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71-1264: A native of Granada Hills, Los Angeles , Whitaker attended San Fernando High School , where he played football and basketball. In 1989, he was convinced to start boxing by local trainer Francisco Ortega, who spotted him while he was waiting in line at a Burger King restaurant. Whitaker won the National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight title in 1993, followed by the United States (AAU) National Amateur Super Heavyweight title in 1994. [REDACTED] National Golden Gloves , Little Rock, Arkansas , May 1993: U.S. Olympic Festival , San Antonio, Texas , July–August 1993: [REDACTED] United States National Championships , 1994: [REDACTED] Goodwill Games , Saint Petersburg, Russia , July 1994: U.S. Pan Am Trials, Portland, Oregon , January 1995: [REDACTED] Giraldo Córdova Cardín, Matanzas, Cuba , February 1995: [REDACTED] Pan American Games , Mar del Plata, Argentina , March 1995: United States National Championships , Colorado Springs, Colorado , February 1996: U.S. Olympic Box-Offs, 1996: Whitaker turned pro in 1996 and quickly climbed

142-525: A site with potential for agricultural development, whereas Maclay was more focused on its colonization. In order to pay off the de Celis mortgage, they counted on the success of the town of San Fernando , which had then been newly platted along the Southern Pacific Railroad . A local bank failure and the departure of railroad workers led to a collapse in the real estate boom which made Maclay turn to renting land for sheep pasture and farming; then,

213-586: A 4.31 square miles (11.2 km ) area between Bull Creek and the Pacoima Wash on the west and east respectively. The southern boundary is Roscoe Boulevard , starting on Bull Creek and ending at the Pacoima Wash; North Hills East includes a panhandle of land south of Roscoe Boulevard to the Coast Line railroad between the 405 Freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard . The northern boundary is Lassen Street, west from

284-542: A dairy farm and orchard known as the Sunshine Ranch which grew apricots, oranges, walnuts and beans. Vestiges of former citrus groves can still be seen in orange, lemon or grapefruit trees in many residential yards. In 1916, the San Fernando Valley's first oil well was drilled in what is now Granada Hills. The oil well was located at the northern tip of Zelzah Avenue. Granada Hills was founded in 1926 as "Granada;"

355-622: A drought in 1876 and 1877 led to the failure of grain fields and the death of tens of thousands of sheep. Maclay was unable to meet the mortgage and de Celis filed for foreclosure in July 1876; the Los Angeles district court found Maclay personally liable for the mortgage payment in June 1877 and ordered the sale of his quarter interest, and that if the sale was insufficient to meet the mortgage, then Porter's interest would also be sold. While they managed to delay

426-461: A grazing operation of Rancho Los Encinos near Paséknga which included the agricultural settlement of Achooykomenga, worked by Chumash, Tongva, and Tataviam laborers. The rancho was acquired by Franciscan missionaries after being identified as a suitable site for a mission, and on September 8, 1797 the San Fernando Rey de España Mission was founded, placing most of the valley's land, including

497-408: A gym, picnic tables, tennis courts, classrooms, a dance room and a library. Programs are offered in sports, and arts and crafts. Zelzah Park, an unstaffed park, has a bridle path , a children's play area, and picnic tables. Los Angeles City Council District 12 encompasses Granada Hills, with councilmember John Lee serving. Granada Hills is served by two Neighborhood Councils: Granada Hills

568-409: A heavyweight in several years. Whitaker is likely most known for his bizarre adoption of the "Goofi" nickname prior to his fight with McCline in 2001. Whitaker's popularity was skyrocketing in boxing circles, and his promoter, the infamous Rock Newman, concocted the stunt to generate publicity and sentiment towards Whitaker. Granada Hills, Los Angeles Granada Hills is a neighborhood in

639-604: A high proportion compared to the rest of the city. Granada Hills is composed mostly of Mid-century modern architecture. Of note is the "Balboa Highlands" tract built by iconic developer Joseph Eichler as well as the Knollwood Country Club area and Knollwood Grove tract. Many of these homes, which are North of Rinaldi/West of Balboa, have been featured in movies, commercials, magazine pictorials and appear in books about Eichler or mid-century architecture. White Oak Avenue, between San Fernando Mission and San Jose Street,

