Education, Arts and Culture Committee Meeting

Education, Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
6:30 to 8:30pm

IN PERSON
Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Room 410
Enter on Sawtelle

7.1 [ADMINISTRATIVE] PorchfestLA update

7.2 [ADMINISTRATIVE] Street mural art update

7.3 [ADMIN ISTRATIVE] Self-guided tour map update

Planning & Land Use Management Committee Meeting

Planning & Land Use Management Committee Meeting

Porchfest! You are invited to apply!

Mar Vista Music Project is bringing Porchfest LA to Mar Vista and Culver City -
November 1st and 2nd, 2025

Don’t delay. Act now, Spots are limited.

Mar Vista and Culver City lead the city with 10 porches and over 15 performers for Porchfest LA but think we can do so much more than that. Help spread the word, sign up today to host or perform and let your friends and neighbors know. The application deadline is coming up in just a few weeks so don't delay.

Be part of this annual LIVE music events held across the U.S.A. and in Canada on front porches,  bringing local musicians and neighborhoods together to celebrate and create a sense of community.

Registration for Performers is now open through September 27, 2025.
Click here for the Musician/Performer Application

Register here to be a Porchfest LA Host. Closes September 27, 2025.
Click here for the Host Application

Mar Vista Rec Center Fall Brochure is out! Sign up for fun!

https://www.laparks.org/sites/default/files/reccenter/mar-vista-recreation-center/media/mvrc-fall-brochure-2025-1.pdf

Waived Adoption Fees for Big Dogs and Grown -up Kitties

Tuesday, Sept. 02,2025-Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. 8:00-am - 5:00 pm

There are more than 1,700+ animals in the six LA City shelters who are waiting to be adopted into a new, loving home. With our shelters operating at over capacity, LA Animal Services is partnering with the Paula Kent Meehan Pet Care Foundation to offer waived adoption fees for some special dogs and cats during the Big Dogs and Grown-up Kitties Adoption Event happening September 2-30, 2025.

With medium- and larger-sized dogs making up the majority of the LA Animal Services’ dog population, and the number of adult cats that are making their way into our shelters, the waived adoption fees are for:

• Dogs weighing 40 lbs or more ($20 dog license fee for LA City residents still applies).
• Cats over 1 year old.

Furry friends adopted from LA Animal Services join their new families already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, licensed, and microchipped, and adopters receive a VCA Healthy Start Certificate, which provides up to $250 of follow-up veterinary care within the first 14 days of adoption. In addition, canine companions adopted from LA Animal Services are also eligible for free dog training classes at the Paws for Life K9 Rescue People & Pet Innovation Center in Mission Hills, CA. Contact Info@pawsforlifek9.org for more details.

View more animals available to adopt or foster by going to laanimalservices.com/pets

Center operating hours: Tuesday through Friday: 8am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday: 11am to 5pm. Closed on Mondays and City-observed holidays.

MVCC at Farmers Market

Mar Vista Community Council Tabled at
Farmers Market - Sunday, September 1
It was a HOT HOT Day. But we endured!
:) 

Thanks to everyone who visited us, and thank you to board members Steve Hedge, Greg Kopelow, Chloe Samiley, Charlene Samiley and April Petereson for conversation, tabling help, and the opportunity for me to take a break here and there. 

Share Your Neighborhood Council Election Experience

Mar Vista Community Council knows our stakeholders experienced a LOT of frustration with the Election/Voting process. We were frustrated as well!

EMPOWER LA is asking for feedback regarding the experience. Please participate in the survey and let them know your thoughts on the exasperating process. Maybe we can get it better and easier for the next election. Fingers crossed. 

EmpowerLA is gathering feedback to better understand your experience during the 2025 Neighborhood Council election cycle, including input on what worked well and what can be improved. Whether you participated in the 2025 Neighborhood Council elections as a candidate, as a voter, or you didn't participate at all, we want to hear from you!

By sharing your insights, you will help us enhance future election awareness strategies and resources, which in turn will increase candidate and voter engagement. More importantly, you can help us innovate ideas to strengthen connections between Angelenos and their Neighborhood Councils.

The survey results, including raw data, will be incorporated into EmpowerLA’s post-election report. This report will be distributed via our newsletter and made available on our website.

Please complete this survey no later than Saturday, August 30, 2025.

JULY CRIME REPORT

JULY CRIMES AT A GLANCE

• 7/18/25, STREET ROBBERY: near Pacific Ave & Centinela Ave, ( 2 ) male teenage suspects approached F H 23 & Snatched Necklace After Asking Directions. 

• 7/12/25, AGGRIVATED ASSAULT: Gateway Blvd & Granville, domestic violence occurred. Suspect was arrested.

 • 7/11/25, AGGRIVATED ASSAULT: Ocean Park Blvd & Armacost Ave, a 5150 male suspect brandished knife at officers after slashing his own throat.

• 7/10/25, AGGRIVATED ASSAULT: near Venice & Inglewood Blvd, a male homeless suspect struck a female victim with a hard object

• 7/07/25, AGGRIVATED ASSAULT: National Bl & Glendon Ave, a domestic violence occurred.

• 7/06/25, BUSINESS ROBBERY: Department store on National & Sepulveda, a male suspect threatened security when confronted for shoplifting $200 clothes

• 7/06/25, AGGRIVATED ASSAULT: Near Washington Pl & Washington Bl, a male suspect (apartment unit neighbor) brandished a knife in the laundry room at female (neighbor) during a dispute.

• 7/02/25, AGGRIVATED ASSAULT: near Venice Blvd & Centinela Ave, during a parking space dispute, a male suspect pepper sprayed victim, victim smashed suspect’s car window, and suspect pepper sprayed victim again.