BRIEFLY BUDGET OVERSEERS HOLDING MEETING.The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. committee that oversees how the city
spends its $5 billion annual budget will hold a rare evening meeting in
the San Fernando Valley San Fernando ValleyValley, 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. tonight. The city's Budget and Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at the 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 Constituent Services Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd. in Van Nuys, at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The panel is scheduled to discuss the city's 2003-04 budget. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California is scheduled to unveil his spending blueprint April 20, and the budget committee will then evaluate the spending proposals and decide which are feasible. - Daily News Committee wants to merge security 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. City Council's Public Safety Committee on Monday approved a proposal to merge security forces for several city departments and to eliminate some city toll-free numbers. The two proposals could save the city some $1.4 million annually, 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. council members Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. and Jack Weiss Jack Weiss, is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. Weiss was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. The 5th district includes parts of the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. . The security proposal would combine 280 positions now under the Recreation and Parks, Library, Zoo, Convention Center and General Services departments into a uniform Office of Public Safety. Some management positions would be eliminated, although Greuel said she hopes that layoffs could be averted through attrition. The second proposal would eliminate 99 of the city's 144 toll-free numbers. The city's new all-purpose 311 toll-free number makes many of the other lines redundant, officials said. - Daily News Joyriding teen mars golf course SIMI VALLEY - A teenager on a weekend joyride submerged his truck in a lake at a Simi Valley golf course, causing more than $60,000 in damage, police said Monday. The 16-year-old boy, whose name was not released because of his age, called police about 3:15 a.m. Saturday and said he made a wrong turn while driving on a fairway at the Simi Hills Golf Course, police Sgt. Stephanie Shannon said. The submerged pickup caused extensive damage to the lake liner, as well as damage to the fairway and a fence the teen drove through to get onto the course, Shannon said. - Daily News 19-year-old shot in neck at station FILLMORE - A 19-year-old woman was shot in the neck at a Fillmore gas station, and a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police said Monday. The woman was taken to a fire station by friends about 4 p.m. Sunday after she was shot in the back of the neck in the 400 block of Ventura Street, Ventura County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Nelson said. Police arrested Jose Jiminez of Fillmore on suspicion of attempted murder, Nelson said. - Daily News |
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