The South Robertson Neighborhoods Council (SORO NC) is chartered and funded by the City of Los Angeles to promote citizen participation in government at a grassroots level. SORO NC is here to give you a voice in the issues, decisions and programs that affect our lives; provide a direct line of communication to the City to help address our unique needs; and build a stronger community, one step at a time. Learn more about what we do
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SoRo Festival Sunday, June 2: Save the date!
SoRo Community Festival
Sunday, June 2 • 11am-4pmSouth Robertson Boulevard between Beverlywood St. and Cattaraugus St. (just North of 10 Freeway at the Robertson Boulevard exit)
Save the date! Open to the public, the SoRo Festival features live local musical entertainment and dancing, "Camp SoRo" offering attractions and a rock-climbing wall and free arts & crafts for children, 60 vendor booths featuring neighborhood businesses and community information, and a variety of culinary delights from some of L.A.'s hottest gourmet food trucks. The theme for this year's Festival is "Sweet Sixteen." For more information, click here.
SORO Tree Planting: Pico!
SORO NC tackles phase 2 of our tree planting efforts with a focus on Pico Boulevard. But we need your help.
Bring: please bring a broom for cleanup around tree well, and camera (optional) for fun pictures. We will supply shovel, gloves, tree, tree stakes and ties, soil amendments.
Volunteer to help beautify Pico
Sunday, April 28 • 9:30am (sharp!)
City Parking Lot on Pico Blvd. between Livonia and Robertson (map)Bring: please bring a broom for cleanup around tree well, and camera (optional) for fun pictures. We will supply shovel, gloves, tree, tree stakes and ties, soil amendments.
- Volunteers can be of all ages and ability levels—there will be less-physical jobs, too.
- Each tree will require a crew of 7 volunteers to be planted, so consider organizing a small team of friends!
- Kids are welcome, as are families and groups of friends/neighbors who would like to work together.
2012 Community Town Hall Meeting: Organizing Your Community
SORO may be a collection of neighborhoods, but unfortunately not all of our areas have active neighborhood associations.
Having an active neighborhood association helps develop a sense of community, a strong voice when community concerns arise, and an organized response to local emergencies. With the recent spate of break-ins, it couldn’t be more timely.
Free • Open to all
Hamilton High School Cafeteria (map)
Free parking at Kincardine & Durango
Join us for a workshop-style evening where we will help you ignite the sparks of your own local group. Get to know representatives from the City Council and LAPD, hear from other homeowner associations in the area, learn about setting up email chat, neighborhood watch, block captains and more. Whether you rent or own your home, being connected is a good idea.
Visit the Town Hall page for more information. If you can’t make the meeting but are interested in this project, email us at connect@soronc.org. You can also download a meeting flyer here.
Students and families welcome. Bring your neighbors too!
Having an active neighborhood association helps develop a sense of community, a strong voice when community concerns arise, and an organized response to local emergencies. With the recent spate of break-ins, it couldn’t be more timely.
Town Hall: Organizing Your Community
Thursday, December 6 • 7:00pmFree • Open to all
Hamilton High School Cafeteria (map)
Free parking at Kincardine & Durango
Join us for a workshop-style evening where we will help you ignite the sparks of your own local group. Get to know representatives from the City Council and LAPD, hear from other homeowner associations in the area, learn about setting up email chat, neighborhood watch, block captains and more. Whether you rent or own your home, being connected is a good idea.
Visit the Town Hall page for more information. If you can’t make the meeting but are interested in this project, email us at connect@soronc.org. You can also download a meeting flyer here.
Students and families welcome. Bring your neighbors too!
Final NC Election Results
Our elections results have now been certified.
New to the SORO NC Board: Kevin Gres (Zone 1), Beth Ryan (Zone 3), Ellen Lanet (Zone 8), Michoel Bloom (Zone 10), Hector Garza (Organization Rep), Bethie Kohanbash and David Mattis (At-Large Reps).
Returning incumbents: Bette Billet (Zone 5), Jon Liberman (Zone 7), Paula Waxman (Zone 9), Susan Burden and Terrence Gomes (Business Reps).
Again, our thanks to all the candidates—and especially to all of you who voted.
We'll be seating the new Board at our November 15th General Board meeting. We hope you can join us.
New to the SORO NC Board: Kevin Gres (Zone 1), Beth Ryan (Zone 3), Ellen Lanet (Zone 8), Michoel Bloom (Zone 10), Hector Garza (Organization Rep), Bethie Kohanbash and David Mattis (At-Large Reps).
Returning incumbents: Bette Billet (Zone 5), Jon Liberman (Zone 7), Paula Waxman (Zone 9), Susan Burden and Terrence Gomes (Business Reps).
Again, our thanks to all the candidates—and especially to all of you who voted.
We'll be seating the new Board at our November 15th General Board meeting. We hope you can join us.
Preliminary election results are in
SORO had a fantastic turnout for the NC election: we had as many more voters than we did two years ago, with only half the number of open seats. Our thanks to everyone who came out and voted, and a special thanks to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the many volunteers who made the event a success.
We have posted preliminary election results on our election page. Note that these are not yet finalized or certified.
Barring any election challenges, we currently plan to seat the new Board at our November 15th meeting.
