Neighborhood Council elections have begun in Region 4! We are so excited to share outreach materials and resourecs to help engage your community in understanding the Neighborhood Council system, running for office on their local Neighborhood Council, and being a voter in the Neighborhood Council election.

What are Neighborhood Councils?

Neighborhood Councils are a hyperlocal form of government that works to ensure the City of Los Angeles is responsive to the needs, challenges, and aspirations of YOUR neighborhood. They advocate on important issues like housing, homelessness, development, transportation, public safety, and more. Made up of volunteer elected officials, Neighborhood Councils are your voice in City Hall. Learn more about Neighborhood Councils here.

What are Neighborhood Council elections?

Neighborhood Council elections happen on 12 different regional timelines over a six-month cycle. This election cycle there will be Vote-By-Mail ballots which are postage paid but must be requested ahead of time, online or by mail. Learn more about Neighborhood Council elections here.

What are Neighborhood Council regions? What does Region 4 mean?

There are 99 Neighborhood Councils across the City of Los Angeles, and they are organized into 12 regions. Region 4 represents the Southwest Area. Region 8 includes Greater Toluca Lake, Greater Valley Glen, Noho, North Hollywood Northeast, North Hollywood West, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Valley Village, and Van Nuys Neighborhood Councils.

Who should use this toolkit?

This toolkit is designed for community based organizations, nonprofits, businesses, schools, advocacy organizations, and Neighborhood Councils who work, do business in, and/or have a primary social audience in Region 4. We also welcome individuals who live, work, or have a following in Region 3! Support a wider community in Los Angeles? Check out our Citywide Neighborhood Council Elections toolkit!

How do I use this outreach toolkit?

EmpowerLA has developed social media posts to help you promote the Region 8 Neighborhood Council election. We've developed content in five key areas: education, candidate filing, vote-by-mail application filing, get out the vote, and results. Posts will be added on a regular basis as we approach key dates in each phase.

Education posts, including "What Are Neighborhood Councils?", "Where Are Neighborhood Councils?", and "What Are Neighborhood Council Elections?" can run at any time during Region 6's election cycle. However, we encourage you to share them early so that the community can be well informed as the election cycle kicks off.

Candidate filing posts should run during the candidate filing period, between February 7, 2025 and March 24, 2025.

Vote-by-mail application filing posts should run during the vote-by-mail application filing period, between April 11, 2025 and June 2, 2025.

Get out the vote posts should run during the ballot mailing period, between May 6, 2025 and June 10, 2025.

Results posts should run after the official results have been declared in Region 6 Neighborhood Council elections, after June 25, 2025.

I have questions. Who should I contact?

If you have questions or need support using this toolkit, please contact Ava Marinelli (she/her), EmpowerLA's Public Information Officer.

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