epian ways june 2009

8/8/2019 EPIAn Ways June 2009

1/12


2/12


3/12

Mail for EPIA: P.O.Box 261021, Los Ang eles, CA 90026 Message Phone (323) 882-4835

June-July 2009 Page 3

(323)

Read the EPIAn ways online at http://echoparkimprovement.orgRead the EPIAn ways online at http://echoparkimprovement.orgRead the EPIAn ways online at http://echoparkimprovement.orgRead the EPIAn ways online at http://echoparkimprovement.org

Here is a quick update on some issues of concern to Echo Park residents:

New signalized crosswalk at Sunset and Portia.

Crossing the street at Sunset and Portia got a little safer with the addition of a signalized crosswalk that blinks yel-low lights overhead to alert drivers to pedestrians crossing Sunset Boulevard. The Los Angeles Department of Transpor-tation and the Pedestrian Advisory Group comprised of Los Angeles residents had both identified the need for improvedvisibility of pedestrian crossing at this intersection.

GO GREEN pamphlets available to help residents and businesses.

The City of Los Angeles has many resources to help Angelenos live and work in a more environmentally-sustainablemanner. The Department of Public Works, Department of Water and Power, and other city agencies operate programsto help residents and businesses go green and save money. My office created a series of pamphlets as a one-stop shopfor information about these programs. The pamphlets are available in my offices or online at www.cd13.com.

Mortgage consultant fraud.

Most of us have seen signs on the side of the road offering a phone number to call for help with reducing our mort-gage payments. Many of these so-called consultants have unfortunately persuaded anxious homeowners to pay hun-

dreds or thousands of dollars to "consultants" who take an upfront payment and are never heard from again.Now, the City of Los Angeles will protect homeowners from unethical mortgage consultants. The City Council

passed an ordinance I authored to regulate "mortgage consultants" working with homeowners to reduce their paymentsbefore they fall into foreclosure. Previously, state law only regulated consultants working with homeowners who had al-ready defaulted on their loans.

Under the new law:1. Consultants are required to provide a contract, which includes language notifying the homeowner that these ser-

vices are also available free of charge through http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/2. Consultants are prohibited from charging an upfront fee3. Homeowners may sue for treble damages (which gives private attorneys more incentive to represent homeowners

in these cases)

Thank you to everyone in Echo Park who has assisted with these and other City of L.A. projects to make ourneighborhood an even better place to live and work.

UUUUPDATEPDATEPDATEPDATEFROMFROMFROMFROMCCCCOUNCILOUNCILOUNCILOUNCILPPPPRESIDENTRESIDENTRESIDENTRESIDENT

EEEERICRICRICRICGGGGARCETTIARCETTIARCETTIARCETTI


4/12

Page 4 June-July 2009

Mail for EPIA: P.O.Box 261021, Los Ang eles, CA 90026 Message Phon e (323) 882-4835

1911 SUNSET BOULEVARDLOS ANGELES, CA 90026

(213) 484-1265

Download the EPIAn ways at http://www.echoparkimprovement.org/Download the EPIAn ways at http://www.echoparkimprovement.org/Download the EPIAn ways at http://www.echoparkimprovement.org/Download the EPIAn ways at http://www.echoparkimprovement.org/

1800 W Sunset Blvd (213) 989-1558 www.masaofechopark.com


5/12



Echo Park in the 1920s: the fa-

mous lake, the verdant hills, the writ-ers, painters, and musicians, the bo-hos, evangelicals, and radicals. Wait.Sound familiar? Well, according to Na-than and Mary Hittelman, Echo Parkhasnt changed that much in the last90 years. Its always been the samelaid back hot bed of art, ideas, andcreativity. And the Hittelmans shouldknow. Nathan, 94, and Mary, 92, havelived here since 1952, and Nathan firsthung out here in the 1920s. Sure, EchoPark Avenue once had trolley cars thatran right through to Temple Street,

before the 101 Freeway cut it off atBelleview, and Edendale (the name ofthe hood before it just became plainol Echo Park), was the original Holly-wood hills with Charlie Chaplins andMack Sennetts silent film studiosdown on Glendale Boulevard, and Glo-ria Swanson and Norma Talmadge, thegreat silent film divas, once lived onMorton Avenue in the Echo Park Hills

But Nathan remembers moving outto LA at age 7 from Rochester, NewYork, in 1920. His parents, both fromthe Ukraine, made the now common

