CITY COUNCIL REJECTS RIORDAN'S NOMINEE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer In a sharp rebuke to Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. , the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday rejected his nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. to the city Harbor Commission in
an ongoing dispute over the mayor's power to remove commissioners.
After a series of votes resulting in deadlocks, the council voted 9-5 to disapprove dis·ap·prove v. dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves v.tr. 1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn. 2. To refuse to approve; reject. v.intr. the appointment of Rick Caruso to the Harbor Commission to replace Ted Stein, whom the mayor had fired for supporting City Attorney James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California for mayor next year. ``From my point of view, the removal of commissioners for the reason they support a candidate ought to be unlawful,'' said Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. , who said she felt compelled to oppose Caruso, who has won council support in the past, most recently as head of the board of the Department of Water and Power. ``This has nothing to do with the person - it has to do with process.'' The council also voted Friday to approve the appointment of Rob Glushon of Encino to serve on the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. Glushon had served on the Elected Charter Reform Commission. Caruso was tapped by Riordan in what the mayor said was a move to bring expertise on the next stage of harbor development. Stein, however, said he was removed because of his support for Hahn. Caruso also is a Hahn supporter, but has played a low-profile role in that campaign, while Stein has been deeply involved as a fund-raiser and adviser. Several council members said their vote was not directed at Caruso but was the only way they could voice their opposition to Riordan's actions. In recent weeks, the mayor has named a number of new appointees to various municipal commissions. |
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