BRIEFLY.Council approves pay hike for cops BURBANK - The City Council voted 4 to 0 Tuesday night to approve a two-year raise for Burbank police officers. The new police contract will officers a 9 percent salary increase this year and 6 percent next year, plus a 1.5 percent raise in education and assignment pay. Officials said the raise will help attract and retain officers. The Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. said it has 12 vacancies and is paying a base salary 9.5 percent less than in neighboring Glendale. The raises will cost the city $2.8 million. The raise would boost annual pay after four years with the department to $71,028 in the contract's first year, up from the present $65,160. The raise was effective July 1. - Daily News Cardenas seeks report on buffer A Los Angeles city official on Wednesday revived the debate over controlling lap dancing, citing a recent federal court ruling that allows buffer zones between dancers and customers. Councilman Tony Cardenas called for a report from the City Attorney's Office regarding the city of La Habra's requirement of a two-foot buffer, a rule upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The city has tried to regulate lap dancing in the past. Last year, it adopted a proposal that banned direct contact between dancers and customers, but officials said it has been difficult to enforce. In the La Habra case, Cardenas said the court ruled cities have the power to regulate adult businesses because of the negative impact on the community. - Daily News New LACC LACC Los Angeles City College LACC Los Angeles Convention Center LACC Latin American and Caribbean Center (Florida International University) LACC Los Angeles College of Chiropractic LACC Local Aid Coordination Committee leader chosen by board Following a national search, a three-time college president was named Wednesday to head Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. . Steve Maradian, who is currently vice president for government relations at the American University of Armenia The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, nonsectarian, independent university founded in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia. Its creation inspired in the aftermath of the 1988 Leninakan Earthquake, the university is the first Armenian institution modeled on Western-style , will take over as LACC's president on Aug. 1. Maradian is a past president of three colleges: Middle Georgia, Lamar College in Orange, Texas, and Belmont Technical College in Ohio. He also was executive director of the Regional Maritime Technology Center at the University of New Orleans History UNO was founded in 1958 as the New Orleans branch of Louisiana State University, originally as "Louisiana State University in New Orleans" or "LSUNO", but became more independent and changed the name to "University of New Orleans" in 1974. and director of federal relations for the University System of Georgia The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes all public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. . A search committee of community members and college staff interviewed a number of candidates for the post. The four finalists participated in community forums on June 27 and 28, and the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. made the final decision. - City News Service Gang founder gets 27-year sentence One of the founders of a South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. street gang known as the Blood Stone Villains was sentenced Wednesday to 27 years in federal prison for his role in crack cocaine dealing by its members. John D. Edwards John D. Edwards (2 August 1885 – 9 October 1918) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I. Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Edwards was appointed Midshipman in the U.S. Navy 31 December 1908. During World War I, Lt. Jr., 42, pleaded guilty last August to conspiring to distribute crack and powder cocaine. - City News Service Firefighters hit by staph infections Staph infections among Los Angeles city firefighters more than doubled to about 90 in recent weeks, possibly due to paramedics' contact with patients in the jail system, it was reported Wednesday. ``We get called to the jails all the time to take care of patients there,'' Pat McOsker, president of the city firefighters' union, told KCAL kcal kilocalorie. kcal abbr. kilocalorie kcal kilocalorie. (Channel 9). ``(It) probably spread from the jailhouses to firefighters and perhaps among firefighters back in the firehouse, where we live also in close quarters,'' McOsker said. Blind riders sue over bus service Bus drivers for the county transit system discriminate against blind passengers by sometimes refusing to pick them up and failing to announce upcoming stops, two blind riders claimed in a lawsuit. The suit said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority also violates the civil rights of blind bus riders by allowing able-bodied people to use seating reserved for the disabled. - Associated Press |
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