Valley Glen, Los Angeles
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Valley Glen is a community in the southeastern portion of the San Fernando Valley district of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is home to Los Angeles Valley College, Grant High School, and The Great Wall of Los Angeles, a half mile-long mural painted on one of the concrete sides of the Tujunga Wash portraying the history of California from the perspective of women and people of color. Until 1998, the area was simply considered a part of Van Nuys, with the eastern section being a part of North Hollywood.[citation needed] Valley Glen is part of the City of Los Angeles and the Greater Valley Glen Council (GVGC) is the official arm of Los Angeles City for the Valley Glen Community. GVGC Board consist of 25 Members elected by the community and recognized by the City as the official spokesperson for the Valley Glen Community. Contact with the GVGC is available at www.GVGC.US.
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[edit] Emergency services
[edit] Fire service
Los Angeles Fire Department operates Station 102 (South Van Nuys/Valley Glen), serving the community.
[edit] Police service
The Los Angeles Police Department operates the nearby Van Nuys Community Police Station at 6420 Sylmar Avenue, 91401, serving the neighborhood [1].
[edit] Parks and recreation
Valley Glen Community Park (formerly Erwin Park) is an unstaffed park located in Valley Glen. The park has an unlighted baseball diamond and picnic tables.[1]
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
Valley Glen is within the Los Angeles Unified School District.
It is served by:
Elementary schools (separate attendance boundaries)
- Erwin Street Elementary School
- Kittridge Elementary School
- Monlux Elementary School
Middle schools[2]
- James Madison Middle School (in nearby North Hollywood)
- Millikan Middle School (in nearby Sherman Oaks)
High schools
[edit] Private schools
Laurence School is a nonprofit private K-6 school in Valley Glen.
[edit] References
- ^ "Valley Glen Community Park." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
- ^ http://www.laschools.org/employee/mpd/fs-mpd/download/08-09_boundary_change_webmaps/Proj06.pdf
[edit] External links
- (http://www.GVGC.US to contact the Greater VALLEY GLEN COUNCIL website)
- Valley Glen Neighborhood Association Official Web Site
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