East to West Coast trek for the good ofhis mothers health, and they ended upliving on Temple Street between Glen-dale and Beaudry, just west of down-town and Bunker Hill. By 1928, thefamily had moved to Boyle Heights, notfar from the Breed Street Schul (Jewishtemple), and Nathan remembers visit-ing his friend Gene Drogan who livedon Baxter Street just up the steep hillfrom Echo Park Avenue, and Gene mar-ried Brodea Most, whose fatherseemed to own most of the property onthe Baxter Street Hill. Nathan remem-

bers growing up with Mary in BoyleHeights and marrying her in 1935, justafter spending two years at UCLA andtwo years at UC Berkeley, majoring inengineering, and Mary says with a twin-kle in her eye that the two of themknew each other so long, since child-hood, that it was almost like an ar-ranged marriage.

From 1935-

1942, Nathanwas an LACounty surveyor,using his engi-neering skills towork on countysewer plants,and from 1942-1952, during thewar years, theH i t t e l m a n smoved inland toOntario, as Na-than worked on

a pig farm thatwas convertedinto Kaiser Steelto build big ships for the Navy. Maryand Nathan remember coming in to theCity to bowl at Jensens, the now his-torically-preserved building on Sunsetjust west of Echo Park Avenue, andthey remember coming in again to seea USC football game in 1952. Nathandropped Mary off at the top of LucretiaAvenue in Elysian Heights while he andhis friend, Rapport, went to the game,and no longer than 15 minutes after he

came back, Mary had brought himacross the street to see the 3 bedroomwooden house that was for sale. Theybought it for $13,750 and paid it offwithin two years. Nathan earned aboutthat same amount in a year and hasalways considered that a good bench-mark of affordability. Given his logic, Iguess the new owners will have to bemaking between $700-800,000 a yearwhen the Hittelmans finally leave theirhome of 57 years. Well, yes, the timesthey have been a changing!

What Mary loved about the house

was the way it was situated, lookingwest from the back deck towards theAlvarado and Tom Mix Hills, and be-yond to the Griffith Observatory, andon a clear day, all the way to theOcean. To the East were the SanGabriel Mountains, right nearby, Ely-sian Park, and Mary took up paintingand sculpture to capture some of the

classic scenery that now hangs in everyroom throughout the Hittlemanshome. What Nathan liked best aboutthe neighborhood was how it was al-ways so entirely mixed and inte-grated, Koreans living next to Mexicansliving next to Chinese and Jews, withnever a word of discrimination or politi-cal correctness. The two of thembrought up four children in Echo Park,who all went to Elysian Heights Ele-

mentary School on Echo Park and Bax-ter, and they remember the bestteacher there, a kick-ass Ms. Goodwin,who started each of their kids in theright direction towards their future ca-reers in science, education, and theprofessions. In fact, one of theirsons, Marty, still lives nearby in Silverlake, and hes become head of the Cali-fornia Federation of Teachers.

Oh yeah, Nathan says just be-fore we wrap up, I do remembersomething different about theneighborhood. There used to be two

spring water bottling companies righthere on Morton Street and another onBaxter. They were supposed to be bot-tling the water from an ancient under-ground Indian stream. Mary smileswith that twinkle again, and says,there used to be a lot more children inthe neighborhood too.

Meet Your NeighborsMeet Your NeighborsMeet Your NeighborsMeet Your Neighbors by Eric Trulesby Eric Trulesby Eric Trulesby Eric Trules

Nathan and Mary Hittelman

Eric Trules is a 16 year resident of Echo Park, a Senior Fulbright Specialist, and an Assistant Professor at USCs School of Theater. More info at: www.erictrules.com


