |
Board
| Seat | Name | Officer |
|---|---|---|
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Margarita Lopez | Treasurer |
| District 1 Residential Representative (2027) | Jose Felix Cabrera Larios | Parliamentarian |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Olivia Suria | |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Rosario Argueta | |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Ivonnenanette Machado | |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Jacob Berezin | |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Israel Vasquez | |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Mireya Valencia | President |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Lucio Morado | |
| District 5 Residential Representative (2027) | Casey Wong | Secretary |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Sonya Guerra | |
| At-Large Stakeholder Representative (2027) | Michelle Rivera | Vice President |
When and where the MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council meets
MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council regular board meetings: First Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. Location: MacArthur Park Recreation Center, 2230 W. 6th Street (Sept. 2 agenda); the Aug. 5 meeting was on Zoom. Schedule as of October 1, 2026.
| Agendas and minutes | Agendas and minutes |
|---|
Committees
Budget
| Fiscal year | 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| City allocation | $25,000 |
| Spent so far | $272 |
Meetings
Past meetings
October 2026
- October 8, 2026 (Executive Committee special meeting) agenda only, minutes not posted The MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council's Executive Committee scheduled a special meeting online for Oct. 8, 2026, at 6 p.m. Its agenda was mainly about setting…
September 2026
- September 2, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council's board agenda for Sept. 2, 2026 had nine numbered sections, including two $5,000 neighborhood purpose grants: to LA…
August 2026
- August 5, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council's board agenda for Aug. 5, 2026, had 10 numbered sections and no letters, Community Impact Statements or grants. It…