710-601: A less desirable part of Northridge, that stakeholders would potentially want to extend Northridge to the 405 Freeway, that their issues are substantially similar to those of North Hills, and that the change would cause confusion. In early 2012, Goldman stated that she then felt that her statement concerning property values and issues was naïve and she wished to correct it. She amended the reasoning, stating that residents' concerns were that they did not send their children to North Hills Schools, they did not shop in North Hills, and that

781-430: A mortgage or a loan and the remaining 1,657 (18.2%) were owned free and clear. 8,990 units (49.6% of occupied units) were rented. In terms of household size, 2,828 units (14.6%) were 1-person households, 4,005 units (22.1%) had 2 people, 10,281 (56.7%) had 3 to 6 people, and 1,003 (5.5%) had 7 or more. 14,173 units (78.2%) were family households; 8,942 (63.1% of family households) were married couple family households and

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852-493: A pin to a personalized letter from the President of the United States. More about the awards can be found here: www.presidentialserviceawards.gov Volunteers do not have to be a resident or stakeholder of North Hills East to qualify for a President's Volunteer Service Award. The neighborhood is represented federally by the congress member elected for California's 29th congressional district and both senators from California . On

923-474: A small intermittent stream, and grass and picnic areas. This 672-acre (2.72 km ) park includes hiking trails and fire roads, including a grassy promontory from which a view of the northeastern portion of the San Fernando Valley may be seen. Mission Point and its environs are popular mountain biking and hiking areas. The view from the top of Mission Point (called "Mission Peak" by many residents),

994-768: A system of highways. The Pacific Electric Railway also began an expansion into the valley which reached the burgeoning community of Van Nuys in December 1911, and was completed with its arrival in the city of San Fernando in March 1913, allowing better connections to Los Angeles from the valley. The San Fernando Mission Land Co. began to market its then over 16,000 acres of land to the public in April 1912, advertising five, ten, and fifteen acre tracts adapted to citriculture and other agricultural uses. In October 1912, The Angeles Mesa Land Company purchased Henry E. Huntington 's one-tenth share in

1065-686: Is about 10,591.4 per square mile within the ZTCA's 5.91 square miles. 31,132 people (49.7%) were identified as male and 31,463 (50.3%) as female. The 2020 age distribution was 14,684 people (23.5%) under 18, 6,599 people (10.5%) from 18 to 24, 17,925 people (28.6%) from 25 to 44, 15,458 people (24.7%) from 45 to 64, and 7,929 people (12.7%) who were 65 or older, The median age was 35.8. There were 18,545 housing units, at an average density of 3,137.9 units per square mile, of which 18,117 units were occupied and 428 were vacant. 9,127 occupied units (50.4%) were owned; 7,470 (81.8% of owner-occupied units) were owned with

1136-473: Is bounded by Lassen and Plummer on the north and south, and by Bull Creek and Woodley on the west and east. The petition was received and filed by the city in April, 2011. The Northridge East Neighborhood Council supported the petition; meanwhile, North Hills West opposed the renaming, stating that property values effects would be minimal and insignificant, that Woodley Hill is a desirable area along with western North Hills and that it would turn Woodley Hill into

1207-526: Is governed locally by the City of Los Angeles and is represented in the Los Angeles City Council by the members elected for districts 6 , 7 and 12 ; each district includes three different sections of the neighborhood. Both North Hills East and North Hills West Neighborhood Councils work together to improve the overall quality of life in North Hills communities. North Hills West Neighborhood Council

1278-627: Is in California's 27th congressional district as of 2023 and represented by Republican Mike Garcia . It was in the 38th State Assembly district , and the 20th State Senate district until the 2014 redistricting. Thirty-two percent of Granada Hills residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average percentage for the city. Schools within the Granada Hills boundaries are: Los Angeles Fire Department Stations 18 (Knollwood/Granada Hills) and 87 (Granada Hills) are in

