Important Resources

Animal Services for the City of Los Angeles:  
http://www.laanimalservices.com/index3.htm

Bulky Item Pick-Up (to get waste picked up that does not fit into waste bins, such as old chairs and sofas):  Call 311, or use this online form:  
http://www.ci.la.ca.us/san/solid_resources/refuse/service_request.htm

Fairfax High School: 
http://www.fairfaxhs.org/
The school’s community representative is Joyce Kleifield, E-mail: joyce.kleifield@lausd.net

FilmLA:  If film crews are causing problems in the neighborhood, call for action (24 hours a day): 213-977-8600

Graffiti:  To get graffiti removed, call 311 (the L.A. City information line) and give the operator information about where the graffiti is located.  You can also e-mail directly to Pacific Graffiti Services (the graffiti-removal vendor for this area) at this e-mail address: graffiti@wwwpgs.net.  Or you can use this online form to report the graffiti: 
http://anti-graffiti.lacity.org/welcome.cfm

Greenway Arts Alliance (runs the Melrose Trading Post and the Greenway Court Theatre): 
http://www.greenwayarts.org/

Hollywood Media District BID: 
http://www.mediadistrict.org/

LAPD E-Policing Newsletter for our area:  To sign up, just fill out the simple directions here:  
http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing

LAPD Wilshire Division:  
http://www.lapdonline.org/wilshire_community_police_station

LAPD Senior Lead Officer Art Gallegos (covers Melrose area between La Brea and La Cienega), Phone: (213) 793-0708;  E-mail: 35849@lapd.lacity.org

LAPD Senior Lead Officer Dave Cordova (covers Melrose area east of La Brea), Phone: (213) 793-0650; E-mail: 31646@lapd.lacity.org

Los Angeles City Council member Paul Koretz: 
http://cd5.lacity.org/index.htm

Los Angeles City Council member Paul Koretz’s field deputy for Melrose area:  John Darnell, E-mail: John.Darnell@lacity.org

Melrose Action Neighborhood Watch:  
http://www.melroseaction.com/
, Coordinator: Peter Nichols, Phone: (323) 208-2131, E-mail: peter@melroseaction.com

Melrose Avenue Merchant Alliance (MAMA):  
http://www.melroseave.info/

Melrose Elementary Magnet School for Math, Science and Technology: 
http://melrose-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/

Melrose Night (special shopping and food truck event the first Thursday of each month): 
http://www.melrosenight.com

Melrose Village YouTube Channel:  
http://www.youtube.com/melrosevillageblog

Mid City West Community Council (our official neighborhood council; holds board meetings the second Tuesday evening of each month at the NCJW building, 543 N. Fairfax Avenue):  
http://www.midcitywest.org/

Parking Enforcement for Los Angeles: Phone: (213) 485-4184

Poinsettia Recreation Center:  The park director is Kortley Norris, Phone: 323-876-5014, E-mail: kortley.norris@lacity.org.  To report illegal activity in the park that needs to be addressed immediately, call the 24-hour dispatch number for the OPS park police, (213) 978-4670.  To discuss any ongoing public safety issues in the park, contact OPS Senior Lead Officer Javier Barragan at javier.barragan@lacity.org.  Web site: 
http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/poinsettiaRC.htm

Potholes:  To get potholes filled, call 311, or use the online form at 
http://bss.lacity.org/request.htm