The Cahuenga Pass Property Owners Association (CPPOA) is a non-profit California Mutual Benefit Corporation, incorporated for residents and owners in the Cahuenga Pass, and is the oldest established neighborhood association for the Cahuenga Pass community on the west side of the 101 Freeway (from Mulholland Drive on the South, to Wrightwood/Vineland and along Cahuenga/Ventura Boulevards). CPPOA was founded in the early fifties to represent and steward the needs, interests and quality of life in this hillside community.
CPPOA is open to and welcomes ALL residents of our area. CPPOA’s board meets at The Good Neighborhood Restaurant, 3701 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Studio City, 818.761.4627, the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7AM.
CPPOA’s Board of Directors talks regularly with our elected officials to help guide the future of this community. We have well established, amicable relationships with those officials who consult with us on neighborhood issues as well as respond to our concerns. CPPOA is also a member organization of the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations.
CPPOA Board Members sit on or chair the following important local groups:
- We meet regularly with our Council Member Tom LaBonge and our County Board of Supervisors Member Zev Yaroslavsky.
- The Plan Review Board of the Ventura / Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan
- The PTA of Valley View Elementary School
- Our former president, Dan Bernstein, is now President of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council.
- Traffic Committee of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
- The Citizens Advisory Committee of the Barham- Cahuenga Corridor Traffic Improvement Study
- The Cahuenga Pass Coalition, formed to monitor development in the Cahuenga Pass and Hollywood areas
- Member of the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations
- Member of the Coalition of Freeway Residents
- The Regional Volunteer Neighborhood Oversight Committee for Prop K funds (parks+)
- And meetings and hearings that are relevant to the well- being and preservation of this neighborhood
CPPOA has been instrumental in:
- Monitoring commercial development in the area, including Universal’s huge expansion proposal
- Reducing noise by getting the Universal Amphitheater enclosed and fighting helicopter regulation
- Overseeing neighborhood traffic problems and the Barham-Cahuenga Corridor Improvement Study
- Monitoring the actions of Valley VOTE regarding secession and proposed borders (93% of the large group that responded to our survey said that you did NOT want to be part of a Valley city)
- Overseeing MTA subway development including Campo de Cahuenga and South Weddington Park
- Getting the Cahuenga Pass recognized by City Hall/City Planning as a distinct community
- Having Cahuenga Pass signs made and posted to demarcate our neighborhood
- Developing a new community streetscape plan which will soon become law and which eill be implemented when any new projects are built or significantly remodeled
- Designing, installing and maintaining community beautification and clean-up measures (Fire Station 76 landscaping, tree planting, graffiti eradication, street rail painting, and more)
- Getting a new stop light installed at Oakcrest Drive and Cahuenga Blvd. for safer school access
- Getting a new stop sign installed across from Valley View Elementary School at Woodrow Wilson Drive and Treasure Trail
- Setting up a Neighborhood Watch Anti-Crime Program
- Preserving the Residential Character of our neighborhood as a safe place to live