1349-432: Is located at 10640 Petit Avenue. North Hills, Los Angeles North Hills , known previously as Sepulveda , is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles , California . North Hills was originally part of an agricultural community known as Mission Acres . After WWII, the newly developed suburban community was renamed Sepulveda, after the prominent Sepúlveda family of California . In 1991, it

1420-482: Is the primary north–south street through North Hills, crossing Sepulveda Pass to the south. The community saw significant growth between the 1930s and the 1950s. In 1937, councilman Jim Wilson offered a resolution that instructed the city's real estate agent to make the right of way cost appraisal for diverting flood waters from Wilson and East Canyons into Pacoima Wash to protect the community of Sepulveda from floods that occurred during heavy storms. This same year,

1491-506: The Los Angeles Times ' s "Mapping L.A." project supplied these North Hills community statistics: median household income: $ 52,456. Population size is 60,254 according to 2010 Census data. This summarizes both sides of the 405 freeway. The North Hills West neighborhood had 24,000 residents in 2009. The North Hills East neighborhood had nearly 40,000 residents in 2010. According to Mapping L.A. , Mexican (38.4%) and German (2.8%) were

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1562-520: The International style by E. R. C. Billerbeck for LAUSD, was completed in 1952. The Sepulveda Veterans Administration Hospital was completed in a 160-acre property in 1955. After four years of construction, Francisco Sepulveda Junior High School, designed by architect Arthur Froelich in the International style, was completed in 1960. In 1991, residents of the western half of Sepulveda, west of

1633-577: The Los Angeles Aqueduct , is located in Granada Hills. The 2000 U.S. census counted 50,535 residents in the 15.11-square-mile neighborhood—or 3,344 people per square mile. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 53,998, a density of 3,574 people per square mile. In 2000 the median age for residents was 37. The neighborhood is ethnically diverse and includes whites , 55.5%; Latinos , 20.6%; Asians , 16.3%; blacks , 3.4%; and others, 4.2%. Korea (16.0%) and Mexico (13.8%) were

1704-459: The Rancho era essentially ended in the San Fernando Valley; land divisions continued, what remained of the original mission agriculture fell into disuse, and the remaining indigenous population nearly disappeared from the region. The former rancho land was placed under Porter's name and he owned a three-fourths interest in the property, with Maclay owning the remaining quarter. Porter saw the valley as

1775-472: The San Diego Freeway , voted to secede from the eastern section to form a new community named North Hills. The City of Los Angeles soon changed the name of remaining Sepulveda to North Hills also. The city then formed a new sub-neighborhood of "North Hills West" which begins west of the 405 freeway and goes to Bull Creek Wash/Balboa Blvd. and from Roscoe Blvd. to Devonshire St. The eastern section became

1846-461: The San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles . The community has a sports program and a range of city recreation centers. The neighborhood has fourteen public and ten private schools. The Granada Hills area is situated on the traditional homelands of the Tongva and Chumash . The Tongva village of Ceegenga may have been the closest village located to the Granada Hills area. The community began as

1917-519: The "Hills" portion of the name was added 15 years later. Granada Hills is located at the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains , north of North Hills , Northridge , west of Mission Hills and Sylmar , and east of the Porter Ranch neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The Ronald Reagan Freeway ( State Route 118 ) runs through its southern area. Van Norman Reservoir , the southern terminus of

1988-710: The East has an area of 1.93 square miles (5.0 km ). Other sources, notably the Los Angeles Times ' Mapping L.A. project, extend the neighborhoods boundaries to Balboa Boulevard and Bull Creek ("the wash") on the west, and Lassen and Devonshire Street on the north, mostly to include the North Hills Shopping Center which is also claimed by Granada Hills. The San Fernando Valley had been inhabited by Tongva people, as well as Tataviam and Chumash people. Their settlements, later called rancherías by

2059-535: The Mission Land property holdings. The companies began to invest in the extension of the railway to San Fernando and the construction of a 4-mile boulevard, named Brand Boulevard, to connect San Fernando to Van Nuys on Sherman Way, hoping to open it for use when the Los Angeles Aqueduct is inaugurated. Work on Brand Boulevard advanced and workers began to spread asphalt on the first mile by mid-1913; one side of

