Politics & Government

Concerts in the Park, SoCal Gas Advanced Meters, SR 10 Information Session

CD 14's weekly newsletter keeps you in the loop with key events in and around Eagle Rock.

Here are the highlights of Councilmember José Huizar’s weekly newsletter of events in Council District 14:

• 4th Annual & Concerts in the Park Fireworks Show Sponsorship Opportunities



Councilmember Huizar and the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce are happy to announce that the 4th Annual Concerts in the Park & Fireworks Show will be held Sunday, June 30 at Eagle Rock Recreation Center. Last year, the event drew more than 7,000 community members and we expect this year’s event to be even bigger and better. 

New this year, sponsorship opportunities will be available to Northeast LA businesses and organizations. If you would like to purchase advertising space in the event program, a banner at the event, and/or a booth at the event for your business, please contact Lauren Ballard in our office at (323) 254-5295 or lauren.ballard@lacity.org. Community groups that wish to have a booth (free of charge) should also contact Lauren.


• SoCal Gas Advanced Meters


Southern California Gas Company is upgrading its metering system by adding a communication device to all residential and business natural gas meters. Your gas usage is still measured the same way it is today, but with the advanced meter, it is automatically and securely transmitted to the SoCalGas customer service and billing center. With an advanced meter, customers will have access to view hourly, daily and weekly gas usage, as well as up to 13 months of monthly data (depending on how long you’ve been enrolled in My Account). By better understanding how much gas you’re using and when, you can better identify ways to save.


Project Background: Through 2017, SoCalGas will install approximately 6 million communication devices, collectively known as advanced meters, on existing natural gas meters and 4,000 data collection units used to collect individual advanced meter usage reads to send to SoCalGas. Overall, about 54 percent of California’s population will be affected by this project. Approximately 5.8 million of the customers are residential households, with the remaining 200,000 representing small and medium businesses in SoCalGas service area. This huge enterprise will be rolled out region-by-region in SoCalGas’ strategic geographical sequence plan. From beginning to completion, SoCalGas’ focus will be on ensuring customers that they will continue to receive service they can trust, uninterrupted by advanced meter installations. To keep customers informed and reassure, SoCalGas has focused considerable resources on consumer outreach, preparation, and education in three phases of the advanced meter project: Pre-installation, installation, and post installation.


Coming To Your Neighborhood: To see when SoCalGas will be visiting your neighborhood visit: socalgas.com/advanced and click on “Installation Schedule” in the center column. These materials are made possible with funding from the AMCOE Project in collaboration with the Eagle Rock-based Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. GLAD is the proud recipient of a community-based organization grant enabling the organization to assist SoCalGas with informing consumers about their advanced meter in American Sign Language and captions. Click here for more information.

• SR 710 North Study All Communities Convening Information Sessions


Mark Your Calendar for the Summer SR 710 North Study All Communities Convening Information Sessions.

Metro and Caltrans invite you to participate in the July 2013 All Communities Convening Information Sessions regarding the State Route 710 North Study.

Learn about five transit options that will help reduce congestion and improve mobility in the San Gabriel Valley, East/Northeast Los Angeles, and the region.


Meeting Details:


Thursday, July 18, 2013, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., Los Angeles Presbyterian Church, 2241 N Eastern Ave., El Sereno.

Saturday, July 20, 2013, 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Blair High School, 1201 S. Marengo Ave, Pasadena.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., Langley Senior Center, 400 W Emerson Ave; Monterey Park.

Care to Connect:

With the State Route 710 North Study to Get the Facts about various options being considered, including: 

-- Local street, bike and pedestrian enhancements

-- Enhanced public transit opportunities

-- An improved regional freeway system
 


Connect With Us
:
--  855.447.7100

--  sr710study@metro.net

--  metro.net/sr710study
—facebook.com/sr710study
-- Twitter @sr710study

-- Try the SR 710 Interactive e-tool: sr710etool.com

Can’t make it in-person? View and comment via a live-stream of the presentation beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, or on-demand at our  SR 710 North Study USTREAM channel.

For more information on the SR 710 Study preparation and process, visit metro.net/sr710study
or call (855) 477-7100.


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