Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council

A Joint Statement:

Fellow board members, committee members, and stakeholders,

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve on the board of the Hollywood Studio District Council (HSDNC) and represent our community in local government. However, due to the actions of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), we are no longer able to both continue that service
and follow our conscience.

On February 8, 2023, at a special meeting of the HSDNC board, Mario Hernandez of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment informed the board that:

a) The HSDNC would be sponsoring an event held by the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation;
b) The sponsorship would include $4,000 in funding, more than 10% of the HSDNC annual budget; and
c) Any HSDNC board members who did not attend would be removed from the board.

The board members and stakeholders present vehemently objected to sponsoring or participating in this event because of the violent, white-supremacist, criminal gang activity historically and currently perpetrated by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

Despite the fact that no HSDNC board members or stakeholders had been
involved in this decision, Mr. Hernandez informed meeting participants that it
was “not open for negotiation.”

Given the choice of betraying our values or ending our service to the HSDNC,
the decision is clear. We, the undersigned, do hereby resign from the board of
the Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council, effective immediately.

Black Lives Matter.

In Solidarity,

Michael Tessler, HSDNC Board Chair

Laura Graves, HSDNC Board Vice Chair

Damien Burke, HSDNC Board Secretary

Kali Mutty, HSDNC Board Member

Hayden Bernard, HSDNC Board Member

Frankie Holt, HSDNC Board Member

Cathy Hood, HSDNC Board Member

Nitzan Levinson, HSDNC Board Member

Note: HSDNC Treasurer Anthony Conley has also resigned in solidarity but has not had the opportunity to review this letter in its current form. Mrs. Alison Brotherton declined to sign the letter. We have not heard from Mr. Doug Haines yet whether or not he’ll sign the letter. A signed copy of this letter was submitted to city officials.

We’ve got this. New drought measures from .

Huge thank you to , , , .io, and for the amazing turnout for our community cleanup and groundbreaking event for HSDNC Park. We’re so proud of our community and the amazing turnout!

Applications for this program close December 11th.

TONIGHT at 6:30pm!! The Universal Church is hosting a food drive out of the old Title Max building on Santa Monica Blvd. A lot of us have been struggling during the pandemic - if you need food please use this amazing community resource!
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¡ESTA TARDE a las 6:30pm! La Iglesia Universal esta repartiendo comida en el edificio viejo de Title Max en Santa Monica Blvd. Muchos de nosotros hemos estado sufriendo durante la pandemia - si necesita comida ¡por favor utilice este recurso comunitario!
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As your neighborhood council, we write community impact statements to our city council about what YOU - Hollywood Studio District residents and stakeholders - want in your community and how their actions will affect our unique neighborhood. Community impact statements can influence a number of things, including the way city services are implemented across the city, as well as how funding is allocated in the city budget to better reflect the needs of our neighborhood. Join us on Monday, June 22nd and let us know what your neighborhood priorities are!

join , , , and on Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM where we'll have family-size boxes of free food. No eligibility requirements and open to all in need!

Tomorrow from 10am to 12pm at the corner of Fernwood and De Longpre there will be a hot meal distribution! Feel free to DM us if you need more help finding food resources 💛🖤 Don't forget to wear your mask and practice social distancing!
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Mañana de 10am a 12pm estarán distribuyendo comida en la intersección de Fernwood y De Longpre. Si necesita ayuda encontrando recursos de comida, mándenos un DM 🖤💛 ¡No se olvide de traer su mascarilla y mantenerse a 2m de distancia de los demás!
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@ Hollywood Community Job Center

Retail businesses are slowly starting to open up, but we still need to work together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Avoid crowded places, practice physical distancing, wear a face covering when around other people, wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your face, and most of all - be kind to others!

Last weekend started temporarily closing streets as a part of the "Slow Streets" program that we passed a resolution about. Here are the streets that we recommended. The red are partial closures & the purple are full closures to non-local traffic ♥⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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El fin de semana pasado el alcalde comenzó a temporariamente cerrar ciertas calles como parte del programa "Slow Streets" que nosotros apoyamos. Estas son las called que nuestro concejo recomendó. Las rojas son cierres parciales y las moradas son cierres completos a trafico no-local ♥⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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