BRIEFLY : PANEL BACKS LIMITS ON COMMISSIONERS.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. Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. voted Thursday to endorse a proposal that would prohibit city commissioners from engaging in compensated lobbying of any city official. Rebecca Avila, commission executive director, said the panel supported the proposal by Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Mark Ridley-Thomas (born 1954) is currently a California State Senate where he chairs the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee]]. He represents the 26th district which includes the communities of Vermont Knolls, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, Hancock Park, Korean to address the perception of city commissioners getting an inside track to decision-makers. ``There was concern that if you allow that, there would be the perception of undue access to city officials,'' Avila said. Mayor Richard Riordan has appointed seven City Hall lobbyists to city commissions. One, Scott Adler, recently resigned as president of the Building and Safety Commission after becoming the target of a 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 . investigation into whether he faced a conflict
between his lobbyist and commission roles.
The Ethics Commission also asked the city attorney on Thursday to look at options for prohibiting city commissioners from soliciting campaign contributions, saying the goal of the proposal by Councilman Nate Holden is worthwhile. SOURCE: - Daily News Council, attorneys to discuss FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. Concerned that FEMA has still not decided how much to give Los Angeles for City Hall repairs, the City Council set a meeting with its attorneys today to discuss its legal options. An agenda describes the closed-door meeting as an opportunity to discuss ``potential litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. concerning failure of the United States government (FEMA) to comply with rules and regulations relative to disaster assistance.'' However, City Administrative Officer Keith Comrie described the meeting as a chance to review the city's legal options and said the city has not yet committed to filing a lawsuit. The city has requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical provide it with the bulk of the money needed to repair City Hall, which has been estimated to be up to $245 million. SOURCE: - Daily News Glendale-Burbank rail plan submitted The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has received various proposals to finance a commuter rail project in the Los Angeles-Glendale-Burbank area, it was announced Thursday. The ``alternate rail technology'' project is one of several the board will consider next spring for transit corridors around Los Angeles. As one of the funding proposals, Glendale and Burbank city officials have pledged about $25 million for the project, said 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. spokeswoman Mary Ann Maskery. The project would use rail cars along existing Metrolink railroad routes, instead of the electric-powered Metro Rail cars. The rail line would have 11 stations, including four existing Metrolink stations. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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