2130-529: The North Hills West Neighborhood Council approved the transfer of Woodley Hills to Northridge East on March 22, 2013, followed by approval by Northridge East on April 17, and the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners in July. On December 6, 2014, a celebration was held for the opening of the over 13,000 square foot Nanak Sadan Sikh Temple and Community Center at Nordhoff Street , followed by

2201-470: The Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church was built and the parish was established years later in 1944. The area remained mostly rural through the 1940s, urbanization initiated during the 1950s during which the entire San Fernando Valley was experiencing a transition from semi-rural and agricultural uses into suburban development patterns. Multi-family residential units began to be developed in the 1960s. Before

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2272-516: The Pacoima Wash to Woodley Avenue. Since 2012, North Hills is bounded by the community of Woodley Hill in Northridge which occupies a square area at the northwest area of the neighborhood bounded by Woodley Avenue in the west and Plummer Street in the south. The North Hills East and West neighborhood councils are separated by the 405 Freeway; the West district has an area of 2.38 square miles (6.2 km ) and

2343-455: The San Fernando Valley in two years, occurring a year after the murder of a trans woman in neighboring Van Nuys. The murder quickly drew attention from the gay community, and local community group Somos Familia Valle organized a rally on April 4 at Sepulveda Boulevard and Nordhoff Street calling for family acceptance towards LGBTQ children and an end to discrimination and violence in the valley's neighborhoods. In September 2017, Shehada Issa

2414-462: The Spanish, were mostly located in the southern valley which was better irrigated in the dry season and provided shelter from winter floods; in the north valley were the villages of Paséknga, in modern-day San Fernando , and Pakoinga, of Tataviam etymology and located in modern Pacoima . The area of North Hills is between the northern and southern settlements in a relatively flat area of the valley which

2485-541: The administrator of his father's estate which was later finally patented to his father by the government on January 8, 1873. After negotiations between the heirs of de Celis and the San Fernando Farm Homestead Association, the valley was formally divided into north and south. The heirs then sold the remaining northern half of the rancho, which includes present-day North Hills, to Charles Maclay and George K. Porter in 1875 for $ 125,000. With this,

2556-514: The area of North Hills, and its indigenous inhabitants under the mission's jurisdiction. After the independence of Mexico from Spain, an 1833 government decree led to the secularization of the missions in Alta and Baja California and the San Fernando Mission was officially secularized in 1834. The mission became the head of a parish and the government commissioned a mayordomo to oversee

2627-701: The area. Granada Hills is served by the Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Community Police Station. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pacoima Health Center in Pacoima , serving Granada Hills. The United States Postal Service Granada Hills Post Office is located at 18039 Chatsworth Street. The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Granada Hills Branch and

2698-516: The biggest win of his career. At this point Whitaker was seen by many as having the potential to be a future heavyweight champion. Unfortunately for Whitaker, he lost his next fight to Jameel McCline by unanimous decision. He then drifted into journeyman obscurity, and was knocked out by Luan Krasniqi in 2005. In 2006 Whitaker lost to Sultan Ibragimov by knockout, effectively putting an end to his hope for future title belt opportunities. Whitaker continues to fight, but hasn't been highly ranked as

2769-472: The celebration of a regular evening diwan . In late March 2016, a local man, Shehada Issa, murdered his wife, Rabihah, and later his son, Amir "Rocky" Issa, at their home on the 1500 block of Rayen Street in North Hills East. Prosecutors found that Amir's sexual orientation was a motivating factor for his murder, later also classified as a hate crime . It was the second killing of an LGBTQ person in

2840-607: The city from the Owens Valley and began construction on the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1908; the future arrival of water to the valley spurred development. The southern half of the former rancho lands were bought from the Los Angeles Farming and Milling Co. by a syndicate incorporated as the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company, and the towns of Van Nuys , Marion , and Owensmouth were planned out along with

2911-516: The construction of the 405, Sepulveda Boulevard was a major highway and the neighborhood became a stopping point for travelers to and from Los Angeles. Motels began to be established along Sepulveda. Among these motels is the Good Knight Inn, which began construction in 1945 and featured a façade designed to resemble a castle; by 2023, the motel has continued to run and has retained much of its original form. The Our Lady of Peace Catholic school

