CITY AND COUNTY SERVICES


Mt. Gleason towers over the Howard Finn Park jacarandas

(INCLUDING PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE SERVICES)
all phone numbers prefixed 818 unless otherwise noted


City of Los Angeles Services
* below denotes a City of L.A. service (for Lake View Terrace, Sunland and Tujunga)
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County of Los Angeles Services

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ANIMALS

Actors and Others for Animals 755-6045
Ahead with Horses 767-6373
Animal Control*  764-7061
Wildlife on Wheels  951-3656
Bees 800-233-0405
Dead animal pick up*  756-8521
Dogs Off Leash Parks (call for specific hours):
    Laurel Canyon 756-8060
    Sepulveda Basin 756-7667
    Silverlake  213-669-9509
Equestrian Trails, Inc. 362-6819
Rabies Low Cost Clinics*  213-893-8566
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) 213-730-5300
Sunset Equestrian Team  361-0766
Valley Horseowners Association 896-9687
Wildlife Waystation  899-5201
BEAUTIFICATION
Abandoned Autos on Public Property*  800-ABANDON
Abandoned Shopping Cart Pick Up* 800-252-4613
Abandoned Waste on Public Property*  800-974-9794
Bulky Item Pick Up*  213-485-4922
Graffiti on Public and Private Property*  800-SPARKLE
Graffiti Removal Hotline 800-611-CITY
Homeless Services  213-683-3331
Household Hazardous Wastes* 756-8121
LA Conservation Corps (Clean and Green city project) 213-749-3601
Potholes*  213-485-5662
Operation Clean Sweep (graffiti)* 213-CLEAN UP
Refuse Collection, East Valley* 756-8521
Street Maintenance* 800-439-2909
Street Lights Out*  800-303-5267
BUSINESS
City Clerk (business taxes)* 756-8531
 Sunland/Tujunga Chamber of Commerce  352-4433
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Child Abuse and Neglect  800-540-4000
District Attorney's child support enforcement agency 800-615-8858
Family Services (adoption, foster homes, abuse, etc.) 213-351-5602
Head Start (for kids 3-4 yrs. old)  352-5974 or 980-2287
Heaven on Earth Ranch for Handicapped Children  890-1808
CITY GOVERNMENT
Building and Safety (Van Nuys main office)* 888-524-2845
City Clerk*   213-485-5705
City Hall, Van Nuys* 756-8121
 Councilman Joel Wachs, 2nd District  *  352-3287
Employment Development Dept.* 352-1111
Internal Revenue Service 904-6261
Property Tax Assessor 901-3404
Property Tax Collector 213-974-2111
State Controller  916-445-6321
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Attorney General's Public Inquiries Unity  916-322-3360
Better Business Bureau  213-251-9696; complaints 714-527-0680
City Attorney Consumer Protection 213-485-4515
Consumer Information (auto repair and home appliance complaints)  800-344-9940
Dept of Consumer Affairs  901-3829
Dept of Insurance 800-927-HELP
District Attorney's Consumer Protection Division 213-580-3273
Federal Trade Commission 310-235-4000
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 800-638-2772
U.S. Fraud (We Tip)  800-873-7283
COUNSELING
Al-Anon (for family and friends of alcohol dependents)  760-7122
Alcoholics Anonymous  818-988-3001
County Mental Health Dept  800-854-7771
D.A.R.E. 213-485-4856
Drug Abuse Hotline 997-3822
Employment (listing and referral) 352-1111
Families Anonymous (for families and friends of drug abusers), 24 hours 800-736-9805
Dial-A-Friend (senior volunteers who chat and check with the ill, the lonely, and shut-ins) 213-461-4363
Suicide Prevention Crisis Line 310-391-1253
Teen Hotline 310-855-HOPE


CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Bolton Hall Museum  352-3420
McGroarty Arts Center  352-5285
Sunland-Tujunga Art Association  353-3918
Sunland-Tujunga Public Library  352-4481


DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Glendale Office  242-8845, Appts for Registration and Licenses  242-3245
Arleta Office, appointments 897-2446
FIRE, POLICE & CRIME, AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Arson (We Tip)  800-472-7766
American Red Cross 376-1700
California Highway Patrol , non-emergency  296-8100;
    road conditions, 24 hours 800-427-7623
Disaster Preparedness Section (City Fire Dept) 213-PRE-PARE
District Attorney's Office 213-974-3611
Earthquake Survival Guide, free, 800-827-5397
Fire Dept. (non emergency)* 213-485-6185
Los Angeles Fire Department Official Web Site
Neighborhood Watch 213-485-3391
Office of Emergency Management (state) 562-795-2900
Police Dept. (non emergency)* 994-5273
    Foothill Division PD* 756-8861
Witness Assistance Program, City Attorney's Office  623-4056
HEALTH
AIDS Project L.A. 213 993-1600
American Cancer Society 905-7766
American Heart Association 213-580-1408
American Lung Association 213-935-5864
City of Los Angeles Office on Disability* 213-485-6334
Olive View County Medical Center  364-1555
Poison  213-222-3212  or 800-876-4766
Valley Care Tujunga Health Center* 352-1417
RECREATION
Bike/Rail passes and maps 213-922-6235
Hansen Dam Recreation Area 899-4537
Sunland Park and Recreation Center 352-5282
SENIORS' SERVICES
American Association of Retired Persons  353-9571
Dial-A-Friend (senior volunteers who chat and check with the ill, the lonely, and shut-ins) 213-461-4363
Elder Abuse Hotline  800-992-1660
Handyworker Program (minor home repairs and safety additions for low and moderate income seniors) 800-994-4444
Meals to Homebound  353-1413
Senior Citizen Center 353-9671
Senior Citizen Nutrition Project 353-1413
WOMEN'S AND MEN'S SERVICES
Battered Women's Hotline, 24 hours  800-548-2722
 Fathers' Rights Council
PopCo (Southern California Fathers' Rights Group)
Haven House (residential shelter), 24 hours 213-681-2626
Rape Crisis  793-3385
Women's Employment Action League  345-1442
Women's Referral Services  995-6646
Women Helping Women  213-655-3807
UTILITES
Electrical Emergencies 800-821-5278
Gas Leaks  800-427-2200
Sewer Leak  763-5846
Water and Power 800-342-5397

* denotes specifically a City of Los Angeles service