Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability Meeting Wednesday

Outreach Committee Meeting Thursday

Outreach Committee Meeting
Thurs., December 4th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. - 6:45
IN PERSON

Windward School
11350 Palms Blvd
Room 410
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Stakeholders are advised to use the vehicle entrance off of Sawtelle

7.1. [FUNDING] [OUTREACH] Funding Motion submitted by the Outreach Committee. The MVCC authorizes an expense of up to $750 for purchase of branded ball point 4 color pens for giveaways at Outreach events.

7.2. [FUNDING] [OUTREACH] Funding Motion submitted by the Outreach Committee. The MVCC authorizes an expense of up to $1600 for purchase of branded folding hand fans for giveaways at Outreach events.

7.3. [FUNDING] [OUTREACH] Funding Motion submitted by the Outreach Committee. The MVCC authorizes an expense of up to $2000 for purchase of branded safety reflective vests in adult and kid size for giveaways at Outreach events.

A day in the sun and fun at Venice WinterFest

Mar Vista Community Council spent a day in the sun and had fun at Venice WinterFest. It was so great to talk and listen to stakeholders all day.

Community Director Carolyn K. Honda, CD 11 Council Member Traci Park, Chair Charlene Samiley, and Candy- Mar Vista Stakeholder

At-Large Director Greg Kopelow, Chair Charlene, Community Director Carolyn, and Zone 1 Director Ian Blue manning the booth and passing out MVCC swag

Youth Director Chloe Samley and her dad Roman

Zone 3 Director Andrew Marton, At-Large Director Dr. Jennifer Rafeedie, At-Large Director April Peterson, Carolyn, Charlene and Greg enjoyed many conversations with stakeholders who had lots of opinions, who wanted to learn about MVCC, and some who just wanted a safety vest and dog poo bags.  :) 

Get your tree!!

Get your order in soon!

Officer Appreciation Day

Zone 3 Director ANDREW MARTON, who also serves on the COMMUNITY - POLICE ADVISORY BOARD - PACIFIC AREA, participated with preparing the OFFICER APPRECIATION DAY for our PACIFIC DIVISION OFFICERS who work day in and day out to keep Mar Vista safe. 

Look at all that pie! A beautiful and well deserved delicious time was enjoyed by all. 

Mar Vista's Blood Drive- We did great!

Did you know that an average 8 hour blood drive produces 5 pints of blood? 

Mar Vista logged in at 14! We were just shy of 3x the average!

We went above and beyond!!
14 donors registered, 2 donor(s) were deferred and 12 units were collected. We also registered 14 first time donors, your blood drive gave 36 people another tomorrow! This is amazing!

thank you to all who donated. 

MAR VISTA CRIME STATS- OCTOBER

MAR VISTA CRIME STATS- OCTOBER

October Crimes in Mar Vista

OCTOBER CRIMES IN MAR VISTA

The most notable aggravated assault was on 10/28/25 at Sepulveda Blvd just north of National Blvd when a homeless male shot and struck a homeless male in his temple.  

A similar incident occurred on 9/20/25 also on Sepulveda Blvd just north of National Blvd when a homeless female shot and struck a homeless male in his chest.  Suspect was arrested on the 9/20/25 incident.  

A large encampment is on Sepulveda Blvd under the 10 Freeway.

10/01 –  National Blvd & Sawtelle – 
Homeless suspect used pump nozzle at gas station to swing and throw at police  officers.  Suspect arrested.

10/02 – 10700 blk Woodbine St –
Suspect (friend) strangled victim after victim told suspect to go to rehab for drug use.

10/08 -  Centinela Ave & Pacific Ave - 
Male suspect struck female with vehicle when she crossed the street. Victim was in dispute with suspect’s girlfriend. 

10/25 – 2800 blk Sepulveda Blvd – domestic violence.
Husband strangled wife during dispute.

10/28 – 2900 blk Sepulveda Blvd – domestic violence.
Boyfriend strangled victim during dispute.

Three Robberies
10/03 – Sawtelle & Palms Blvd –
Two juvenile suspects pepper sprayed juvenile victim and took backpack. Possible marijuana deal gone bad.

In Residence – 10/12 – 12100 blk Mitchell Ave – boyfriend suspect forcefully took girlfriend’s phone during dispute.

Estes Business – 10/17 – Sepulveda & National Blvd – suspect swung knife at security guard after caught shoplifting.

Crime Trends, News, & Prevention Tips

Crime in October has been low compared to earlier in the year and previous years.

