River Supply Conduit

An aging water supply line that stretches from the North Hollywood Pump Station to Ivanhoe Reservoir in Silver Lake will be replaced over the next decade as part of a major water quality improvement project by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
The River Supply Conduit is a 70-year-old pipeline that transports water from the San Fernando Valley to central Los Angeles. Its replacement will be 36,000 linear feet of new pipe of varying widths. The massive project has been divided into an Upper and a Lower Reach.
The Upper Reach portion of the project will connect the North Hollywood Pump Station to the new Headworks Reservoir that is to be constructed adjacent to Griffith Park. Construction will begin in March 2010 and finish in July 2012.
For more information, visit LADWP.com.

See our story about the March, 2009 Lower Reach Unit 3 groundbreaking.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

Thanks to everyone who participated in and/or contributed to the Relay for Life last weekend at the Mulholland Fountain in Los Feliz. The event, which was organized by Brigid LaBonge and Mary Frances Smith-Reynolds, raised $33,000 for cancer research.

Silver Lake Reservoir

Walking paths are now open to the public on both sides of the reservoir. Click here to see a photo gallery of the December 2008 ribbon cutting on the East side walking path.

Griffith Park Adult Community Center

Open to the public!

LA Department of Recreation & Parks, Griffith Park Adult Community Center
Mark Wilson, Facility Director
3203 Riverside Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-644-5579
Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon. - Fri.

Safe Routes to School

The offices of Council President Eric Garcetti and Councilmember LaBonge joined forces to obtain a $900,000 state grant to improve pedestrian safety around Thomas Starr King Middle School in the Franklin Hills. The grant covered the installation of sidewalk bump-outs around the school as well as safety education for the students. To read more about this project, click here.