BRIEFLY : HOLDEN SEEKS MONEY SPENT ON SEX SUITS.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. 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. , who beat back sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. lawsuits against him, said Wednesday that he wants to try to recover some of the money spent on his behalf. In a proposal he asked the City Council to consider next week, Holden said he wants the City Attorney's Office to try to recover the portion of the more than $1 million that was spent in his defense in the case filed by Marlee Beyda. Alarcon widens lead in election recount An election recount takes place in the event that the initial vote tally during an election is extremely close, and that therefore a recount of the ballots is necessary to insure an accurate result. Notable recounts
Los Angeles Councilman Richard Alarcon broadened his lead to 35 votes on Wednesday over former Assemblyman Richard Katz in the recount of ballots in state Senate District 20. The recount is being conducted this week at the request of Katz, who hopes to overcome Alarcon's 29-vote margin of victory in the June 2 Democratic primary. The recount of absentee ballots - which county workers have completed - gave Katz seven additional votes while Alarcon gained nine. The recount of ballots cast on election day, which is continuing, has given Alarcon additional votes so far, officials said Wednesday. - Daily News Draft audit faults department's leader Los Angeles County officials who oversee or advise the Department of Children and Family Services have a ``low level of trust'' in Director Peter Digre and his top management staff, according to a draft audit obtained by the Daily News on Wednesday. Auditors wrote that members of the Board of Supervisors, the Children's Planning Council, the Commission on Children and Families, the Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the department's inspector general complained that DCFS DCFS Department of Children and Family Services DCFS Division of Children and Family Services DCFS Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems (conference) DCFS Data Communication & Functional System leadership fails to keep its promises and commitments to them. DCFS spokesman Schuyler Sprowles said Digre would not comment on the audit until a final version is released. - Daily News B of A gives awards to 2 charity groups Two organizations that serve needy families or individuals in the northeast 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. were presented Wednesday with $5,000 in ``Community Catalyst Awards'' from Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. . The grants went to the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which helps low-income families achieve financial independence, and Meet Each Need With Dignity, or MEND, which provides various services to needy families and individuals. - City News Service |
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