 WESTWOOD CHARTER TEACHING ASSISTANT HIT BY CAR CROSSING LITTLE OVERLAND.
A Westwood Charter T.A. was injured while crossing Little Overland by the school in May. Isn't it time for speed humps around Westwood Charter?
Demand action! Contact Councilmember Koretz at paul.koretz@lacity.org and jay.greenstein@lacity.org
 A NIGHT IN THE "CITY"
Thanks to our own Lisa M., and her personal sponsorship of our Community, some lucky Overland Avenue Community residents joined Landmark Theatres and Westside Pavillion for an evening of Charitable Giving, in conjunction with the opening evening festivities of "Sex & the City 2" at the Landmark.
 WLA Landmark Matteo's Remodeled
Welcome Back! Matteo's, whose owner is the parent of an Overland Avenue resident, hosted a very special gathering of friends in May with Guest of Honor, Councilmember Paul Koretz. Joining in the festivities were Councilmember Koretz's lovely wife, Gail, and his Deputy, Jay Greenstein. Also in attendance were a few lucky Overland Avenue residents, including the owner's son, Vance, and daughter-in-law, Caroline.
The restaurant has been beautifully restored, with gorgeous mood lighting, and the new menu is superb. There is a lovely banquet room and "al fresco" lounge upstairs.
Our Accomplishments & the "Not Yets" --
We have come far since we started our campaign in 2003 after our neighbor was killed walking across Little Overland Avenue on his way to his car. We have stayed committed notwithstanding many diversions and attempts to block our progress. We have new families with young children and we continue to seek the same safety measures and quality of life of our neighbors.
Please click on the following link to learn more about what we have and have not yet achieved: http://sites.google.com/site/overlandavecommunity/Home/our-accomplishments-the-not-yets
Thank you Kathy for hosting Overland Avenue Community Coffee!
EXPO LIGHT RAIL LINE PHASE 2 CERTIFIED -- WHAT THIS MEANS TO LITTLE OVERLAND AND OUR NEIGHBORS EAST AND WEST.
CROSSINGS AT OVERLAND, WESTWOOD, MILITARY, SEPULVEDA WILL CROSS THESE STREETS "AT GRADE" NO SEPARATION TO GO OVER OR UNDER THE STREETS. BACK UP AND SPILL OVERS FROM OVERLAND TO MANNING, PROSSER
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?
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, August 12, 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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