RESEDA IS CELEBRATED BY THE GETTY

11:11 Projects joined the Getty in celebrating their 25th anniversary by bringing a weekend of art, music, food, and more to Reseda Park on July 9 &10, 2022.

Over 8,000 people a day celebrated the intersection of ART + MENTAL HEALTH awareness at the festival. During the pandemic people suffered a lot of stress and 11:11 wanted to create a space where the community could be creative, while reflecting on the struggle of the last couple of years, and still having a ton of fun together.

The Reseda Neighborhood Council participated in the event, bringing families together by coloring Reseda themed postcards at our booth and providing feedback on how they would like to see Reseda improve.

We hope you enjoyed the event. Let us know if you would like to see more events like this in Reseda.

All photos in this issue are credited to Reseda Neighborhood Council

Our community welcomes the newest members of the Reseda Neighborhood Council, Jimmy Reyes and Golzar Sepehri. Golzar Sepheri is an At-Large Representative on the Reseda NC on behalf of M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi, a global non-profit organization with a center in Reseda. Golzar has been an active member of M.T.O Global for many years and serves as the media spokesperson for its charity events. She also established one of its newer initiatives, the Roundtable Discussion Series, where community changemakers and local organizations are invited to discuss important social topics such as education, women’s rights, and the importance of tolerance and peace. Additionally, Golzar founded and is the President of the M.T.O Global Sufi Youth Conference, a global non-profit that hosts an annual multidisciplinary academic conference for students and young professionals. Golzar holds a Masters from Harvard University in Middle Eastern Studies and a Bachelors in Psychology from Southern Methodist University. 

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The RNC is your way to help make a difference in your community. From telling the city how you want development in your community to be done, to organizing cleanups, to working on problems currently facing your community like chronic homelessness and urban blight, to organizing events for the community’s youth and seniors, and initiating events like the annual Artwalk. The RNC is working to change things for the better, and we need your help to do it!

We currently have three Board Member positions open to be filled by active, dedicated community members who want Reseda to improve. These positions are for At-Large, Young Adult and Youth Board Members. The qualifications for these seats can be found in our bylaws located at

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We also have committees looking for volunteers to help such as the Planning and Land Use Management Committee that helps chart the course for Reseda’s development and evaluates and considers proposed developments in the community, or the Unhoused Neighbor Advocacy Committee which is advising the city on possible solutions to the current unhoused crisis.

If you would like to apply for one of the Board Member Seats or join one of our committees, please contact the RNC secretary at secretary@resedacouncil.org

Reseda is proud to have recently hosted the first ever San Fernando Valley mural festival. Conceived by 11:11 Projects, a woman-led art and culture non-profit organization that develops and executes integrated and accessible public art, arts programming and experiential installations. produced 8 murals at 6 different locations. This inaugural 2022 event saw 8 murals created at 6 different locations in Reseda. 2 of those locations were sponsored by the Reseda Neighborhood Council. Visit and support the dozens of artists that brought these beautiful and original works to Reseda.

Located at...

Reseda Theater 

18443 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335 

Reseda Elementary 

7265 Amigo Ave, Reseda, CA 91335 

Child Development Institute 

18050 Vanowen St, Reseda, CA 91335  

Onegeneration  

18255 Victory Blvd, Reseda, CA 91335 

Brooklyn Pizza  

6745 Tampa Ave, Reseda, CA 91335 

Bertrand Elementary 

7021 Bertrand Ave, Reseda, CA 91335  

Council District 3 Office 

19040 Vanowen St, Reseda, CA 91335  

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Jimmy Reyes was elected to fill the vacant Business seat on the Board. He is the Lead Pastor at the Valley Vineyard Church in Reseda. The church has been around for 43 years in the valley (30 years in its current location at the old Reseda Bowl location).  In recent years, this faith community has been gaining recognition for serving Reseda with free drive-in movie and community events, free backpack giveaways, after-school mentoring programs, voting area during elections, and a weekly drive-in food pantry.

Jimmy has lived in the valley for over 35 years. He has been married for 22 years and together with his wife have a 12-year old son and a 7-year old daughter. His family joined the Valley Vineyard Church in 2016. 

Jimmy has a desire to learn how to better serve our Reseda community.  He also believes that the way forward is through more collaboration between government entities, local businesses, faith communities, non-profits, and local residents joining together to care for Reseda. 

Jimmy enjoys spending time with his family, reading good books, eating diverse food, and rooting for the LA Lakers.

Reseda Neighborhood Council uses its voice to tell the Los Angeles City government what we think. Last year, we filed 51 Community Impact Statements (CIS) to the City Council, various City Boards, and Commissions. Reseda is number 3 in the city for filing CIS and number 1 in the valley. Over the last year, we took positions on redistricting, neighborhood council election spending, the municipal lobbying ordinance, a Jobs and Economic Development Incentive Zone, and more. We’re proud to use our voice to advocate for a better Reseda and a better Los Angeles.

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