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—–> Please visit http://honeylove.org/legalize/ to sign the petition and send an email of support!!!
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council UNANIMOUSLY voted in favor of URBAN BEEKEEPING (thanks to HoneyLover Ceebs for leading the charge tonight)!! That makes a total of 17 councils + ARC Los Angeles – Alliance of River Communities!! YAY BEES!!
I’LL BE THERE! Thinking of making a couple signs… I have a few thoughts, but if you have any suggestions, please share! I have poster board and paint that needs using up.
Thank you to everyone who came out in support yesterday! Special thanks to Maritza Przekop, Martin Schlageter, Andy Shrader, Kirk Anderson, Ceebs Bailey and all the amazing HoneyLovers and Neighborhood Councilmembers and community stakeholders who have helped us to get to where we are today!!
Here is a quick summary of the day:
Before the council meeting we had a press conference on the steps of LA City Hall with some great speakers/guests including:
LA City Councilmembers Paul Koretz (CD5), Mike Bonin (CD11), Jose Huizar (CD14) and Mitch O’Farrell (CD13)
Sharon Commins, President, Mar Vista Community Council
David King, Founding Chair, Seed Library of Los Angeles
Amadeo Delgado, Owner, Canaan Honey
oh yes.. and us… Rob and Chelsea McFarland, HoneyLove.orgAfter the press conference, we went inside and the meeting began. Council was very nice to us and grouped all 3 of our motions together… and it came out unanimous 15-0 for all three motions!
Next step, the motions go to Planning Department for “study” which will take a few months, then it will return to council for another vote.
And…. oh yes… there was SO MUCH PRESS COVERAGE!!
There are more articles out there… but you get the idea =) YAY BEES!!!
For those interested in creating similar legalization efforts in their own cities, (or looking for more information on our legalization work here in Los Angeles)… please see our Legalization Packet below (also available on our resources page):
DROPBOX FOLDER: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8m9gi9846mf31fa/FxEDgk95LM
As common little beekeepers, it is not in our power to write laws unfortunately =) but if you take a look through the packet above you will find a copy of our “feasibility study” conducted through the Mar Vista Community Council. Inside this study is a matrix of cities from around the United States who do allow beekeeping and the rules and regulations they adopted. This document has proven to be a great starting point for many cities around country who have already used our efforts here in Los Angeles to help change laws in their cities!
Interested in helping with the legalization process here in Los Angeles? Join us! We’d LOVELOVELOVE for your help! Or you can also send a letter directly to the LA Planning Department with your opinions, learn more here: http://www.honeylove.org/legalize
YAY BEES!
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