BRIEFLY; STATE BILL TARGETS REDEVELOPMENT.State Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, introduced legislation Thursday that would allow 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. to transfer control over redevelopment areas to a new 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. city if the region seceded. The measure also would apply to San Pedro-Wilmington and any other area that secedes from a California city. The issue was triggered by the prospect of a redevelopment area proposed for 11 square miles of the northeast San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. could establish the area this spring.
The city already administers a redevelopment area in North Hollywood. The city's Community Redevelopment Agency would retain control over the two projects and tax revenues generated, if state law isn't changed to transfer control, debt, assets and property tax revenues between existing and new cities, say redevelopment lawyers and state legislative consultants. - Daily News RIORDAN NAMED EMPLOYEE OF YEAR It must be a new millennium when 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. - who first ran for office in 1993 with an eye toward getting rid of city workers by contracting with private firms - becomes the Los Angeles City Employee of the Year. Yet, that's what happened Thursday when Riordan was feted by the All City Employees Benefits Service Association, which selected him for the award. ``I'm sure he wouldn't have got this six years ago, but he's changed and so have we,'' said Steve King For the football player of the same name see Steve King (football player). Steven Arnold "Steve" King (born May 28 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003. , a spokesman for the association which has 14,000 city workers as members. Riordan said he has a new outlook. ``I've learned that city workers can do the job better than contractors,'' he said during a Convention Center lunch. - Daily News BOY STRUCK BY CAR NEAR ELEMENTARY SAN FERNANDO - A 13-year-old boy was in serious condition Thursday night after a car hit him as he tried to cross South Brand Boulevard in a crosswalk near San Fernando Elementary School The main building of the San Fernando Elementary School follows Standard Plan No. 20 of Gabaldon schoolhouses. , authorities said. The impact threw the boy about 30 feet before he hit the pavement and was knocked out, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Bob Collis. Authorities did not identify the boy. Paramedics arrived about 5:12 p.m. and transported him by helicopter to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, said hospital spokesman Steve Rutledge. - Daily News LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) TAKES AIM AT RESTROOMS The chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the nation's second-largest school district said Thursday that steps are being taken to ensure that students, teachers and staff have access to functional restrooms. Starting today, Howard Miller said, students, staff and others can call (800) 495-1191 to register concerns about the condition of a school restroom or to report vandals. The Los Angeles Unified School District's maintenance and operations division will follow up on complaints and complete a written report within three days, Miller said. Additional staff will ensure that students have access to functioning bathrooms. - City News Service |
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