Friday, January 29, 2010

Patt Morrison for Monday, 2/1/10 --- REVISED

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, February 1, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Citizen reporters—help bust your Congressman at the Super Bowl!

The Super Bowl is a thoroughly American event—a huge sports spectacle mixed with gluttonous eating, drinking, partying….and even a little politics.  The Super Bowl has long been used to rub shoulders, gain influence and form ties that help congressional candidates raise the approximately $1 billion they spend on their campaigns.  Politicians use discounted Super Bowl tickets, with a face value approaching $2,000, to reward big donors and corporations use them to reward politicians.  Investigative journalism outfit ProPublica is calling on anyone hanging around Miami this week to keep an eye out for your elected officials behaving badly—we’ll tell you how to bust your Congressman at the Super Bowl.

 

Guest:

Marcus Stern, senior reporter for ProPublica

CALL HIM:

 

2:06 – 2:30

OPEN

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

Should California look up to Oregon?  

In the final year of his term, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is taxing the rich in an effort to try end what he has called the, “cycle of fiscal instability”. In a state that doesn’t pay sales tax, has limited property taxes and has vetoed income taxes the voters passed two targeted tax hikes against the wealthy and corporations. Will the Governor be able to close the budget gap? Could Oregon’s next step be an amendment to their constitution to create a financial reserve from kicker funds? Does California have something to learn from our petite northern neighbor?  

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Governor Ted Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Buzzie is back

He spent his childhood at the White House while photographers flashed pictures of him playing—not the normal childhood, but then again, he didn’t have normal grandparents. Curtis Roosevelt was the grandson of President Franklin Roosevelt, which offered many positives, but also presented a slew of negatives. Patt talks to the Curtis about growing up in the White House, growing up in the shadow of an American President and what it’s like to try to live a normal life, in abnormal circumstances.

 

Guests:

Curtis Roosevelt,

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

626.585.7821, office

415.497.2131, mobile

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

www.scpr.org

 

Patt Morrison for Monday, 2/1/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, February 1, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Citizen reporters—help bust your Congressman at the Super Bowl!

The Super Bowl is a thoroughly American event—a huge sports spectacle mixed with gluttonous eating, drinking, partying….and even a little politics.  The Super Bowl has long been used to rub shoulders, gain influence and form ties that help congressional candidates raise the approximately $1 billion they spend on their campaigns.  Politicians use discounted Super Bowl tickets, with a face value approaching $2,000, to reward big donors and corporations use them to reward politicians.  Investigative journalism outfit ProPublica is calling on anyone hanging around Miami this week to keep an eye out for your elected officials behaving badly—we’ll tell you how to bust your Congressman at the Super Bowl.

 

Guest:

Marcus Stern, senior reporter for ProPublica

CALL HIM

 

 

2:06 – 2:30

Meet your new EPA director

Jared Blumenfeld is the brand new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator for Region 9—that means he overseas environmental policy throughout California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and over 140 Tribal Nations. He joins Patt to focus on the environmental concerns of our backyard, where he’s already opened an investigation into birth defects among migrant workers near a dump in Kettleman City, pledged to help the state regulate carbon emissions and find sustainable, economically viable solutions to global warming. He vowed to make “revolutionary” changes to the EPA when he took office earlier this month; he talks about those and takes your questions.

 

Guests:

Jared Blumenfeld, regional director of the Environmental Protection Agency

IN STUDIO

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

Should California look up to Oregon?  

In the final year of his term, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is taxing the rich in an effort to try end what he has called the, “cycle of fiscal instability”. In a state that doesn’t pay sales tax, has limited property taxes and has vetoed income taxes the voters passed two targeted tax hikes against the wealthy and corporations. Will the Governor be able to close the budget gap? Could Oregon’s next step be an amendment to their constitution to create a financial reserve from kicker funds? Does California have something to learn from our petite northern neighbor?  

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Governor Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon

 

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Buzzie is back

He spent his childhood at the White House while photographers flashed pictures of him playing—not the normal childhood, but then again, he didn’t have normal grandparents. Curtis Roosevelt was the grandson of President Franklin Roosevelt, which offered many positives, but also presented a slew of negatives. Patt talks to the Curtis about growing up in the White House, growing up in the shadow of an American President and what it’s like to try to live a normal life, in abnormal circumstances.

