DISTRICT TO DEAL WITH AIRPORT, DAM.Byline: James Nash Staff Writer District 10 of the proposed 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. city council includes two of the most prominent features of the Valley landscape: Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. and Sepulveda Dam Located in Los Angeles, California, the Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, built in 1941 to control winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. with its wetlands and recreational areas. Most of the eight candidates want to ensure that the airport becomes a catalyst for economic development without overwhelming nearby residents with noise. They also want to preserve wetlands and recreational areas. Their most common core issues: More police protection, repairs to streets and sidewalks, street lights for all neighborhoods, better schools. ``I see this as a tremendous chance to help create real neighborhoods, where everyone knows their neighbor and life happens outside with your friends and neighbors, not just inside in front of a TV,'' said candidate Terry Stone, a former field deputy for 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. Councilman Joel Wachs Joel Wachs served for several terms as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 2nd district. He was first elected by defeating incumbent James B. Potter. While in office, Wachs chaired the Public Works Committee and vice-chair of the Environmental Quality & Waste Management . In addition to the dam, the airport and the Anheuser Busch brewery - one of the Valley's largest employers - District 10 takes in middle- and working-class neighborhoods that are among the Valley's oldest. The district encompasses the newly designated community of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). and large parts of Reseda, Van Nuys and North Hills, as well as smaller portions of Northridge, Encino and Tarzana. In 1978, Glenn Bailey co-founded the Coalition to Save the Sepulveda Basin, a group that fought a proposal to relocate the Hollywood Park racetrack Hollywood Park is a thoroughbred racecourse and poker cardroom located in Inglewood, California, USA, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and next door to The Forum. History The track was opened in 1938 by the Hollywood Turf Club. to the basin. Bailey, who serves on the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Advisory Committee, said he wants to ensure that the basin remains in a natural state and that traffic in the area is minimized. Bailey wants neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. to have decision-making authority and a city council that will meet in the evenings. ``I would like to keep common sense in city hall and partisan politics out,'' he said. Benjamin E. Lesko, a small-business owner, said he would bring a no- nonsense style of governing focused on the needs of average citizens. Lesko said his candidacy grew out of a long record of community service and a desire to help his neighbors. He said he would spurn large donations and maintain an open-door policy Noun 1. open-door policy - the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries open door national trading policy, trade policy - a government's policy controlling foreign trade for constituents. ``Like all the candidates, I want to see the district I serve prosper beyond its wildest dreams,'' Lesko said. His goals include lower taxes, a smaller bureaucracy, better gang intervention programs and no nuclear waste dumping in Valley landfills. Norman M. Huberman teaches a course at the West Valley Occupational Center to help adults pass the state exam to become a licensed contractor. As a Valley council member, Huberman said he would promote lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. for adults to improve their job skills. He wants lower business taxes, more police and a crackdown crack·down n. An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime. Noun 1. on gang violence and quality-of-life crimes, such as graffiti. Reducing traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and improving child care and medical services are also important, and broadening the Valley's tax base would provide the needed funding. Ali Malekniazi, who said he is a recent medical school graduate, thinks one Valley city would bring improved accountability and local control and carving several cities out of the Valley would be better yet. Malekniazi said he would work to improve streets - better sweeping, lighting and repairs - and would like to see universal health care. ``What people really need government for is to give them what they pay it to do,'' he said. ``If government isn't doing that, what are we paying government to do?'' William McMahon Sir William McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988), Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where his father was a lawyer. said he would turn government on its head: Instead of simply responding to complaints, the Valley city would use technology to prevent problems. McMahon said he would use global-positioning systems to check for potholes, graffiti and other problems so they could be fixed even before anyone complains. A guest teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , McMahon said local control would solve many of the problems either within the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) framework or in a new Valley school district. ``(Government) needs to be lighter, faster and more focused on the delivery of services,'' he said. Robert A. Stachowiak said he is so rooted in his district that he lives a mile from the hospital where he was born. His campaign stresses local needs, such as minimizing pollution and noise from Van Nuys Airport while trying to attract clean industry to the area. He advocates getting more police officers and a police substation in the district and sprucing up neighborhood shopping areas. He wants to phase in Valley takeover of services after a period of contracting with Los