BRIEFLY : CITY CREATES PANEL TO STUDY TAX SYSTEM.Fearing the city's tax structure is driving away business, 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. officials Tuesday created a working group to find a more equitable way to tax businesses and residents alike. As part of the effort, the working group will look for other alternatives for financing the city's $4 billion annual budget, including new levies on cellular phones, pagers and airline tickets. City Council members voted 15-0 to create the working group, which will include representatives of their offices, 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. and city staff. Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. said she wanted the working group to gather information on all the exemptions the city gives to certain firms and look at other ways to raise money, such as a progressive gross receipts tax A gross receipts tax, sometimes referred to as a gross excise tax, is a tax on the total gross revenues of a company, regardless of their source. It is similar to a sales tax, but it is levied on the seller of goods or services rather than the consumer. . Councilwoman Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. and Councilman Hal Bernson Hal Bernson served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 12th district. He was chair of the Transportation Committee. Prior to being on the City Council, he served in the Navy. Preceded by Robert M. said the city should look at ways it can try to tax the airlines using Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . - Daily News Councilmen draft leaf-blower options Councilmen Richard Alarcon and Rudy Svorinich Rudy Svorinich (born 1960) is a Republican who served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th district. A resident of San Pedro, his diverse district also includes the community of Watts. He was elected to the council in 1993 and served two full terns. unveiled separate plans Tuesday to help gardeners as a ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers in residential areas is set to take effect next month. Alarcon, a member of the South Coast Air Qualify Management District, said that agency has sent out a request for proposals for companies to develop alternatives to the gasoline-powered blowers. The AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot grant will provide a 50 percent match in funds - up to $350,000 - to develop the equipment, which could be based on power from batteries or fuel cells. - Daily News Hiker finds corpse of man in mid-20s CHATSWORTH - A hiker on Tuesday found the body of a Latino man near where De Soto de So·to , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542. Spanish explorer who landed in Florida in 1539 with 600 men and set out to search for the fabled riches of the north. Avenue dead ends north of the Ronald Reagan Freeway, authorities said. The victim had been shot multiple times in his upper torso, police said. He was not immediately identified, said Officer Emigdio Neri of the Los Angeles Police Department's Devonshire Division. Police believe he was in his mid-20s. The hiker found the body in the 11200 block of De Soto Avenue shortly before 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Neri said. Police identify body found in Topanga TOPANGA - The body of a 27-year-old man found in a remote canyon off Topanga Canyon Boulevard has been identified as Christopher Dunbar of Columbus, Ohio, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. said Tuesday. Dunbar died of multiple gunshot wounds, Deputy Steve Sciacca said. The body, discovered Jan. 7, was clad in red ski bib bib - BibTeX overalls, hiking boots and a red plaid shirt. Sheriff's deputies are asking that anyone with information on Dunbar's death to call the Homicide Bureau at (213) 890-5500. - Daily News Dialogue on race set to start today Beginning today, people across the country will join in hundreds of discussion groups in the National Days of Dialogue on Race. The program developed out of a Day of Dialogue on Race Relations originated by City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and other community leaders in Los Angeles in October 1995 after the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson and the Million Man March. Public sessions scheduled 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. include one from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at 5445 Balboa Blvd. in Encino. On Sunday, a session will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lankershim Arts Center in North Hollywood, 5108 Lankershim Blvd. Also on Sunday, there will be a session starting at 7 p.m. in the Granada Hills Presbyterian Church at 10400 Zelzah Avenue in Northridge. For information, call the City Attorney's Office at (213) 485-8324. - Daily News Bernson pushing large-lot sewer rate Councilman Hal Bernson called Tuesday for restoring a sewer service discount for people living on lots of more than one acre. The City Council last year approved a sewer service charge that was based on the amount of water going into a home during winter months to calculate the monthly charges. However, Bernson said, the discount for large-lot owners was inadvertently dropped. ``Residents on large lots use a significant amount of water for landscaping purposes which does not return to the sewer system,'' he said. Bernson's proposal was sent to the council's Commerce, Energy and Natural Resources Committee. - Daily News Burbank plans vote to woo Ford car lot The Burbank City Council is expected to vote next week on a major incentive package for Boeckmann/Ford. Council members will consider giving the company that owns and operates Galpin Ford dealerships a package that includes a $3 million advance to encourage it to build a super-store in the city. The money would be repaid from sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. receipts within four years after the $40 million dealership opens, a city news release said Tuesday. Burbank would donate a strip of land worth $2.4 million to the dealership, but would be compensated through sales tax receipts, the document said. - Daily News Actor, developer reach settlement Actor Val Kilmer and a property developer reached an out-of-court settlement An agreement reached between the parties in a pending lawsuit that resolves the dispute to their mutual satisfaction and occurs without judicial intervention, supervision, or approval. Tuesday over a dispute to build a road through the actor's ranch property. A court order barred parties from discussing terms of the settlement, said attorney Larry Rothstein, who represented Chatsworth-based Eagle's Nest Properties. Kilmer's representative was unavailable for comment. Eagle's Nest had sued Kilmer and his family, claiming he had verbally agreed to allow the company to build a road through the actor's property in Chatsworth. But, the company said, the Kilmers changed their minds when construction crews arrived. - Associated Press |
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