BRIEFLY SANITATION BUREAU GETS NEW MANAGER.A veteran 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 employee who headed two city departments on an interim basis will be the permanent general manager of the Bureau of Sanitation, the mayor announced Wednesday. Rita Robinson will oversee more than 2,600 employees and a budget of $207 million, 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. a press release from Mayor James Hahn's office. Robinson's own salary was not immediately disclosed. The Bureau of Sanitation deals with politically sensitive waste-disposal and landfill issues, as well as the treatment of human waste. A 25-year city employee, Robinson most recently has served as interim general manager of the city's housing and transportation departments. Her appointment to the Bureau of Sanitation is scheduled to take effect Monday. - Daily News New detour opens for Mount Baldy Mount Baldy or Baldy Mountain may refer to:
MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE - A paved detour road has been constructed as a temporary replacement for Mount Baldy Road, partially washed out in last week's rain, a county public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. official said Wednesday. The paved detour will accommodate two lanes of traffic, allowing people to drive to and from Mount Baldy Village, said Amy Lozano of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. Part of Mount Baldy Road washed out in the rain because a debris drain was full from the earlier fires, she said. - Associated Press Tariff to rise 5% at L.A. port today The Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA will raise its general tariff rate today to cover infrastructure improvements and the increased cost of security, port officials said Wednesday. The 5 percent tariff increase affects service fees for shippers using wharves Structures erected on the margin of Navigable Waters where vessels can stop to load and unload cargo. Cities located on lakes, rivers, and oceans usually have at least one wharf, where ships can deliver and pick up passengers and load and unload various types of goods. , docks and storage at the port. The Maritime Committee of the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the increase in November to help pay for about $700 million invested over the past four years on infrastructure improvements and costs for antiterrorism an·ti·ter·ror·ist adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism; counterterror: antiterrorist measures. an security expected to mount into the tens of millions of dollars, officials said. - City News Service |
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