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Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California
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Lake Balboa is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
It is bordered by the following Los Angeles communities: Encino to the south, Van Nuys to the east, Reseda to the west, and Northridge and North Hills to the north.
It is named for an artificial lake that is actually in Encino. The lake was created out of farm land in the early 1990s at the bottom of real estate bust in the San Fernando Valley. It is now part of a recreational park adjacent to the Balboa Park Golf Course with abundant fish, birds, mature flowering trees and scenic open and covered picnic areas. Real estate values in the surrounding area of Lake Balboa have dramatically increased in past years and have made such properties more desirable to potential Buyers.
There is current debate about the official recognition of Lake Balboa as a community by the City of Los Angeles. The reason for this stems from the fact that the community of Lake Balboa was created by Councilman Dennis Zine in 2002 before the existence of any formal community naming process. As a result, the community of Lake Balboa was created under the best practices known at the time. It was only later, in January 2006, that the City of Los Angeles adopted a formal community naming process (City of Los Angeles Council File Number 02-0196). This debate has important implications for the official existence of many other Los Angeles communities that were created prior to January 2006. These communities include Arleta, North Hills, Porter Ranch, Valley Glen, Valley Village, West Hills, Winnetka, and many others.
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Los Angeles Fire Department operates
Station 100 (West Van Nuys/Lake Balboa), serving the community.
The Los Angeles Police Department operates the nearby Van Nuys Community Police Station at 6420 Sylmar Avenue, 91401, serving the neighborhood [1].
The area primary and secondary schools are operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Birmingham High School is Lake Balboa's high school.
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| Topics | History · Transportation · Culture · Landmarks · Maps · Notable people · Mayors · Other elected officials |  |
| Regions | Downtown · Eastside · Harbor Area · Greater Hollywood · Westlake/Silver Lake/Los Feliz · San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys · South Los Angeles · Westside · Wilshire |
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Arleta · Canoga Park · Chatsworth · Encino · Granada Hills · Lake View Terrace · Lake Balboa · Mission Hills · NoHo Arts District · North Hills · North Hollywood · Northridge · Pacoima · Panorama City · Porter Ranch · Reseda · Shadow Hills · Sherman Oaks · Studio City · Sun Valley · Sunland · Sylmar · Tarzana · Toluca Lake · Tujunga · Valley Village · Van Nuys · Ventura Business District · Warner Center · West Hills · Winnetka · Woodland Hills |  |
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CSUN · Campo de Cahuenga · San Fernando Mission · Universal Studios Hollywood | |
| See also | Burbank · Calabasas · Glendale · Hidden Hills · City of San Fernando · Universal City | |
| Downtown · Eastside · Harbor Area · Greater Hollywood · Westlake & Silver Lake/Los Feliz · San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys · South Los Angeles · Westside · Wilshire | ||
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