This is your resource to find out what's happening and to get involved in your neighborhood council. Please visit the HELP! page for answers to any questions about how to use this site.

In 1999, the new Los Angeles City Charter created neighborhood councils as quasi city entities to advise those in government who are making decisions that affect our lives. During the neighborhood council certification process, the City was divided into many geographic areas and a neighborhood council in each area was empowered to represent the respective communities. Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council was certified on May 7, 2002 to serve every person having a stake within its borders.

All of the Board and committee meetings are open to the public and provide you with an opportunity to speak. The board procedures are more formal than committee meetings so your time to address the Board may be limited. Committee meetings are generally informal, and discussions between participants are commonplace. This is important because the heart of Neighborhood Council work happens at committee meetings.

If you select the Committees pulldown menu to your right, you will see 19 choices: 18 Committees and the Board (see Structure). Nine Area Committees, geographically divided, (see Map) deal with local area matters. Nine (9) Issue Committees deal with more global concerns.

You are free to attend any Meeting, but to really get involved we recommend you Register and join committees that interest you. We also have a number of email Mail Lists to which you can subscribe in order to stay informed and current.

If you are new to the area or neighborhood councils, read through the site to get a feel of all the activities and issues. You can see each committee's meeting schedule, next meeting agenda, and even an archive of past meeting minutes. If a committee intrigues you, go to its next meeting, introduce yourself to the committee chair and Join. If a committee is not chaired and you have a desire to chair it, please contact the President or Vice President or attend our next Board Meeting and introduce yourself.

We've created this Website to provide information, discuss issues, and encourage and fortify our Hollywood neighborhood community. Thank you for your interest and, if you get involved, for your volunteerism!