| Please Run For The State Senate Seat Ridley-Thomas Is Leaving By Walter Moore, Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles, WalterMooreForMayor.com November 26, 2008 You say you're fed up with the shenanigans in Sacramento? Now you -- yes, you -- can do something about it. If you take action now, you could be elected to the California Senate on March 3, 2009! You can start running, Monday, for the State Senate seat that will open up Sunday when Mark Ridley-Thomas resigns to take his new position on the County Board of Supervisors. The Senate Seat will be filled in the same election on March 3, 2009 as the Mayor's race. Are you eligible? Well, here are the communities that Senate District 26 covers: Senate District 26 includes the communities of Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Vista, Beverlywood, Carthay Circle, Century City, the Crenshaw District, Culver City, Hancock Park, Hollywood, Hyde Park, Jefferson Park, Ladera Heights, Lafayette Square, Larchmont, Leimert Park, Los Feliz, Miracle Mile, South Central Los Angeles, View Park, West Los Angeles and Windsor Hills, among others. Click here for a map of the district. Unlike the Roman Senate, California Senators do not typically wear togas. So don't count on comfortable attire. But think of the good you could do. One vote could be the difference between insanely high taxes and super-duper insanely high taxes. I don't know the details of how one runs for State Senate, but if you live in that district, I'll help you find out. Sure, it's Thanksgiving, but that doesn't mean we should sit by and let a turkey take over this Senate seat. Go for it. Get your "Mr. Smith Goes To Sacramento" on! |
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Please Run For The State Senate Seat Ridley-Thomas Is Leaving
Please Run For The State Senate Seat Ridley-Thomas Is Leaving
| Please Run For The State Senate Seat Ridley-Thomas Is Leaving By Walter Moore, Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles, WalterMooreForMayor.com November 26, 2008 You say you're fed up with the shenanigans in Sacramento? Now you -- yes, you -- can do something about it. If you take action now, you could be elected to the California Senate on March 3, 2009! You can start running, Monday, for the State Senate seat that will open up Sunday when Mark Ridley-Thomas resigns to take his new position on the County Board of Supervisors. The Senate Seat will be filled in the same election on March 3, 2009 as the Mayor's race. Are you eligible? Well, here are the communities that Senate District 26 covers: Senate District 26 includes the communities of Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Vista, Beverlywood, Carthay Circle, Century City, the Crenshaw District, Culver City, Hancock Park, Hollywood, Hyde Park, Jefferson Park, Ladera Heights, Lafayette Square, Larchmont, Leimert Park, Los Feliz, Miracle Mile, South Central Los Angeles, View Park, West Los Angeles and Windsor Hills, among others. Click here for a map of the district. Unlike the Roman Senate, California Senators do not typically wear togas. So don't count on comfortable attire. But think of the good you could do. One vote could be the difference between insanely high taxes and super-duper insanely high taxes. I don't know the details of how one runs for State Senate, but if you live in that district, I'll help you find out. Sure, it's Thanksgiving, but that doesn't mean we should sit by and let a turkey take over this Senate seat. Go for it. Get your "Mr. Smith Goes To Sacramento" on! |
arraignment this morning at 9 of hip hop artist
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEDIA RELATIONS DIVISION
STEVE COOLEY District Attorney JOSEPH SCOTT Director
JOHN K. SPILLANE Chief Deputy District Attorney SANDI GIBBONS P.I.O.
JANE ROBISON News Secretary
SHIARA M. DÁVILA Asst. P.I.O.
18-1112 Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
210 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 974-3525
Nov. 25, 2008
Swedish Hip Hop artist charged in purported road rage case
LOS ANGELES – Swedish Hip Hop artist David Moses Jassy was charged today in a purported road rage incident in Hollywood in which the victim, a pedestrian rights activist and musician, died.
Jassy, 34, in custody on $1 million bail, appeared briefly in Los Angeles Superior Court late this afternoon. His arraignment was put over until 9 a.m. tomorrow, so Jassy can have the services of a Swedish interpreter.
Although the victim, 55-year-old John Osnes died, Jassy currently is charged with assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, battery with serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of an accident. The assault charge also carried an allegation that Jassy personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim.
Authorities said the incident occurred on Sunday at Schrader Boulevard and Selma Avenue in Hollywood.
The victim was crossing the street on foot and the defendant stopped in a four-way stop, but his car allegedly extended into the crosswalk. Authorities said the victim used his hands to strike Jassy's car on the hood. The defendant got out and allegedly punched the victim in the face and kicked him in the head when the victim bent over to pick up his glasses.
Authorities said Jassy drove away despite attempts to stop him by witnesses, including an off-duty Anaheim police officer. His rental car drove over the victim's body as he left, authorities said.
An autopsy has not yet been performed to determine the cause of death and the case remains under investigation.
Jassy was arrested by Los Angeles police on Monday after they traced him through the rental car license plate.