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2982-515: The decline would also be exacerbated by severe droughts in the 1890s. In October of 1903, Porter sold his firm and transferred remaining lands to a syndicate led by Leslie C. Brand which was incorporated as the San Fernando Mission Land Company . The 20th century began with important developments for the San Fernando Valley which led to its rapid settlement. In 1905, the City of Los Angeles announced its plans to bring water to

3053-518: The foreclosure for two years, the interest accumulated. In July 1879, the Maclay portion was sold to Benjamin F. Porter and, because the sale amount was insufficient, George Porter's remaining share was sold to Josefa A. de Celis. George managed to reobtain his interest in April 1880 thanks to his agent, Francis M. Wright, a valley farmer. In February 1881, Maclay and the Porters reached an agreement to partition

3124-491: The highest point in Granada Hills, is striking, taking in most of the San Fernando Valley. In clear weather, one can see the Pacific Ocean and Downtown Los Angeles. The area around the peak is home to deer , golden eagle , bobcats , mountain lions , raccoons , and coyotes . The Granada Hills Recreation Center (also known as Petit Park) features an auditorium, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, children's play areas,

3195-462: The land and established the Porter Land and Water Company to take advantage of a land sales boom. Nearly 17,000 acres were subdivided into ten and forty acre lots with an irrigation system sufficient for 4,000 acres. John B. Baskin, a partner and sales agent of the company began an extensive marketing and promotional campaign for the land subdivision; a frequent motif of the marketing is the remains of

3266-569: The land. Maclay kept a third of the land lying north of the railroad and east of the Pacoima Wash called the Maclay Rancho , the Porters kept the remaining two-thirds to the west. In 1881, the Porter cousins split their holdings and George received the portion between the Pacoima Wash in the east and Aliso Canyon, about current-day Zelzah Avenue, in the west. George Porter's land included all of current North Hills. In 1887, George K. Porter subdivided

3337-725: The mission complex was reserved for Andrés Pico and became known as the Pico Reserve . The Mexican armed resistance to the American intervention ceased in the beginning of 1848 and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded the California Territory to the United States. The Treaty provided that the Mexican land grants would be honored and American officials acquired Spanish and Mexican records to confirm titles. Eulogio de Celis filed his claim to

3408-446: The mission which was surrounded by the tract. Baskin also hired California State Engineer William Hammond Hall to develop an irrigation plan for water derived from the local springs and arroyos like the Pacoima Wash. The boom began to fade by the end of 1888 and went bust the next year with internal company problems and declining national and local economies which preceded the Panic of 1893 ;

3479-410: The most common places of birth for 29.2% of the residents who were born abroad. The median yearly household income in 2008 was $ 83,911. Renters occupied 26.4% of the housing stock. The average household size of 2.9 people was considered average for Los Angeles. The percentages of married men (60.4%) and women (58.5%) were among the county's highest. There were 4,032 veterans, or 10.5% of the population,

3550-403: The nature of the community is purely residential with no businesses or apartments compared to North Hills; she further stated that residents identify more with Northridge because of community interests and socio-economic background. The application eventually gained approval and was adopted on August 3, 2012. While it was initially claimed that neighborhood council boundaries would not be changed,

3621-719: The northern foothills before proceeding on their expedition. The colonization of the upper Californias began with the Portolá expedition and advanced in the following years. The San Gabriel Mission was founded in 1771, and the Pueblo de Los Ángeles was settled in 1781. With the pueblo's founding and by royal edict, all the waters of the Porciúncula River were reserved for use by the new pueblo, including valley lands, and royal concessions for grazing land were issued. Francisco Reyes , alcalde of Los Ángeles from 1793 to 1795, established

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3692-720: The process of secularization and to administer the former mission land. In 1845, governor Pío Pico signed a 9-year land lease, at $ 1,120 per year, to his brother Andrés Pico and his business partner Juan Manso who used it for cattle ranching. In the wake of the American intervention in Mexico , the governor put the land up for sale as the Rancho Ex-Misión de San Fernando to raise funds. The ranch lands were sold to Spanish merchant Eulogio de Celis for $ 14,000 in June 17, 1846. A portion of land lying just north of modern North Hills surrounding