 

Guests:

Curtis Roosevelt,

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

626.585.7821, office

415.497.2131, mobile

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

www.scpr.org

 

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Patt Morrison for Friday, 1/29/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, January 29, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

Live Nation and Ticketmaster are now in concert

The two behemoths in the $4.4 billion worldwide concert industry are merging. Now that they control every aspect of the live music business, it will make it nearly impossible for independent promoters to compete, immediately killing off competition with the simple approval from the Department of Justice. Live Nation/Ticketmaster is publicly saying that this will be a huge win for fans, while critics are saying that this will leave fans with no other alternatives. We find out what this means for promoters, fans, and musicians. Will it be a great win for fans? Or will this be the day the music died. 

 

Guest:

Congressman Bill Pascrell, D – NJ 8th District

HE CALLS US:  LINE 10

  • Pascrell, who testified against the merger before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee last year.
  • Pascrell on the merger:  I am currently reviewing the Justice Department’s decision, but clearly I am disappointed. One has to wonder what it was that U.S. antitrust authorities saw as a greater priority than American consumers and the free market.
  • “The American people need to be told how DOJ decided that this deal, even with the concessions made, passes muster with our nation’s anti-trust laws.”
  • "Moving forward, as these two companies with a history of anti-consumer behavior are poised to join together into an entertainment behemoth, I will be keeping a close eye on how the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission enforce any conditions they impose on this new entity to ensure consumers are protected.”

 

Congressman Brad Sherman, D – CA 27th District

HE CALLS US – LINE 9

  • Sherman on the merger: “I have had conversations about this issue - with artists, the companies involved, public interest organizations, and constituents.   We also had hearings on the proposed merger in the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. 
  • From these, my understanding is that the music industry is currently in abysmal shape and that consumers would best be served by the proposed agreement.  The Department of Justice, Ticketmaster and Live Nation put a great deal of time, thought, and energy into arriving at this agreement in order to promote a competitive ticketing industry for the benefit of fans. 
  • My understanding from executives of Ticketmaster and Live Nation is that they seek to give consumers more choices.

 

Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone contributing editor, author of "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age."

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2:06 – 2:30

Is it right? – The “right to die” debate

Montana’s become the third state where physician assisted suicide is legal – is the precedent in big sky country a clue as to changing attitudes in the U.S.? Did they legalize euthanasia or merely not find any law or public policy saying that it was illegal? We discuss the fight for and against the “right to die”.

 

Guests:

UNCONFIRMED

Derek Humphry, Founder of the Hemlock Society

 

UNCONFIRMED

Mark Siegler, Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago

 

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

Global warming heats up the SEC

This week, by a margin divided along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to encourage companies to disclose the effects of climate change on their business. Hold up—so that means global warming is real?? Some Republican commissioners equate the vote with a kind of political endorsement of an environmentalist agenda, but social investment groups say investors have a right to know whether changing sea levels might increase the risk of claims in some areas, or if certain goods produce significantly higher greenhouse gases. Is this a mandate that gives real incentive to green investing, and if so, how much money with flow?

 

Guests:

SEC commissioner, TBA

 

Representative from Ceres, a social investment group that’s been urging the SEC to make this vote for several years

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

626.585.7821, office

415.497.2131, mobile

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

www.scpr.org

 

FEB 2 2010 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

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                                    AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

                           Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles  

                                                           

                                    Contact:  Judy Hammond, Director of Public Affairs, (213) 974-1363

                                                  Brian Lew, Assistant Director, (213) 974-1652

Live videofeed, English and Spanish, Telco #948075      Audio–(213) 974-4700 or

                                                                                       (877) 873-8017 ext. 111111# English

                                                                                                               ext. 222222# Spanish

Agenda and supporting documents:  http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/Agenda/AgendaHome.asp

Agenda Highlights: http://ceo.lacounty.gov/press.htm                                                       

        Jan. 28, 2010

               

Feb. 2 Agenda Highlights

(Meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ) 

 

Radio broadcast veteran Johnny Morris, who is celebrating 45 years in the industry, is honored.

