Self-help office opens at Pasadena Courthouse

MEDIA        

ADVISORY

March 9, 2009

 

New Pasadena Legal Information Office Helps Self-Represented Litigants;

Grand Opening on Wednesday, March 11

 

WHO:      Los Angeles Superior Court Civil Supervising Judge Elihu M. Berle will keynote the grand opening of Los Angeles Superior Court’s 12^th courthouse-based, self-help center. Other speakers will be Neal S. Dudovitz, executive director, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles; and Northeast District Supervising Judge Candace J. Beason.

 

WHAT:    Grand opening ceremonies of the new self-help legal access center in the Pasadena Courthouse. 

 

WHEN:    11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

 

WHERE:  Pasadena Courthouse, 300 E. Walnut, Room 300, 91101.

 

WHY:       San Gabriel Valley residents now have an additional courthouse facility offering free legal information services to self-represented litigants.

 

 

The Pasadena facility is the third Resource Center for Self-Represented Litigants funded primarily by the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) and the Administrative Office of the Courts and staffed principally by LASC employees, legal aid partners and JusticeCorps student interns.

 

All 12 self-help centers were established by a collaboration of legal aid partners, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and the L.A. County Department of Consumer Affairs.  Other courthouse-based, self-help centers are in the Antelope Valley-Lancaster, Compton, Inglewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles (Stanley Mosk Courthouse), Norwalk, Pomona, San Fernando, Santa Monica, Torrance and Van Nuys.

 

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Agreement to help Mexican minors in Children's Court

MEDIA        

ADVISORY

 

March 9, 2009

 

NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST

Children’s Court to sign partnership with Mexican Consulate and DCFS

 

 

What: Children’s Court to sign a Protocol of Cooperation with the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services to foster and enhance the institutional relationship to better serve cases of Mexican minors with pending proceedings in the Court. The date will also mark the grand opening of a consulate help desk at the Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Courthouse and highlight the parenting class collaboration with DCFS.

 

When: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

 

Where: Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court

     201 Centre Plaza Drive, 2^nd floor Terrace

     Monterey Park, CA 91754

 

Who: Children’s Court Presiding Judge Michael Nash

          Consul General of Mexico Juan Marcos Gutiérrez González

           L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services Director Patricia S. Ploehn

    

Details:

Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court’s presiding judge Michael Nash will announce at a news conference next Wednesday the renewal of the Protocol of Cooperation between the Court, Consulate General of Mexico and Department of Children and Family Services.

As part of the agreement, the Mexican Consulate will have an office with a Help Desk at the Children’s Court. Initially, a consular official will staff the help desk one day a week to provide assistance to Mexican families that need to use the Court system.

This initiative will foster the relationship between the participants to better educate the Hispanic community about family matters, regardless of migratory status. The goal is to work together to secure the best interest of the children in the county and to facilitate the reunification of Mexican families. Spanish speaking spokespeople will also be available.

 

REVISED Patt Morrison Mon 3/9

 

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, March 9, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 2:00

OPEN

 

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

2:00 – 2:30

Electricity: Leaner, Meaner and Greener

You’ve heard of Smart Cars and Smart Boards, but what about a Smart Grid?  President Obama and Silicon Valley heavy-hitters are hoping to modernize the country’s electric grid with billions of stimulus dollars. It’s an ambitious plan that Google, Microsoft, and IBM are investing in to produce and distribute electricity in cheaper, greener and more efficient ways. IBM says it could also create as many as 477,000 jobs.  When can we expect to see something like the Smart Grid?  And how will it affect our daily lives as energy consumers?

 

Guests:

Allan Shurr: IBM's energy and utilities vice president

Call him @

• He testified in front of the House Select Global Warming Committee on the Smart Grid and has been speaking with the Obama administration about it

 

TBD: Representative from Center-Point Energy, a Houston-based utility

 

TBD: Representative from Google

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

OPEN

 

 

RE: Patt Morrison Thurs 3/5

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, March 9, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 2:00

OPEN

 

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

2:00 – 2:30

Electricity: Leaner, Meaner and Greener

You’ve heard of Smart Cars and Smart Boards, but what about a Smart Grid?  President Obama and Silicon Valley heavy-hitters are hoping to modernize the country’s electric grid with billions of stimulus dollars. It’s an ambitious plan that Google, Microsoft, and IBM are investing in to produce and distribute electricity in cheaper, greener and more efficient ways. IBM says it could also create as many as 477,000 jobs.  When can we expect to see something like the Smart Grid?  And how will it affect our daily lives as energy consumers?

 

Guests:

Allan Shurr: IBM's energy and utilities vice president

Call him @

• He testified in front of the House Select Global Warming Committee on the Smart Grid and has been speaking with the Obama administration about it

 

TBD: Representative from Center-Point Energy, a Houston-based utility

 

TBD: Representative from Google

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

OPEN

 

 

ANTONOVICH SEEKS TO LIMIT UNFUNDED MANDATES IN AFTERMATH OF FEDERAL STIMULUS SPENDING

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy    Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Office:  (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176    E-mail:  tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

March 6, 2009                                                                                                  For Immediate Release

 

ANTONOVICH SEEKS TO LIMIT UNFUNDED MANDATES IN AFTERMATH OF FEDERAL STIMULUS SPENDING

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – A motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich calls for an investigation to determine whether, by accepting funding from the Federal Economic Stimulus Package, the County will be committed to assume the costs for required programs and services after stimulus dollars have been depleted. 

 

“We want to ensure that accepting these dollars will not lock in County taxpayers for additional spending after the stimulus money is gone,” said Antonovich.  “We need a thorough analysis of the long-term impact these programs will have on the County budget.”

 

Antonovich’s motion directs the County’s Chief Executive Officer to report back in 14 days with a thorough analysis of the projects proposed in the Federal Stimulus Package and whether these projects will require County funding beyond the initial federal funding provided by the stimulus package.   It also seeks to determine whether state laws need to be changed to accept the Federal Stimulus Package dollars and whether the County will be obligated to change any existing program practices, requirements or funding match levels after the stimulus funding ends.

 

 

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South Los Angeles tour

  NEWS

          Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas

                                     L.A. County Board of Supervisors, 2^nd District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 6, 2009                                                                   Contact:     James Bolden

                                                                                                           213-200-5314

 

Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Leads Korean and African American Pastors on Tour of Successful South L.A.

Faith-Based Economic Development Projects

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Building on his accomplishments during his first 100 days in office, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas this week lead a group of 50 Korean and African-American pastors and community leaders on a tour of South Los Angeles to  showcase successful public-private partnerships launched by churches in the community.

Touting economic development as a fundamental goal for his district of 2.5 million residents, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas said local churches play a huge role in strengthening communities and improving the quality of life for residents.

In addition to providing spiritual guidance faith-based institutions provide an array of social services, including housing, emergency food, financial and transportation assistance, job referrals, and referrals to countless other services.

The three-hour tour was organized in part by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles. Among the faith-based programs and developments visited were West Angeles Church in God in Christ and its Community Development Corporation’s Senior Living Apartments; First African Methodist Episcopal Churches’ Renaissance Center; and the Crenshaw Christian Center Faith Dome.

Defining economic development to include the education, health, safety and prosperity of communities, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas described the tour as a much-needed introduction to successful developments and programs spearheaded by South Los Angeles churches and the tour as a bridge builder between the Korean and African American communities.

“This includes everything that will enable constituents to pursue their personal ambitions and dreams,” he said. “As such, I look forward to working with community-based organizations and faith-based initiatives to further our common goals. This tour is a first step on that journey.”

 

MARCH 10 2009 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS