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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
GARCETTI HELPS OPEN NEW LAPD RAMPART STATION
 Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAPD Chief William Bratton, and other community leaders and members at the opening of the new Rampart Station this morning.
“This new state-of-the-art station help our officers better serve our community,” said Council President Garcetti.
The previous Rampart Station was built in 1966 and became too small to house the area's personnel. The new facility will allow officers and detectives to once again work from the same building.
The new building is also environmentally-friendly; it meets the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards.
GARCETTI, BECERRA DEDICATE STREET IMPROVEMENTS AT BUSY INTERSECTION
Council President Garcetti and U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra joined with neighbors to dedicate street improvements that will make it safer for pedestrians and less congested for drivers at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Western Avenue.
With several major bus lines, entrances and exits to the 101 freeway, a Metro Red Line stop, and numerous businesses in the vicinity, the Santa Monica-Western intersection is one of the city’s most heavily traveled by both cars and pedestrians.
“Thousands of people travel through this busy intersection everyday and these improvements will make it safer for them whether they’re driving in they're car or walking from home, school, or the bus of Metro stop,” said Council President Garcetti.“With new left-turn signals and longer left-turn lanes, we’re also able to we're traffic moving much more smoothly.”
Improvements include new signalized left-turn arrows, extended left-turn pocket lanes, and decorative crosswalks designed to call drivers’ attention to pedestrians. The crosswalk pattern was selected with input from the Santa Monica Western Residents Group. The approximately $300,000 total cost of the improvements was covered by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration secured by Rep. Becerra, working in close partnership with Council President Garcetti.
"AT THE PARK AFTER DARK" END OF SUMMER PARTY IS SATURDAY
 The end of summer party for Council President Garcetti's summer anti-gang program, At the Park After Dark, will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 6. Come to Hollywood Recreation Center at 1122 Cole Avenue to check out the free family fun.
Garcetti started the nationally-recognized At the Park After Dark program to give young people a safe, supervised place to go during the late summer hours. The program kept the doors open and lights on at the Hollywood Rec Center and Lemon Grove Park late into the evenings. Local organizations provided arts and crafts, music lessons, boxing lessons, and more.
Many thanks to the following partners for helping to make At the Park After Dark a huge success: Kaiser Permanente (sponsor), Sound Art, Santana House, Aztecs Rising, LACER, Be the Change - Hip Hop Theater, and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti represents the Thirteenth Council District which includes all or part of the communities of Glassell Park, Little Armenia, Thai Town, Atwater Village, Elysian Valley, Echo Park, Historic Filipinotown, Silver Lake, East Hollywood and Hollywood. Councilmember Garcetti serves as President of the Los Angeles City Council.
Council President Garcetti and his staff can be reached via e-mail at councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org or by mail or phone at City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Room 470, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 213-473-7013; 5500 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028, 323-957-4500; and 3750 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065, 323-478-9002.
www.ericgarcetti.com
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