 

Supervisor Gloria Molina requests acceptance of $250,000 from the City of Pico Rivera to help fund the planning/design/construction of the new Pico Rivera Library. (Item 1-D)

 

Supervisor Don Knabe requests ordinance be prepared to address overbuilding concerns in the Cerritos Island area as outlined in recent County zoning study, and schedule Regional Planning Commission hearing on/before April 21. (Item 2)

 

Approval sought to pay $5,000 to person who provided information that led to the arrest/conviction of Abraham Ruben Acuna, Matthew Andrew Garcia and Victor Manuel Monge for 2002 murder of Gloria Gaxiola in Hacienda Heights. (Item 7)

 

Recommendation would refer back to the Chief Executive Office a proposal to implement regional gang violence reduction program in four demonstration sites.  (Item 8)

 

$7.5 million proposal would secure option to purchase land and building in Baldwin Park, which currently is being leased for Department of Public Health activities. (Item 9)

 

$4.1 million proposal would extend the Department of Public Social Services contract with QTC Medical Group, Inc., for employability screenings and medical/mental evaluation services, upping total contract to $12 million. (Item 10)

 

$7.3 million proposal would fund purchase of equipment for the replacement emergency room/tuberculosis unit at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.  (Item 17)

 

$1.1 million proposal would fund additional work related to the Marina del Rey Boathouse Refurbishment project, upping total contract to $2.7 million. (Item 27)

 

$1.3 million proposal would fund various bathroom renovation projects at Enterprise Park in Athens Village, Alondra Park in El Camino Village, and Mona Park in Willowbrook; and set March 9 for bid openings.    (Item 35)

 

Recommendation calls for accepting work for completion of the refurbishment of fire command and dispatch project, at total construction cost of $4.8 million.  (Item 40)

 

Approval sought to donate surplus safety equipment to poorly equipped Mexican police agencies to assist them in terrorism/narcotics enforcement.   (Item 42)

 

Report scheduled on efforts to significantly reduce the amount of time that mental health services are provided to youth under care of the Department of Children and Family Services.   (Item 47)

 

Report scheduled on the potential impact on mental health services as a result of the pending release of inmates from state prisons.  (Item 48)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to discuss class action lawsuit challenging the adequacy of the educational services provided at the Challenger Memorial Youth Center.   (Item CS-1)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to discuss Katie A. federal lawsuit which alleges failure to adequately provide for foster care children.   (Item CS-2)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to discuss lawsuit arising from issues regarding the assessment by the State Board of Equalization of plaintiff’s property for property tax purposes.  (Item CS-3)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to discuss lawsuit arising out of claims of retaliation by Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Patrick Gomez.  (Item CS-4)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to discuss lawsuit by Elizabeth and Gerry Nicks arising from allegations of medical negligence at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.  (Item CS-5)

 

 

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ANTONOVICH TO DEDICATE NEW LA CRESCENTA LIBRARY

 

 

 

       

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy

Office:     (213) 974-5555  Cell: (213) 215-5176

E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

      

January 28, 2010                                                                                            For Immediate Release

 

ANTONOVICH TO DEDICATE NEW LA CRESCENTA LIBRARY

 

 

WHO:                    Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor

                                Member of the La Crescenta community

                                                                                               

WHAT:                  Dedication ceremony for the new La Crescenta Library.

 

WHEN:                  Friday, January 29, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.

 

WHERE:               2809 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta  

 

LA CRESCENTA – Supervisor Antonovich will preside over the official dedication ceremony of the new La Crescenta Library.  At a cost of nearly $15 million allocated by Supervisor Antonovich’s office, the County library is a 15,000-square-foot, two-story state-of-the-art facility that features separate adult and children’s sections with an expanded collection of books and materials, a community meeting room, group study rooms, 20 additional public Internet computers and free WiFi access for laptop users.

 

The community is also invited to a “Day of Entertainment” with special programming on Saturday, January 30 from 12 Noon to 4:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library.

 

Incorporating the late 19th century arts and crafts style of architecture, features murals by painter Evan LeGrande Wilson of Crescenta Valley and windows by the Glendale-based stained glass firm R.D. Gibbs & Company.

 

The La Crescenta Library is part of the County of Los Angeles Public Library.  For more information, please call (661) 259-8946 or visit the County Library Web site at www.colapublib.org.

 

 

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Oops, fire task force returns FROM Haiti, not to Haiti

 

 

From: Hammond, Judy
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:09 AM
To: Hammond, Judy
Subject: County Fire task force returns to Haiti

 

 

  County of Los Angeles

Fire Department

 

MEDIA  ADVISORY

 

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CAPTAIN SAM PADILLA

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (323) 881-2411

Date:  January 28, 2009

FIRE CHIEF P. MICHAEL FREEMAN

1320 N. Eastern Avenue

Los Angeles, CA   90063

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact:         LACoFD Public Affairs

                                                                                                (323) 881-2411

 

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT USAR TASK FORCE

RETURNS FROM HAITI

 

LOS ANGELES – January 27, 2010 – The Los Angeles County Fire Department is pleased to announce the return of its Urban Search and Rescue team, California Task Force 2, to Los Angeles.  The team completes a 14-day deployment to Haiti where they assisted USAID with rescue and recovery efforts following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

 

The 72-member team is expected to arrive, by bus, at our Pacoima facility, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28.  A press conference will follow shortly thereafter, at approximately 6:00 p.m. Our Pacoima facility is located at 12605 Osborne Street, Pacoima CA 91331.

