Altadena Coalition of
Neighborhood
Associations (ACONA)
Let’s make Altadena the “best
neighborhood in LA County”!
September 21, 2010
Agenda for Tonight’s Meeting
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
7:00 PM- 7:05 PM Quick Introductions and Welcome
7:05 PM- 7:25 PM Jeff Sedlik: BraeWatch- Demonstration of
neighborhood mapping tool (http://braewatch.org/)/ Q&A from
audience
7:25 PM- 7:30 PM Sergeant Michael Randenberg Altadena Sheriffs
invites others to participate in “mapping”
7:30 PM – 7:45 PM Ken Chow- Discussion of List Serve options for
ACONA as well as for neighborhood associations
7:45 PM- 8:00 PM Announcement of CERT training in October and
open discussion of how ACONA can help hold/host a forum on
disaster preparedness
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM Open discussion and survey
8:30 PM Meeting end and room cleanup
7:05 PM- 7:25 PM Jeff Sedlik:
BraeWatch• Demonstration of neighborhood
mapping tool (http://braewatch.org/)
• Q&A from audience
BraeWatch
Neighborhood Watch
www.BraeWatch.org
Map of BraeWatch Territory
Topic
Topic
Topic
BraeWatch Guidelines
(1) STAY ON TOPIC: Discussion is strictly
limited to neighborhood watch issues. No
posts regarding politics, religion, current
events, activities, town council, neighbor
disputes or any other topic not directly
relevant to neighborhood security.
BraeWatch Guidelines
(2) RESPECT: No personal attacks, no
criticism of or complaints against
other area residents or law
enforcement personnel. Violation of
rule 2 will result in immediate and
permanent removal from this blog.
BraeWatch Guidelines
(3) SIGN YOUR POSTS: Any posts or
comments should be signed with at
least your first name, street number
and street name. We are all
neighbors here.
Example BraeWatch Alert
BraeWatch Pages
BraeWatch Emergency Contact List
- By Last Name -
BraeWatch Emergency Contact List
- By Street Address -
Topic
BraeWatch Section
- Earthquake Readiness -
BraeWatch FAQ
BraeWatch Registration
BraeWatch Blogger Admin
BraeWatch GoogleGroups List
BraeWatch Contact List Sign-up
BraeWatch GoogleDocs Data
Topic
BraeWatch Area Burglaries
April – June 2010
BraeWatch Area Burglaries
July – September 4, 2010
BraeWatch
www.BraeWatch.org
Email: [email protected]
7:25 PM- 7:30 PM Sergeant Michael
Randenberg Altadena Sheriffs
• Invitation to participate in “mapping”
7:30 PM – 7:45 PM Ken ChowDiscussion of List Serve
options
• For ACONA as well as for neighborhood
associations
Listserve Options
•
•
•
•
•
•
What is a listserve?
Joining a listserve
Leaving a listserve
Mcnally Listserve
Privacy, Members, and Identify
Questions?
What is a listserve?
•
What is a listserve?
–
–
–
–
–
–
•
What is a Yahoo! Group?
–
–
–
•
A Yahoo! Group is any group — your family, friends you see every summer, business
associates, your book group, etc. — that uses Yahoo! Groups to privately share email, info,
images, ideas and more — on the web.
If you have a yahoo email account, you can utilize the additional features of the newsgroup
(e.g. add/post calendar items, event reminders, photos, files, links, etc).
The Mcnally Listserve is a Yahoo! Group.
How much does it cost to create/join a Yahoo! Group?
–
•
A listserve (aka newsgroup) is basically an email distribution list.
A listserve enables subscribers to communicate with each other through one email address.
There are many free newsgroups (e.g. Yahoo, Google, etc).
The Mcnally and Cheney Trail NW Groups use Yahoo! Groups.
The Mcnally and Chaney Trail listserves were a key source of real-time information during
the Station Fire.
Altadenablog.com
There is no cost to creating/joining a Yahoo! Group.
Do I need any special software to use Yahoo! Groups?
–
No, nothing special. To subscribe to Yahoo! Groups, all you need is Internet access and an
email address.
Joining a listserve
•
How do I join Yahoo! Groups?
–
–
–
–
•
You can create a new Yahoo! Group at groups.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Group info at: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/index.html
To join an existing Yahoo! Group, submit a request by emailing
<groupname>[email protected].
The moderator can also manually add you to the existing Yahoo! Group.
Do I need a Yahoo! email address to use Yahoo! Groups?
–
–
No, you can use any email address you'd like. Keep in mind that your email address will be
visible to the owner/moderators of the groups you join. If you post a message, other
members of the listserve group will receive your email. Make sure you use an email address
which you don't mind disclosing to them.
Please note that if you are using a non-yahoo email address, you will not be able to utilize
the additional features of the newsgroup (e.g. add/post calendar items, event reminders,
photos, files, links, etc).
Leaving a listserve
•
How do I leave (or unsubscribe from) a listserve?
–
–
•
You can unsubscribe from an existing Yahoo! Group by sending an email to:
<groupname>[email protected]
You can also unsubscribe by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link on the bottom right hand
corner of your email.
I was added to a listserve without my permission
–
–
You can unsubscribe from an existing Yahoo! Group by sending an email to:
<groupname>[email protected]
You can also unsubscribe by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link on the bottom right hand
corner of your email.
Mcnally Listserve
Post message:
Subscribe:
Unsubscribe:
List owner:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
How do I post a message/email to the Mcnally listserve?
•
•
•
•
Send an email to [email protected]
Please note that anyone that is not subscribed to the Mcnally listserve CANNOT send or receive
emails to the group.
Email [email protected] Please ensure that you provide information about
yourself when requesting to be added to the listserve. This will help speed the process when
verifying your information.
Your request will be forwarded to the moderator and you will be added once your information has
been verified. The moderator may also add you directly to the listserve if your email was provided
(e.g. at the Neighborhood Watch Meetings).
Privacy, Members, and Identity
Who will see my emails to the Yahoo! Group?
–
–
–
This is a private email group. Anyone that is not subscribed to this email group cannot send
or receive emails within the group. New users to the group (pending verification) can ONLY
be added by the moderator.
Message posts within the Yahoo! Group will not be indexed by search engines.
We may forward emails from other listserves that are available for cross-posting [e.g.
Cheney Trail] to the Mcnally listserve.
What information is publicized when I participate in Yahoo! Groups?
–
If you post a message — which sends each Group member an email — your entire email
address is shown in the "From:" field, just as if you were sending them email directly.
My email address is being revealed
–
–
In email messages that member receive, your email address will display in full to all
members who receive the email (just as if you sent the email directly to each member). We
do this so that members who receive emails have the option of replying directly to you versus
emailing the entire group.
You can hide your Yahoo! ID by creating an alias within Yahoo! Pulse.
What information can I see about other members?
–
Members who associate their account with a Yahoo! ID show whatever information they’ve
made public within their Yahoo! profile.
Questions?
Yahoo! Groups Help Page:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/index.html
Ken Chow
[email protected]
Mcnally NW Listserve Moderator
7:45 PM- 8:00 PM
Announcement of CERT
training in October
• How ACONA can help hold/host a forum on
disaster preparedness
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM Open discussion
and survey
• How to get more of your neighbors involved
• Survey of issues and topics to cover at subsequent ACONA
meetings
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
How frequent to hold ACONA meetings
Date for next ACONA meeting
Blogs
List Serve
CERT
Nixel
Earthquake preparedness
Next Meeting & Room Cleanup