Easy tips for a better environment

Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council: Crime

To sign up for Neighborhood Watch updates on their snail mail list write to: Los Angeles Police Department, Devonshire Area, Attn: Senior Lead Trailer, 10250 Etiwanda Ave., Northridge, CA 913225. Or contact SLO Danny Del Valle at (818) 634-0362 or email 27677@lapd.lacity.org.

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Local Police and Fire Departments

The most local police station in Porter Ranch is the one on Devonshire St.

Contact info: 911

The most near fire department in Porter Ranch is Fire Station 28 located on Corbin Ave. and Fire Station 8 located on Tampa Ave.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Further Referance On Going Green

To research and further your understanding in going green contact the following organizations:
TogetherGreen
EarthCorps
TreePeople

Porter Ranch public service announcement on the environment

Did you know that arctic ice is rapidly disappearing and may be completely ice free by the year 2040. That at the rate our climate is changing the world will soon be warmer than in the past 10000 years. Don't cry, panic, or start looking for life on another planet. This is our problem and there are definitely some effective measures that we can take to help slow down global warming. The most effective way of helping the environment is to start at the community level. As the Porter Ranch community rapidly increases, we believe that success as a community for Porter Ranch lies in going green. We are all aware that global warming is a global conflict. We feel that as the Porter Ranch community we can all do our part to improve and preserve the environment. As an upper middle class neighborhood, Porter Ranch holds the economic ability to help stop Global Warming as well as improve our environment as a whole. The entire Porter Ranch community would benefit significantly if we all followed more environmentally friendly lifestyles.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

What you can do to help

Stay active in your neighborhood. If you see trash on the floor, pick it up. Your area is like your home, you don't want trash everywhere.

Collect bottle and cans. Start recycling! The more you recycle, the less resources we need to create.

See Crimes going about? Call someone. 9-1-1 isn't a difficult number to call. One call could possibly save a life. You never know!

Notice potholes or graffiti? Call 3-1-1. They'll be sure to help out with any problems.

Porter Ranch Information

Porter Ranch is known as an upper-class neighborhood and a more suburban part of the San Fernando Valley. The population of Porter Ranch is roughly 24,923, and the average median income is $121,428. Much of Porter Ranch consists of single-family homes and different sized gated communities. The Porter Ranch are has one elementary school known as Castlebay Elementary School, but it currently does not have any middle or high schools particularly in Porter Ranch. However, Porter Ranch does have its own library branch located on Tampa Ave. The Los Angeles Fire Department station 8 is also located on Tampa.