L.A., OTHER AT-RISK CITIES VIE FOR FUNDS $411 MILLION IN FED MONEY.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 Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ranks among the top 10 cities in the nation at risk for a terrorist attack, qualifying the region for even more Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States funding, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. agency guidelines released Friday. Under the rules, the metropolitan area -- which includes Long Beach -- will compete with New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, D.C., and other major urban areas for nearly $411 million in grant funding. Los Angeles also will be eligible for millions of dollars for law enforcement, medical response and citizen planning grants. Nationwide, DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) expects to provide $1.7 billion in grants this year. ``Being in a top tier is significant,'' said California Office of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States spokesman Chris Bertelli. Los Angeles' high ranking will help it compete for money in the Urban Area Security Initiative Program, which helps pay for things like law enforcement equipment and training exercises. It makes up the lion's share of funding for California where, Bertelli noted, one-eighth of the population lives in areas considered at risk for a serious attack. In addition to Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York and D.C., high-risk regions expected to share 55 percent of the $747 million urban grants include the Bay Area, Houston and Chicago. In 2006, the Los Angeles area received about $80 million in urban threat funds. ``It's an acknowledgment of reality,'' Bertelli said. ``If you're going to accept the reality that places like Los Angeles are at risk, it's a good acknowledgment that they should be receiving their appropriate share of funding.'' Urban areas next at risk will compete for the rest of funding, about $336 million. Those areas include Sacramento and San Diego, two cities that California officials initially feared would be cut from the list. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday praised the decision to include those cities but also warned that Congress has not yet determined a funding formula that she and other lawmakers from at-risk regions feel is equitable. ``It's vital that our limited homeland security dollars go where the threat is greatest and where the resources can do the most good,'' Feinstein said. lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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