THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (DLANC) IS THE CLOSEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE. WE ARE AN ADVISORY BODY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES THAT ADVOCATES FOR OUR COMMUNITY ON IMPORTANT ISSUES LIKE LAND-USE DEVELOPMENT, HOMELESSNESS RESOURCES, LIVABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND MORE. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF 24 ELECTED SEATS REPRESENTING VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND INTEREST CATEGORIES WITHIN FIVE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.

THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (“DLANC”) IS GOVERNED BY A 24-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHOSE MEMBERS PARTICIPATE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES. DLANC BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEER CITY OFFICIALS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE COMPOSED OF RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS REPRESENTATION FROM FIVE ASSIGNED GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF DOWNTOWN; AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS, HOMELESS RESIDETNS, AT-LARGE AND AREA WIDE SEATS. WE HAVE FIVE BOARD OFFICER POSITIONS, NINE STANDING COMMITTEES, AND APPOINTED LIAISONS AND ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBERS. THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ADVOCATES ON ISSUES LIKE HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING, LAND USE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY, PARKS, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY. WE PROVIDE LOCAL EXPERTISE AND A LOCAL VOICE ON THE DELIVERY OF CITY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.