 EXPO LIGHT RAIL LINE PHASE 2 CERTIFIED
CROSSINGS AT OVERLAND, WESTWOOD, MILITARY, SEPULVEDA WILL CROSS THESE STREETS WITHTOUT GOING OVER OR UNDER THE STREETS
Running 240 trains a day at street level (at-grade) through residential communities within 50 feet of schools and homes, blocking access to parks and businesses, and grid-locking north/south streets is unacceptable. Specific to our area is the traffic wall created when Expo trains close Overland, Westwood, and Sepulveda for 40-82 seconds every 2 ½ minutes, blocking Century City, Fox Studio, Beverly Hills and Westwood from access to the 10 FWY and the 405 FWY; safety risks to students at Overland; permanent loss of privacy for many homes; constant vibration and noise from at-grade rail blaring horns as they cross Overland, Westwood, Military and Sepulveda.
There has been movement to elevate the crossing at Sepulveda, but Overland, Westwood & Military remains at-grade, thereby halting (and backing up) north/southbound commuters. Since Little Overland is already at capacity, Century City commuters to the 10 Freeway will likely look for the path of least resistance -- the three streets at greatest risk (because of the stop lights at Pico) are: Patricia, Prosser & Manning. Manning is particularly vulnerable because it has direct access to the 10 freeway.
On Overland, by Overland Elementary, there will be a station. Since there are currently NO BUS SERVICE operating on Overland (other than Big Blue Bus #13 that runs through Cheviot Hills and travels down Overland between Ashby and Pico). Will bus service be expanded? Will it run down Little Overland?
WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL TO HOLD ELECTIONS
Take A Seat!
Want to have a say in what happens in your community? Want to help make real change in your neck of the woods? The Westside Neighborhood Council is holding elections for the new 2010-2012 Board. Below is all the information you need to run for a WNC seat or how to cast your vote in the election this year. WNC Election Day is April 11th Westside Pavilion 10800 West Pico Blvd. Community Room A 3rd floor behind food court 10am-4pm You can vote by mail only if you can affirm that you are physically unable to get to the polling place due to a disability. VBM applications must be requested by phone 213-978-8050. These VBM applications will be available 60 days prior to the elections. These ballots must be received no later than Thursday April1 2010. To run for a seat you MUST fill out a candidate filing form -- click on link http://www.wncla.org/static/random_docs/candi_elec-2010.pdf You can also get this form at cityclerk.lacity.org Click on Neighborhood Council Elections and follow the prompts to get this form and other important information. Candidate Filing Period is January 11th to February 10th, and write-in applications must be turned in no later than March 12th. You must provide proper identification to prove you are qualified to run for a seat. These requirements are included in the Candidate Filing Form. You can fax or snail mail these forms back to the city clerks office or you can go to a candidate information meeting scheduled for our area and drop it off with one of the representatives February 6th 9:30-11:30am There will be a second meeting TBD. Felicia Mahood Center 11338 Santa Monica Blvd PERMITS ISSUED TO MINI-MALL AT OVERLAND & SANTA MONICA
Permits have been issued to commence building the office building at Overland & Santa Monica, and construction has commenced. Neighbors directly to the South of the Project and the Overland Avenue Community have been in constant contact with the developer to ensure that all construction, timing, and noise regulations are being followed. Building and Safety has waived dedication of a portion of Little Overland for widening, meaning that the street next to the project will not be widened! Thanks to all who wrote letters to keep Little Overland from being widened at this spot! For those on the street who are early risers, the waning of October brought beautiful sunrises to our newly paved street:
 As you can see from the photo above, it would be even more beautiful if our neighborhood had its utility poles placed underground. For those of you who don't know, the poles that run along the West side of Overland are Edison power poles and do not provide service to our immediate area. LITTLE OVERLAND REPAVED!
Little Overland was finally repaved on 9/26/09 and 9/27/09. Not without problems, but the street crew was great! Saturday, September 26th, the trucks started work at approximately 7 a.m. and continued until about mid-day when a water pipe burst in the 2200 block of Little Overland. DWP was called in as water bubbled up and spilled out of a crack in one of the pipes, which was thought to have occurred from the surface vibration of the trucks. Work then continued around the cracked pipe and DWP workers, and by dusk, the first day of work was completed. Spontaneous resident gatherings took place up and down the street.
On Sunday, September 27th, work began at 6 a.m. (yes, no sleep for the weary Overland Avenue Community!) as asphalt and tar was brought in, and the smell of a new dawn and smell of tar permeated the street. Sadly, just as the 2200 block was completed, a water pipe burst in TWO places, and the new road in front of two homes had to be immediately dug up. Repairs and resurfacing of those areas are expected to take place in the next few weeks, along with the remarking and restriping. The Overland Avenue Community has already discovered certain errors that were made in the temporary markings that we are assured will be rectified and returned to the "pre-repavement" period.
Please make sure oversized trucks remain off the newly paved street -- they are simply too heavy for Little Overland.  UPCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS Westside Neighborhood Council: Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Westside Pavillion, 3rd Floor, Community Room "A" (behind the food courts)
Have neighborhood concerns? Come to our meeting where we discuss issues affecting Westside Stakeholders, including concerns over local development, mobility, schools, parks, and local businesses. Porkchops & Pylons -- Just Say No!
 From a safety standpoint, these structures are a disaster -- as seen above. They create a second lane for creative drivers and create a barrier that inhibit emergency vehicles from providing assistance to the neighborhood.
SPEED TABLES NEEDED ON OVERLAND BY WESTWOOD CHARTER
We have been advocating speed tables on Overland in the 1900, 2000, and 2100 block for years. Our children deserve to be safe. There are funds from the Santa Monica Blvd. Parkway project available. This is a particularly important issue now, with budget cuts across the City, and our children are at risk.
Update: At the regular Westside Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting, through the advocacy and passion of the Overland Avenue Community, $10,000 was allocated from a special fund to be set aside for speed tables once Little Overland meets the rigorous criteria demanded by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. The fight continues, but we are getting closer to reaching this goal!
Speed tables are the lower, wider version of speed humps. Overland will always have traffic, and speed tables will simply make a safer street for our children.
Westwood Charter is in support of this request, and we ask for your support. Whether you have children currently or in the past attending Westwood Charter, or believe in the safety of our children, please send your support to overland90064@gmail.com and we will forward it on.
Little Overland Doctor Quoted in L.A. Times, 11/21/09
"Health" Section in the Article "When to Take A Sick Child to the ER?":
"Is there something really different about your child that's different from the seven or eight viral infections your kid gets every year? Those are the changes to look out for," said Dr. Mark Morocco, associate residency director for emergency medicine at UCLA.
For the entire article, please go to http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-flu-guidelines21-2009nov21,0,2717012.story
Crosswalks & Stop Ahead Lettering Return to Little Overland!
Just in time for Halloween, Saturday morning the Overland Avenue Community was greeted with roadway "Stop" and "Stop Ahead" lettering. On the first day of November, 2009, the OAC woke up to new painted crosswalks, further enhancing the safety measures demanded on Little Overland. free to contact us for more information: overland90064@gmail.com
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