1. A PI’s Portfolio n e i g h b o r h o o d k n o w l e d g e lOS aNGELES

2. How Big is the City of Los Angeles? The greater Los Angeles Area could hold the combined areas of St. Louis, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Boston, Pittsburg, Manhattan, and San Francisco.

3. Cambria Apartments Pico Union, 1995

4. COMMUNITY

6. Los Angeles: Total Unpaid Property Taxes in 90’s Source: Los Angeles County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (91-95)

7. Model of Urban Disinvestment in Los Angeles Step One: Step Two: Step Three: Step Four: Step Five: Property Tax Delinquency Maintenance Problems/Code Violations Utility Non-Payment Major Code Violations Bankruptcy or Foreclosure

11. 11 Different interactive ways to find properties and map property databases

13. NKLA Usage (August 1999 - Sept. 2001) Average of 8,000 to 10,000 ‘hits’ per day, about 154 visitors per day More than 5,000 registered users (since August, 1999), about 200 new registered users a month

14. NKLA User Groups

15. Uses for the LA Neighborhood Early Warning System Targeting Municipal Code Enforcement with more than $150 million in residential improvements Researching properties for infill redevelopment of nuisance sites. Outreach to seniors and others to prevent foreclosures due to predatory lending or other threat Assisting in tenant outreach and organizing

16. Criticism of NKLA “Glass half-empty”—a focus on deficits rather than assets. “…not really neighborhood knowledge, it’s government information about neighborhoods.” Response: Online Community-Based Data Collection and Mapping

17. UCLA undergraduate students mapped housing and other assets in the Boyle Heights community Local youth in Vernon Central map assets with a focus on school siting and affordable housing I AM LA was launched on February 10, 2000 and is being piloted with groups in the two target communities… The site is located in the Data and Maps section of the NKLA site ( http://nkla.ucla.edu ) http://nkla.ucla.edu Projects…

18. Pacoima Beautiful Youth So far we have 24 assets on the following categories We are divided into two groups: Youth Assets**Cultural & Historical Daily News Presents: October 28, 2001

19. Community Coalition: Neighborhoods Fighting Back Research skills Scanning Power point Data entry Design and formatting

20. New Tools for Neighborhoods Utilize web page in public hearings –Illustrate extent of the problem –Document investigations –Hold authorities accountable  Utilize web page in community revitalization efforts  Marketing area to retail developers  Enhance discussions with policy makers

21. Primary Challenge Pursuing new opportunities while keeping NKLA actively engaged with the community and growing the project to meet changing needs.

22. Outgrowths of Community Mapping Living Independently in LA: www.asklila.com UCLA in LA: http://la.ucla.edu Non-Profit Mapping: Under Development Neighborhood Knowledge California (NKCA): Under Development