BRIEFLY PAY RELIEF URGED FOR CITY'S MILITARY.Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn is asking the City Council to pass an ordinance to provide benefits and salary differentials for city employees called to active military duty during the Iraq war. The council previously passed an ordinance extending benefits to those called up during the Afghanistan mobilization after Sept. 11, but the measure would have to be renewed to apply to the current military action. The proposed ordinance would continue the city employees' fringe benefits fringe benefits, n.pl the benefits, other than wages or salary, provided by an employer for employees (e.g., health insurance, vacation time, disability income). and pay them the difference between their military and city salaries during their active military duty. - Daily News Hahn, chief decry de·cry tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries 1. To condemn openly. 2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor. jail release plan Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn and Police Chief William Bratton spoke out Thursday against Sheriff Lee Baca's plan to release 2,600 inmates from county jail next month to cut $17 million from his budget. ``It is imperative that even misdemeanant mis·de·mean·ant n. Law One who has been convicted of a misdemeanor. criminals, especially those who have committed quality-of-life crimes, serve their full sentences,'' the two wrote to Baca. Baca said the inmates, serving sentences for driving under the influence or domestic violence, will be screened to ensure that repeat offenders are not released. - Daily News Three lose home in town house fire CANOGA PARK - A man and two women lost their home Thursday when a blaze swept through a two-story town house in Canoga Park and caused an estimated $170,000 in damages to the building and contents, authorities said. The fire at 7230 Kelvin Ave. broke out about 2:30 a.m., said Bob Collis of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . Flames were shooting out the first- and second-story windows, Collis said, when about 50 firefighters began arriving. The blaze was extinguished shortly before 3:15 a.m. One firefighter suffered second-degree burns and was treated on-site, said the LAFD's Brian Humphrey, who added that the cause of the fire is under investigation. - City News Service Preschool pacts will be renewed Despite the state budget crisis, officials said Thursday that the California Department of Education The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The Department oversees funding, testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. will renew contracts for early childhood education programs before they expire at the end of June so there won't be an interruption of service. However, Gov. Gray Davis will continue to pursue his plan to shift administrative responsibility administrative responsibility Any task or duty related to managing an institution; non-Pt management-related responsibilities of physicians include chart review, participation in the tumor board or tissue committee, etc. Cf Clinical responsibility. for the programs to counties as part of his budget-balancing strategy. - Daily News Administrator receives award Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive David Janssen was honored this week in Washington, D.C., as one of five recipients of the prestigious National Public Service award for 2003. The American Society for Public Administration The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is a membership association in the United States sponsoring conferences and providing professional services primarily to those who study the implementation of government policy, public administration, and, to a lesser degree, and the National Academy of Public Administration created the awards to honor individuals who make outstanding contributions to public service. Recipients are selected for excellence, dedication, accomplishment over a sustained period of time, creativity and being a highly skilled career manager. Janssen was hired by the county in 1996 after serving 13 years with San Diego County as chief administrative officer and assistant chief administrative officer. During his tenure there he instituted innovations in local government by overhauling the county's legal defense system, substantially reducing costs to the taxpayers and establishing the county's first public defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was and alternate public defender offices. - Daily News Tobacco maker loses first appeal A state appellate panel Thursday upheld a $26.5 million jury award to a Los Angeles woman with inoperable inoperable /in·op·er·a·ble/ (in-op´er-ah-b'l) not susceptible to treatment by surgery. in·op·er·a·ble adj. Unsuitable for a surgical procedure. lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. , but Philip Morris lawyers said they will ask the state Supreme Court to review the decision. Patricia Henley, whose lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, claimed the cigarette maker misled the public about the dangers of smoking. - City News Service No bail for man in kiddy porn case SANTA ANA - A federal magistrate denied bail today to a Santa Ana Heights man accused of possessing more than 100,000 child porn images, a prosecutor said. U.S. Magistrate Arthur Nakazato found that John Maurice Aldrich, 61, would present a flight risk if released pending trial, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Lee. Lee argued that Aldrich, who could face up to five years behind bars if convicted, ``didn't have sufficient ties to Orange County, and he is unemployed,'' but that he ``had a little money on him'' that he could use to flee. Nakazato set post-indictment arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted for April 7. - City News Service |
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