BRIEFLY COUNCIL REVISES EVICTION LOOPHOLE.The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted unanimously Tuesday to close a
loophole in the Rent Stabilization Ordinance that many said allowed
landlords to evict tenants at will.
Councilman Eric Garcetti Eric Garcetti (born 1971) is the son of former Los Angeles county district attorney Gil Garcetti, and was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001. He was reelected in 2005. said many landlords recently have been taking advantage of the ordinance that allows evictions for violations of the terms of a lease, by unilaterally imposing new rental terms. The council's vote requires any changes to the terms of a lease to be in writing and approved by tenant and landlord. - City News Service Board contests inmate's payment 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:
v. balked, balk·ing, balks v.intr. 1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. 2. Tuesday at approving a $300,000 settlement with a Pitchess Detention Center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
``The jury verdict was for $38,000, but his lawyer gets $262,000,'' Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San said. ``There is something seriously wrong here.'' Javier Rocha was waiting in line to get into the Saugus jail's library on March 17, 1999, when he made an offensive remark to a female deputy, 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. Claims Board documents. The deputy monitoring the library conducted a pat-down search on Rocha and informed him that his behavior toward the deputy violated inmate rules. Rocha later complained of pain to his neck and groin, which he claimed was caused by excessive force during the search. The supervisors voted to refer the case back to the County Counsel's Office to negotiate a lesser amount in attorney's fees. - Daily News Rewards OK'd in foiled kidnapping 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. County supervisors on Tuesday approved $5,000 rewards for a Kern County animal control officer and a Caltrans worker who helped direct deputies last August to two kidnapped Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley teens. Animal control officer Bonnie Hernandez had heard about the kidnapping of Tamara Brooks and Jacqueline Marris over a police scanner, and Caltrans worker Milton Walters had heard radio reports in what was California's first use of the Amber Alert Am·ber Alert n. A message that conveys information about a recently abducted person, usually displayed on electronic signs positioned along roadways and broadcast by mass media, intended to enlist the public's help in finding the abducted person and system for child abductions. - Daily News Local panels may offer city advice Los Angeles' network of Neighborhood Councils ought to be involved in renegotiating the city's contract with the embattled Entertainment Industry Development Corporation, said City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski who introduced a motion to that effect Tuesday. The motion calls for the formation of a citywide committee of neighborhood councils and other community organization representatives to advise the city in contract renegotiation. The quasi-private EIDC came under fire for lavish spending and is under criminal investigation for misusing public funds. The council's Education and Neighborhoods Committee will consider the motion. - Daily News Music workshop free for parents VALLEY GLEN - A free music and movement workshop for parents and caregivers of young children will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was , Monarch Hall. Parking is free but participants must reserve their parking. For more information about the workshop, call Marni Roosevelt at Valley College, (818) 778-5528. - Daily News Pedestrian killed crossing street GRANADA HILLS - A woman died after she was hit by a pickup truck Tuesday while she was attempting to cross Chatsworth Street. The woman was in the crosswalk at the intersection of Encino Avenue when she was hit by a Ford Ranger that made a left turn into her path about 4:40 p.m., said Los Angeles police Sgt. Nels Jensen. Initial investigation indicated the woman was likely crossing on a ``don't walk'' signal, Jensen said. The identify of the woman, believed to be in her 60s, was being withheld Tuesday pending notification of relatives. - Daily News |
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