6/12


7/12



CLEAN-UP

Abandoned Vehicles 311

Cars Parked in Ya rds 1-888-524-2845

Hazardous Wa ste Disposa l Information 1-800-988-6942

Parkway and Med ia n Maintena nce 1-800-996-2489Storm Dra ins 213-485-5391

Trash and Bulky Item Pick Up 1-800-773-2489FAX 213-847-2261

L. A. Fire Depa rtment Brush Clea rance 818-374-1111

COMMUNITYSERVICESCopies of Crime and Traffic Reports 213-485-4193

El Centro del Pueblo 213-483-6335

Echo Pa rk Libra ry 213-250-7808

Ede nda le Libra ry 213-207-3000

Echo Pa rk Recrea tion Center 213-250-3578

Echo Pa rk Chamber of Commerce 213-630-3032

Dodger's Security 323-224-1363

Dodg er's Neighborhood Focus 323-224-2636

Dodge r's Community Affairs 323-224-1435

Central City Action Com mittee 213-241-0908

North Central Anima l She lter 213-847-1416

L.A City Depa rtment of Aging 800-834-4777

Elysia n Pa rk Ra nger 323-913-4688

Hea lth Informa tion 211

Los Angeles City Informa tion 311

Los Angeles City Informa tion webs ite www.lacity.org

Congres swoma n Lucille Royba l-Alla rd 213-628-9230

Sta te Sena tor Gil Cedillo 213-612-9566

Asse mblyperson Kevin de Leon 323-225-4545

LA County Superviso r Gloria Molina 213-974-4111

Mayors Office [email protected] 213-978-0600

Neighbo rhood Prose cutor Program 213-847-8045

POLITICAL

1s t District Ed Reyes 213-485-3451

13th District Eric Garcetti 323-957-4500

Congres sman Xa vier Becerra 213-483-1425

Congres swoma n Lucille Royba l-Alla rd 213-628-9230

Sta te Sena tor Gil Cedillo 213-612-9566

Asse mblyperson Kevin de Leon 323-225-4545

LA County Superviso r Gloria Molina 213-974-4111

Mayors Office [email protected] 213-978-0600

Neighbo rhood Prose cutor Program 213-847-8045

POLICE

Police Emergency: Need Police Car 911

Spa nish Line 213-928-8222

Narcotic Hotline 1-800-662-2878

Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-540-4000Police Non-Eme rgency 1-877-275-5273

LAPD Air Support Division 213-485-2600

RAMPART DIVISION

Rampa rt Police Division Desk 213-484-3400 ext 1

Rampa rt Vice Unit 213-485-4080

Rampa rt Division Watch Comma nde r 213-485-4062

Senior Lea d Office r Ford 213-793-0775

Community Rela tions 213-484-3400 ext 2

China Town Sub-Station 213-621-2344

NORTHEAST DIVISION

Northea st Desk 213-485-2563

Northea st Report Unit 213-485-2563

Senior Lea d Office r Bob by Hill 213-793-0760

Senior Lea d Officer Al Poleh onki 213-793-0763

Northea st Detectives 213-485-2566

Northea st Community Rela tions 213-485-2548

Northeast Gang Detail 213-847-4263

Northea st Youth Referra l Program 213-847-3375

Northea st Records 213-485-2568

Relea se of Impound ed Veh icles 213-485-2566CITIZEN COMPLAINTS

Dep artme nt Building & Safety 888-524-2845

Department of Hea lth 1-800-427-8700

Dep artme nt of Transportation 213-580-1177

Department of Water & Power 800-342-5397

Parking Enforcement 311

Loose/ Stray Anima ls/ Ba rking Dogs 888-452-7381

LA County Depa rtme nt of Consume r

Affairs

213-974-1452

Lega l Aid Client Referra l 1-800-399-4529

Ope ration Bright Lights 311

Stree t Lighting Repa irs 311

Profess iona l Helicopter Pilots Association 213-891-3636

GRAFFITI RELATED ISSUES

Report Graffitti 311

Free Paint 311


8/12



ECHO PARK LIBRARYLibrary HoursLibrary HoursLibrary HoursLibrary Hours

Mondays 10:00 am - 8:00 pmTuesdays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Wednesdays 10:00 am - 8:00 pmThursdays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pmFridays 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturdays 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSundays CLOSEDLibrary AddressLibrary AddressLibrary AddressLibrary Address

Echo Park Branch Library

1410 W. Temple Street

Los Angeles CA 90026

PhonePhonePhonePhone 213.250.7808

FAXFAXFAXFAX 213.250.3744

EDENDALE LIBRARYLibrary HoursLibrary HoursLibrary HoursLibrary Hours

Mondays 10:00 am 8:00 pmTuesdays 12 noon 8:00 pm

Wednesdays 10:00 am 8:00 pmThursdays 12 noon 8:00 pmFridays 10:00 am 6:00 pmSaturdays 10:00 am 6:00 pmSundays CLOSEDLibrary AddressEdendale Branch Library2011 W. Sunset BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90026Phone (213) 207-3000FAX (213) 207-3097

World Wide Web AddressWorld Wide Web AddressWorld Wide Web AddressWorld Wide Web Address http://www.lapl.org 24 Hour Renewal:24 Hour Renewal:24 Hour Renewal:24 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL

STOP-IN

But as the years went by, the entire concept of StopIn Locations began falling out of favor with the upper

management of the LAPD. Officers were no longer as-signed to the Echo Park Stop In and the use of volun-teers was eventually terminated. The two LAPD divisionsstopped cooperating on sharing the facility. Frustrat-ingly, community meetings could only be held when anofficer was present.