 

Family members and the Fire Department eagerly await the task force’s return.

 

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is one of the largest emergency service agencies in the world, providing fire protection and life safety services to more than 3.8 million residents and commercial business customers in the County’s 2,305-square-mile area, and around the globe when needed.  For more information, visit the Department’s website at www.fire.lacounty.gov.     

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County Fire task force returns to Haiti

 

  County of Los Angeles

Fire Department

 

MEDIA  ADVISORY

 

LACoFD%20gold

CAPTAIN SAM PADILLA

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (323) 881-2411

Date:  January 28, 2009

FIRE CHIEF P. MICHAEL FREEMAN

1320 N. Eastern Avenue

Los Angeles, CA   90063

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact:         LACoFD Public Affairs

                                                                                                (323) 881-2411

 

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT USAR TASK FORCE

RETURNS FROM HAITI

 

LOS ANGELES – January 27, 2010 – The Los Angeles County Fire Department is pleased to announce the return of its Urban Search and Rescue team, California Task Force 2, to Los Angeles.  The team completes a 14-day deployment to Haiti where they assisted USAID with rescue and recovery efforts following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

 

The 72-member team is expected to arrive, by bus, at our Pacoima facility, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28.  A press conference will follow shortly thereafter, at approximately 6:00 p.m. Our Pacoima facility is located at 12605 Osborne Street, Pacoima CA 91331.

 

Family members and the Fire Department eagerly await the task force’s return.

 

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is one of the largest emergency service agencies in the world, providing fire protection and life safety services to more than 3.8 million residents and commercial business customers in the County’s 2,305-square-mile area, and around the globe when needed.  For more information, visit the Department’s website at www.fire.lacounty.gov.     

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Sheriff Baca: State Budget Cuts Effect on L.A. County Public Safety

 

 

How the STATE OF CALIFORNIA budget affects

Los Angeles County

public safety

by

Sheriff Leroy D. Baca

 

 

Our economic problems and California's budget crisis has impacted every level of government: state, county, and city.  Painful cuts have been and will continue to be made in all areas.  Inevitably up and down the state, counties and local governments are looking at another year of reduced budgets and additional cuts.  I write this to share with you what impacts these cuts will have on public safety and on our communities.

 

Legislators wrote and passed Senate Bill 18 (SBX3 18) which took effect on January 25, 2010. This measure was written as a way for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to decrease its budget by cutting the amount of time sentenced inmates serve in prison by increasing sentencing credits for jail and prison inmates.  It also removes certain prisoners who would normally be released on a "supervised parole", meaning the parolee would have a parole agent and a detailed program of re-entry and places them on unsupervised parole better known as "summary parole".

 

While a firm number of parolees in Los Angeles County eligible for the unsupervised parole, is not yet known, CDCR is reviewing over 7,000 Los Angeles County parolees.  When the release occurs, the offender will be unsupervised, released without a plan or program for proper and safe re-entry into our communities and with no accountability.  Fortunately, for the residents of Los Angeles County, we are working together with the Board of Supervisors, various county public health and human services departments, and other local law enforcement agencies in attempting to reach out to these parolees and letting them know of the services that are out there to help them and give them the support they need.  This is by no means an adequate replacement for supervised parole but it's better than providing no help at all.

 

Unfortunately, in the state's 2010-11 budget and a Federal Court Panel's mandate, there are plans for even more serious cuts to the CDCR budget that will have an immediate negative impact on the public safety of our communities.  Under the budget proposal, at least 11 current crimes in which a person could be convicted of a felony and sent to state prison, including such crimes, as grand theft, receiving stolen property, possession of methamphetamine, and auto theft, would be changed to an "administrative felony" in which the person would still be convicted of a felony, but he or she would be sentenced to 366 days and placed in the county jail.   Thus, the proposal shifts the responsibility of these inmates from the state onto the local county jail system.

