Come and spend your Halloween with friends and neighbors.

Come to the park and donate your vampire worthy blood on Halloween!!!
What a great story that will be.
And for your good deed, you'll head into the night with a cool limited edition Tee, AND a $20 In n Out Gift Card! It's a win win for you and your community.
Make your appointment early so you're sure to get in on the ghoulish fun.
Stop by the Mar Vista Community Council booth and say hi!



Thank you to the 20+ attendees to our Town Hall & Meet and Greet!
We greatly enjoyed meeting our stakeholders and explaining what the Mar Vista Community Council does, can do, and can not do for you.
Our feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and we hope to do this again in the future.
We thank the Mar Vista Branch Library for hosting us, Director Steven Hedge for donating bottled water, and the MVCC ad hoc planning committee for putting it together.

New Pacific Area Senior Lead Officer Basic Car Map

Conversations with Veterans | Sunday, November 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
We are looking for veterans or reservists who have been on active duty and who live or work or volunteer in the CA 36 Congressional District or nearby (including West LA VA) and would be willing to tell me their story and be considered for the event.
Veterans who would like to share their story should contact: Janet at [email protected] or call the office at 323-651-1040.
Veterans can either email me one of their stories or I am happy to call them and take notes as they tell me the story.


With one conversation, asking someone how they’re really doing — and being ready to truly listen — can save lives. Because here’s what we know: No one has to face this alone. Help exists. Healing is possible. And all it can take is for one person to start a conversation.

The Mar Vista Self-Guided Art Tour is ready for you to start stepping!
You can download the map for your phone, or to print and hold a paper map while you walk.
It is located on the sidebar here on our website. Enjoy!




Mar Vista Community Council has a new Youth Director.
Our Youth Director Chloe Samiley left to attend the Naval Academy.
We needed to fill the position and we were lucky enough to have Spencer Reisner fill the position.
Spencer is the perfect person to become our Youth Director. He has been attending Mar Vista Community Council meetings for a few years and he was also instrumental in creating the position. He was sworn in at our Board of Directors Meeting last week. Spencer will be serving on the Elections and By-laws Committee along with his Youth Director duties.

Sawtelle South of Palms for a few blocks. woo hoo!!

We tabled at Venice Fest a couple Saturdays ago.
Fun and Sunny day with the community. Thanks to everyone who came by and said hi!

Bringing Free Live Music to Our Neighborhood Porches!
Porchfest Los Angeles transforms neighborhoods into vibrant community stages, connecting residents through free, live performances by local musicians, performers and artists on front porches, driveways, and community spaces. This annual event celebrates creativity, strengthens community ties, and makes the arts accessible to everyone.
Mar Vista and Culver City
October 24, 25 2026 11am - 5:00pm
Sign up today, spaces are limited.
www.porchfestla.com/perform
www.porchfestla.com/host
www.porchfestla.com/volunteer



The brand new sparkling Mar Vista Mural which was in desparate need of a makeover was unveiled Sunday, May 31st. Members of Mar Vista Community Council participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony with Council Member Traci Park and Muralist DJ Neff. Thank you to Council member Park for helping to beautify Mar Vista!

Thank you to all who came out and supported our blood
drive at the Spring Fest at Mar Vista Rec. The room was
buzzing all day! You are very much appreciated.
The average take in of blood for a drive is 12 pints. Mar Vista gave them 20!
One pint of donated blood can save or help up to three lives. This is achieved because the collected blood is typically separated into three key components—red blood cells, plasma, and platelets—which can be used individually to treat different patients, such as trauma victims, cancer patients, or infants. Thank You Mar Vista!!!

Save the Date! Plant some Trees!



PACIFIC AREA | FEBRUARY 2026
Crime Statistics & Information
On February 14, at 4:00am to 5:00am, two males removed copper wiring from approximately one dozen light poles in the Ocean Park Blvd, Armacost, & Westgate Ave vicinity in the dark at night.
Many lights have been repaired already. If you have a one in your neighborhood still dark, contact the Councilwoman Traci Park website and fill out the Items To Repair form

The February 2026 Violent Crimes are :
1) Robbery – CARJACKING - 2/26/26 -
Near Venice Bl & Sepulveda. Victim claimed suspect approached him in parked vehicle and carjacked him.
Victim seen later in Culver City near his parked car.
2) AGG ASSAULT – 2/02/26 –
Near Venice Blvd & Sepulveda. Male suspect threw hammer at victim’s vehicle while victim drove by.
3) AGG ASSAULT - 2/14/26 –
Near Pearl St and Bundy.Male suspect invited female victim on Valentine’s Day to reconcile relationship. During dispute, suspect strangled victim and slammed head on counter. ARRESTED.
4) AGG ASSAULT – 2/13/26 –
Near Venice Blvd & Grand View Blvd – ExBoyfriend suspect struck victim.
5) AGG ASSAULT – 2/18/26 –
Near Venice Bl & Grand View - Female suspect slowly drove into victim after victim did not pick up her dog’s feces in parking lot.
6) AGG ASSAULT – 2/15/26 –
Washington Bl & Centinela – Male suspect brandished handgun, stated, “Get off my block.”
7) AGG ASSAULT – 2/15/26 –
3700 blk Centinela Ave – Two friends engaged in physical dispute.
8) AGG ASSAULT – 2/16/26 -
Sepulveda & National Blvd – male suspect threw ceramic vase at business security after told to leave for attempting to buy gift cards with fraudulent means.
9) AGG ASSAULT – 2/28/26 –
National & Sawtelle – Suspect threw trash bin at store manager when manager told him to leave premises.


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