AREA PROSECUTOR PROGRAM PROPOSED.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Standing in front of an abandoned South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. building that had become the hangout hang·out n. Slang A frequently visited place. Noun 1. hangout - a frequently visited place haunt, stamping ground, resort, repair for gang members and drug pushers, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
``They will be like the senior lead officers for police,'' Delgadillo said. `'They will be there to handle the complaints that people in the neighborhoods have that affect their quality of life.'' Delgadillo said the $2.5 million program, if approved by the City Council, will allow for him to have one prosecutor in each of the 15 council districts to deal with complaints large and small. ``Whether it's an abandoned building that is a nuisance or a motel that rents rooms by the hour, we can take action,'' Delgadillo said, adding he came up with the plan based on complaints from 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. residents during his campaign this year. Councilman Nick Pacheco Lauro "Nick" Pacheco, Jr. is an American attorney, politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Pacheco served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council (1999-2003). , a former deputy district attorney, said he will be bringing in a proposal today to have the City Council set aside the money. The money would come out of the city's General Fund. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California has called for limits on all new programs, due to lower tax and fee revenues resulting from the economic downturn. Delgadillo, however, said the program will increase property values and help pay for itself. He said he was aware of the costs and the financial problems facing the city even as he pushed for the program. ``This is something we can't afford not to do,'' Delgadillo said. |
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