BRIEFLY : EX-COUNCILMAN SNYDER SUFFERS HEART ATTACK.City Hall insider Arthur K. Snyder Arthur K. Snyder is a lawyer and was a politician in Los Angeles, California. During his time as a politician he was known as Art Snyder but later in life has taken to using his formal name. Art Snyder joined Los Angeles City Council in 1967. remained hospitalized Tuesday after suffering a heart attack during a vacation. Snyder was listed in serious but stable condition at Washoe Medical Center in Reno, Nev., said hospital spokeswoman Elizabeth Macisco. Snyder, a city councilman turned lobbyist who recently pleaded guilty to campaign money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. , suffered a heart attack while vacationing in Mammoth Lakes on Saturday, his 64th birthday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his attorney, Mark Geragos Mark John Geragos (born October 5 1957) is an American criminal defense attorney best known for defending pop-star Michael Jackson, actress Winona Ryder, Gary Condit, and Susan McDougal, who was involved in the Whitewater scandal. . Snyder was flown to the Reno facility, Geragos said. Snyder served 18 years on the City Council before retiring in 1985. In September, he pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions. Snyder was accused of illicitly funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to candidates through a network of associates and his downtown law firm. ?13Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Swinging metal beam hits, kills deliveryman A 29-year-old man was killed in a freak accident Tuesday, when a 20-foot metal beam hit him in the head as he was making a delivery in the downtown jewelry district The Jewelry District is used to refer to:
Authorities said the man was delivering oxygen cylinders about 3:15 p.m. at 315 W. 7th St. when the beam, aparently being used to help balance a window-washer's scaffolding 14 stories above, came loose and swung to the ground. The man, Rigoberto Rodriguez, died instantly, officials said. ``There were some window washers, working on the side of the building,'' said Detective Al Gonzales of the 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. Police Department's Central Division. ``As they were lowering the weights for the scaffolding, it appears one of the people lost control of the weight, because it was too heavy.'' ?13Daily News City Council focuses on illegal dumping Alarmed by a proliferation of illegal dumping in Los Angeles, the City Council voted Tuesday to approve a $2.6 million program to remove the debris, warn the public that dumping is illegal and step up enforcement. Councilman Richard Alarcon said the federal and state funds will allow the city to expand a program already operating in the central city area. ``What this does is take a very successful program that has operated in one district of the city and expand it citywide,'' Alarcon said. Each year more than 121,000 tons of trash is illegally dumped in the city - enough to fill 12,000 trash trucks. The money allocated Tuesday will hire 15 people to clean dumping locations, mount a public education program and expand police enforcement efforts. ?13Daily News Two hotels declared to be public nuisances Responding to complaints about crime problems at two North Hollywood hotels, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. declared the businesses
to be public nuisances Tuesday and set conditions for their continued
operation, including a requirement that security guards be hired.
The council voted to require that guards be on the premises at least 10 hours a day at the Western Village Hotel, 10822 Magnolia Blvd., and the Magnolia Motor Lodge Motel, 10750 Magnolia Blvd. The action was taken on the recommendation of 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 . and the area's Neighborhood Watch group.
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