BOLAND DELAYS COMMITTEE VOTE : RISK DEEMED TOO GREAT FOR BILL'S FAILURE WITH KEY LAWMAKER OUT WITH PNEUMONIA.Byline: Mark Katches Daily News Sacramento Bureau Not willing to risk a close vote with a key supporter absent, Assemblywoman as·sem·bly·wom·an n. A woman who is a member of a legislative assembly. Noun 1. assemblywoman - a woman assemblyman representative - a person who represents others Paula Boland delayed consideration Wednesday of her bill to give 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. the power to decide whether to secede se·cede intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin s from 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. . Sen. William Craven CRAVEN. A word of obloquy, which in trials by battle, was pronounced by the vanquished; upon which judgment was rendered against him. , R-Carlsbad, the chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee, was unable to attend the scheduled meeting because he has pneumonia. ``Without Bill she might be in trouble,'' said Sen. Ruben Ayala, D-Rancho Cucamonga, a committee member who opposes the bill unless it is amended. The committee vote on AB 2043 has been tentatively rescheduled for June 26. Craven has not publicly taken a position on the bill, but his chief of staff Scott Johnson Scott Johnson may refer to:
``He is leaning toward supporting the bill and certainly would be of great importance as the chairman on that issue,'' Johnson said. ``I could understand her wanting to put the issue over until he was back.'' Boland - who also left the Capitol because of an illness and could not be reached for comment - needs four of the seven votes on the committee to move the bill to the Senate floor. Lobbyists for the city of Los Angeles
``Without Craven there, she's at least a vote short,'' city lobbyist Norm Boyer said. ``The fact she put the vote over is an indication she doesn't have the four votes, and that she is counting on Craven.'' On the seven-member committee, Boland appears to have persuaded Craven and Sens. Newton Russell, R-Glendale; Quentin Kopp, I-South San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ; and Herschel Rosenthal, D-Los Angeles, to support the bill. Kopp has sent mixed signals on the bill, but now appears to be leaning toward support. ``I would probably vote for it if I don't hear anything new,'' Kopp said. Russell has declined to say where he stands, but described himself as ``sympathetic'' toward the Valley's interests. He also indicated that he has already made up his mind. ``I'm not going to tell you how I'm going to vote,'' Russell said. ``I don't want people dumping information on me between now and the time we have a vote.'' Rosenthal has indicated he is a definite yes. ``I met with Paula last week, and I told her she didn't have to worry about me,'' Rosenthal said. City lobbyists opposing the bill said they are counting on no votes from the remaining three members of the bill, all Democrats: Ayala; Patrick Johnston Patrick Johnston may refer to:
The bill would strip the City Council of its veto power over any movement by a portion of the city to form its own city. Under current law, residents wishing to secede would need the city's approval to hold an election, making it nearly impossible for areas to chart their own destiny. |
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