BRIEFLY COUNCIL BACKING GUARD STANDARDS.The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday supporting improved training, higher standards and increased wages for private security officers. The ``Principles for a More Secure Los Angeles'' call for building owners, security contractors and the officers union to come up with stricter requirements for private security officers. ``This essentially goes to a larger set of issues that surround the question of security and the question of fairness,'' said 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 , who authored the motion. Ridley-Thomas said compensation for security officers is lower than it should be, considering the responsibilities such officers have. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
- Daily News 24-hour relay will aid cancer society SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A 24-hour relay event to raise cancer awareness and money for the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, will be held from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday at Simi Valley High School Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. stadium, 5400 Cochran St. Each team will have at least 10 people who will take turns walking or running around a track. Participants will camp out while enjoying music, entertainment and food. - Daily News Bill creates trade office in Armenia Gov. Gray Davis has signed a bill creating a California trade office in Armenia. State Sen. Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, who sponsored the bill, said the office would stimulate Armenia's economy while enriching California's international trade, store shelves and culture. The office will not just serve Armenia and California but also the countries surrounding Armenia. Members of Glendale's Armenian-American community, which numbers about 70,000, had supported the bill. The state already has trade offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan and Japan. - Daily News |
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