Finally the plug was pulled; a few months ago offi-cials at the Rampart Division banned the communityfrom meeting at the Stop In. The blue-and-white signageout front was removed.

The furniture supplied by Select Patrol has now beentaken away. The TV donated by the community for theofficers has gone. The records and memorabilia of adozen years have been cleared out.

With the closure of the Stop In Location, community

safety and Neighborhood Watch groups now mustscramble for a convenient place to meet regularly. Onceagain police officers have to write reports in cars or driveback to the station. The hard work and high hopes thatwent into the Stop In have come up short.

We have not been able to find out whether LAPD hasany plans to re-open or replace the Echo Park Stop InLocation.

(Continued from page 1)

COMING AT EDENDALE LIBRARYChildren's Summer ReadingAll summer long, find great books, fun programs, enter-taining craft activitiesand air conditioning at the library,a Treasured Island in Echo Park. Sign up anytime, June-August; programs take place June 22-August 24.TEEN LA 2009This years Teen Summer Reading Program goes onlinefor the 1st time ever! Thats right you can register forTeen LA 2009 online with your library card by visitingwww.lapl.org and clicking on the Teen Web link. Join usfor our biweekly branch programs throughout the sum-mer, and remember you get a raffle ticket for every pro-gram you attend and every book review you write!Summer Reading Kick-Off pizza, music, Guitar Hero! June18 @ 4 pmLACMA Art Workshops: new projects Tuesdays @ 4pmTeen Book Club chat about The Hunger Games Thursday,4pm

Jewelry Making make some funky wearable trinkets July 9@ 4pmCupcake Decorating with scrumptious edible toppings July16 @ 4pmTarot Card Reading unlock the mysteries of the tarot/freedeck giveaways July 23 @ 4pmAdult Book ClubThe Adult Book Club meets Monday, June 22nd, at 6:30pm. We're reading "Fire in the Blood" by Irene Nemi-rovsky. In July we'll be reading "Anil's Ghost" by MichaelOndaatje and meeting on the 20th at 6:30pm.Free ConcertHui Plays the Traditional Music of Hawaii:Celebrate the summer with a free concert. All ages are

welcome. June 20th, 3-4pm. This concert is sponsored bythe L.A. County Arts Commission.


9/12



EPIA can be contacted at [email protected]. Ofcourse, you can continue to reach us through the EPIAmessage phone at (323) 882-4835.

SaturdaySpecialTypicalHaitian

Food

Mon Sat11 am 7 pmSundays Group of 10or more by

ReservationWood Burning Rotisserie

309 N. Glendale BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90026

www.tigeorgeschicken.comEmail: [email protected]

We Roastour ownHAITIANCoffee

We Pourour ownHAITIANCoffee -Try some!

Youve got to hand it to herfor a gal in her seventies, EchoParks Lady of the Lake is in greatshape. Especially now that thelake-side statue has got all herfingers once more.

Last year park goers noticedthat the concrete Art Deco statuenear the boathouse was missingthe digits on her upraised lefthand. Was it an accident or van-dalism? No suspects have beenfingered as yet.

Residents knew theyd need ahand-out to repair the damageddigits since the cost of restoration

and moving topped $28,000 whenthe 8,000 pound statue wasplaced in its current location tenyears ago. It wasnt until mid-Maythat conservator Donna Williamsgot the go-ahead for her handi-work.

Ms Williams deserves a handa couple of days worth of hands-on labor by her and a handyhelper made the well-known fig-ures fingers as good as new! Godown to the park and take a look

at Echo Parks once again ten-fingered sculpture.

A REAL HANDFUL: REPAIR OF THE LADY OF THE LAKE

Conservator Dona Williams with the Lady ofthe Lake during restoration

by Susan Borden


10/12



What do you do when youre confronted by anangry car burglar who rushes up and punches you

when you admonish him to stop breaking into aparked car? If youre a police officer you behaverather differently than I did when I was put into asimulation of this situation at the LAPD TrainingAcademy in Elysian Park.

