BRIEFLY : CITY SEEKS AD STUDY ON ALCOHOL, TOBACCO.Despite concerns over its legality, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. called Tuesday for a study banning alcohol and tobacco advertising on all billboards in the city. While Councilman Nate Holden Nathaniel "Nate" R. Holden (1929-) served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 2002. He previously served a term on the California State Senate and was Assistant Chief Deputy to then Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. opposed the proposal, saying it was only the first step in censorship, the council voted 13-1 to study the impact of the advertising on young people and a possible ban on such signs. But 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 such a ban would help adults attempting to stop using alcohol and tobacco products as well as prevent young people from beginning use. ``When I quit smoking 13 years ago, every billboard I saw made we want to start again,'' Goldberg said. ?13Daily News Police panel OKs staffing consultant Concerned that it does not have sufficient staff to properly oversee the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. , the Police Commission approved a $40,000 contract Tuesday with attorney Merrick Bobb to determine what is the appropriate staff level. The $200-an-hour consultant contract also calls for Bobb to advise the panel on the implementation of Christopher Commission In Los Angeles, the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, informally known as the Christopher Commission, was formed in July 1991, in the wake of the Rodney King beating, by then-mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley. reforms. Bobb was a deputy counsel for the Christopher Commission and has previously done a report for the Police Commission on the status of the reforms. ?13Daily News Committee formed on illegal housing Having recently rejected a plan to legalize le·gal·ize tr.v. le·gal·ized, le·gal·iz·ing, le·gal·iz·es To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law. le many garages that have been illegally converted into housing, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to create a panel of council members to find a solution to the proliferation of unlawful dwellings. The council approved the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished on Garage Housing to be composed of council members Laura Chick, Hal Bernson and Rudy Svorinich Jr. to work with housing experts on a way to address the large number of dangerous, illegal garage conversions. ?13Daily News Citizens to oversee area development A month after the Los Angeles City Council voted to scale back the massive Porter Ranch Development Co. project by eliminating a regional shopping center, the council agreed Tuesday to initiate a new study to determine the best size of the residential and commercial project. Councilman Hal Bernson will appoint a 15-member citizens advisory committee to make sure that the recommendations of the developer-financed study are acceptable to nearby neighborhoods. ?13Daily News Probation officers may aid gang unit Los Angeles County probation officers would work directly with LAPD anti-gang units to target hard-core gang members under a new strategy approved Tuesday by the Police Commission. The proposal, which is still subject to approval by county officials, is part of a broader strategy proposal to stop gang violence more effectively, including a request for the state to give the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . wiretapping A form of eavesdropping involving physical connection to the communications channels to breach the confidentiality of communications. For example, many poorly-secured buildings have unprotected telephone wiring closets where intruders may connect unauthorized wires to listen in on phone authority in gang investigations. The 36 probation officers would help the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, usually known as CRASH, was a special unit of the Los Angeles Police Department established in the early 1970s to combat the rising problem of gangs in Los Angeles, California. anti-gang units to determine whether gang members are violating probation conditions by their gang activity and therefore are subject to incarceration Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. , according to Deputy Chief John White. In addition, LAPD officials are planning a pilot program in the Central Bureau in which probation officers would target juveniles carrying firearms to head off gang violence. ?13Daily News Union of MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. cops, LAPD gains backing The Police Commission voted final endorsement Tuesday to a plan to merge 185 Metropolitan Transportation Authority officers into the LAPD starting July 1 under a contract in which the transit agency will pay the department about $23 million to police buses and trains in the city. The contract will be considered later in the week by the City Council, which voted in March to approve the plan as part of an ongoing effort to have the Los Angeles Police Department take over all police services inside the city. ?13Daily News Area judge issues warrant in rapes PASADENA - A no-bail arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a traveling comedian already jailed in Nebraska following a series of Midwest college rapes. The bench warrant for Vinson Champ, 35, was issued by Municipal Court Judge Gilbert Alston as a precaution to make sure he isn't released before facing charges of attempted rape at Pasadena City College. Champ, a former ``Star Search'' contestant who makes the rounds on the college comedy circuit, was charged May 7 with robbery and attempted rape for the alleged campus attack of a student practicing piano. It was Champ's arrest in Pasadena that prompted inquiries from police departments in the Midwest, where a rapist preyed on women in college computer labs and music rooms. ?13Associated Press |
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