Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California
Encyclopedia
Lake Balboa is a district in the San Fernando Valley
region of the city of Los Angeles, California
.
It is bordered by the following Los Angeles communities: Encino
to the south, Van Nuys
to the east, Reseda
to the west, and Northridge
and North Hills
to the north.
There was debate about the official recognition of Lake Balboa as a community by the city of Los Angeles. In January 2006, that the city of Los Angeles adopted a formal community naming process (City of Los Angeles Council File Number 02-0196). This debate had important implications for the official existence of many other Los Angeles communities that were created prior to January 2006. These communities include Arleta
, North Hills
, Porter Ranch
, Valley Glen
, Valley Village
, West Hills
, Winnetka
, and many others.
These new boundaries were the compromise plan worked out with Los Angeles City Councilpersons Greig Smith (CD12) and Tony Cardenas (CD6) that kept Van Nuys Airport and the predominately industrial area north of Saticoy Street east of the airport in Van Nuys.
Park (formerly Balboa Park) is an 80 acres (32.4 ha) recreation facility in the Sepulveda Flood Basin located in Lake Balboa. The only staff members at the park are lifeguards. The centerpiece of the park is the 27 acres (10.9 ha) Lake Balboa, filled with water from the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. The park has barbecue pits, a bicycle path, a cascade, a children's play area, a fly fishing area, a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) jogging path, a lake for fishing (swimming is prohibited), a launch ramp, pedal boats, picnic pavilions and picnic tables, private boating (only boats without motors are accepted, unless the boats are for electric trolling), a remote control boating cove, and toilet facilities. Japanese cherry blossom trees are located in the park. Parking lots exist at the park The parks and recreation department dedicated a universally accessible playground, a playground designed for handicapped and non-handicapped children, at the Beilenson Park on Monday June 9, 2008.
Woodley Park in Lake Balboa is unstaffed and unlocked. The park has the Apollo 3 Flight Field, an archery range, barbecue pits, an unlighted baseball diamond, a children's play area, cricket fields, picnic tables, toilets, and a wildlife reservation area. In addition two pocket parks are located in Lake Balboa. The 1.74 acre (0.70415364 ha) Jesse Owens Mini-Park is unstaffed and unlocked. The park has toilet facilities. Louise Park, an unstaffed, unlocked pocket park, has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, unlighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, and picnic tables.
The Los Angeles Fire Department
Station 100 West Van Nuys/Lake Balboa, located in Lake Balboa, serves Lake Balboa.
The Los Angeles Police Department
operates the West Valley Community Police Station in Reseda, California, serving Lake Balboa.
Van Nuys Post Office is located at 15701 Sherman Way in Lake Balboa.
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Birmingham Community Charter High School is Lake Balboa's high school. Mulholland Middle School is Lake Balboa's middle school. Valley Alternative Magnet School is a K-12 Alternative school located next to Mulholland Middle School. There is also the Daniel Pearl Magnet High School and Independence High School, adjacent to Birmingham Community Charter High School and Valley Alternative Magnet.
Elementary schools include:
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
region of the city of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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It is bordered by the following Los Angeles communities: Encino
Encino, Los Angeles, California
Encino is a hilly district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Specifically, it is located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains...
to the south, Van Nuys
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the...
to the east, Reseda
Reseda, Los Angeles, California
Reseda is a San Fernando Valley district in the city of Los Angeles, California.-History:The area now known as Reseda was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Tongva tribe that lived close to the Los Angeles River....
to the west, and Northridge
Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically...
and North Hills
North Hills, Los Angeles, California
North Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.North Hills is one of the oldest communities in the San Fernando Valley. Formerly known as Sepulveda, the community was renamed North Hills in 1992. Northridge is to the west, Panorama City is to the...
to the north.
There was debate about the official recognition of Lake Balboa as a community by the city of Los Angeles. In January 2006, that the city of Los Angeles adopted a formal community naming process (City of Los Angeles Council File Number 02-0196). This debate had important implications for the official existence of many other Los Angeles communities that were created prior to January 2006. These communities include Arleta
Arleta, Los Angeles, California
Arleta is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. It was considered part of Pacoima until the late 1960s, when the areas of Pacoima west of the Golden State Freeway "seceded" and formed a new community area....
, North Hills
North Hills, Los Angeles, California
North Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.North Hills is one of the oldest communities in the San Fernando Valley. Formerly known as Sepulveda, the community was renamed North Hills in 1992. Northridge is to the west, Panorama City is to the...
, Porter Ranch
Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California
Porter Ranch is an affluent neighborhood in the northwest region of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.It is bounded by Chatsworth on the south and west, Northridge on the south, and Granada Hills on the north and east. The Santa Susana Mountains, which separate...
, Valley Glen
Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California
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, Ulysses S...
, Valley Village
Valley Village, Los Angeles, California
Valley Village is a district located in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, north of Studio City, west and south of North Hollywood, and east of Sherman Oaks. Approximately 22,000 residents live within the boundaries of Valley Village, which consists mostly of single family...
