It was mid-1989. We came together as a small circle of committed neighbors who wanted to take on crime - and grime. Armed with true grit and good intentions, we targeted those spots in the neighborhood that everyone whispered about, but no one took steps toward fixing.

With weapons of hard-nosed determination and grassroots naiveté, we took on the problems of crime, gang activity, graffiti and litter. Before you knew it, we had a generous grant to combat graffiti, neighbors joined neighbors in cleanups and block watches, and a sense of neighborhood blossomed.

We published our first newsletter, a 2 page-single sheet effort, intended to let our neighbors know who we were and what we were doing. In no time, our little newsletter grew to 4 pages, then 6. Community businesses bought space to support our efforts. We continue to publish it today, because you want the local eye on community events.

We enter the 21st century fully intending to carry out those goals that we so carefully crafted more than 14 years ago. To do this, we have launched this web site. We invite you to visit us frequently and to read our special history found in the articles in our Newsletter Archive. It's our Silver Lake story.

We invite you to check out our crime statistics, updated monthly, use our handy phone list of numbers to help you improve your quality of life, and send us comments, suggestions, and questions. You can even join our group via this web site.  Help to make this your web site as well.

The Silver Lake Improvement Association enthusiastically drives down the information highway to promote its goals:  "The creation and maintenance of a clean and safe environment, and the betterment of our youth."

Write us @ P.O. Box 291274, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Rampart Division Schedules National Night Out

Hello everyone. On August 5th 2008, Rampart Division will be holding it's " 16th Annual National Night Out". There are two sites that the community can meet at and walk to the "New Rampart Station" located at 1401 W 6th St. The first location is MacArthur Park, located at 2230 W 6th St and the other is Lockwood Elementary, located at 4345 Lockwood Av. At both sites the walk kicks off at 5:30 pm sharp and will end at the "New Rampart Station". This event is to bring the community and the police department closer. There will food and other festivities at the end of the march and this will give everyone a chance to see the new station. So pass on the word and I'm looking forward to seeing you there.

Senior Lead Officer Justin Stewart

SLIA Executive Board
Genelle Le Vin
 President
VINCE BROOK
Vice President
BECKY SETTLES
Secretary
Ruth Faydich,
Treasurer

Contact the board via the "Contact Us" option on the left.