A Message From GOCHA President Regarding the Coronavirus

To our Glenoaks Canyon Community,

I am writing you at a time when we as a Canyon, State, and Country are facing a situation that most of us have not encountered in our lifetimes. Such a crisis certainly comes with uncertainty, anxiety and fear. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, one of the primary reasons that my wife and I have called Glenoaks Canyon our home for the last 20 years is because of the quality of the people who reside in this Canyon. It is during times like these that I would ask our wonderful Canyon residents to show their Glenoaks Canyon spirit to contact our elderly or immobile residents to make sure they have the resources they need to weather this crisis. Such contact can be made by a quick phone call or a knock on the door. I have already been informed by the Head of our Disaster Preparedness Program Isabelle Meyer that she and her volunteers are already do the same, but please do not rely solely on GOCHA to help our neighbors. I have heard that such preliminary contact has been very well received. Thank you,Isabelle, for this very kind gesture and your continued service to our Canyon.

While I fully understand that each of you must do what is best for you and your family, I would ask that you also show your Glenoaks Canyon spirit when you visit the local market and other establishments around town. Hopefully, we can work together to get through these very trying times, the worst of which may not yet be behind us. It certainly is wise to stock-up on needed essentials, but at a certain point such stocking-up can be at the detriment to your neighbors who are also in the same situation.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of GOCHA, I wish you all the best of health and resolve during these very trying times. I am hopeful and optimistic we can get through this crisis together.

 Rick Marquis
President, GOCHA

Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

Going to college next year? If so, you can apply for the GOCHA Annual Scholarship.

The homeowners association will award a $400 scholarship to a graduating high school senior who will attend a post-secondary institution in the academic year following graduation. To be eligible, an applicant must live in Glenoaks Canyon, and at least one member of the household must belong to GOCHA. The application is available at glenoakscanyon.org/annual-scholarship or by contacting Marie Freeman at (818-500-1828). Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2020. The GOCHA Scholarship Committee will base their selection on merit and service and will announce the recipient in June, 2020. 

2020 Annual Scholarship
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Annual Membership Drive Going On Now

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Happy New Year everyone. GOCHA hopes that everyone had a great holiday season and are excited about what 2020 will bring. One thing you can do to kick off the new year right is to renew your membership to GOCHA for 2020 — and, we have made it easier than ever to renew.

Simply click on the link below to take you to our Membership/Donation page. You can pay via credit card directly on the site or print out a form and mail in along with a check. Either way, now is the time to re-up your membership and consider donating separately to the Disaster Preparedness Fund or the Landfill Legal Fund. And, if you really feel inspired, consider becoming a Lifetime Member.

You can do any and all of these things right here: Join/Donate for 2020

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Annual Pancake Breakfast This Saturday at Glenoaks Park

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GOCHA Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, October 12, 2019
8am - 11am
Glenoaks Park

Come one, come all to the most delicious GOCHA event of the year. From 8am-11am on Saturday, October 12th, in Glenoaks Park, GOCHA members will be manning the griddle and cooking up some fluffy pancakes and sausages. Coffee and juice will also be provided. It should be a fun time for all. And best of all its free. See you there.

GOCHA Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, October 12, 2019
8am - 11am
Glenoaks Park

Concerned About Fire Insurance? Free Talk by Insurance Expert Robert Feldman

Has your homeowner’s insurance been canceled or not renewed?

After the recent devastating California wildfires, many insurers will no longer write policies in brush zones like our neighborhood canyons.  Many canyon residences have reported that fire insurance is near impossible to acquire unless one purchases the state-run California FAIR Plan.  What are the options?  Hear from an expert.

This Saturday, October 5th at 2 pm the Chevy Chase Estates Association will be hosting a free talk by insurance expert Robert Feldman at the Chevy Chase Library, 3301 E. Chevy Chase Drive.  This is NOT a sales spiel but rather just information from someone who knows the good, the bad, and the ugly about fire zone insurance.

 
 

Robert Feldman is a 20-year Insurance Agency Owner, representing Allstate Insurance plus 14 other carriers, with agencies located in La Crescenta, West LA, and Malibu. Robert serves on various committees working to improve homeowners insurance options in CA. Robert’s agencies specialize in high fire zones and other hard to place insurance policies. Today, Robert will discuss the current status of the insurance market, Fire scoring, how Homeowners insurance is rated, and solutions for those who have been negatively affected by non-renewal notices, brush zone locations and claims.

 
 

Chevy Chase Library
3301 E. Chevy Chase Dr.

 

Scholl Canyon Landfill Report

At the GOCHA Annual Meeting held on September 11, 2019, Justin King and Marie Freeman presented a report about the current landfill proposal.

Just prior to the meeting, a public documents search and communication with Maurice Oillataguerre, GWP Environmental Programs Administrator, confirmed that the City of Glendale has withdrawn…