Since i use Bit Torrent on the east side through Time Warner's Hot Spot locations although first street, as well as Monarch's WiFi, or any acceptable network including Taza. I felt a need to point this out:
https://torrentfreak.com/images/bittorrent-piracy.pdf
and this:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/11/16/1416216/isp-to-court-bittorrent-usage-doesnt-equal-piracy
The use of BitTorrent does NOT mean that some one is "pirating" anything. To use it as grounds of privacy invasion, blanket accusations, and legal actions can go fuck them selves.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Saturday, November 14, 2015
From Metro.
I receive the Metro notification e-mails. In case you don't here's what was sent to everyone on the list:
[There is a Spanish translation]
From: Rescalvo, Vivian
"Metro Projects Update – Boyle Heights
Hello! If you are receiving this update you are on our Boyle Heights Community Stakeholders list. For the past year, you have been receiving our notices for community meetings and workshops regarding proposed projects on Metro owned land. Following is an update on each parcel as well as a list of upcoming meetings. As always, we welcome your thoughts, comments and input. Thank you for your continued participation in our process of community engagement.
Cesar Chavez and Soto
The proposed project at Cesar Chavez and Soto is comprised of 77- units of affordable family housing, both two and three bedrooms, and will include 8,500 square feet of ground floor retail. The affordability of the units will be a combination of low-moderate, low and very-low income units. The project is being proposed by Abode Communities, a not-for-profit affordable housing developer. Back in March 2015, the Metro Board approved entering into a Short-term 6-month ENA with Abode Communities. Since that time, Abode has been actively engaging the community in order to obtain their input. They have held community meetings and focus groups as well as individual meetings with key stakeholders. After this series of meetings, Abode presented their proposal before the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. It was approved to move forward to the next step in the process - a full Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Metro. The purpose of this next step is to refine the project in terms of the mix of affordability, commercial uses and negotiate the terms of a joint-development agreement with Metro. Based on stakeholder feedback, Abode hopes to increase the number of units designated for very-low income households. Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee will consider entering into an ENA with Abode Communities at their next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The full Board will consider this request on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (see below for details).
1st and Soto
The proposed project at 1st and Soto is comprised of 66 units of affordable family housing, studios, one, two and three bedrooms, over 5000 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space. The affordability of the units will be a combination of low and very-low income units. The project is being proposed by ELACC/Bridge Housing, a not-for-profit affordable housing developer. The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Planning and Land Use Committee approved moving the project forward to the full Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council on December 2, 2015 (see below)
Back in March 2015, the Metro Board approved entering into a Short-term 6-month Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with ELACC/Bridge Housing. Since March, ELACC/Bridge Housing has been actively engaging the community in order to obtain their input. They have held community meetings and focus groups as well as individual meetings with key stakeholders. The proposed project is still in development and they are fine-tuning the design which is immediately adjacent to the 1st and Soto Plaza and Station. In order to continue engaging the community and obtaining input, an additional 6-month extension to the Short-term ENA is proposed. Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee will consider extending the Short-term ENA with ELAAC/Bridge Housing at their next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The full Board will consider this request on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (see below for details).
1st and Lorena
In March 2013, the Metro Board approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with A Community of Friends (ACOF) to develop affordable housing at this site adjacent to the 1st and Indiana Station. Through a community outreach process, the project has been modified to include 49 units of affordable family housing with 10,000 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space. Twenty-four of the units will be offered as supportive housing for veterans.
Over the past eight months, ACOF has held a series of community meetings and open houses to refine their project concept. The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council approved the project by a vote of 15-1 in July 2015. Additionally, the project obtained the approval of the Boyle Heights Design Review Advisory Committee in August 2015. At this juncture, ACOF is in the process of securing their entitlements through the City of Los Angeles and finalizing the design and retail components of the project. In order to go to the next step in Metro’s process, a Joint Development Agreement, entitlements and city approvals must be obtained. ACOF needs additional time to complete this step. As a result, Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee will consider extending the ENA with ACOF for 6-months at their next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The full Board will consider this request on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (see below for details).
Mariachi Plaza Station
Metro has procured the urban design/architecture firm of Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio. Together with their architectural team Perkins and Will, and DakeLuna for community outreach, Gwynne Pugh will conduct design charrettes and lead the community engagement and Development Guidelines process for Mariachi Plaza in early 2016. Development Guidelines are a requirement prior to Metro releasing a Request for Proposals for development at the site. Stay tuned for a schedule of meetings.
