ANTI-GANG FUNDING QUESTIONED DELGADILLO CRITICIZES MAYOR'S BUDGET.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer A day after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. unveiled a tight city budget, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
tr.v. jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger. his ability to prosecute To follow through; to commence and continue an action or judicial proceeding to its ultimate conclusion. To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial. gangs. Insisting it was a matter of policy rather than politics, Delgadillo said he will appeal to the City Council to give his office $3.7 million more than the nearly $97 million Villaraigosa proposed. Under Villaraigosa's $6.78 billion budget, most departments would see their spending grow by 1 to 3percent. Several others, however, would be cut, some as much as 11percent. "What the mayor's budget team is proposing is like asking the school district to build more schools but not provide the teachers," Delgadillo said at a City Hall news conference where he was flanked by 14 staff members. "When I heard the mayor's State of the City address on Wednesday night, I was inspired -- inspired by his vision and his energy. When I saw this budget, I was disheartened dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. ," Delgadillo said. Delgadillo said the proposed budget cuts money for seven gang prosecutors, three school prosecutors and 15 other prosecutorial pros·e·cu·to·ri·al adj. Of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution: "a huge investigative and prosecutorial effort" Lucian K. Truscott IV. jobs in his office. "I'm a good recruiter," Delgadillo said, "but I can't convince people to work here for free." The City Attorney's CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain Office has 280 criminal prosecutors and a total staff of more than 850. Aides to the mayor said they looked forward to the discussion in the City Council when it reviews the budget. "The mayor asked the city attorney to be part of the effort to reduce spending, and he initially asked to increase his budget by more than $25 million," spokesman Matt Szabo said. "The cuts that are being asked of the city attorney are less than most other departments." The mayor's budget plan would fund 11 existing jobs for gang prosecutors, but not seven proposed positions. Councilman Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878. French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems. Parks, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee that will review the mayor's spending plan, said it is too early to comment on specific issues. "We are just beginning to analyze the budget to see what it contains," Parks said. "I think we have to look at the revenue assumptions it is based on before we start looking at how we spend the money. And I want to see where it fits in with the City Council's budget priorities." rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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