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How to run for the PLBRA Board

11/6/2021

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It's that time of year again:  Holidays and PLBRA Board elections.  We'd love for you to get involved - it's easy.  Here are the steps:
  1. Join PLBRA before Dec. 10, 2021.
  2. Send an email to Park LaBrea Residents Association indicating your intention to run.
  3. Write up a short statement about why you'd like to be part of the Board.
  4. We'll contact you to participate in a candidates' meeting and to publish the statement in the PLBRA newsletter.
  5. VOTE! We will be conducting the election by mail again this year.  Ballots must be returned by 3:00 pm Jan 9th, 2022.
We conducted the 2021 elections via mail for the first time ever. Because of a glitch in how the mailing envelopes were marked, we ended up with only five board members, when we can actually have up to 30. 

We'll make sure the envelopes are clearly marked this year. So be on the lookout for ballots in December.  #CommunityStrong

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la city redistricting: send an Email!

9/28/2021

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PLB residents: LA is undergoing its 10-year City Council redistricting process. There are plans afoot to remove PLB from CD4 and stick us in a district that puts more emphasis on homeowners than renters. We'd prefer to stay with renter-friendly CD4 and Councilmember Nithya Raman. Help support this POV and SEND AN EMAIL TO THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION (redistricting.lacity@lacity.org) BEFORE FRIDAY AT NOON. Here's one you can cut and paste:
    I live in Park La Brea. I'm writing to request that Park La Brea, a multi-cultural community consisting entirely of tenants, remain unified in the redistricting process with other multi-cultural tenant-rich communities. In particular, I would like us to stay in the same council district as Los Feliz.
    Here's why this is important. The statewide and city-wide housing shortage makes clear that some of the most impactful legislation City Council will consider over the next decade and more will weigh the interests of landlords and homeowners against the interests of tenants. It's therefore crucial that multi-cultural tenant-rich communities such as Park La Brea and Los Feliz remain unified so that tenants have clear representation on City Council during those discussions. At present, there is only one such clear voice, recently elected, on the Council. By dividing Park La Brea and Los Feliz across different districts, the maps under consideration might well reduce that to zero.
    Please ensure that Park La Brea and Los Feliz remain in the same council district. Thank you for your consideration.

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Updates on 9/21 Armed Robbery

9/24/2021

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We have received some information from LAPD on the incident, indicating that:
  1. The armed robbery was a random act of violence (no connection between victim and perpetrators);
  2. The victim was not injured;
  3. The alleged perpetrators were four young men between the ages of 18 and 21;
  4. The perpetrators are NOT still at large (no further details on this statement).
We will post more details as soon as we have them. Many thanks to Senior Lead Officer Schube for responding to our inquiry. 

Update with additional details:
The victim parked in his reserved parking space by Tower 46. When he exited his car, two armed and masked men attacked him from behind, holding a gun to his back and shouting at him to get on the ground. They then took his keys, his watch, and a backpack that contained a laptop, among other items. They ran to a waiting car, and sped off east and south, going the wrong way in the one-way section of unassigned parking behind Tower 45 to leave Park La Brea.  The victim called the police and filed a police report at the scene.

Please be aware of your surroundings when parking and exiting your cars. And if you have not yet signed the PLBRA Security and Safety Petition, please do so now, and share it with friends and neighbors. Thanks.

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Trashy PLB Pix

8/28/2021

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Here's your place to vent, y'all. Post pix of the messes you find around PLB - and provide some context.  Please avoid posting personal information (we'll have to remove it, if you do.) 

Here are a few to get started.

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Really?  I watched a resident walk OUT of a tower and place her bag of garbage on this trash can. We have dumpsters in the basements, y'all.
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Trash can literally 10 steps away.  Do better, or we're calling your mother.
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A Festive Picnic for the 4th

6/26/2021

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What better way to celebrate the "Summer of Freedom" than with a picnic? We've put together a menu of our favorites.  Download the recipes here.