Cesar Chavez and Fickett
This site had been proposed for affordable housing and most recently as a supermarket. However, Metro staff seeks to engage the community and gather more information as to potential uses for the site.
Metro will be working with their urban design/architecture team – Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Perkins and Will, and DakeLuna for community outreach to facilitate design charrettes and community meetings to obtain input in order to create development guidelines for the site. Development Guidelines are a requirement prior to Metro releasing a Request for Proposals for development at the site. Design charrettes will occur in early 2016. Stay tuned for a schedule of meetings.
1st and Boyle
Eighty units of affordable family housing with approximately 4000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail are currently under construction. The developer is McCormack Baron Salazar. The project is being constructed under a Ground Lease executed in March 2015. The affordability of the units will be a combination of low-moderate, low and very-low income units and will include one, two and three bedroom apartments. The project had its groundbreaking in May 2015 and completion is expected mid- 2016.
The developer has been working with Self Help Graphics and local students to create a temporary art fence for the project site. Thirteen vibrant and artistically creative banners will soon be installed along the temporary construction fence.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
· Metro Planning and Programming Committee – Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 2pm
Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles
· Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council – Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 6pm
Boyle Heights City Hall Community Room, 2130 1st St., Los Angeles
· Metro Board Meeting – Thursday, December 3, 2015, 9 am
Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles
Thank you for your continued participation in our process of community engagement. Feel free to contact Vivian Rescalvo if you have any questions. She can be reached at rescalvov@metro.net or 213-922-2563."
[There is a Spanish translation]
From: Rescalvo, Vivian
"Metro Projects Update – Boyle Heights
Hello! If you are receiving this update you are on our Boyle Heights Community Stakeholders list. For the past year, you have been receiving our notices for community meetings and workshops regarding proposed projects on Metro owned land. Following is an update on each parcel as well as a list of upcoming meetings. As always, we welcome your thoughts, comments and input. Thank you for your continued participation in our process of community engagement.
Cesar Chavez and Soto
The proposed project at Cesar Chavez and Soto is comprised of 77- units of affordable family housing, both two and three bedrooms, and will include 8,500 square feet of ground floor retail. The affordability of the units will be a combination of low-moderate, low and very-low income units. The project is being proposed by Abode Communities, a not-for-profit affordable housing developer. Back in March 2015, the Metro Board approved entering into a Short-term 6-month ENA with Abode Communities. Since that time, Abode has been actively engaging the community in order to obtain their input. They have held community meetings and focus groups as well as individual meetings with key stakeholders. After this series of meetings, Abode presented their proposal before the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. It was approved to move forward to the next step in the process - a full Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Metro. The purpose of this next step is to refine the project in terms of the mix of affordability, commercial uses and negotiate the terms of a joint-development agreement with Metro. Based on stakeholder feedback, Abode hopes to increase the number of units designated for very-low income households. Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee will consider entering into an ENA with Abode Communities at their next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The full Board will consider this request on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (see below for details).
1st and Soto
The proposed project at 1st and Soto is comprised of 66 units of affordable family housing, studios, one, two and three bedrooms, over 5000 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space. The affordability of the units will be a combination of low and very-low income units. The project is being proposed by ELACC/Bridge Housing, a not-for-profit affordable housing developer. The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Planning and Land Use Committee approved moving the project forward to the full Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council on December 2, 2015 (see below)
Back in March 2015, the Metro Board approved entering into a Short-term 6-month Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with ELACC/Bridge Housing. Since March, ELACC/Bridge Housing has been actively engaging the community in order to obtain their input. They have held community meetings and focus groups as well as individual meetings with key stakeholders. The proposed project is still in development and they are fine-tuning the design which is immediately adjacent to the 1st and Soto Plaza and Station. In order to continue engaging the community and obtaining input, an additional 6-month extension to the Short-term ENA is proposed. Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee will consider extending the Short-term ENA with ELAAC/Bridge Housing at their next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The full Board will consider this request on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (see below for details).
1st and Lorena
In March 2013, the Metro Board approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with A Community of Friends (ACOF) to develop affordable housing at this site adjacent to the 1st and Indiana Station. Through a community outreach process, the project has been modified to include 49 units of affordable family housing with 10,000 sq. ft. of ground floor commercial space. Twenty-four of the units will be offered as supportive housing for veterans.
