DELGADILLO SEEKS AID FOR L.A.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles City Attorney The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official whose job is to prosecute all of the misdemeanor criminal offenses within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
propping up, shoring supporting, support - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" support for federal gang legislation. In meetings this week with House members and California Sens. Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. and Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. , Delgadillo said he hopes to build more federal support for addressing L.A.'s gang violence. "It's important to forge relationships with Washington," Delgadillo said. "We will be in need of resources." Delgadillo's trip comes on the heels of a new slate of anti-gang legislation he unveiled in Sacramento last week. California members of Congress also are pushing to move gang measures to the top of the national agenda. Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, introduced legislation that would direct $1 billion in federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve to the gang problem. It also mandates stiffer penalties and creates a range of new criminal offenses aimed at prohibiting gang recruiting. California is home to an estimated 150,000 gang members, with about 40,000 in the L.A. area. "As a former federal prosecutor, I have seen first hand the damage gangs cause in our community," Schiff said. A member of the House Appropriations Committee, Schiff also vowed that funding for gang prevention is a top priority for him. His bill, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, mirrors a measure Feinstein has been pushing in the Senate. On Tuesday it won an endorsement from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Gang violence is a problem in communities all over California," Schwarzenegger wrote in a letter to Feinstein. "We need to have a coordinated approach among federal, state and local governments to work together and eliminate this problem." Feinstein called the governor's backing "a major vote of confidence." Last year, the Feinstein/Schiff bill stalled in the House, where GOP leaders eliminated most of the prevention funding and attempted to insert mandatory minimum sentences opposed by many Democrats. "I think we have a good chance of getting the bill passed this session," Schiff said Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee The U.S. Senate established the Committee on the Judiciary on December 10, 1816, as one of the original 11 standing committees. It is also one of the most powerful committees in Congress; among its wide range of jurisdictions is investigation of federal judicial nominees and oversight of also is likely to approve Feinstein's bill. A gang bill by Boxer named after an 11-year-old San Bernardino girl killed by gang members in 2005 also is pending in the Senate. Delgadillo said he hopes to persuade lawmakers that the gang problem is not limited to cities like Los Angeles and needs to be addressed on a national scale. "A gang is coming to a neighborhood near you," he said. The federal government, he said, "needs to prioritize the gang problem, and treat it as the national crisis it is." lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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