3763-685: The quarterback , an alumnus), is home to the Los Angeles Rampage women's soccer team and formerly home to the San Fernando Valley Quakes . In 1963, the Granada Hills Little League won the Little League World Championship in baseball. O'Melveny Park , the second largest park in Los Angeles, consists of a large undeveloped area and a much smaller developed section with several dozen citrus trees,

3834-536: The rancho lands in October 1852, but the land grant was not formally upheld by the U.S. District Court until January 1873, after he had returned to Spain and four years after his death. In the mean time, Andrés Pico paid de Celis' lawyer, Edward Vischer , $ 15,000 for an undivided half- interest in the rancho in 1854, the same year Pico's lease expired. The land was divided along a line which roughly follows Roscoe Boulevard , now considered North Hills' southern boundary, and

3905-613: The rancho, the North Hills area is shown to be an undeveloped land crossed by a road which led to the Pico Reserve and the mission in the north from the Rancho Los Encinos in the south. A sheep camp is shown to have been located just north of the ranch partition line on the west bank of the Pacoima Wash , which corresponds to the southeast end of modern North Hills. De Celis died in Spain in 1869 and his son Eulogio F. de Celis returned as

3976-442: The rankings with knockout wins over limited competition. A win over faded contender Alex Stewart landed him a fight against Lou Savarese in 1999. Savarese ended Whitaker's 18 fight unbeaten streak with a decision win. Whitaker then went on later that year to hand Monte Barrett his first loss and in 2000 knocked out undefeated Robert Davis. Whitaker then scored a devastating KO victory over contender Oleg Maskaev 2001, perhaps

4047-1088: The remaining 5,231 (36.9%) were occupied by families with unmarried householders. 3,944 units (21.8%) were nonfamily households. Of vacant units, 211 were for rent and 13 were rented but not occupied, 17 were for sale and 21 were sold but not occupied, and 11 were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. In 2020, the makeup of racial identity in North Hills included: 16,580 (26.5%) people who identified as White , 2,704 (4.3%) as Black or African-American , 1,035 (1.7%) Native American , 9,606 (15.3%) Asian , 98 (0.02%) Pacific Islander , 23,701 (37.9%) identified as other races , and 8,871 (14.2%) as two or more races . 12,012 people identified as Non-Hispanic White (19.2% of total pop., 72.4% of White people). 36,701 people (58.6%) identified as Hispanic or Latino of any race. At 23,290 people, most Latinos (63.5%) identified as some other race , followed by 7,532 (20.5%) who identified with two or more races; 4,568 (12.4%) Latinos identified as White , 966 (3%) identified as Native American, and 166 (0.5%) identified as Black . In 2009,

4118-453: The road was designed for exclusive use by automobiles, while the other was multi-use for trucks, heavy wagons, and horse-drawn vehicles. The aqueduct water reached the valley in November, 1913. Mission Acres was an agricultural community made by early developers who created 1 acre plots for agricultural activities, with irrigation supplied by the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913. The community

4189-481: The southern half was sold to Pico. Andrés eventually sold his half-interest in the rancho to his brother Pío in 1862, retaining the 2,000 acre Pico Reserve; in turn, Pío sold the interest to the San Fernando Farm Homestead Association for $ 115,000 in 1869; this association went through several name changes, eventually becoming the Los Angeles Farming and Milling Company. In a 1871 plat of

4260-622: The state level, it is represented by the state assembly member elected for California's 46th State Assembly District and the state senator elected for California's 20th State Senate district . In the 2020 census , North Hills had a total population of 53,764 just within its Neighborhood Council boundaries. The population in the 91343 ZCTA was 62,595; this covers all of North Hills West and most of North Hills East boundaries, while including portions within Northridge East and Granada Hills South's boundaries. The average population density

4331-411: The sub-neighborhood of North Hills East. North Hills East boundaries are east of the 405-San Diego Freeway, along the Pacoima Wash, South of Lassen, and North of Roscoe. In June 1999, a damaged airplane landed safely on Hayvenhurst Avenue on its way to Van Nuys Airport . By the year 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 52,333; Compared to 1990, North Hills had a population increase of 22% by