MENU
Charcuterie plate (including options for vegans!)
Classic potato salad
Watermelon panzanella
Sandwiches
Roasted Chicken BBQ
Italian tuna
Prosciutto Havarti
Strawberry spoon cake
Blackberry Lemonade


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Honoring Jose Tomas Mejia

6/19/2021

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The entire Park La Brea community was saddened by the senseless loss of José Tomàs Mejia, a well-loved maintenance worker who was particularly respected by the residents of Tower 33, where he spent most of his time. 

Tomàs made amazing contributions to his communities. Aside from being beloved by PLB tenants, he was an active member of the SEIU USWW’s “Justice for Janitors” Executive Board, where he fought for the rights and safety of janitors, particularly those who work at night. He was also a peer-to-peer advocate in the Ya Basta Center, also known as a compadre, who fought against the patriarchy, sexual violence and domestic violence.

“He died as he lived, as a protector and hero,” said SEIU USWW  in an emailed statement. “Tomàs is survived by his wife and children. He was the sole provider for his family.”

Tomàs and his wife had recently purchased their first home. A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help the family pay funeral expenses and continue to cover the mortgage.

We welcome remembrances of Tomàs in the comments section below. PLBRA will share them with his family and the union, so please feel free to add your thoughts.


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Yesterday's Incident

6/17/2021

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Yesterday's fatal knife attack has left us all feeling grief, outrage & shock. While we are thankful that LAPD promptly caught the suspect, we also feel Park La Brea management should do more to support the safety and security of residents. Do you feel the same way? If so, share your views on our Feedback page. We'll use this info to show management how important this is to our residents. We also welcome suggestions for solutions. #Communitystrong

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Our First Survey

5/29/2021

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We fielded our first short resident survey in early May.  The intent was to find out what are the most important issues for PLB residents and how PLBRA can best advocate to serve your needs. 

What stood out the most?  Management responsiveness, by a long shot. Up to 81% of survey responses mentioned this as their top issue.  This was followed by maintenance issues (up to 61%) and safety and security (43%).

It's also worth noting that nearly 20% of respondents are worried about the end of the eviction moratorium, and 30% of that group applied for rent relief.  So please be aware that a number of our neighbors are suffering, even as we approach the end of the pandemic. 

The complete results can be downloaded here.  The survey is statistically significant, with a confidence interval of 85%. (Read: these answers are representative of the general PLB population. Yeah, we can do math at the PLBRA!) 

We welcome your comments, as well as suggestions for questions for our next survey.

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​Helpful Contacts
First Response
​Emergency: 911
Police (Non-
Emergency): 877-275-5273
Fire (
Non-Emergency): 213-485-6185


LAPD Wilshire Station Contacts
Senior Lead Officer Anna Schube
32825@lapd.online

Captain Sonia Monico
213-473-0476
30364@lapd.online
​Park La Brea Contacts
PLB Administration and Leasing: 323-549-5400
PLB Patrol: 323-549-5508
PLB Service: 323-549-5599
Service Voice Mail: 323-549-5413
Parking & Storage: 323-549-5532


Rent and Accounting
Garden Blocks: residentaccounting1@parklabrea.com
Towers 33-41: residentaccounting3@parklabrea.com
Towers 42-50: residentaccounting4@parklabrea.com
PLB Leasing: PLBLeasing2@primegrp.com

For Repair Requests:
PLB Service: plbservice@parklabrea.com

PLB Director of Accounting, Ken Ko
ken.ko@parklabrea.com

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PLB Director of Resident Services John Burney
john.burney@parklabrea.com

​PLB VP Operations, Aryn Thomez

aryn.thomez@primegrp.com

ABLE|ABM Director of Maintenance Ed Groleau
ed.groleau@parklabrea.com

PLB Director of Facilities Harry Helman
harry.helman@parklabrea.com

PLB Director of Marketing & Leasing Maura Daly Stanton: maura.daly@parklabrea.com

PLB Administrative Assistant Kay Wright
kay.wright@primegrp.com

PLB Allied Universal Patrol Director Angelo R. Dahlia
angelo.dahlia@parklabrea.com

PLB Allied Universal Assistant Patrol Director
Victor Fonseca victor.fonseca@parklabrea.com
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