At its next meeting, the Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council will discuss hiring a security company in an effort to reduce graffiti in the community.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at First Baptist Church of Granada Hills, 11011 Hayvenhurst Ave., Granada Hills.

Input from residents is welcome.

Also, everyone who attends the meeting will receive a free Graffiti Watch magnet with information on how to erase graffiti from their community.

Everyone who comes to the meeting can also get a free Granada Hills tote bag in an effort to keep the community green and clean.

For more information , go to www.ghsnc.org.

Posted by Mark Kellam at 2:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council's beautification committee is launching a Graffiti Watch program and needs your help! When you see graffiti, contact your local Graffiti Watchers to have the graffiti removed in 48 hours.

You can do any of the following:

• Call 311


• Call your County Supervisor at (818) 993-5170


• Call Councilman Greig Smith's Office at (818) 756-850


• Or submit a graffiti removal request online at www.lacity.org/bpw/OCS/grsr.htm

Posted by Jennifer Carcamo at 3:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council will host the 23rd Annual Holiday Parade, with the theme “A Cowboy Holiday,” at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.

The parade will start at Chatsworth Street and Petit Park Avenue, head west on Chatsworth Street, turn on Zelzah Street, and end at Zelzah and Kingsbury streets, in front of Granada Hills High School.

With more than 4,000 youth participants and 150 different entries, this is the largest holiday youth celebration parade in the San Fernando Valley. It features celebrities, marching bands, youth groups, drill teams and fancy floats.

For more information, go to www.granadachamber.com/par_detail.htm or call at (877) 233-5753.

Posted by Jennifer Carcamo at 3:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council's beautification committee has identified abandoned shopping carts as a significant neighborhood nuisance and has proposed a resolution to Councilman Greig Smith's office to take action.

• The resolution to reduce abandoned shopping carts includes:
• Requiring stores to install systems to lock wheels upon removal from the store
• Requiring carts to have store phone numbers on them
• Impound all abandoned carts
• Make it illegal to take a cart from a store

Posted by Jennifer Carcamo at 3:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)