ASSEMBLYMAN RECRUITS VALLEY PANEL ON SAFETY.Byline: Paul Hefner Daily News Sacramento Bureau Assemblyman Robert Hertzberg Robert Myles Hertzberg was born on November 19, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, was an attorney and businessperson, and served in the California State Assembly from 1996-2002. brought police, prosecutors and volunteers together Friday to discuss public safety and to try narrowing the gap between lawmaking in Sacramento and real life in 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. . Hertzberg, D-Sherman Oaks, said he recruited people from as many different perspectives as he could find to take part in his San Fernando Valley Public Safety Advisory Commission. ``We've put together people from all walks of life,'' Hertzberg said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what party they're from, and I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. .'' He said he expects members of the group to advise him on the more than 400 bills that will come before him as chairman of the Assembly's Public Safety Committee - and come up with a legislative agenda of their own. ``What I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. are people who will look at a bill and tell me, `This provision sounds good to you politicians, but it's stupid, and here's why,' '' Hertzberg said. The group's roster includes Deputy Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Chief Martin Pomeroy, who oversees the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Bureau; Municipal Court Commissioner Mitchell Block; and Richard Schmidt, a supervisor for the City Attorney's Office. About 40 members of the group met for the first time Friday at Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center. The full panel will meet every other month, with smaller working groups getting together more frequently to discuss specific legislation. ``It provides a great opportunity to have a direct impact on the legislation that's going through the Public Safety Committee,'' said Deputy District Attorney Richard Rosenthal Richard Rosenthal is the name of:
``A commission like this allows people to get involved at the grass-roots level,'' he said. Van Nuys businessman Flip Smith left the meeting with his first set of bills to review - and with a new appreciation for the pressure lawmakers face. ``I had no idea they had so many bills thrown at these people in such a short time,'' Smith said. ``You've got meetings, you've got all these people coming at you, and you've got two seconds to make a decision. I don't know how you can do them justice.'' |
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