Auto crews are continuing to hit the Westside taking catalytic converters.  

They mainly target older vehicles from 2008 to 2012:

• Honda Civics

• Toyota Prius

• Toyota Corollas

It is difficult to protect your vehicle when parked on the street, try to park them in a well-lit area to deter them wanting to be seen. Consider investing in a car cover.

Targeted vehicles are targeted because the catalytic converters can be removed quickly and easily.  

If the vehicle is covered, the thieves will not know what vehicle it is.

Drive defensively. Drive safely.  Avoid road rage.

With all the vehicles and traffic and distracted drivers, there is a lot of road rages and traffic accidents.

This includes some busy streets in the Mar Vista Community Council area.   Drive defensively. Drive safely!

MVCC at the Neighborhood Council Summit

Mar Vista Community Council was invited to the West LA Neighborhood Council Summit at the Mar Vista Recreation Center on November 8th. 

Chair Charlene Samiley, Community Director Carolyn Honda, At Large Directors April Peterson, Steven Hedge and Steven Paddock, and Zone 6 Director Aaron Vanek attended.

Mayor Karen Bass and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto both spoke and had a short Q & A. The gist of the conversations were about how Community Councils can have an impact in their neighborhoods and City Leadership reporting on what they are doing

Mar Vista Community Council Presented with a Certificate

Mar Vista Community Council was presented with a certificate from Department of Neighborhood Council

Dodger Nights at Mar Vista Rec with Traci Park!

Couple of nights watching the Dodgers outdoors. Traci Park’s office sponsored raffles, we enjoyed the beer garden, taco truck, shared official Dodger Peanuts and cheers from Mar Vista fans. Thank you Council Member Traci Park for sponsoring this really fun evening.

Fall Festival and Blood Drive

FALL FESTIVAL + BLOOD DRIVE
Mar Vista Community Council had a booth at the Mar Vista Rec Fall Festival, and we sponsored a blood drive through Lifestream Blood. It was a beautiful Saturday filled with kids and families. The blood drive produced good numbers. MVCC gave safety vests that were the fashion statement of the day, rice krispy treats, chips ahoy, animal crackers, and goodie bags for kids that included play doh, a fun lighted ring, and bubbles!

Porchfest came to Mar Vista! Fun was had by all!

So many porches...so much great music!
Porchfest in Mar Vista was a wonderful show of community and talent. For two days, musicians of all sorts performed throughout our neighborhood and spread joy, music and positivity. It was an awesome two day event that showcased our local creative minds, and brought neighbors together tapping their toes to the rhythm.

LAPD Pacific Division 100 Year Celebration!

Save the date and come and CELEBRATE!
Saturday • November 15, 11:00 AM

Chief McDonnell and Councilmember Traci Park will be attending.

The event begins with a program in front of the station at 11:00 AM.
After the program (around 11:45 AM), it will shift to the back of the station for the
open house and conclude at approximately 3:00 PM.

 

Check out Traci Park's video - Mar Vista Community Update

Community Update-Mar Vista Edition, Oct. 18th, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h24JJ4hh9w

check out the Mar Vista Rec Center Fall Brochure

Click here for the Mar Vista Recreation Center Fall Catalog

Make life easier. Order a wreath or tree and have it delivered right to your door!

Support LAPD Pacific Boosters with a Festive Wreath or Tree Delivered right to your door!

Mar Vista Crime Report

Crime Trends, News, & Prevention Tips

August has been the third consecutive month where property crimes have decreased, largely due to less vehicles broken into, and property taken. Also, there have been 13 or 14 burglaries a month compared to the 17 to 22 burglaries per month the first half of the year. The violent crimes have mostly disputes between people who know each other, whether domestic violence or a neighbor or roommate dispute.

Still, be mindful of protecting yourself and your neighbors against residential burglaries.

To help deter a residential burglary, when leaving your residence for the evening, turn on the lights in the front room and close the shutters/curtains giving the impression someone is home. If there is a television in that front room, turn it on with the volume higher than usual to deter potential burglars approaching your home. Play music if you have a stereo system. Burglary crews are disabling the electric panel in the backyard to cut off alarm systems and disable home security cameras.

Consider hiding your electric panel by placing something in front of it, such as a ladder covered with a tarp in front of it, or pot with a plant. Place Beware of Dog signs on the side gate. Visit the local pet shop to purchase a large dog leash to tie on the side gate handle to give the impression of having a dog.

Pacific Division Contacts

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.