Over the past eight months, ACOF has held a series of community meetings and open houses to refine their project concept. The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council approved the project by a vote of 15-1 in July 2015. Additionally, the project obtained the approval of the Boyle Heights Design Review Advisory Committee in August 2015. At this juncture, ACOF is in the process of securing their entitlements through the City of Los Angeles and finalizing the design and retail components of the project. In order to go to the next step in Metro’s process, a Joint Development Agreement, entitlements and city approvals must be obtained. ACOF needs additional time to complete this step. As a result, Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee will consider extending the ENA with ACOF for 6-months at their next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The full Board will consider this request on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (see below for details).
Mariachi Plaza Station
Metro has procured the urban design/architecture firm of Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio. Together with their architectural team Perkins and Will, and DakeLuna for community outreach, Gwynne Pugh will conduct design charrettes and lead the community engagement and Development Guidelines process for Mariachi Plaza in early 2016. Development Guidelines are a requirement prior to Metro releasing a Request for Proposals for development at the site. Stay tuned for a schedule of meetings.
Cesar Chavez and Fickett
This site had been proposed for affordable housing and most recently as a supermarket. However, Metro staff seeks to engage the community and gather more information as to potential uses for the site.
Metro will be working with their urban design/architecture team – Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Perkins and Will, and DakeLuna for community outreach to facilitate design charrettes and community meetings to obtain input in order to create development guidelines for the site. Development Guidelines are a requirement prior to Metro releasing a Request for Proposals for development at the site. Design charrettes will occur in early 2016. Stay tuned for a schedule of meetings.
1st and Boyle
Eighty units of affordable family housing with approximately 4000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail are currently under construction. The developer is McCormack Baron Salazar. The project is being constructed under a Ground Lease executed in March 2015. The affordability of the units will be a combination of low-moderate, low and very-low income units and will include one, two and three bedroom apartments. The project had its groundbreaking in May 2015 and completion is expected mid- 2016.
The developer has been working with Self Help Graphics and local students to create a temporary art fence for the project site. Thirteen vibrant and artistically creative banners will soon be installed along the temporary construction fence.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
· Metro Planning and Programming Committee – Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 2pm
Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles
· Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council – Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 6pm
Boyle Heights City Hall Community Room, 2130 1st St., Los Angeles
· Metro Board Meeting – Thursday, December 3, 2015, 9 am
Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles
Thank you for your continued participation in our process of community engagement. Feel free to contact Vivian Rescalvo if you have any questions. She can be reached at rescalvov@metro.net or 213-922-2563."
Friday, November 13, 2015
PLUC: _Audio November 12th
I'm not going to be able to do a proper after post today. But suffice it to say. the Metro project on the south sie of 1st and soto, is moving to December 2nd's GBM. As is the Verizon request. The project at first and State however was rejected, pending further data/information, and will return back at the next pluc meeting in January.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Tomorrow's PLUC meeting update:
Please pass this information along:
November 12th, 7pm
Boyle Heights City Hall
Community Room
2130 East First Street
Los Angeles CA 90033
Documents to be reviewed at the meeting
Agenda
http://thirteenfalls.net/BHNC/Agendas/11.12.15_BHNC_PLUC_Agenda.pdf
(can also be found on the www.BHNC.net webpage)
Unedited Minutes for Approval
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/Sept2015PLUCMinutes.pdf
Proposed Time Restrictions
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/Time_Limits.txt
Item V - 1866 E 1st St Documents
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/1866_E_1st_Street.pdf
Item VI - 1st & Soto South Side Documents
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/Los_Lirios_Presentation.pdf
Item VII - 2910 E Ceasar Chavez Blvd Documents
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/2910_E_Cesar_Chavez_Ave.pdf
November 12th, 7pm
Boyle Heights City Hall
Community Room
2130 East First Street
Los Angeles CA 90033
Documents to be reviewed at the meeting
Agenda
http://thirteenfalls.net/BHNC/Agendas/11.12.15_BHNC_PLUC_Agenda.pdf
(can also be found on the www.BHNC.net webpage)
Unedited Minutes for Approval
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/Sept2015PLUCMinutes.pdf
Proposed Time Restrictions
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/Time_Limits.txt
Item V - 1866 E 1st St Documents
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/1866_E_1st_Street.pdf
Item VI - 1st & Soto South Side Documents
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/Los_Lirios_Presentation.pdf
Item VII - 2910 E Ceasar Chavez Blvd Documents
http://thirteenfalls.net/BH_Documents/PLUC/2910_E_Cesar_Chavez_Ave.pdf
Saturday, November 7, 2015
PLUC this week
There was a bit of a change this week on the PLUC.