 

While this will certainly create a savings for the state, it is irresponsible to shift the costs to counties.  Additionally, this will have a serious negative impact on public safety.  The Los Angeles County Jail system is already a severely overcrowded system that has population controls placed on it by a federal court.  If the Governor's proposal were in fact to become law, as of today, this would mean the Los Angeles County Jail would have to house approximately 1,900 additional inmates that would currently be sentenced to state prison.  Since we are already at capacity, this would force me to comply with the federal court order and reduce the amount of time one spends in jail to a fraction of what they were sentenced to.  Again, the state's proposal clearly shifts the state problem onto counties and local communities.

 

Over the last decade, I and other local law enforcement leaders have worked closely with the Governor and legislature to deal with various public safety issues and I fully expect to continue that stance this year.  However, I am increasingly concerned about proposals related to parole, county jails and increased local responsibility at a time when we are struggling to fund and manage our current responsibilities and inmate populations.  We urge careful scrutiny of these proposals and that the Governor and legislature weigh fiscal benefit against public safety impact before making further changes this year.

 

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CÓMO EL PRESUPUESTO DEL ESTADO DE CALIFORNIA AFFECTA LA SEGURIDAD  PÚBLICA DEL CONDADO DE LOS ÁNGELES

POR

SHERIFF LEROY D. BACA

 

Nuestros problemas económicos y la crisis del presupuesto de California ha afectado cada nivel de gobierno: estatal, del condado y la ciudad. Cortos dolorosos han sido y continuarán siendo hechos en todas las áreas. Inevitable,  arriba y abajo del estado, los condados y los gobiernos locales están mirando a otro año de presupuestos reducidos y cortos adicionales. Escribo esto para compartir con ustedes qué impactos estos cortos tendrán sobre la seguridad pública y en nuestras comunidades.

Los legisladores escribieron y pasaron el Bill del senado 18 (SBX3 18) que tomó efecto el 25 de enero de 2010. Esta medida fue escrita de manera que el departamento de corrección y rehabilitación de California (CDCR) disminuya su presupuesto por medio de cortar la cantidad de tiempo que sirven los sentenciados en la prisión aumentando así los créditos de sentencia para los presos de la cárcel y la prisión. También aparta a ciertos presos quien normalmente serían lanzados en una "libertad condicional supervisada", significando que el quien es puesto en ¨libertad condicional¨ tendrá un agente de libertad condicional y un programa detallado de reingreso y se pondrán en libertad condicional sin ser supervisados mejor conocido como "libertad condicional sumaria".

Mientras que un número firme de los que son elegible en el condado de Los Ángeles para la libertad condicional sin supervisión todavía no se sabe, CDCR está revisando sobre 7,000 casos en el condado de Los Ángeles. Cuando ocurre el lanzamiento, el delincuente no será supervisado, lanzado sin un plan o  programa para el reingreso propio y seguro a nuestras comunidades y sin  responsabilidad. Afortunadamente, para los residentes del condado de Los Ángeles, estamos trabajando juntos con el tablero de supervisores, con varios departamentos de servicios de la salud pública y humanitaria y otras agencias locales de la ley en intentar alargar a estos elegibles y dejarlos saber de los servicios que son disponibles para ayudarles y darles el apoyo que necesitan. Esto de ninguna manera es un reemplazo adecuado para la libertad condicional supervisada, pero es mejor al que no se proporcione ninguna ayuda en lo absoluto.

Desafortunadamente, en el presupuesto estale de 2010-11 y el mandato de un panel de la corte federal, hay planes para cortos aún más serios al presupuesto del CDCR que tendrá un impacto negativo e inmediato a la seguridad pública de nuestras comunidades. Bajo la propuesta presupuestaria, al menos 11 crímenes corrientes  en que una persona puede ser condenada de una felonía y enviado a la prisión estatal, incluyendo tales crímenes como hurto elevado, recibiendo propiedad robada, posesión de la metanfetamina  y hurto de auto, seria cambiada a un ¨crimen administrativo¨ en cual la persona todavía seria condenada de una felonía, pero él (o ella) seria sentenciado(a) a 366 días y puesto en la cárcel del condado.  Así, la oferta cambia de puesto la responsabilidad de estos presos, del estado, al sistema local de la cárcel del condado.

