BOLAND VOWS WAR VS. COMPROMISE CHARTER PROPOSAL; LIVING WAGE AMONG OBJECTIONS.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлóв) 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 Breaking with the elected Charter Reform Commission, Paula PAULA Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age Boland said Monday that she will oppose the proposal for a new city constitution and will write the ballot argument against it and campaign for its rejection by voters. Boland, an outspoken rmer 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 from Granada Hills who has long voiced discontent with the direction of charter reform, said she cannot support a plan that goes against so many of her views. ``This was supposed to be the people's charter People's Charter: see Chartism. ,'' Boland said. ``We should have spent the last two months taking it to the public. Instead of going to the people, it became an insiders' charter. We've been talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the appointed commission and ourselves. That's not the way it was supposed to be.'' Boland did not attend Saturday's meeting of the elected panel when the so-called consensus plan, which is to be considered by the City Council today, was approved on a 12-0 vote. ``By not being there, I was sending a message,'' Boland said. ``Everyone knew how I felt.'' In particular, Boland said she objected to provisions she sees as raising taxes by including the living-wage requirement for city contractors, as well as granting benefits to domestic partners. ``What this is saying to business hat if you can't afford to pay a living wage or provide for domestic partners, you can't bid on a contract,'' Boland said. ``All that will do is lead to higher taxes because the city will have to pay more for contracts.'' Elected commission Chairman Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky (born 1953) is a well-known professor of Constitutional law and federal civil procedure, has recently accepted a position at the University of California, Irvine, in the new Donald Bren School of Law, beginning in 2009. said he was saddened but not surprised by Boland's decision. ``It's her choice, but what is inconceivable to me is that anyone could believe the existing charter is better than the unified one,'' he said. ``I know she's upset some of the things she wanted are not in there, but if we had included it that would have meant no consensus charter. I know she is opposed to living wage and domestic partners, but that is already the existing law.'' Chemerinsky said he hoped the support for the package already developed among a number of groups as well as the campaign for the charter would thwart Boland's efforts. ``For the Valley, we have appointed neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. , area planning commissions Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle and a chance to increase size of the council to have better representation,'' Chemerinsky said. ``These are things we heard that people wanted. We are bringing government closer to the people.'' Likewise, appointed commission Chairman George Kieffer said he had expected some opposition to develop and was not surprised it came from Boland. ``I don't think you can do anything meaningful without having some opposition somewhere,'' Kieffer said. ``I suspect this will have very broad support throughout the city because it addresses the concerns of the people. ``It already has a coalition of civic groups, business and labor behind it. More support that the city has not seen since the 1984 Olympics Olympics Sports medicine An international competition among (traditionally) nonprofessional athletes trained in a particular summer or winter sport, which is held every 4 yrs in a selected city. See Paralympics, Special Olympics, World Medical Games. .'' Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. said through an aide that he also was not surprised by Boland's decision. ``The mayor does respect her dedication to charter reform and her passion for it,'' said Deputy Mayor Noelia Rodriguez. Boland said her plans to campaign against it were to bring together various homeowner ps opposed to the proposal and go on a citywide speaking tour. ``I want to write the ballot argument and then go out speaking,'' Boland said. ``I don't want it to be a one-woman show but if it is, so be it. ``I gave this my best shot and spent two years working on it. I'm sorry I have to say this doesn't go far enough. We really could have made history.'' |
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