The meeting (and this will be the last PLUC meeting of the year due to you celebrity people). The meeting will be at the:
duh duh duh.
Boyle Heights City Hall
Thursday
that's right THURSDAY
November 12th.
Starting at [7:00] pm.
It is your community. Voice your will.
agenda? well it's fucken right here: http://www.bhnc.net/wp-content/uploads/docs/PLUCA_2015-11-12.pdf
This will be the last PLUC meeting of this year.
The meeting (and this will be the last PLUC meeting of the year due to you celebrity people). The meeting will be at the:
duh duh duh.
Boyle Heights City Hall
Thursday
that's right THURSDAY
November 12th.
Starting at [7:00] pm.
It is your community. Voice your will.
agenda? well it's fucken right here: http://www.bhnc.net/wp-content/uploads/docs/PLUCA_2015-11-12.pdf
This will be the last PLUC meeting of this year.
Monday, November 2, 2015
PLUC, CSO & Area 1 B&F updates
Just a few reminders for today. Primarily since this is occuring at about 5/5:30pm today in downtown. @ 534 N. Alameda & Temple the Centro CSO is going to have a gathering regarding the detention of immigrant families. I am unfamiliar with the exact details, so please. If you are in the area and see this event going on, ask one of the demonstrators. They want to spread the word on this issue.
I was asked to film/document this event, and if i am still downtown at the time i will. I will also attempt to live stream the event if i achieve a viable 'net connection.
For more details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1511616205816169/
Next up, some reminders. the Boyle Heights Budget & Finance Committee is meeting at the Benjamin Franklin Library on Wednesday the 4th of November, at 6pm. This is where Council and Committee members discuss how to spend the money given to the Council by the City of Los Angeles. I.e. Outreach, NPGs, etc. There is a general public comment portion (item 5 on the agenda) where you can make any comments you wish. These comments follow the same rules as with any other meeting as that the committee cannot act/comment on them. But they will/should be recorded. Agenda: http://www.bhnc.net/wp-content/uploads/docs/BudgetA_2015-11-04.pdf
This is to be followed by the Area 1 meeting (at ~630pm). This meeting is a bit more informal. There is a listing on the agenda for General Public Comment, but the meeting its self is pretty much that, as it pertains specifically to Area 1. But i am sure that other area residents are welcome too. Area 1 is the North Western corner of BH. Specifically with the boundries of: Mission, Marengo, Soto, and 4th St. So if you have any ideas, thoughts, questions, comments, concerns regarding Area 1. And want a friendly open forum to voice these so that we can bring them to the board or the city or our representatives. This is where to go. That's what the area meetings are designed for. Agenda: http://www.bhnc.net/wp-content/uploads/docs/Area1_2015-11-04.pdf
Finally. An e-mail was sent out last week regarding the upcoming event's calendar. There IS a correction to be made. The location and time of the next PLUC (Planning and Land Use Committee) meeting has changed.It will now be held across the street @
Boyle Heights City Hall
Community Room
2130 E. First Street,
Los Angeles, Ca 90033
(enter through the parking lot)
@ 6:30pm
Please note the time start change. As we will be having the meeting at the BH City Hall, we are not bound by the 8pm time limit that we have at the library (when it closes). So we can start a little later. Not saying that we will. Just saying that we will have that option.
The agenda is not out yet, but is should be out around late Friday or early Saturday on the BHNC page. The one linked on the BHNC.net page is last month's agenda. I will also upload it to my site and link it here after it has been finalize. One item i know that wil be on the agenda will be a discussion on as to (paraphrase) "how long is considered a reasonable wait time to begin the meeting/wait for quorum/cancel the meeting." Personally i would like to hear what the community is WILLING to wait. 10 minutes? 20? 30? I know that the presenters will wait. But what of the community.
[Also, i was informed that one of the committee members has resigned from the PLUC. This leaves an open position, for a qualified board member.]
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