A very big thank you to FC Los Angeles parents, players and coaches who came out last night and spoke to the importance of retaining playable field space on the Mark Twain MS campus. With an overflow, SRO crowd,  the Mar Vista Community Council voted to support the West Mar Vista Residents Association motion--that is, the motion that preserves the field space at Twain. Well done! 

Whereas the Mar Vista Community and the parents of the Mandarin Immersion
Program at Broadway Elementary School agree with Board Member Zimmer’s
statement, and as quoted: "To find a balance for educational needs and the
protection of the quality of life of the Mar Vista Stakeholders", and

Whereas the Draft Environmental Impact Report “Mandarin and English Dual-
Language Immersion Elementary School Project” prepared for the Los Angeles
Unified School District ‘LAUSD’ by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. for the LAUSD Office of Environmental Health and Safety was released for review March 26, 2015, and

Whereas that Draft EIR clearly states the alternative of least impact is the
‘Redistricting Alternative’,

Therefore, the Mar Vista Community Council asks that LAUSD and Board
Member Zimmer implement "The Redistricting Alternative", and the MVCC also
requests the support of Councilmember Bonin going forward, as it offers the
least impacts to the community; preserves valuable open space; enhances
community equity by promoting use of existing local underutilized campus
facilities--thereby improving neighborhood schools; and saves the public $30
million on a new campus that is not needed.