Angeles. ``The only thing that will change will be the logo (for the city). ... We'll be getting the same services. Eventually we will be able to provide more efficient services and pass along the savings.'' Richard Perry  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . said the Valley has been an appendage appendage /ap·pen·dage/ (ah-pen´dij) a subordinate portion of a structure, or an outgrowth, such as a tail. epiploic appendages see under appendix . of Los Angeles for too long. An independent city could attract businesses by reducing taxes and aggressively recruiting employers. LAUSD needs to be reformed either through greater local control of schools or breakup breakup The division of a company into separate parts. The most famous breakup to date was the 1984 division of AT&T (formerly, American Telephone & Telegraph Company). This breakup was intended to increase competition in the communications industry. , he said. He said he would set clear public-service goals for city departments and require them to be met. ``I want to see government back in the hands of the people ... - a government of the people, for the people and by the people,'' he said. As a former Wachs deputy, Stone said she's an activist who has witnessed a sluggish, can't-do attitude of many in city government. She helped launch two groups of Valley candidates: one for female candidates and another called Valley Liberals that promotes left-of-center causes. She has called for the city to delay significant issues on Van Nuys Airport until after the election. Stone said a Valley city would be in a better position to manage the airport for the benefit of Valley citizens, both my minimizing noise and maximizing economic benefit. She would ask airport-area residents for their input and generally expect government to involve the public at all levels. District 10's southeastern corner is the 101-405 freeway interchange. From that point, the boundary line goes north on the 405, west on Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. , north on Valjean Avenue, east on Saticoy Street, north Gloria Avenue, east on the railroad track, north on the 405, west on Lassen Street, south on Balboa Boulevard, west on Parthenia Street, south on Lindley Avenue, west on Roscoe Boulevard, south along Aliso Canyon Wash near Wilbur Avenue, east along the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. , south on Reseda Boulevard, east on Oxnard Street, south on Etiwanda Avenue, west on Burbank Boulevard, then south and east along the 101 to the 405. COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 GLENN BAILEY Age: 47 Residence: Encino Occupation: Community programs coordinator Experience: Board member of Encino Community Council; representative on San Fernando Valley Federation; member of Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Advisory Committee Web site/e-mail: glennbailey4cd10(at)aol.com Top issues: Reduce crime; improve streets, sidewalks and underground utility lines; revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. downtown Reseda business district NORMAN M. HUBERMAN Age: 55 Residence: Northridge Occupation: Construction company owner Web site/e-mail: normhub(at)aol.com Experience: Job-placement trainer for Los Angeles Unified School District, Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce education committee member, Days of Dialogue community member Top issues: Gang violence, high-paying jobs, breaking up Los Angeles Unified School District, re-evaluating water wells BENJAMIN E. LESKO Age: 48 Residence: Encino Occupation: Business owner Experience: Charity golf event organizer, provided sign-language interpreters for Los Angeles Cocaine Anonymous Web site/e-mail: www.sevenmileslong.com Top issues: Crime prevention, public health, school district reorganization ALI MALEKNIAZI Age: 32 Residence: Tarzana Occupation: Doctor Experience: Director of nonprofit embryosusa.org, an anti-abortion Web site Web site/e-mail: ali(at)embryosusa.org Top issues: Universal access to health care, lower taxes, improved city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. WILLIAM McMAHON Age: 49 Residence: Reseda Occupation: Electrical engineer Experience: Guest teacher, parent volunteer and elected parent representative Web site/e-mail: x2nebula nebula (nĕb`y  lə) [Lat.,=mist], in astronomy, observed manifestation of a collection of highly rarefied gas and dust in interstellar space. (at)earthlink.net
Top issues: Economic development of Reseda, airport management RICHARD PERRY Age: 49 Residence: Van Nuys Occupation: Full-time student Full-Time Student A status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. An individual enrolled in a post-secondary institution may be eligible for certain tax breaks. Notes: The full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time. Web site/e-mail: rlperry(at)socal.rr.com Experience: Election worker for city and county of Los Angeles, business manager Top issues: More-responsive government, economic vitality, public involvement in voting process ROBERT A. STACHOWIAK Age: 49 Residence: Reseda Occupation: Finishing-company manager, actor Web site/e-mail: bobstahoviak(at)hotmail.com Experience: Top issues: Community cleanup, strengthening local representation, public transit, education TERRY STONE Age: 55 Residence: Van Nuys Occupation: Graphic designer Experience: Field deputy for former Los Angeles City Councilman Joel Wachs Web site/e-mail: www.terrystoneforcd10.com Top issues: Reducing noise and other impacts from Van Nuys Airport; alleviating odor from Tillman Water Treatment Facility; local control in city decisions CAPTION(S): 8 photos, box, map, chart Photo: (1) GLENN BAILEY (2) NORMAN M. HUBERMAN (3) BENJAMIN E. LESKO (4) ALI MALEKNIAZI (5) WILLIAM McMAHON (6) RICHARD PERRY (7) ROBERT A. STACHOWIAK (8) TERRY STONE Box: COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 (see text) Map: COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 Chart: Population makeup |
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