I was one in a class of about forty civilians whogot to try out the Crime Simulator as part of the LosAngeles Police Departments ten-week CommunityPolice Academy one evening last month.

The simulator, an expensive and sophisticatedteaching tool, occupies a building on the academycampus. It consists of a screen about twelve feet

high onto which a scene from a typical crime isprojected. The action in the darkened room seemsvery real as the student interacts with the images,fires real guns and Tasers converted to harmlesslaser use, talks to the figures on the screenwho talkback!ducks behind actual barriers andcommunicates with a student partner.

What did I do? Very little! I yelled but never evenmanaged to pick up my gun before the mans fist wasin my face. Fortunately my partner got off severalshots, some of which actually hit the suspect whothen bled realistically on screen. Neither of us gotbehind the convenient mailbox that could have

protected us, nor used the less lethal Taser that atrained officer might have.

What I did come away with was a healthy respectfor the difficulty of making a correct split-seconddecision when under attack.

The once weekly classes at the Academy alsofeature speakers explaining and describing the work

of various departments including NarcoticsEnforcement, Anti-Terrorist Intelligence (very scary),

Gangs, Internet Crime, Identify Theft, HazardousDevices and Materials, Bomb Squad, and Homicide,etc. The photos passed around were not simulationsand you couldnt help feeling very sorry for some ofthe people shown, such as the Domestic Violencevictims. As someone once said, a policemans lot isnot an easy one.

Like students at other schools, we took field trips.One trip found us down at the 9-1-1 Call Center indowntown Los Angeles where trained operatorsrespond to emergency calls. Another tripand thiswas the most populartook us up to the LAPDsheliport where we were nearly blown away by thewind as we watched the surprisingly small and fragilehelicopters take-off and land. Up close we marveledat the complexity of the cockpit instruments.

The police department offers this class four timesa year, twice in English and twice in Spanish, to local

citizens eighteen and up who have a clean recordand the approval of the police commander in theirarea. The goal is to build partnerships betweencommunity members and police that result inimproved quality of life and reduced crime.

If you are interested, contact the officer incharge of the Community Relations Office at yourlocal police station. In the Northeast area (northof Sunset), call Sergeant Danny Roman, 213-972-1875. For those south of Sunset in the Rampartarea, call Sergeant Chris Ramirez at 213-484-3070.

PROFESSIONAL SECURITY

OFFICERS

SECURITY PATROLS

OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS

LOSS PREVENTION

DEDICATED

MANAGEMENT & STAFF

24 Hour Dispatch Center: (213) 403-0111

Office: (213) 384-3643 - Fax: (213) 384-3652

3470 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 885Los Angeles, CA 90010

LEAVE THE ROUGH STUFF TO SOMEONE ELSELEAVE THE ROUGH STUFF TO SOMEONE ELSELEAVE THE ROUGH STUFF TO SOMEONE ELSELEAVE THE ROUGH STUFF TO SOMEONE ELSEby Susan Borden


11/12



The summer fun, the summer wind bringssummer jobs. Central City Action Committee is

planning an exciting and rewarding summer. About10 of our junior high kids have finished King Jr. HighSchool.

King is changing to a traditional schedule. Thesekids are going to be off school for 18 weeks. That isa long time. So it is up to us to plan events to keepthem busy. Sometime in the middle of June the restof our kids will be out of school also so they will beincluded in our plans.

The kids who are off school for the 18 weeksmust read 2,000 pages. Maryanne has the kidsselecting books and has informed them they willhave to do a book report similar to the ones they fillout in school. Each of the kids has a stack of booksand has already started reading. Also those whofinish will earn a trip to Disneyland. So it is likereading your way to Disneyland.

We are lucky to have the neighborhood councilpay us to clean the medians in Silverlake alongSilverlake Blvd. The kids have been trained for asession on safety issues when cleaning along busystreets. They also earn a stipend for their hardefforts on these hot days cleaning debris along themedians.

The rest of our kids will be working on the graffitiremoval program this summer. They will receive a

stipend for their efforts.So aside from working, CCAC is always looking

for fun. Besides Disneyland, there will four campingtrips.

Knottsberry Farm and Six Flags are otherattractions. I like to go to Hansen Dam so maybe Ican tag along. We have already gone to Six Flags lastweek. Movies are always a good diversion for thekidswe have seen several so far this year. Therewill also be an Art Show when our resident artist,Nancy Lissaman, comes back after her kneeoperation. The kids love the art project; they can

hardly wait till she comes back. Despite all our plansyou will still see us at community clean ups and/orother events in the neighborhood.

