Bernard Parks - CD8

South LA and Westchester Community Groups Join Forces, Release Joint Redistricting Proposal

Representatives from the South Los Angeles group Coalition for Fairness in Redistricting joined reps from the Westchester-based Committee to Save Westchester / Playa at a news conference on Thursday morning to announce a joint proposal that reverses the Redistricting Commission’s widely unpopular decision to...

Your Once-in-a-Decade Opportunity

Every 10 years, the Los Angeles City Council undertakes the process of dividing up the City into 15 districts of equal population. The residents of those districts will then - every four years - nominate candidates who also live in the district, and elect one to serve as their representative on...

Parks Kicks Off Holiday Season With Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Leimert Park

LEIMERT PARK - Councilmember Bernard C. Parks and his wife, Bobbie Parks kicked off the holiday season in South Los Angeles with the annual tree lighting ceremony and holiday concert in Leimert Park on Monday evening. Now in its ninth year, the event has become a beloved tradition in the community since Pa...

Councilmembers Bernard C. Parks & Jan Perry, Dr. William Burke Welcome Over 3000 Seniors to LA Convention Center for Clean Air Fair and Luncheon

Los Angeles—Councilwoman Jan Perry, Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Board President, Dr. William Burke hosted over 3, 000 Los Angeles seniors at the 11th Annual Seniors Celebrating Life Luncheon and Clean Air Fair at the Los Angeles Conven...

Concept Plan Released for S. Victoria Ave. Park

The Trust for Public Land & City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks has released a concept plan for a proposed park at 6537 S. Victoria Ave., in the Eighth District.

Concept Plan Released for Colden Avenue Pocket Park

The Trust for Public Land and City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks has released a concept plan for a proposed pocket park at Colden Avene and Spring Street in the Eighth District.

Parks Kicks Off Demolition Of Marlton Square

LOS ANGELES - Councilmember Bernard C. Parks joined Congresswoman Maxine Waters and city officials to kickoff demolition of the run-down buildings in Marlton Square, a 20-acre shopping center located at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Marlton Ave., that has fallen into disrepair and sits nearly vacant.

Leave the Fireworks to the Pros - 8th District 4th of July Festivities and Professional Shows Citywide

Fireworks of any kind are illegal in the City of Los Angeles, and for good reason. Last year, nationwide, 8,600 people were treated in emergency rooms for injuries associated with fireworks.The year before, fireworks accidents resulted in over $28 million in property damage.  

COUNCIL APPROVES PARKS & PERRY RESOLUTION SEEKING REFORM OF I.C.E. "SECURE COMMUNITIES" PROGRAM

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-1 to approve a resolution authored by Councilmember Bernard C. Parks and Council President Pro Tem Jan Perry seeking reform of a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement Program called “Secure Communities”.

PARKS SET TO HOST LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE BOOK FAIR

Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, 8th District, is gearing up for the fifth annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Los Angeles. The book fair will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Leimert Park on the Vision Theatre Back lot, located at 43rd Street and Degnan Boulevard...

PARKS TO GOVERNOR BROWN: I.C.E.'S "SECURE COMMUNITIES" UNDERMINES EFFORTS OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

LA Councilmember and Former LAPD Chief Introduces Resolution Opposing Controversial Immigration Enforcement Program  

PARKS VISITS 2ND GRADE STUDENTS IN RESPONSE TO LETTERS ADVOCATING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

UNIVERSITY PARK — Councilmember Bernard C. Parks visited with second grade students at Weemes Elementary School during a special assembly on Monday morning, after receiving letters from students expressing their concern about homelessness in their community.

8TH DISTRICT E-NEWS #6/2011

Fire Chief Millage Peaks Proposes New LAFD Deployment Plan

New Plan Will Save Taxpayers $54 Million Next Year, and Bring Additional Resources to Communities With Greatest Need   For over 30 years, the Los Angeles Fire Department has used a deployment model that staffs all 106 fire stations in the City of Los Angeles nearly the same. Each station - with ...

Mayor Releases Proposed Budget; Parks Thinks Revenue Projections Too Optimistic

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposed a $6.9-billion budget Wednesday. He calls it a path to financial stability. But some say the spending plan is more than Los Angeles can afford.

Cultural Heritage Commission Votes to Declare Golden State Mutual Life Building a Historic-Cultural Monument

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously approved on Thursday, a Department of City Planning recommendation to declare the old Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company Home Office building a “Historic-Cultural Monument.”  

PARKS AUTHORIZES $75,000 REWARD FOLLOWING SHOOTING OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday a motion authored by Councilmember Bernard C. Parks to offer a reward of $75,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the March 7th shooting o...

Parks Teams Up With Clear Channel Outdoor To Assist LAPD in Grim Sleeper Investigation

LOS ANGELES - Councilmember Bernard C. Parks announced at a news conference on Thursday that his office has enlisted the help of Clear Channel Outdoor to assist LAPD in their investigation of the serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper.” Detectives obtained over 100 images of unidenti...

Public's Help Needed to Put Names to Faces

Robbery Homicide Division Releases More than 100 Images Recovered in the Possession of Serial Murder Suspect Los Angeles - Today, more than 100 images recovered in the possession of a serial murder suspect were made public. Detectives hope to put names to the faces of the women and learn more about thei...

Police Union Sides with Parks on LAPD Hiring

The Los Angeles Times reported today that the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) now favors a halt to police hiring, a position Eighth District Councilmember and former LAPD Chief Bernard C. Parks has held for several years.