Disaster Communications
Service (DCS Amateur Radio Operators)
The City is always looking for amateur radio operators
that are interested in participating with the Disaster
Communications Service (DCS). DCS volunteers use their
amateur radio skills to assist the City of Whittier,
the Whittier school districts, both Whittier hospitals,
and nearby cities in the event of a disaster.
Interested in volunteering? Please contact the City's
Emergency Preparedness Program for information:
(562) 464-3390. |
Tips
for Living with Coyotes
Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation
Authority Ecologist, Dan Cooper, has provided some
tips on Living with Coyotes. Click here
for more information. |
Whittier
Accessibility Committee Seeks Membership Applications.
Applications are being sought for membership on the
City of Whittier Accessibility Committee. This nine-member
Committee is an advisory body under the Social Services
Commission which studies access issues and recommends
access improvements to assist those with disabilities
in the community.
Applicants
must be registered voters residing in the City of
Whittier, and should have experience with one or more
types of disabilities. Meetings are held from 1 to
3 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Senior
Citizens Center. In addition, there are various subcommittees
and task forces targeting specific accessibility issues.
Those
interested in helping to make Whittier a barrier-free
community may call Martin Browne, Management Analyst,
at (562) 698-2131 for an application or further information. |
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You can help make a difference Make
energy-efficiency a priority at home and work. By
participating in The Gas Company’s rebate, incentive
and training programs you can save energy,
save money and help the environment. Visit The Gas
Company online today at: www.socalgas.com/energyefficiency
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What
cable company serves Whittier and what are the service
parameters? Cable services are provided by
Charter Communications. Charter Communications must
provide customers with:
- Response
to service outages within 24 hours
- 2-hour
or 4-hour service windows
- 90%
of all customer calls connected to a live operator
within 30 seconds.
Please call the City at 698-2131 if Charter does not
meet these standards. |
Property
Tax Internet Portal Opens
Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach
today announced the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional
Los Angeles Property Tax Website to provide one-stop
internet answers to basic questions about assessment,
taxation and appeals matters. The
new website can be accessed at http://www.lacountypropertytax.com |
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| Abandoned
Shopping Cart
To Report abandoned shopping carts in the City of
Whittier, call 800-252-4613, California
Shopping Cart Retrieval Group, and give location of
the cart and the name of the store that the cart is
from. |
Attention
Landlords and Property Managers Information
on crime statistics at or around your property is
available at the Whittier Police Department. For more
information, please call the Problem-Oriented Policing
Sargeant at 945-8200 extension 299. |
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You Know Who to Call?
Our City staff and volunteers are available
to provide information on a variety of services and
resources in the Whittier Community. If you have questions
on:
- City
Services
-
Legal Assistance
-
State & Federal Services
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Health Services
-
Housing
-
Transportation
-
Local Organizations
-
Social Services
Call
the City of Whittier Information & Referral Office
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
(562)464-3368 |
Graffiti
Abatement Program
To report graffiti in the City of Whittier please
call the Public Works Department at the City Yard,
464-3540 or City Hall, 464-3340. You
can also e-mail your request by clicking here. 
Be prepared give the specific location of the graffiti,
whether it is on public or private property and as
much as possible, describe the graffiti.
Click here for more information.
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Get
your new or renewed passport at the Whittier Public
Library! The Whittier Public Library is an official
Passport Acceptance Facility of the
U.S. Department of State. Located at in the Main Library
at 7344 S. Washington Avenue, the office is open Weekdays
between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Evenings Monday
through Wednesday 5:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays
(by appointment only) between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00
p.m. Expert assistance and free informational brochures
in a comfortable private office all in a great Whittier
location. Click
here for more information or call (562)464-4450.
The
passport fee for age 16 and over is $67 plus an execution
fee of $30 and a security surcharge of $12. |
| The
City of Whittier provides its residents with street
sweeping service as an effort to beautify and enhance
the aesthetics of our 200-mile City street system.
To deliver effective street sweeping services on your
street, the City has developed a procedure for you
to establish a “NO PARKING ” zone on street
sweeping days. The goal of the Citizen Initiative
Street Sweeping Program is to service you
by maintaining a healthy, safe and clean environment
for our community. For more
information on the Street Sweeping Initiative program,
please click here. |
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The
City of Whittier is seeking donations of memorabilia
for the proposed Surface Transportation Museum
at the newly restored Whittier Historic Depot, 7333
Greenleaf Ave. Call 698-2131 for more information.
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See
the latest Census 2000 profile
data for the City of Whittier, click
here. |
Residential
Walls and Fences The City has amended the
residential walls and fences provisions of the Municipal
Code to establish a streamlined review process for
front yard and street yard fences and walls, that
includes over the counter approvals, when proposals
are consistent with the pre-approved fence palette
for front yards and street side yards. Please
click here to read more about the new guidelines.
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