Porter Ranch has just joined the likes of Granada Hills, Valley Village and Thai Town with the installation of official City of Los Angeles community signs at key entrance points to the community. Residents of Porter Ranch can be proud that their community is officially recognized.

City Archives show references to Porter Ranch dating back to 1963.  The City Clerk’s office noted that as of the 2010 census, there were over 8,000 properties with 21,000 people. And in 2008 the 91326 zip code was officially designated as Porter Ranch. The City designation coupled with the zip code complete the community identity.

This was no small task. Blue community signs are not just erected willy-nilly. Dick Rippey, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council Board Member, spearheaded the effort to collect 540 signatures from the residents of Porter Ranch to support the name designation. The petition application was submitted to the City of Los Angeles in May 2011 and Council File 11-0983 was opened. The request followed the normal course of approval by being referred to a committee. If the application was not approved within two years of submission, it would die. The Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council submitted a Community Impact Statement in support of the application November 2012 and then worked with Councilmember Englander’s office to seek approval before the two year deadline. It was finally approved March 5 and signs were erected in November.

On Monday, November 18, members of the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council celebrated with the community and Councilmember Mitchell Englander at the official sign unveiling. The PRNC thanks Dick Rippey for carrying the ball over the line on this monumental undertaking.

Signs are located:

Aliso Canyon and Rinaldi Street, facing westbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Reseda Boulevard, facing northbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Wilbur Avenue, facing northbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Tampa Avenue, facing northbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Corbin Avenue, facing northbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Porter Ranch Drive, facing northbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Mason Avenue, facing northbound traffic.
118 Freeway and Rinaldi Street, facing eastbound traffic.

You are invited to celebrate the season with your neighbors and council members at the PRNC Annual Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 3, 6-8pm at the Porter Ranch Community School. There will be performances by the choirs from the Porter Ranch Community School and Castlebay Lane Charter Elementary. Please bring an unwrapped toy for the LAPD Devonshire PALS program. Please RSVP to RSVP [at] prnc.org.