The Monterey Hills Federation is the organization that works for the community of Monterey Hills. It has the eyes and ears of POST Patrol, Los Angeles Police, LA City Council and US Congress. At each meeting any or all of the above agencies will be in attendance to our meetings.

Everyone is welcome to our meetings where the discussions are about local, county and state issues that impact our community.

Here, Congressman Becerra speaks with residents of Monterey Hills at a recent Federation meeting.

Monterey Hills is located within the City and County of Los Angeles. It is bordered by South Pasadena to the north, El Sereno to the South, and Highland Park to the West. It is located east of the 110 freeway and is 15 minutes to Downtown Los Angeles or Old Town Pasadena. The Monterey Hills Federation is the organizational body formed to represent the interests of the Monterey Hills Community.

"The Hill", as it is affectionately called by its residents, is a serene hilltop community consisting of 21 condominium and town home complexes, each governed by their respective homeowners associations (HOA). The Federation was formed as an alliance between these HOA's so that they may collaborate and work in the common interest of its residents. The Federation is responsible for organizing the Monterey Hills Jazz Festival in the Summer and a holiday mixer in the Winter.

Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council General Board Meeting

Monday, January 28th, 2013, at 7:00pm, at Ramona Hall (4580 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065)

The Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council (ASNC) was certified in 2002 under the Charter of the City of Los Angeles to advise L.A.'s elected officials and departments regarding local and citywide governmental issues on behalf of the stakeholders of Hermon, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington and Sycamore Grove. It is, effectively, the focused voice of these communities on a broad range of important issues: the delivery of city services, public safety, land use and open space, economic development, the environment, arts and culture, and more

SR-710 Study All Communities Convening Open Houses

The SR 710 Study Team is evaluating five multimodal Alternatives that will be studied in-depth as part of the environmental document. Metro, in collaboration with Caltrans, will be hosting three All Communities Convening Open Houses in late January 2013 to share with the public information regarding these Alternatives. As you know, the SR-710 Study has been an ongoing discussion for decades, and the SR 710 Study Team wants as much community participation and feedback on the five proposed Alternatives as possible.

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

Upcoming Community Open Houses
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, 6-8pm, Maranatha High School 169 South Saint John Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105

Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, 6-8pm, San Marino Community Church, 1750 Virginia Rd., San Marino, CA 91108

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, 9-11 am, Cal State Los Angeles - Golden Eagle Building – Ballroom, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032

Elephant Hill Stays Green!

Although the following L. A. Times article refers to it only as being part of El Sereno, this property is also part of Monterey Hills. It's known as Parcel 'S' on the land tract and as Elephant Hill to those that reside on the "hill." We thank Councilmember Huizar for his part to keep this open space as it is - open and green. - - -

A park grows in El Sereno
Los Angeles Times Editorial November 29, 2012

After ending a two-decade battle over an El Sereno hilltop long slated for a housing development, the City Council took the final and welcome step in protecting the area last week by rezoning Elephant Hill as open space. The process may not have offered the best model for securing future parkland in Los Angeles, but the bottom line is that generations of Eastside residents — and in fact anyone visiting this verdant corner of the city — will have trails to hike, a black walnut grove to enjoy, unmatched views and respite from urban grit.

Open space is one of Los Angeles' treasures, all the more valuable now as the last remaining tracts are developed. Ample parkland and development-free ridgelines are well known, well loved and carefully stewarded on the city's Westside, where land-use ordinances govern what and where developers can build. Similar protections lagged on the Eastside, and for years it didn't really matter — few landowners found it advantageous to build in what were then less-desirable areas. But Los Angeles filled up, housing values rose, construction accelerated — and the need to preserve open parcels became clear.

Without the kinds of specific plans that protect, for example, much of the area along Mulholland Drive, activists were forced to choose different tactics to protect Elephant Hill. The City Council imposed a temporary moratorium on development there, prompting the owner of the 57 lots to sue. Eventually, the city entered into a settlement under which it purchased the land for about $9 million. It then resold the land at a huge discount to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.

The city is far from flush and doesn't have money to buy up additional remaining undeveloped space in woodsy parts of the Eastside, or for amenities that make land already acquired more accessible and usable for neighbors and visitors. It must now make better use of other tools — land-use ordinances similar to those employed on the Westside, for example, or private fundraising, or purchases funded by parcel taxes like those recently and enthusiastically embraced by property owners in two Hollywood Hills districts within city limits.

In the case of Elephant Hill, the costs were high but so are the benefits. They accrue not just to kids who have new places to play or walkers who have new vistas, but to all Angelinos, Eastside and Westside, who can look up from the dense city and enjoy the view, and the relief, of green space and open ridges.

Important Information

Next Federation Meeting
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
at 7:00 PM at Marshall Villas
Recreation Room

ASNC Local Issues Committee meetings immediately follow Federation meetings

Emergencies Call 9-1-1

LAPD Hollenbeck
Non-Emergency
323-342-4100

Post Patrol (323) 258-3761

Congressman Xavier Becerra
(CA-31) (213) 483-1425

Councilmember Jose Huizar
(CD-14) (323) 226-1646

City Services 3-1-1

Report Graffiti and other acts
of vandalism to LAPD
(323) 342-4100

Report Transients to LAPD
SLO R. Medina
(323) 342-4100

We are Proud to be affiliated with the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council,
through the Monterey Hills Local Issues Committee


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