About

Welcome to the Highland Park Residents open-forum blog. Here you can find and share information about what’s happening around the ‘hood we all know and love, Highland Park.

This blog is for the residents of Highland Park in the Northeast Los Angeles area and surrounding neighborhoods to talk about what is happening in their community. It is not a blog to post personal information and stories about yourself or your life, unless it specifically relates to bettering the Highland Park/Northeast Los Angeles community. No matter how cute your kids are or what amazing thing you are selling, this is not the place for that. Visit WordPress to find out more information on how to start your own blog if that is what you want to do. However, here are some of the ways you can contribute to the site:

  • You know about an upcoming community event, let everyone know about it!
  • Share the news if you hear anything about an interesting new business that is coming to the neighborhood, a co-op being launched, or a community park that is opening
  • Document phone calls, emails, and discussions that you may have with local law enforcement or elected officials
  • You know of a fun activity in the area, talk about it
  • You’ve thought of a way to help support local businesses, let us know too
  • Concerned about a neighborhood issue, share it
  • Spread the word on anything that will help improve the unity of the Highland Park community

This blog is about bettering and empowering the community of Highland Park by creating one place for all of us to keep a record of everything that’s happening in our neighborhood as well as unifying us through activities and education. The ideas above are just a few of the items that this blog is for. The key is to share anything you feel will help unify and strengthen our community.

Legal Information/Terms of Service

The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG Member Agreement
This document is an agreement between the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG and its members. It concerns the legal framework in which you participate on the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG, what your rights and responsibilities are and what you can expect from the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG.

The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG’s Rights and Responsibilities
The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG is not the publisher or author of any works posted by its members. It is a passive service for storage and dissemination of the works that HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG members may choose to post and distribute via the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG administrators do not screen works before they are posted, and no prior approval is required for posting. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG administrators only take responsibility for moderating content post approval. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG disclaims all copyright and ownership in such works and all responsibility for them.

Although it cannot make an absolute guarantee of system security, The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG takes reasonable steps to maintain security. If you have reason to believe system security has been breached, contact HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG administrators for help.

If HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG technical staff finds that files or processes belonging to a member pose a threat to the proper technical operation of the system or to the security of other members, The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG reserves the right to delete those files or to stop those processes. If HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG technical staff suspect an account is being used by someone who is not authorized by the account holder, The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG may temporarily disable that account in order to preserve system security. In all such cases, The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG will contact the member as soon as feasible.

The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel an account at any time.

The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG will not be liable for incidental or consequential damages at all or for other damages.

Your Rights and Responsibilities as a HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG Member and Poster
You are legally and ethically responsible for any works – writings, files, pictures, or any other work – that you post or transmit using any of The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG’s services: blog posting and editing, commenting, updating calendar events, uploading pictures, email or any other service that allows interaction or dissemination of information. In posting works on The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG, you are responsible for honoring the rights of others, including intellectual-property rights (copyright, patent, and trademark), the right to privacy, the right not to be libeled or slandered. For example, if you wish to post a copyrighted work on the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG, you are responsible for obtaining the copyright holder’s permission first and citing the source. It is not the responsibility of the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG to obtain permission for use of copyrighted information. It is the sole responsibility of the posting party. Any content or images uploaded to the site remain the property of the poster and may not and will not be used by any party for advertising, marketing, or monetary within or outside the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG, or for personal use outside the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG. HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG members agree to refrain from using language or terms that may be considered offensive, vulgar, or derogatory to other members of the community.

Under US law, you retain copyright on all works you create and post to the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG, unless you choose specifically to renounce it. By posting information, you are giving permission to the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG to copy your works as part of the normal website backup process. You have the right to remove any of your works from the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG at any time. Please contact site administrators with any questions.

Illegal activity under the laws of California and the United States using your HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG account is a violation of this agreement. Since the law as to jurisdiction of online systems is unsettled, we urge you to consider the possible effect of laws outside the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG locality or your own residence. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG is open to members worldwide (and works published on the World Wide Web, Usenet, or other such services are accessible to anyone on the Internet), and the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG cannot guarantee that you won’t run into legal trouble from other jurisdictions over your works.

It is a violation of the purpose, intent, and spirit of the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG to post any content that may promote or encourage illegal activity, violates the rights and/or privacy of other blog or community members, is purposely offensive or demeaning towards other members, or is for personal financial gain. Other violations may be added to this list and will be decided on on a case-by-case basis. Promotion of local businesses is to be used only if it encourages supporting and bettering the Highland Park community and must be done erring on the side of caution and reservation. Blog posts that violate the Terms of Service will be removed. Authors and commenters who are in violation of the intent of the blog and the rights of other community members will be warned via email and the offending post/comment will be removed. Multiple violating posts by any one author may result in the termination of that community member’s authoring privileges. Multiple violating comments may result in the termination of membership.

Your Responsibilities as a HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG Member and Reader
You agree to provide your real name when signing up as a HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG member. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG normally does not permit anonymous or pseudonymous accounts EXCEPT for public usernames. Exceptions to this general rule require special arrangements with HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG administrators.

If you have a complaint about the behavior or posts of another member, it is your responsibility to attempt to resolve the conflict, typically by contacting that person directly. Normally, HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG administrators will not take a role in mediating conflicts between you and other members. The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG does not take responsibility for your behavior or that of other members of the system. However, a HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG member has the right to expect not be bothered by others against his or her will. For this reason, violation may result in immediate termination of HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG privileges and memebership.

Your access to the works that members have posted on the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG is for your personal use only. If you want to redistribute works you find on the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG, it is your responsibility to obtain permission from the poster and HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG administrators (and any other person with rights in the material).

You take responsibility for all authorized use of your HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG account, and for all contributions to any service offered by the HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG that you post from your HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG account.

You agree to help protect your account and the security of other members by guarding your password. If you have reason to believe your password has been compromised or there has been any unauthorized use of your account, contact HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG staff as soon as possible and create a new password for yourslef.

You agree not to use the system for illegal activity or for violating the privacy or security of other members.

You may cancel your account at any time.

The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG reserves the right to change the terms of this agreement.

The HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BLOG may assign and delegate its rights and obligations to any successor to all or part of its business or assets.

This agreement supersedes all other agreements or understandings regarding this subject matter, and is governed by the internal laws of the United States and California.

Adapted from The WELL Member Agreement