45 PARKS LABELED DRUG-FREE : ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY COUNCIL.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Daily News Staff Writer The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday designated 45 city parks as ``drug-free zones,'' allowing harsher penalties for anyone convicted of selling drugs at those locations. Police officials originally had recommended 23 parks where drug dealing has been rampant, but the City Council expanded the program, saying the problem is too big to limit to a selected number of facilities. ``I don't think you understand what is going on in the city,'' Councilman Mike Hernandez said to LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers and city staff that had recommended only 23 parks. ``I don't believe any of you know what it's like on the streets, to know what it's like to be a kid who can't play in a park,'' he said. ``Why do we want to create these havens for drug dealers at parks that aren't part of this program?'' Councilwoman Laura Chick chick abbreviation for chicken (1). , who has been backing the program, urged her colleagues to support it after weeks of debate over which parks should be included. ``We can't sit around,'' Chick said. ``We want to declare all our parks drug-free zones, but we can't seek enhanced penalties unless we put up these signs.'' Under state law, prosecutors can seek stiffer penalties against drug dealers convicted of selling in any area that is posted as a drug-free zone. The city has more than 300 parks, and officials said they were trying to keep the pilot program more manageable to demonstrate its effectiveness. Another factor in the recommendation is the cost of the signs. A report estimated signs The estimated sign (℮) is a mark required to be appended to the nominal mass or volume printed on prepackaged goods for sale within the European Union. It certifies that the actual contents of the package comply with specified criteria for estimation: Last week, council members postponed action on the proposal until they could submit their own lists of parks to be added. The final tally was 45. Councilwoman Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. said the expanded program was necessary to avoid shuttling Dot line printers use shuttle mechanisms to build a line of dots (dot row) by moving the print mechanism horizontally whilst rendering dots. Different manufacturers use different tecniques. the problem to other nearby parks. ``There's nothing to stop these dealers from just moving their operations to parks that are almost in walking distance,'' Galanter said. As part of the program, the city Housing Authority will be asked to install signs at its facilities to back up the LAPD efforts. Detective Hugh Vellos said the department will have to analyze the council action and determine what steps to take next in beginning its enforcement effort. DRUG-FREE ZONES Here are the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. parks that will be posted as drug-free zones, enabling prosecutors to ask for stiffer penalties for drug dealers. Sepulveda Recreation Center North Hollywood Recreation Center Lanark Recreation Center Gonzales Park Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving under President Lyndon Johnson. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. Park Sun Valley Park Sylmar Recreation Center Delano Recreation Center Granada Hills Park CAPTION(S): Box Box: DRUG-FREE ZONES (see text) |
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