Leimert Park is one of eight neighborhoods represented by the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council (ECWA), the City of Los Angeles neighborhood council for Leimert Park, Baldwin Hills and the Crenshaw corridor.
Laid out in 1928 by developer Walter H. Leimert with the Olmsted Brothers landscape firm, Leimert Park is one of the earliest planned communities in Southern California, with Spanish Colonial Revival homes on tree-canopied streets. Leimert Park Village, around Degnan Boulevard and 43rd Place, has been called the cultural heartbeat of Black Los Angeles: home of the Sunday drum circle at Leimert Plaza Park, the monthly Art Walk, the World Stage, and the restored 1931 Vision Theatre.
Leimert Park is in the council's Area 3, along with Arlington Park. Area 3 boundaries: Crenshaw Boulevard (from Stocker Street to Obama Boulevard) and the city border (from Stocker Street to Vernon Avenue) on the west, Arlington Avenue on the east, Obama Boulevard on the north and Vernon Avenue on the south.
Area 3 elects two representatives to the ECWA board. Reach out with anything happening on your block.
Every ECWA meeting is open to the public. No registration and no fee.
Saturday
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Our monthly community meeting. Hear from elected officials and city departments, learn what is happening in the neighborhood, and bring your questions and concerns.
Monday
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The governing board votes on funding, community impact statements, letters of support and council business. Public comment is taken on every agenda item.
Dates follow the regular schedule. Each posted agenda confirms the format. Add meetings to your calendar.
Leimert Park is represented by the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council (ECWA), a certified City of Los Angeles neighborhood council. Leimert Park is part of the council's Area 3 (ZIP 90018).
Area 3 elects two representatives to the ECWA board. They are Gwendolyn Jones and Siray Rodgers. Four at-large representatives and five officers also serve the whole district.
ECWA general meetings are the 1st saturday of the month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and board meetings are the 3rd monday of the month from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Join on Zoom, by phone, or in person at Los Angeles Fire Department Station 94 when a meeting is held there.
Yes. Anyone who lives, works or owns property in Leimert Park, or takes part in a community organization there, is a stakeholder. Meetings are free and open to the public, with no sign-up.