, West Hills
West Hills, Los Angeles, California
West Hills is an affluent community and district in the western San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.West Hills is bordered by Chatsworth and the Chatsworth Reservoir to the north, Canoga Park to the east, Woodland Hills to the south, Hidden Hills to the southwest,...
, Winnetka
Winnetka, Los Angeles, California
Winnetka is a district in the west-central San Fernando Valley in the City of Los Angeles.Winnetka is located next to Canoga Park on the west, Woodland Hills on the south, Chatsworth to the north, and Reseda to the east...
, and many others.
History
On November 2, 2007, the City Council of Los Angeles approved a motion renaming a larger portion of Van Nuys to Lake Balboa. The new boundaries are as follows:- I-405Interstate 405 (California)Interstate 405 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in Southern California. It is a bypass of Interstate 5, running along the western areas of the Greater Los Angeles Area from Irvine in the south to near San Fernando in the north...
from where it meets US-101U.S. Route 101U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...
north to Saticoy Street, - Saticoy Street west to Valjean Avenue,
- Valjean Avenue south to Vanowen Street,
- Vanowen Street west to Hayvenhurst Avenue,
- Hayvenhurst Avenue north to Saticoy Street,
- Saticoy Street west to Balboa Boulevard,
- Balboa Boulevard north to Balboa Place and then north to Roscoe Boulevard,
- Roscoe Boulevard west to Louise Avenue (south side of Roscoe Boulevard from Balboa Boulevard to Louise Avenue will remain in Northridge with the 91325 ZIP code),
- Louise Avenue south to Saticoy Street (east side of Louise Avenue from Roscoe Boulevard to Stagg Street will remain Northridge with the 91325 ZIP code),
- Saticoy Street west to White Oak Avenue,
- White Oak Avenue south to Victory Boulevard,
- Victory Boulevard east to Balboa Boulevard,
- Balboa Boulevard south to the Los Angeles River,
- The Los Angeles River southeasterly to where US-101 and I-405 meet.
These new boundaries were the compromise plan worked out with Los Angeles City Councilpersons Greig Smith (CD12) and Tony Cardenas (CD6) that kept Van Nuys Airport and the predominately industrial area north of Saticoy Street east of the airport in Van Nuys.
Parks and recreation
The Anthony C. BeilensonAnthony C. Beilenson
Anthony Charles Beilenson is a former Democratic Congressman from Southern California who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997....
Park (formerly Balboa Park) is an 80 acres (32.4 ha) recreation facility in the Sepulveda Flood Basin located in Lake Balboa. The only staff members at the park are lifeguards. The centerpiece of the park is the 27 acres (10.9 ha) Lake Balboa, filled with water from the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. The park has barbecue pits, a bicycle path, a cascade, a children's play area, a fly fishing area, a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) jogging path, a lake for fishing (swimming is prohibited), a launch ramp, pedal boats, picnic pavilions and picnic tables, private boating (only boats without motors are accepted, unless the boats are for electric trolling), a remote control boating cove, and toilet facilities. Japanese cherry blossom trees are located in the park. Parking lots exist at the park The parks and recreation department dedicated a universally accessible playground, a playground designed for handicapped and non-handicapped children, at the Beilenson Park on Monday June 9, 2008.
Woodley Park in Lake Balboa is unstaffed and unlocked. The park has the Apollo 3 Flight Field, an archery range, barbecue pits, an unlighted baseball diamond, a children's play area, cricket fields, picnic tables, toilets, and a wildlife reservation area. In addition two pocket parks are located in Lake Balboa. The 1.74 acre (0.70415364 ha) Jesse Owens Mini-Park is unstaffed and unlocked. The park has toilet facilities. Louise Park, an unstaffed, unlocked pocket park, has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, unlighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, and picnic tables.
Local government
The Los Angeles City Lifeguards are responsible for water safety at this recreation area.The Los Angeles Fire Department
Los Angeles Fire Department
The Los Angeles Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles....
Station 100 West Van Nuys/Lake Balboa, located in Lake Balboa, serves Lake Balboa.
The Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
operates the West Valley Community Police Station in Reseda, California, serving Lake Balboa.
County, state, and federal representation
The United States Postal ServiceUnited States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
Van Nuys Post Office is located at 15701 Sherman Way in Lake Balboa.
Public schools
The area primary and secondary schools are operated by the Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population...
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Birmingham Community Charter High School is Lake Balboa's high school. Mulholland Middle School is Lake Balboa's middle school. Valley Alternative Magnet School is a K-12 Alternative school located next to Mulholland Middle School. There is also the Daniel Pearl Magnet High School and Independence High School, adjacent to Birmingham Community Charter High School and Valley Alternative Magnet.
Elementary schools include:
- Bassett Street Elementary School
- Cohasset Elementary School
- Gault Street Elementary School
- Stagg Street Elementary School
- Lemay Elementary School
- Anatola Elementary School