We have posted preliminary election results on our election page. Note that these are not yet finalized or certified.
Barring any election challenges, we currently plan to seat the new Board at our November 15th meeting.
Come out and vote!
Elect a new SORO NC Board
On Sunday, our community will choose boardmembers to fill roughly half the SORO NC seats. These are the people who will represent our neighborhood within the City, and we encourage every SORO NC stakeholder to vote.
Polls will be open Sunday from 10am – 4pm at Shenandoah Elementary (map).
In this election, the NC has seven residential zone seats, two at-large seats, two business seats, two organization seats, and one school seat open. You can see the SORO NC zones here.
Who can vote?
All SORO stakeholders aged 15 and above may vote in this election—regardless of immigration status—although factual basis* stakeholders may only vote for At-Large seats. For a full description of candidate and voter eligibility, visit the EmpowerLA website.
More information, including a full list of candidates, is available on our 2012 election page.
* If you don't live, work, go to school or are a member of an organization in SORO, your stakeholder status may also be established by means of declaring a stake (or interest) in the neighborhood and providing the facts to support that declaration.
Meet the Candidates
Meet the SORO NC Candidates
Thursday, October 18 • 7-8pm (starts promptly)Simon Wiesenthal Center, 3rd Floor (map)
Underground parking available (enter from Roxbury Dr.)
This is your chance to meet and talk with all the SORO NC candidates before the October 28th election. We'll provide the food and soft drinks—you provide the questions.
Held just before our regular October Board meeting (which we're moving back an hour), the Forum will be a great chance to get to know the people who hope to represent you in the Neighborhood Council.
For more information about the candidates and voting, visit our Election 2012 page. A brief agenda is also available.
NC Elections: Candidates Wanted!
Elections for the SORO NC board are coming up in late October, and we're actively seeking candidates.
Serving on the SORO NC Board is an excellent way to become more connected with the community that surrounds you. It helps you reach out beyond your immediate neighborhood, help change the things you recognize need changing, and give back to help improve local lives. It can be a meaningful and empowering way to make Los Angeles feel a little less like a sprawling metropolis, and a little more like a small town.
We have organized two informal eat-and-greet meetings so interested candidates can come and meet Board members and learn more. We encourage anyone who may be interested to come and say hello. You never know if you may be inspired!
Monday, 10 September, 7pm
Robertson Recreation Center, Child Care Room
1641 Preuss Road, 90035
Sunday, 23 September, 4pm
Robertson Recreation Center
1641 Preuss Road, 90035
You can download a flyer here, and information about which seats are empty, how to file, and what the important dates and deadlines are can all be found on our Candidate information page.
Serving on the SORO NC Board is an excellent way to become more connected with the community that surrounds you. It helps you reach out beyond your immediate neighborhood, help change the things you recognize need changing, and give back to help improve local lives. It can be a meaningful and empowering way to make Los Angeles feel a little less like a sprawling metropolis, and a little more like a small town.
Candidate filing is open between now and September 28.
We have organized two informal eat-and-greet meetings so interested candidates can come and meet Board members and learn more. We encourage anyone who may be interested to come and say hello. You never know if you may be inspired!
Candidate Information Sessions
Monday, 10 September, 7pm
Robertson Recreation Center, Child Care Room
1641 Preuss Road, 90035
Sunday, 23 September, 4pm
Robertson Recreation Center
1641 Preuss Road, 90035
You can download a flyer here, and information about which seats are empty, how to file, and what the important dates and deadlines are can all be found on our Candidate information page.
7th Annual SORO Peace Picnic
Come celebrate the United Nations's "International Day of Peace" at a FREE neighborhood picnic for the whole family at the Robertson Rec Center, 1641 Preuss (Robertson at Airdrome).
Sunday, September 9th
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Like the Peace Picnic on Facebook • Download the flyer- Gourmet lunch donated by local restaurants
- Live music by neighborhood musicians
- Eat and relax in the shade
- Crafts and snacks for kids
Bring a blanket to sit on. For more information and to contribute, go to peacepicnic.org, or call 310-431-7152.
A collaboration of the Robertson Recreation Center, the South Robertson Neighborhoods Council, LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz, LA City Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr., St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, and Guru Ram Das Ashram.
Learn more about Genetically Modified (GMO) food
Panel Discussion: Mandatory Labeling of GMO Foods
Thursday, September 6 • 7-9pm (starts promptly)Hamilton High School Cafeteria (map) • Parking available
On Thursday, September 6th, Hamilton students and the SORO NC Green Team will be putting on a educational evening to discuss Proposition 37 (currently on the November ballot) which would require mandatory labeling of GMO foods produced in California. It is a rare opportunity to learn about a complex ballot measure issue from all sides of the debate and to be able to ask questions of the experts. These eight exceptional students have worked all summer to put on this extraordinary event.
The impressive roster includes advocates on both sides of the issue explaining their positions in depth (you can see the speaker list here). If you think that this is not a nuanced issue, you might be surprised after hearing this interesting panel of speakers.
The event is open to the community and there will be a Q & A following. Any questions concerning this event can be directed to Green Team co-chair Paula Waxman or by phone at 310 559-2552.
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