The District Attorney's Office asked that if bail is posted, Jassy surrender his passport before he is released. He was represented by the Public Defender's Office.
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Sandi Gibbons, Public Information Officer
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Criminal Justice Center
210 W. Temple St., 18th Floor
Los Angeles CA 90012
Phone: 213-974-3528
Email address: sandi@da.lacounty.gov
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Patt Morrison Weds, 11/26
PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
1-3 p.m.
1:00 – 1:20
OPEN
1:20 – 2:00
Making Sense of It All: What’s a Few Trillion Dollars Among Taxpayers?
The two latest wrinkles to the soap opera known as the great financial crisis of ’08 come from Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, who seems to be having trouble making up his mind. It now seems that the original intent of the Troubled Assets Recovery Program—buying up toxic assets such as defaulted mortgages—which had earlier been abandoned by the Secretary is now back on the agenda. Then the Federal Reserve made $800 billion available to unfreeze the market for consumer debt, from home mortgages to credit cards. All of the changes, plus the growing $7.5+ trillion price tag, is enough to make your head spin. What are all of the moving parts of the government’s economic relief efforts?
Guests:
TBD
[NPR NEWS]
2:00 – 3:00
Gobble Gobble
Whether you don’t know where the giblets are on your first turkey or you’re deep into molecular gastro-cuisine, we can help! Chef de cuisine Matthew Zboray and Chef and restaurant owners Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken are here to field your questions, basic and advanced, about
Guests:
Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, Chef/owners of Border Grill and Ciudad restaurants
IN STUDIO
Chef Matthew Zboray, Chef de Cuisine at the California School of Culinary Arts in
IN STUDIO
closed session of Board of Supervisors
REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN
CLOSED SESSION ON
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Brian S. v. County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC361324
This litigation arises from allegations that the Department of Children and Family Services failed to adequately respond to child abuse referrals. (08-3367)
ACTION TAKEN:
The Board authorized settlement of the lawsuit titled Brian S. v. County of Los Angeles . The substance of the settlement will be disclosed upon inquiry by any person as soon as the settlement becomes final following approval by all parties.
The vote of the Board of Supervisors was unanimous with all Supervisors being present.
CS-2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Initiation of litigation (one case) (08-3326)
No reportable action was taken.
CS-3. DEPARTMENT HEAD PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Government Code Section 54957)
Department Head performance evaluation (08-1770)
No reportable action was taken.
Meeting in Burbank on Dec. 8 on senior services
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Pat Senette-Holt
For Immediate Release (213) 738-2065
November 25, 2008
“SEAMLESS SENIOR SERVICES (S3) INITIATIVE”
STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
Invitation to seniors, service providers and community leaders!
Burbank – Community and Senior Services’ (CSS) Director, Cynthia Banks, today announced that a Stakeholders’ meeting for seniors, service providers and community leaders will be held to discuss the new Seamless Senior Services (S3) Initiative on Monday, December 8, 2008, at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506. Seniors, caregivers, providers of service and senior advocates are urged to attend this important meeting and provide the Department with their views and suggestions on how to improve access to County services.
The goal of the S3 Initiative is to make it easier for seniors, caregivers and advocates to access programs provided by the County of Los Angeles The County is now working collaboratively to establish ‘no wrong door’ access to senior services.
“We really need to hear from the seniors and the community about how to improve access to the County services,” says Cynthia Banks.
Public testimony, comments, and written statements are encouraged at the Stakeholders’ Meetings.
EVENT: Seamless Senior Services (S3) Stakeholders’ Meeting
SPONSOR: L.A. County Community and Senior Services
DATE: December 8, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Joslyn Adult Center
1301 W. Olive Avenue
Burbank, CA 91506
For more information and to arrange for testimony, please contact Jay Glassman at (213) 738-2676. Visit http://css.lacounty.gov to view the schedule of S3 Stakeholders’ meetings being held the months of November and December.
Judy,
Please distribute the attached press release to the media.
Thanks
Patricia Senette-Holt
Office of Communications
Community and Senior Services
3175 W. 6th Street, Suite 302
Los Angeles, CA. 90020
213.738.2065 Telephone
213.280.4144 Cell
213.427.6104 Fax
mailto:psenette@css.lacounty.gov
Final Results: NOV 25 2008 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
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
Nov. 25, 2008
Final Results: Nov. 25 Agenda Highlights
(Unless otherwise noted, vote was 5-0.)
Rancho Palos Verdes resident Joyce Chai honored for being named the 2008 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner for research involving environmental, scientific, and/or technological studies.
The Department of Public Works Dragon Boat Racing Team recognized for winning gold and bronze medals in the 2008 Long Beach International Dragon Boat Festival.
