Cityhood for East L.A.

There's been so much to report on in the last month: the East Los Angeles Residents Association finalized their petition drive for a Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis of East LA, and proudly turned in 16,500 signatures to the Local Area Formation Commission. And the media has taken notice! Here are several recent articles on Cityhood:

Counting of East LA Cityhood Signatures Underway
EGP News, December 17, 2008

Comienza Cuenta de Firmas Para Crear la ‘Ciudad del Este de Los Angeles’
EGP News, December 17, 2008

At the intersection of sacred, civics in East L.A.
LA Times, December 15, 2008

East L.A., Latino heartland, revives its dream of cityhood
Christian Science Monitor, December 8, 2008

Firmas para independencia
La Opinión, December 8, 2008

Be sure to check out the News section for more press on the Cityhood effort.

This morning the East Los Angeles Residents Association turned in thousands of petitions to begin the Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis of our community. With the support of 16,500 residents our community is ready to move forward and take a big step towards Cityhood!

Read our letter to the Los Angeles County Local Area Formation Commission.

This is the last stretch of our effort to collect signatures onto a petition for a Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis of East LA, and we are very excited!

Know anyone that hasn't yet had a chance to sign? Tell them to come by Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (map) on Wednesday 12/10 from 4-8pm, or Starbucks (map) on Thursday 12/11 from 4-8pm, where volunteers will be on hand to collect signatures.

This is the last chance, so encourage anyone who hasn't signed to have a cup of coffee and do their part for our community.

This holiday season the East Los Angeles Residents Associations and all supporters of Cityhood for East L.A. have much to be thankful for. We have received support and encouragement from residents all across East L.A., and the response to our current petition drive has been very positive.

We are pleased to announce that we have collected over 10,000 signatures on our petition to call for a fiscal analysis of our community, the first step towards Cityhood.

But this good news doesn't mean we're done yet. We have just a few more weeks to collect signatures, and we need all hands on deck! Please come out and collect signatures with us just one more time, to put us over our goal and build community support for our future City.

Will you walk precincts and knock on doors with us one more time?

The thousands of residents in East Los Angeles who support Cityhood thank you. We are almost done with the first phase of our campaign, and are very excited about what the future holds for our community.