BRIEFLY GROUP TO ATTEMPT VILLARAIGOSA RECALL.A group of residents announced plans on Wednesday to try to recall Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. because of his plans to run against 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 for a second time. The group of five residents from his 14th Council District filed the notice to recall Villaraigosa, citing his promise to serve a full four-year term as council member when he was elected in 2003. They said further details will be released on Friday. Aides to Villaraigosa dismissed the threat as politically motivated. - Daily News Cardenas seeks answers on tents 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 Councilman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. on Wednesday called on leaders of the Department of Water and Power to explain why the department apparently bought tent shelters that do not meet fire safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. . Cardenas, who chairs a committee that deals with the municipal utility, said a DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection official misled the committee Wednesday into believing the tents it had bought did meet the fire safety standard. The tents are used as shelter from the elements by DWP employees who work in desert areas. - Daily News Romer and LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) sue over Web site Superintendent Roy Romer and the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. filed a federal lawsuit Monday over a Web site that uses Romer's name and a picture of his face, but contains gay pornographic images. The lawsuit alleges David Grant has been promoting the site royromer.com by sending illegal spam e-mail to more than district 500 employees. Romer and the district also and claim Grant intended to lure the district's some 700,000 underage students to the site. - City News Service $397,000 going for public safety The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. and the District Attorney's Office will receive a combined $397,000 for a public safety program for unincorporated areas, a supervisor announced Wednesday. The Sheriff's Department's share is $147,000, with the District Attorney's Office getting $250,000. The money will be used to continue the Citizens' Option for Public Safety program, which provides funding for front-line law enforcement services and criminal prosecution in the unincorporated areas. The funds are part of a larger state grant earmarked for front-line law enforcement. - City News Service Burglar steals saber, other items LANCASTER - A weekend burglar stole a U.S. Air Force saber in a wooden case, a USAF Academy class ring, a USAF insignia and a Russian military stopwatch, a sheriff's detective in Lancaster said Wednesday. The ring is 10-karat gold with a star sapphire setting, said Detective Sgt. Paul Kaser of the Lancaster sheriff's station. He said the burglary occurred some time over the weekend in the 45700 block of Saint Andrews Street. Anyone with more information about the break-in or the stolen items is asked to call Kaser at (661) 948-8466. - City News Service Body discovered in Canyon Country SANTA CLARITA - A man's body was found Wednesday in a Canyon Country residence, authorities said. The body was discovered in the 13100 block of Soledad Canyon Road about 5:45 a.m., said Deputy Josie Woolum of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. The name of the dead man and the cause of his death were not immediately known. - City News Service |
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