CANDIDATES FACE OFF OVER REPRESENTATION.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer At their first debate, the candidates for the Los Angeles City Council's 2nd District sparred over the fate of the Sunland-Tujunga area in the redistricting redistricting: see legislative apportionment. process. At a packed forum before 300 people, entertainment executive Wendy Greuel accused her opponent, Assemblyman Tony Cardenas, D-Mission Hills, of supporting maps that would exclude Sunland-Tujunga from his district, if he were to win. Greuel said she is fighting to make sure she does represent the area. ``I want to represent Sunland-Tujunga,'' she said. ``I will get elected. I will fight for you, so you will no longer feel like a stepchild step·child n. 1. A child of one's spouse by a previous union. 2. Something that does not receive appropriate care, respect, or attention: "Demography has a reputation for being the stepchild of . . . to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and the city. The latest proposed maps for the new City Council districts offer two options for the 2nd District, depending on who wins the March 5 election. Under the latest proposed maps, if Greuel wins, she would represent Sunland-Tujunga, but if Cardenas wins, he would not. Instead, the area would be part of District 6, now represented by Councilwoman Ruth Galanter, who currently also represents the neighborhoods around Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Greuel said City Council President Alex Padilla, a close Cardenas ally, appointed four members to the 21-member redistricting commission, and therefore, she said, Cardenas supports the latest maps. But Cardenas said he was not consulted before the maps were released, and he noted that a Greuel supporter, San Fernando Valley secession leader Richard Close, also sits on the commission. Cardenas said Close declined an offer to meet with him prior to the maps being released. Cardenas stopped short of matching Greuel's pledge to keep the community in the 2nd District, but he noted the maps have not been finalized yet. If elected to a district that includes Sunland-Tujunga, Cardenas said, he would make sure Sunland-Tujunga was fairly represented by opening a district office in the area and fully staffing it. ``I'm going to get every department head in this community, get them out of the office, get them out of the car, and have them walk these streets,'' he said. The two agreed on several issues, including their opposition to the reappointment reappointment Hospital practice The renewal of medical staff membership and privileges of a practitioner whose previous service on the medical staff has met the staff's standard of Pt care. See Appointment. of Police Chief Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. . They also agreed on the need to improve basic services basic services, n.pl frequently insurance companies split dental procedures into basic and major categories. Basic services usually consist of diagnostic, preventive, and routine restorative dental services. , and they opposed Valley secession. The event was sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce. Greuel and Cardenas are vying in the March 5 special election for the seat previously held by former Councilman Joel Wachs, who left office to head an art foundation in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . |
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