 

Mientras que esto ciertamente creará un ahorro para el estado, es irresponsable cambiar de puesto los costes a los condados. Además, esto tendrá un serio impacto negativo sobre la seguridad pública. El sistema de la cárcel del condado de Los Ángeles es ya un sistema seriamente mas allá de su capacidad, que tiene controles de población puestos por una corte federal. Si la oferta del gobernador fuera de convertirse en ley, desde hoy, esto significaría que la cárcel del condado de Los Ángeles tendría que acomodar a aproximadamente 1,900 presos adicionales que serían actualmente condenados a la prisión estatal. Ya que estamos a nuestra capacidad, esto me forzaría a conformarme con la orden judicial federal y reducir la cantidad del tiempo uno pasa en la cárcel a una fracción de lo que fueron sentenciados.  Una vez más, la oferta estatal claramente cambia de puesto el problema del estado hacia los condados y las comunidades locales.

 

Durante la década pasada, yo e otros líderes locales de la aplicación de la ley hemos trabajado cerca con el gobernador y la legislatura en cómo tratar los varios temas de la seguridad del público y espero continuar totalmente con esta postura este año. Sin embargo, estoy cada vez más preocupado sobre las ofertas relacionadas al a libertad condicional, las cárceles del condado y el aumento de la responsabilidad local en un tiempo cuando estamos luchando  para poder financiar y manejar nuestras responsabilidades actuales y la populación de los presos.  Urgimos un escrutinio cuidadoso de estas ofertas y que el gobernador y la legislatura pesen la ventaja fiscal contra el impacto de la seguridad pública antes de hacer otros cambios este año.

 

 

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加州预算会怎样影响洛县的公共安全

(洛县警局警长李贝卡,注)

 

 

面临着我们的经济问题与加州的预算危机影响了各层政府:从州、县、到城市。裁减已在各方面开始而并会继续。不可避免地加州上下、各县以及地区政府面临着又一年的预算危机和更多的裁减。我想与大家分享一下这些裁减会怎样影响公共安全与我们的社区。

 

立法委员编写与通过的参议院18号法案 SBX3 18)并在2010年一月25号生效。这项法案是为了让加州惩治与康复部 (CDCR) 减少他们的预算,增加判刑犯人在州或县监狱待判押期而从中减少犯人在州监狱服刑时间。这法案会假释一些犯人应该只适合于有监督假释,监督假释的意思是这些假释犯会配于一名假释专员和详细的重入社会的计划,而无监督的假释通常这叫 "简略假释"。

 

虽然,究竟有多少名假释犯在洛县内会合资格进入无监督假释还是不知,CDCR 正在审阅超过7000名在洛县以内的假释犯。当被释放时犯罪分子会没有监督,释放会没有任何规划和安排能让他们适当地和安全地在容纳于社会中,与没有任何责任安排。幸运的是,为了洛县的民众,我们正与县监督委员会、不同的县政府公共健康与人民服务部门、与及其它地区执法部门一起合作向这些假释犯伸出援助之手,让他们知道这些社会服务能帮助他们、能给他们需要的支持。这不等于取代了有监督假释,可是这比不提供任何帮助好。

 

不幸的是在加州政府的2010-11年预算和联邦法庭小组的命令中将计划对更多的CDCR 预算进行删减,从而会对社会公共安全造成直接的负面影响。根据预算建议,至少有11项的罪行本来被告会定罪被判重罪送入州监狱但现在改换到"行政重罪",虽然被告还会被判重罪可是他/她会判处366天的监禁于县监狱,这些罪行包括重大盗窃、 接受赃物、藏有甲基苯丙胺、与盗窃汽车。因而,这建议把这些犯人的责任从州转移到地区县立监狱上。

 

而这肯定会为州省钱,那是不负责任地把费用转移到县中。另外,这会严重地对公共安全造成负面影响。洛杉矶县监狱系统已经有超满的情况,它的囚犯数量已受到联邦法庭控制。如果州长的建议成为了法律,根据现在的情况,洛县监狱要容纳1900名额外的原来应判处到州立监狱。因为我们现在囚犯数量已在可以容纳顶端,这将会强逼我遵从联邦法庭的命令,而造成减少囚犯在监狱关禁时间只达到被判的一小部分。加州的建议显然地把州的问题转移到县与当地社区中。

 

过去的十年中我和其它地区执法机构领导与州长和议会共同和作去面对许多公共安全问题,今年我也希望继续这立场。可是,我越来越关注提议有关假释、县监狱、与提高地区责任正当我们正为资金奋斗、 处理我们现有的责任、和囚犯数量。我们强烈敦促在今年进行更多改变之前仔细审查这些提议,州长和议会把财政利益放在公共安全之前。