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4402-404: The west, Panorama City to the east, Van Nuys to the south, and Granada Hills and Mission Hills to the north. Overlapping Area codes 747 and 818 serve the area. The North Hills ZIP code is 91343. While neighborhood boundaries in the Los Angeles are generally informal, the official boundaries used by the North Hills East and West neighborhood council districts would make the neighborhood

4473-539: The year 2000, among the highest total increase in the Valley, with a significant increase in Latino American (73.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (52.6%) residents. Between January 2010 and January 2011, 300 residents of the community of Woodley Hill signed a petition, initiated by resident Estelle R. Goldman, to separate from North Hills, citing that their issues and property values relate more to Northridge. Woodley Hills

4544-477: Was a stop for the Pacific Electric railway streetcars that transported passengers from downtown Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley. Residents of Mission Acres renamed the area Sepulveda in 1927. The Californio Sepulveda family, going back to the founding of the Pueblo of Los Angeles , is the source of various Los Angeles place-names, including the post-war community of Sepulveda. Sepulveda Boulevard

4615-615: Was approved as an Official Certifying Organization for the President's Volunteer Service Awards program, which is an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the same organization responsible for AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. This status as an Official Certifying Organization has enabled the North Hills East Neighborhood Council to verify hours and eligibility for volunteers to receive an award, which, depending on number of hours worked can range from

4686-547: Was being built by 1951 and began to hold classes that year, the school building was officially completed in 1954, followed by various additions. Later that year of 1954, the new Our Lady of Peace church designed by Armet and Davis was completed; the former church structure was repurposed by the parish as Schneider's Hall. By 1956, the school was the largest elementary school in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and remained so for two more years. Plummer Elementary School, designed in

4757-589: Was certified in 2003. Their slogan is "Fostering Community," and its logo is of a green tree in the city. The 2012-2014 North Hills West Neighborhood Council was seated into office on September 20, 2012. A northwestern section became part of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council in 2013. North Hills East Neighborhood Council was certified in 2010. It has a growing, multicultural group of neighbors dedicated to service and community activism. In early 2014, North Hills East Neighborhood Council

4828-671: Was convicted of two counts of first degree murder with Amir's murder being enhanced as a hate crime, and was sentenced to life in prison; there was an attempt to appeal the conviction, but the state appellate court ruled that there was overwhelming evidence of Issa's guilt and in May 2020 the state's Supreme Court refused to review the case. As of 2020, about 242 (1.3%) of the approximately 17,977 occupied structures in North Hills were built in 1939 or earlier, 34.9% were built from 1940 to 1959, 34% from 1960 to 1979, 5.2% from 2000 to 2009, 0.9% from 2010 to 2013, and 1% from 2014 or later. North Hills

4899-607: Was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on August 3, 1966, for the 101 Deodar Cedar trees that line the street. The trees are native to the Himalayas and appreciated for their size, beauty and timber. White Oak Avenue trees were used as the back-drop in the flying bicycle scenes in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial . Granada Hills Charter High School 's stadium, the John Elway Stadium (named after

4970-630: Was renamed North Hills. The neighborhood of North Hills is located in the central San Fernando Valley , a region of the city of Los Angeles. It is intersected by the 405 Freeway and lies between Bull Creek and the Pacoima Wash . By road, it is 21 miles northwest of downtown ; In relation to the cities surrounding Los Angeles, the neighborhood is about 17 miles north of Santa Monica by road, 16 miles east of Simi Valley , 14 miles southwest of Calabasas , 13 miles northwest of Burbank , 12 miles south of Santa Clarita , and 4 miles southwest of San Fernando . Surrounding neighborhoods are Northridge to

5041-523: Was subject to winter floods from the Pacoima Wash . Europeans first arrived at the valley during the Spanish Portolá expedition in August 5, 1769, and named it Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de los Encinos . After having friendly encounters with the native people and camping in the southern valley, they crossed through the central valley, where North Hills is located, on the 7th and set up camp at

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