Of course, there will be rummage sales. Withoutthem we could not do the things we plan. I have to

say that without Sam these events would not bepossible. He does all the driving. A special thanks soSam!!! By the way, Sam is planning a wedding forNovember. SH!!!! You did not hear it from me.

Central City Action by GloriaGloriaGloriaGloria

ECHO PARK SECURITY ASSOCIATIONJoin us for a safe, secure and crime-free

Echo Park and Angelino Heights.Since 1 991 . Alarm response included (24-hour)

Low cost. Lowered crime rate

Endorsed by EPIA. Close relationship with police

Volunteer run Founded by EPIA members.

Dedicated patrol allows an officer to patrol Echo Park

and Angelino Heights exclusively (during patrol hours)To sign up, send name, address, phone, to:

ECHO PARK SECURITY ASSN.

P.O. Box 26201 , L.A., CA 90026

Or call 323-860-9914


12/12



Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the position of the

Echo Park Improvement Association

Due to increased printing costs the EPIAn Waysis losing money on every issue. We dont havethe funds to run a deficit for very long. While itsimportant to keep the rates reasonable for ourvalued advertisers, our readers deserve a

newsletter thats more than all ads. If sufficientdonations are received, well be able to continuepublication without altering the content andwithout interruption.

Barlow Hospital CEO MargaretCrane maintains a busy schedule of

outreach meetings with city offi-cials, planning staff, NeighborhoodCouncil meetings and individualcommunity advocates of thegreater Echo Park area. Her calen-dar is clear demonstration of Bar-low Hospitals deep commitmentfor building a replacement hospitalon its current site and solicitingcommunity input so that, as sheputs it, Barlow remains a goodneighbor to the neighborhood. The

hospital is facing a 2013 deadlineto open a new facility compliantwith the States strict seismiccodes for hospitals or face closure.Renovation is not the answer whenyou are dealing with a 102-year oldmain building. You have to com-pletely rebuild, Crane said the lastEPIA Board meeting.

Barlow Hospitals commitmentto remain in Echo Park requires asizeable charitable donation or se-curing the necessary entitlements

to redevelop a portion of the prop-erty with the proceeds used as itsprimary capital funding source.Crane explains that Barlow, by re-maining an active partner in theentitlement process, will have some

influence over the mix of housing,community amenities and small

retail that may be added to the Sta-dium Way site. She said the idea ofa wellness community has gainedsome positive community feedbackand she considers the idea a con-tinuation of Barlows legacy of pro-viding health services in a soothing,natural environment.

The wellness community visionis to provide local housing with acommunity center for multi-generational health programs and

exercise and educational resources,combined with elements such ascommunity gardens, hiking trailsand an overall widely-accessiblepedestrian-friendly environment.Community meeting rooms andsmall scale retail would help createa vibrant central plaza and gather-ing space. Barlow administratorsthink its prime location would allowfor the phased construction ofhousing that is convenient to down-town and major sports and enter-

tainment venues. Development ofthe site, parcel by parcel, couldbring a steady source of local jobsand improved property values foradjacent owners. The influx of work-ers would also support such estab-

lished local businesses as restau-rants and small retail stores. Bar-

low is looking at the release of Fed-eral stimulus dollars for supple-mental grants to bolster its fundingthereby allowing Barlow to fulfill theconcept of a new hospital with asurrounding wellness communitywhile retaining as much of thesites open space as possible.

To bolster this effort, Barlowwas pleased at the Resolution re-cently adopted by the Greater EchoPark Elysian Neighborhood Council

that urges Mayor Villaraigosa,Councilmember Ed Reyes, Assem-bly Member Kevin De Leon andSenator Gil Cedillo to include theconstruction of a new Barlow Hos-pital facility on the list of city andstate infrastructure improvementsfor consideration by by PresidentBarack Obama in his economicstimulus package.

All those interested in the out-come of Barlow Hospitals futureare encouraged to attend an EIR

scoping meeting, scheduled forJune 24, when Barlow releases theofficial results of its EnvironmentImpact Report and to obtain publicfeedback on the replacement hospi-tal portion of the plan.

Barlow Hospital Continues Planning for Replacement Hospitalby Barbara Stones. Jensen + Partners

epian ways june 2009

Documents