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NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME ALERTS
Our Association maintains close contact with the LAPD, and we list all reports
of crime on our
Crime Alerts page.
The most recent report was added on Monday Mar. 8th ... you can help by first, reporting
any crime to the LAPD, then keeping us informed by sending an e-mail to
crimealerts@nicholscanyon.org.
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NINE MEMBERS GRADUATE HAM RADIO COURSE
Nine of our Association Members (including 4 from the Emergency Preparedness Team) received
their FCC certification as Ham Radio Operators ... Amateur Radio may be the only communication
we have with "the outside world" following a major disaster here in Nichols Canyon. Our neighborhood
is now a bit more prepared ... thanks ...!
(L to R) Norm Goodkin (Instructor), Bob Bowker, Capt. Ken Brady (LAFD 78), Bianca Pino, Linda Boyd,
Chitra Mojtabai, Mark Lambert, Maryanna Mitchell, Cristin Lindsay, Chris Mitchell, Madge Stankevich ...
Congratulations!
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LAPD LAUNCHES ANTI-TERRORIST iWATCH PROGRAM
iWATCH is a community awareness program created to help our neighborhood stay safe from terrorist activities --
it's a partnership between the LAPD and the residents of Los Angeles. We can and must work together to prevent terrorist attacks.
To learn about the iWATCH program and about the behaviors and activities that you should report, visit the
iWatch web site -
they also have a brochure
available with more information. Remember that iWATCH is about behaviors and activities, not individuals ...
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MAILBOX THEFTS CONTINUE IN OUR AREA
The rash of mailbox break-ins continues - mail thefts
have been reported from one end of our neighborhood to the other. There are two immediate
steps you can take:
1. bring in your mail as soon as possible after delivery
2. if you don't have one, install a locking rural-type mailbox
Should you find your mailbox broken open, or discover stolen mail -
1. call our U.S. Postal Inspector KELLY CASTRO 323-586-1986
2. if you have one, call your Security Company
3. send us an e-mail crimealert@nicholscanyon.org
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NEW LAFD WILDFIRE PREPARATION PROGRAM -- "READY! SET! GO!"
Los Angeles Fire Dept. has launched a new preparedness campaign for wildfires in the
L.A. Basin. The title explains the basic philosophy - "Ready! Set! Go!". Fire Officials
are urging residents to do the following -
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GET READY - prepare a defensible home |
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GET SET - prepare your family |
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GO - evacuate early |
The LAFD has published a
Personal Wildfire Action Plan - we hope you will implement it at your home, because
the lives you save could be your own.
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COUNTY STARTS REVERSE 9-1-1 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Los Angeles County has implemented an emergency mass notification system
that will be used to contact County residents and businesses via recorded
phone messages, text messages or e-mail messages in case of emergency.
Because the "Alert LA County" system uses the 911 database, only land-line
numbers are automatically included in the system. If you have a cellular
or Voice over IP number and would like to be notified on that device, or
if you would like an e-mail notification, you must register those telephone
numbers and/or your e-mail address.
Register online
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CANYON BOOK CLUB READING ASSIGNMENT
The Nichols Canyon Book Club's current selection Hollywood
Station by Joseph Wambaugh will be discussed on January 27th, 7:00-8:30pm.
This novel, his first in a decade, returns
to his LAPD roots (The Onion Fields, New Centurions) but post Rodney King,
things have changed. This book is widely avaiable at public
libraries. RSVP
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NEW DWP WATER RULES - RUN SPRINKLERS MONDAY & THURSDAY ONLY
The DWP's new water conservation measures went into effect July 1st - there are now
restrictions on the use of lawn sprinkler systems (Mondays and Thursdays only) for
all DWP customers - that's us! Automatic sprinkler systems are restricted ...
hand watering, using garden hoses fitted with shut-off nozzle devices, is allowed
any day, but not between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Overview •
DWP Fact Sheet
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RECIPES FROM 'FEED OUR COPS' NOW AVAILABLE
Several of our Members have been very active in the 4th Annual Summer Sunset Cruiser
Taskforce Feed Our Cops program, bringing food to the men
and women at Hollywood Station before they go out on patrol.
In response to many requests, Lee Lindenlaub has gathered together many of
the recipes - Volume I of the UNCNA Feed Our Cops Cookbook is now
online!
Plus - photos of the evenings are in our
Canyon Photo Album ...
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WATER CUT BACKS AND GOPHERS -- WHAT'S A GARDNER TO DO ...?
The Theodore Payne Foundation is a wonderful
resource for drought tolerant and erosion control gardening. Additionally,
find out about plants that attract birds, hummingbirds, and butterflies,
as well as deer resistant plants. They offer classes and have a nursery,
too. Check out the broad range of information available on their
web site ...
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