Northridge Vision 2025

The first of a series of four summer art events, scheduled for Reseda Blvd on May 7 th and 21 st and June 4 th and 18 th , will highlight the themes of Peace, Love, Sustainability, Healthy Living, and Positive Change.   Funding for the four events has been provided by a City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs grant, awarded to CJ Berina of Collective Lifestyle. CJ has been an active participant in the Reseda Great Street process as a supportive local merchant and resident.   These four new events build on the success of three previous Reseda Great Street Events branded under the billing REvisit REseda Blvd which took place over the last year for Halloween, the December holiday season and for this Valentines Day. Among the visual artists participating in this first event are Chris Reyes, Levi Ponce, Dyanna Jimenez, Nicole Guerrera, Sergio Ramos, Saidah Gray, Karis Jackson, Michael Lampert, Donnal Poppe, Helen Luong, Lidia Casa, Mienah Yoon and Wendy Wilson....

The second-annual Valley Transportation Summit, sponsored by the Valley Economic Alliance, CSUN Government and Community Relations and the Office of Senator Robert Hertzberg, will take place at CSUN on March 3rd, featuring a discussion of constituent concerns and ideas on North Valley transportation priorities.  Following on the first successful summit last fall, this second summit will continue the discussion and echo previous concerns that there is a strong need for more North Valley rail and transportation projects to be developed out of the proposed 1-cent sales tax for public transit. These tax measures, a proposed extension of the Measure R tax, as well as a tandem tax proposal known as Measure R2 could make a significant addition to the resources dedicated to transportation infrastructure.  If both half-cent sales taxes make the November 2016 ballot, they could inject $121 billion for new projects across Los Angeles County for decades. If approved by vote...

The first of our three Great Streets Grants events took place the afternoon of Halloween.  Over 100 kids in costume, festively decorated bikes and a series of sidewalk a cappella performances, made the first event in our cycle of three Great Street "performances" a solid success. Of particular note was the energetic and captivating performance of the CSUN Acasola singing group.  Doing Halloween themed numbers, they wowed street goers with their talent and enthusiasm. There was a costume contest for young and old alike, adding to the festive air on the boulevard. The Great Streets Grant includes the funding of two more events, a holiday bazaar and a Valentines Day event.  Check back later for more information on those events.