COUNTY STRIKE MAY LEAVE COUPLES AT THE ALTAR.Byline: Alexa Haussler Staff Writer Officials have a request for couples planning to marry in 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. County after today - get out of town. And they don't mean it figuratively. With county employees threatening a strike Wednesday that could shut down government offices, Los Angeles County officials urge couples to get marriage licenses in Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. or Orange counties. ``Orange County is only 20 minutes away from here on the freeway so they can go and obtain their marriage license there or in any neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. counties,'' Grace Chavez, a spokeswoman for the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, said Monday. If the strike occurs, couples who arrive at the marriage license counter will get directions to offices in four other counties. ``The possibility of a countywide strike . . . has made it necessary to think outside the box to determine alternative methods to delivery of services,'' County Recorder County Recorder may mean any of the following, in the context of a county:
Sondra Ziegler, church administrator for Woodland Hills Community Church, said she has no doubt that some couples waited until the last minute and might even have to postpone their weddings. ``Some people have this stuff planned way in advance. But people that are last-minute-type people and don't plan ahead, they are definitely going to be up the creek.'' Ziegler said she is catering the wedding of a couple who are getting married Saturday and haven't yet obtained their marriage license. ``I hope they can get it,'' Ziegler said. ``It just galls me to think that people can literally ruin the beginning of someone's lives because of strikes.'' Couples can get a regular marriage license anywhere in the state, Chavez said. But couples who want a confidential marriage license - a type of license that is not a public record, and requires a court order even to be seen - must marry in the county where they obtain it. That could be ``devastating'' to couples who plan to marry and want confidential licenses, said the Rev. Larry Jones Larry Jones is also the real name of Atlanta Braves player Chipper Jones. Walter "Larry" Jones (born September 22, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA and ABA, from 1964 to 1974. , who owns Bride's Choice Wedding Chapel in South Central Los Angeles. ``The confidential license is the only one that a wedding chapel can buy for you,'' Jones said. ``We don't have enough marriage licenses and if they go on strike on the 11th, we're doomed.'' Chavez had no estimate of how many couples might be affected if a countywide strike occurs as union leaders plan. She said five couples were asked to reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. appointments Sept. 25, when Registrar-Recorder employees didn't work on the first day of a series of one-day rolling strikes. Today is the final day of the one-day walkouts, which affected various county departments from animal control services to beaches and harbors. Nurses, technicians and other workers plan to walk off the job today at the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. The hospital was founded on October 27, 1920, and is funded by Los Angeles County [1]. in Sylmar, County/USC Medical Center downtown and other health care facilities. At Olive View Hospital, some clinics will be held - including cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. and hemotology - said Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Carolyn Rhee. ``But the rest of them will be closed and (patients) need to get a new appointment or if they believe that they are having an emergency they can come to the hospital,'' Rhee said. Clinic patients - in Olive View's Valley Care program - should call (818) 364-3500 to see whether they need to reschedule, she said. On Wednesday, 47,000 workers plan to shut down the county - including hospitals, libraries, museums and the Clerk's Office - for as long as it takes to win their demand for a 15.5 percent pay hike over three years, compared with the 9 percent management has offered. ``We're trying to remain optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op that we can get back to the table and reach a settlement or at least a framework for a settlement that would enable us to avert a strike of that sort,'' said Bart Diener, assistant general manager of Service Employees International Union, Local 660. Still, both sides appeared far apart. No negotiations were held Monday, when county offices were closed for the Columbus Day Columbus Day, holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. It has been traditionally celebrated on Oct. 12 throughout most of the United States, parts of Canada, and in several of the Latin American republics. holiday and Jews observed the holy day Yom Kippur Yom Kippur [Heb.,=day of atonement], in Judaism, the most sacred holy day, falling on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishri (usually late September or early October). It is a day of fasting and prayer for forgiveness for sins committed during the year. . The county has filed an unfair labor practices Conduct prohibited by federal law regulating relations between employers, employees, and labor organizations. Before 1935 U.S. labor unions received little protection from the law. complaint with the Employee Relations Commission that is scheduled to be heard this morning. The Board of Supervisors has asked the commission to order the employees back to work and has refused to negotiate until that happens. But Diener said the unions ``cannot go back to work unless we get back to the table.'' MARRIAGE LICENSE LOCATIONS If a strike shuts down Los Angeles County offices Wednesday, here are locations of other counties' offices that issue marriage licenses that may be used in any county of the state. Ventura County Recorder's Office Hall of Administration Ventura County Government Center 800 S. Victoria Ave. Ventura, CA 93009 (805) 654-2292 Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Orange County Clerk-Recorder's Office 211 W. Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. Blvd., Room 201 Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 834-2500 Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller-Recorder 222 W. Hospitality Lane San Bernardino, CA 92415 (909) 387-8322 Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Riverside County 2724 Gateway Drive Riverside, CA 92507 (909) 486-7044 Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Information about these locations and marriage licenses can be obtained by calling the office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk at (562) 462-2081. CAPTION(S): box Box: MARRIAGE LICENSE LOCATIONS (See text) |
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