CENSUS ORDER ISSUED.Byline: RICK ORLOV Orlov (Орлóв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer With millions of dollars at stake, Mayor 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. on Friday issued an executive order to city departments to make sure there is not an undercount un·der·count tr.v. un·der·count·ed, un·der·count·ing, un·der·counts To record fewer than the actual number of (persons in a census, for example). of residents in the 2010 Census. "It is not possible to overstate the critical importance of a complete and accurate count of every person who lives in our city in April 2010," Villaraigosa said. "The census determines how many representatives speak for our city ... but also determines our city's share under most federal and state funding programs." In the 2000 Census, 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. had an undercount of nearly 1 percent, the mayor said. "The differential represents missed political representation and financial resources lasting a full decade," Villaraigosa said. To try to counter a similar undercount this time, the mayor instructed departments to designate des·ig·nate tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates 1. To indicate or specify; point out. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize. 3. a senior staff member to be part of a special committee to develop a program to make sure residents are counted. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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