Become a candidate for your neighborhood council
• GWNC and Mid City West filing periods end Jan. 27
Want to become more involved in your neighborhood? Being a volunteer board member on your neighborhood council allows you the opportunity to have input on decisions that affect your quality of life and the services you receive from the City of Los Angeles. Neighborhood councils are the most local form of government.
To become a candidate in the 2025 election, you must file an application online at tinyurl.com/5b5uuwy3 (where you will need to create an account). Candidate filing began Dec. 13, and it continues through Mon., Jan. 27.
GREATER WILSHIRE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL boudaries.
It’s a free, straightforward, five-step process. There’s also an easy-to-follow video with instructions. The two neighborhood councils in the Larchmont Chronicle distribution area are the Greater Wilshire (GWNC) and the Mid-West City (MCWNC) Neighborhood Councils. The qualifications to vote and to run for office differ for the two councils and are set forth in their bylaws.
GWNC has a total of 21 positions to fill, one for each of 15 geographic areas within the council boundaries and one each for these categories: business, education, nonprofit, religion and renter, plus one member at large. The runner-up for each seat becomes the alternate. GWNC meets monthly and, if you also serve on a committee, those meet separately.
MID-CITY WEST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL boundaries.
MCWNC has 36 seats to fill including a youth position for ages 14 to 17.
Neighborhood councils were established in 1999, and there now are 99 throughout the city. Although it’s a voluntary position, council members are elected public officials.
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