Status report to be given on transition to new LAC+USC Medical Center. (Item S-1, 11 a.m.)RECEIVED AND FILED
$16.8 million proposal would fund acquisition/redevelopment of foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment/urban blight. (Items 1-D, 31, cont. from 11/8) APPROVED
Approval sought to build gymnasium instead of auditorium at Alondra Park in Lawndale, at cost of $7.6 million. (Item 1-P, 18) APPROVED
$6.7 million proposal would fund construction of driving range and batting cages at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills, and name it the “Yvonne B. Burke Driving Range;” baseball field at park would also be named after the outgoing supervisor, as well as senior and community center at Ladera Park. (Items 2-P, 9, 14, 30) APPROVED
Recommendation calls for increasing developer fees in three high-growth areas to pay for new fire stations. (Item 1) APPROVED
Proposal would increase County golf course green fees. (Item 2) APPROVED
Board asked to increase the cost of round-trip Hollywood Bowl park-and-ride fares and shuttle service fees. (Item 3) APPROVED
Proposal would raise the waste disposal fee from $36.42 per ton to $38.88 per ton at the Calabasas Landfill. (Item 5) APPROVED
Supervisors asked to re-approve plans for the construction of a 544-unit apartment complex in Marina del Rey. (Item 6) KNABE CONT. TO 12/16
Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Michael D. Antonovich request extending deadlines for upcoming property tax payments to homeowners whose property was damaged/destroyed by the recent fires, and adjusting their property taxes to reflect the recent loss of structures. (Item 8) APPROVED AS REVISED ON SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
Board asked to extend the free use of classroom space at the Sheriff’s Training Center in Whittier for Rio Hondo Community College in return for the college’s commitment to spend up to $3 million for the construction of new classrooms to accommodate enrollment. (Item 10) APPROVED
Supervisors asked to review the operating agreement with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to determine if additional funding is necessary to operate the facility in light of the $900,000 provided by the museum to the “Yes on Measure R” campaign. (Item 13) APPROVED
Extension of $10,000 reward proposed for information leading to the arrest/conviction of person(s) responsible for the murders of Clifton Hibbert, Jr. and Kenneth Patterson, who were shot in the Exposition Park area on March 28. (Item 17) APPROVED
Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke requests development of plan requiring County departments to implement beverage container and paper recycling programs, and eliminate the purchase of paper with less than 30 percent recycled content by 2010. (Item 19) APPROVED
4-0, WITH ANTONOVICH ABSTAINING
$10.4 million proposal would replace gas-to-energy plant at the Palos Verdes Landfill with a more efficient renewable energy facility. (Item 22) APPROVED
$9 million proposal would fund additional as-needed services related to eCAPS, the County’s payroll system, upping budget to $160.2 million. (Item 24, cont. from 11/18) APPROVED WITH REPORT BACK
Supervisors asked to approve plans for 246-unit condominium development on 4.74 acres in West Carson area. (Item 25) APPROVED
Exclusive trash franchise recommended for Hacienda Heights. (Item 32, cont. from 11/5, 11/18) KNABE CONT. TO 12/2
$4 million proposal would fund expansion and refurbishment of the existing community center building and other improvements at the Del Aire Park in Hawthorne. (Item 33) APPROVED
Acceptance of $80,000 grant would purchase of second police patrol boat and trailer for Castaic Lake. (Item 34) APPROVED
Acceptance of $2.5 million from the City of Carson would fund its portion of the Carson Sheriff Station renovation/expansion project, estimated to cost between $6.1 - $6.9 million. (Item 36) APPROVED
Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Michael D. Antonovich ask uniform policy be adopted in evaluating bidders’ proposals, including prohibiting the destruction of scoring sheets and materials and suspension of consensus-only scoring. (Item 39-A) APPROVED AS AMENDED
Supervisor Don Knabe asks investigation into organization called “Safe Surrender Site, Inc.” which attempts to charge $500 to help entities become certified as “Safe Haven” sites. (Item 39-B) APPROVED
Report requested on current issues regarding transporting individuals with mental health issues for involuntary treatment at locked facilities. (Item 39-C) APPROVED
Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke recommends implementation of a reward program in unincorporated areas for information regarding illegal dumping. (Item 39-E) APPROVED AS REVISED TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PILOT PROGRAM
$10,000 reward proposed for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for murder of 20-year-old Anthony Adame in Lynwood on April 29, 2007. (Item 39-F) APPROVED
Board asks report on impact of expected rainstorms on Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, which is at risk due to devastation of trees and vegetation on the campus by the Sayre fire, and assessment of fire damage to Pacoima Dam infrastructure with repair plan. (Motion introduced at meeting.) APPROVED
Supervisors ask for report on Dec. 2 on legal, financial and equity issues raised by proposed Los Angeles City fee on Sunshine Canyon Landfill waste. (Motion introduced at meeting.) APPROVED
Board in closed session discusses litigation arising from allegation that the Department of Children and Family Services failed to adequately respond to child abuse referrals. (Item CS-1)
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