If you haven’t already please respond to the Street Survey which asks residents to vote on one of three options for fixing our streets:  1) Asphalt Resurfacing; 2) Concrete Street Replacement, which would mean homeowners assessments; and 3) No Major Repairs.  While the original streets in Hancock Park were concrete; the developer paid for the installation, not the City.  The City will repave our streets, but they will only do it in asphalt.  To resurface our streets in concrete will take the formation of a special assessment district where Hancock Park residents will tax themselves to raise the additional funds to install concrete.  If you haven’t gotten a letter and survey in the mail please contact the Association.

The Highland Median has been trimmed!  Drive by and see how it looks.  After strong questioning from the Association the City has committed to improving the monitoring of maintenance on the median.  The Association is also continuing to use your dues to pay for beautification efforts in Hancock Park.  Eight tree stumps have been removed and trees will be planted to replace them as soon as the weather cools.

Security continues to be a concern so remember to:  lock your windows and doors, don’t leave visible electronics in your car, never open your door to a stranger.  If you observe suspicious activity call the LAPD’s non-emergency dispatch number:  877-ASK-LAPD. Our Senior Lead Officer (SLO), Dave Cordova, is out on medical leave.  Officer Art Gallegos will be covering for Dave.  His cell phone number is 213-793-0708 and his email address is:  35849@lapd.lacity.org .  ever confront a suspicious person, always call 911.

Report street light outages to the city at:  http://bsl.lacity.org/.  Report potholes by submitting an online request at http://bss.lacity.org/request.htm. If you’re planning changes to your house read the Preservation Plan which can be found at:  http://www.hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org/orhttp://preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/hancock-park ) and contact City Planner Vinita Huang (213-978-1216 or Vinita.Huang@lacity.org).   Be sure and look at our website for news – http://www.HancockPark.org .  Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System - http://anti-graffiti.lacity.org/welcome.cfm?CFID=1007&CFTOKEN=411CDB4F-0FC3-4EE1-89DE58DCCB435538 and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180 Questions regarding filming – contact Filming Committee, Cami Taylor (323-692-1414-Home and 310-659-6220-Office).