L.A. City Nerd thinks Neighborhood Councils are A-OK

You gotta love L.A. City Nerd. He's anonymous but knows all about the innerworkings of city government. Zach Behrens of In the Oaks interviews him on Laist, which has been turning up the heat -- and turning once again into a daily must-see L.A. blog.

Here's the Nerd on Neighborhood Councils:

I do believe in the Neighborhood Council System. I believe it has brought new people together in neighborhoods that often lacked a sense of community. Some of my favorite communities have real community voices again because of the NC system: Palms, Reseda, Pico-Union, etc. The one thing that hinders them is that so many try to be mini City Councils instead of unique neighborhood councils that are truly responding and acting to their immediate communities. The most successful are the ones that don't get mired in minutia and really just focus on community issues and how to solve them.

Among other things, the Nerd busts the city's Web site for stinking and gives a quick history on how he found his space in the blogging world.