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The GWNC Sustainability Committee and Rain Barrels Intl. will host a rain harvesting workshop on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 10am-12pm. This FREE workshop will cover rain harvesting and rain barrel maintenance. A short demonstration on electric leaf blowers will follow the rain harvesting workshop.

Los Angeles Public Library
Memorial Branch
4625 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019.

Rain barrels eligible for the LADWP rebate may also be purchased at the workshop by ordering in advance of the workshop at: http://www.rainbarrelsintl.com under the EVENTS tab Rain Barrels Intl.

RSVPs to sustainability@greaterwilshire.org are strongly encouraged.

Everyone is welcome!

A town hall forum for tenants and landlords about required seismic retrofitting in our area.

Typical Soft-story Building

• What is a soft story building?
• What is the threat during a catastrophic earthquake?
• Is my building on “the list”? Is there a deadline?
• Will I have to move?
• What is the cost to landlords? To tenants?

Hear from a seismic engineer, an apartment manager, and a tenant advocate at this FREE event.

Let’s all work together to reduce our risk!

Additional Resources

Mandatory Retrofitting Ordinance LADBS
http://www.ladbs.org/services/core-services/plan-check-permit/plan-check-permit-special-assistance/mandatory-retrofit-programs

City Ordinance 183893
http://www.ladbs.org/docs/default-source/publications/misc-publications/ordinance_183893.pdf?sfvrsn=6

Soft Story Compliance Report
http://ladbs.org/docs/default-source/publications/misc-publications/soft-story-compliance-report.pdf

Tenant Habitability Plan
https://hcidla.lacity.org/Tenant-Habitability-Program

The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council will host its second Drought-Tolerant Garden Tour on Saturday!

Saturday, June 2, 2018
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Meeting point: L.A. High Library Memorial Park, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005. [map]

Garden Tour attendees may procure maps of the gardens at the meeting point. This will be a self-guided and free tour.

The Second Drought-Tolerant Garden Tour will showcase gardens in the following Greater Wilshire neighborhoods: Brookside, Fremont Place, Sycamore Square, and Wilshire Park. Although the tour will focus on neighborhoods on the south side of the Greater Wilshire area, the tour will also feature a magnificent Hancock Park garden recently featured in the LA Times. Another tour highlight will be the front and rear garden of a Fremont Place home recently featured in the 2018 The Garden Conservancy “Los Angeles Open Day” tour. All gardens were nominated by Greater Wilshire resident. The review and selection of garden nominations was made the GWNC Sustainability Committee members.

At the Garden Tour’s meeting point, Rain Barrels Intl. will be distributing rain barrels for sale, which are eligible for City of Los Angeles Rain Barrel Rebates, and offering information on rain barrel care and maintenance from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Last, LA High Memorial Library will feature an exhibit on garden books to compliment the tour.

For more information on this event, please contact Julie Stromberg, Chair, GWNC Sustainability Committee, at sustainability@greaterwilshire.org.