EDITORIAL THIS BUD'S FOR L.A. OVROM GIVES UP A LOT TO LEAD THE CITY'S REBUILDING.ORDINARILY or·di·nar·i·ly adv. 1. As a general rule; usually: ordinarily home by six. 2. In the commonplace or usual manner: ordinarily dressed pedestrians on the street. 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. City Hall, personal interest beats out the public good. But there's nothing ordinary about the city's new deputy mayor of Housing and Economic Development, Bud Ovrom. Ovrom, the onetime city manager who turned Burbank around, left a cushy cush·y adj. cush·i·er, cush·i·est Informal Making few demands; comfortable: a cushy job. [Origin unknown. post - and a $225,0000 salary - at the Community Redevelopment Agency to take a job in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office. There, he'll earn $95,000 a year less than he was making at the CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. . And why? Because he cares about L.A. Ovrom wants to see this city live up to its potential. He wants to see its housing crunch (1) To process data. See number crunching. (2) To compress data. See data compression. 1. (jargon) crunch - To process, usually in a time-consuming or complicated way. eased and its reputation in the business community improved. He wants to make L.A. a place where corporations and families feel comfortable once again. Bringing his expertise to the Villaraigosa administration, Ovrom will have the chance to do the magic he did in Burbank, luring the companies, jobs and developments that make a city a desirable place to live. And he's doing it at great personal sacrifice. This is what it means to be a true public servant. |
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