EDITORIAL NO COMMENT COUNCIL RUBBER-STAMPS LATEST HIKE IN LAPD HEADQUARTERS.DID sparks Sparks, city (1990 pop. 53,367), Washoe co., W Nev., just E of Reno; inc. 1905. The Southern Pacific RR was the major employer until the dieselization of railroad engines forced the closing (1957) of the railroad shops there. fly in the 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. City Council's chamber last week? Were members furious that the projected cost for a new police headquarters has gone up, yet again, to almost $400 million? Did they blast bureaucrats and consultants for this failure and get into a heated debate about whether they should even proceed with this unnecessary, increasingly expensive project? No, no, no. Of course not. But that's what should have happened if council members cared about the people they were elected to serve. Without any discussion, this do-nothing council that wants to undo To restore the last editing operation that has taken place. For example, if a segment of text has been deleted or changed, performing an undo will restore the original text. Programs may have several levels of undo, including being able to reconstruct the original data for all edits term limits simply rubber-stamped the latest price hike. Never mind that the new Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . headquarters
was originally supposed to cost $150 million, and then $200 million. Or
that just two months ago, the price tag went up to $340 million.
None of that seemed to faze the council, which happily approved a $396 million bill that still could reach $420 million (or higher). The city can't afford more cops, anti-gang programs, sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. repairs, streetlights in poor neighborhoods or traffic relief. But the city's leaders can find all the money they need to build fancy new buildings for themselves and other city employees. Who needs officers patrolling 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. streets when we can have them looking down from on high with billions of dollars in taxpayer-subsidized construction going on downtown? No discussion, no sparks, and -- most distressing of all -- no leadership. This council is making its predecessors look good -- which may be the only argument they have for giving themselves a third term in office. |
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