BRIEFLY : GRANT APPLICATION OK'D FOR DRUG EFFORT.The Police Commission voted Tuesday to endorse a new operation that will target street drug dealers and their suppliers in problem parts of the city. The panel approved an application for a $1.7 million state grant that will allow a team of narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. officers and city prosecutors to hit trouble spots and go after suppliers. 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 . Cmdr. Greg Berg promised the
commission that the operation dubbed Narcotics Enforcement Surveillance
Team (NEST) will target an area in each of the city's four
geographical bureaus at least once a year.
If the grant is given final approval by the state, as LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officials expect, the program not only will seek to remove street dealers but also follow the trail of drugs up the supply chain to arrest higher-level dealers, Berg said. SOURCE: - Daily News Council backs off on benefits boost Faced with continuing opposition, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. balked balk v. balked, balk·ing, balks v.intr. 1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. 2. again Tuesday at voting to increase its own benefits - deciding instead to send the proposal back to committee for further study. As proposed by the city administrative officer, the measure would have the city pay for life insurance coverage for all city department heads and elected officials. In addition, the proposal would give council members and city managers the option of passing up a city car for a $500 monthly auto allowance. 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 recommended the package based on assurances that it would make the city more competitive in trying to attract management, but council members Mike Feuer and Marvin Braude Marvin Braude (August 11, 1920—December 7, 2005)served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 11th district from 1965 to 1997. At various times Mr. Braude (pronounced BROW-dee) served as chair of the Finance and Revenue Committee, the Environmental Quality and Waste questioned whether it was appropriate for the council to increase its own benefits. ``I don't see the necessity to provide incentives for competition for City Council seats,'' Feuer told the council. SOURCE: - Daily News Trailer additions voted for station Concerned about overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. at the West Valley Police Station, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve $140,000 to buy and install trailers at the facility. The 1,920 square feet will relieve pressure on a station identified by city consultants as one of the most overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. in the city and recommended for eventual replacement. Councilwoman Laura Chick proposed the expansion, noting that officers are working in former closets and shower rooms because of the lack of regular office space. SOURCE: - Daily News Towing charges raised 7.8 percent 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. motorists whose cars are towed will pay more to retrieve the vehicles, following a Police Commission vote Tuesday to increase towing charges by 7.8 percent. The rate increase approved for Official Police Garage operators will raise the amount charged to the owners of a standard car that is towed from $71.25 to about $77. Daily storage rates for towed cars will go from $13.29 to $14.50. Lt. Charles Beck said the increase is the first change in rates in two years. SOURCE: - Daily News Mayor backs ban on fund raising 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. has endorsed a City Council proposal to prohibit city commissioners from raising campaign contributions for city politicians, saying he has never made appointments based on fund raising. The council delayed action on the proposal until today, when its author, Councilman Nate Holden, will be present. Holden offered the proposal after the Daily News reported that several city commissioners had hosted fund-raisers to collect tens of thousands of dollars for the mayor's re-election. Holden said the practice gives the appearance that commission appointments can be bought through fund-raising ability. Although he supported the ban in a letter to council members Monday, Riordan wrote ``The ability to fund raise has never been a consideration as I review potential appointees.'' SOURCE: - Daily News |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion