May 31: Free movie screening at LAPL in NoHo

Gary Cooper in "Meet John Doe"
Saturday, May 21, 2008; 2:00-4:00 p.m.
LAPL NoHo Regional branch:
5211 Tujunga Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: (818) 766-7185

Come celebrate Gary Cooper’s birthday in style with a free screening of Frank Capra’s 1941 comedy-drama classic "Meet John Doe" in Council District Four!

The North Hollywood Regional branch of the Los Angeles Public Library will screen the Academy Award-nominated film starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck on Saturday, May 31 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; stick around after the film for a slice of birthday cake!

A synopsis of the film, information about the cast and crew, and more can be found at the film’s IMDB entry, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033891.

May 29: LA Sister Cities trade conference

On Thursday, May 29th, 2008, from 8:30am-1:30pm Sister Cities of Los Angeles, Inc in partnership with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce brings you the 3rd Annual Los Angeles Sister Cities Trade Conference -- Green technologies around the globe.

Join Romel Pasqual, Associate Director of Energy and Technology, Mayor’s Office, along with experts, business leaders and local elected officials to learn about some of Los Angeles’ most innovative programs in sustainable energy. Hear about green technologies currently being developed and utilized in our sister cities around the world from Consulate Corps Economic Attaches.

Introduction by Councilmember Tom LaBonge, CD4, President of Sister Cities of Los Angeles, Inc and Carlos Valderrama, Chair of International Trade and Investment, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
8:30am-1:30pm
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
350 S. Bixel Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Registration Fee: $25 (includes breakfast and lunch)

Please call to RSVP: (310) 728-5626

Registration and payment at the door. Please make checks payable to: Sister Cities of Los Angeles, Inc.

Sponsors include: The Port of Los Angeles, O.N.E. Natural Experience, Semeli Natural Products, Friends of Sister Cities

For more information, please visit: www.lasistercities.com

Community Congress -- 5/21

Councilmember Tom LaBonge invites you to the next CD4 Community Congress!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
6:00 – 8:30 P.M.

Come hear from city officials on current issues:

Fiscal Year 2008‐2009 Budget
Land Use & Senate Bill 1818
Traffic in the City
Public Safety

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
6:00 – 8:30 P.M.
Friendship Auditorium
3201 Riverside Drive

Please RSVP to (213) 978-2616

Dinner and and refreshments will be provided

Fire Station Open House on Saturday, May 10

Climbing on fire trucks and eating flapjacks may be every child's idea of a fun time. On Fire Service Recognition Day, you can do both. On Saturday, May 10th, every neighborhood fire station in Los Angeles is hosting an Open House for kids of all ages. Fire Station #27 in Hollywood, Station #86 in Toluca Lake and Station #56 in Silver Lake are also holding pancake breakfasts in the morning as well. For more information, visit http://lafd.org/fsd.htm.

1st Anniversary of the Griffith Park Fire

Please join us on the occasion of the 1st Anniversary of the Griffith Park Fire.

In attendance to commemorate the one-year anniversary will be Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilmember Tom LaBonge, General Manager Jon Kirk Mukri of the Department of Recreation and Parks, and Chief Douglas Barry of the Los Angeles Fire Department, among others.

Please help us recall the monumental effort made by firefighters, park rangers and others who protected Los Feliz residents, the historic Merry-Go-Round, the Griffith Observatory and the Greek Theater during the devastating, 1,200-acre fire.

The event takes place just North of the Greek Theater, Vermont Canyon Rd., in Griffith Park on Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact Jullian Harris-Calvin at (213) 485-3337 or jullian.harris-calvin@lacity.org.