EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past weekA plan for cityhood With the release of LAFCO LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission LAFCO Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative Executive Officer Larry Calemine's report on 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. secession, we now have something previously unheard-of 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. : a meaningful debate on the city's future. Empower neighborhoods If Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California wants to prove that his anti-secession slogan, ``Neighborhoods are L.A.,'' is sincere, he needs to give L.A. neighborhoods more than just the occasional goody, like real power and a voice in the city's future. Holidays galore With the addition of Cesar Chavez Day State holiday in California observed on March 31. Cesar Chavez's Birthday. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suspended observance of the holiday in 2004 and 2005 to save money during the aftermath of the power crises. See also
The politics of gangs Predictably, Mayor Hahn has looked for a political solution to L.A.'s gang crisis. But making the city's neighborhoods safe again will require nothing less than an all-out cultural war. |
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