On August 13, 2002, the Los Angeles City Board of Neighborhood Commissioners officially certified the Mar Vista Community Council (MVCC) as the 41st neighborhood council in the City of Los Angeles.

The boundaries of the new council, which includes over 50,000 people, extend roughly west to Walgrove, south to Culver City (at Washington), east to Overland and north to the border of Santa Monica and the 10 freeway.

This area includes numerous homeowner and neighborhood associations, including our own Westdale Homeowners Association. The Council does not replace these groups, which will continue to serve the needs of their particular neighborhoods, as they have in the past.

MVCC is an outgrowth of L.A.'s new city charter, which created neighborhood councils to promote local input and control over city government. The hope is that as many as 70 neighborhood councils will be certified by the end of the year, and that the number will eventually reach 150.

The council is advisory in nature, but is expected to have plenty of clout in city policy decisions. Eventually, each council will receive a budget from the city and possibly set up an office. The MVCC conducts regular meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Mar Vista Park.

For further information, visit their website at www.marvistacc.org.

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