MAYOR TO SEND CITY WORKERS TO GULF COAST 1,000 VOLUNTEERS' SALARIES TO BE PAID ON RELIEF MISSION.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. said the city will pay the salaries of 1,000 city workers who volunteer to work with the Red Cross in any of the Gulf states digging out from the effects of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. .
``We were helped by the people of this nation when we had our earthquake,'' Villaraigosa said in signing the executive order. ``Now it is our turn to let the people of the Gulf Coast know they do not stand alone - Angelenos and Americans alike will be by their side.'' Villaraigosa said the volunteers can come from any city agency but must be prepared to deal with the hardships on the scene. In addition, Villaraigosa said he met with all of the city's general managers and directed them to review operations to see what could be made available for disaster-relief efforts. ``We know what the needs are now, but when they rebuild, they are going to need a different kind of help - building inspectors, engineers and the like,'' Villaraigosa said. ``We haven't been asked for anything specific yet, but I want us to be ready.'' Villaraigosa said he also met with a number of African-American ministers who have churches with ties to the states hit the hardest to coordinate a response, and said he has asked for a review of the city's emergency plans. 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. was one of the first cities to send teams to the Gulf Coast this week to help in search-and-rescue efforts. The Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. sent a 14-member swift-water rescue team that has been involved in more than 400 rescues, as well as 70 members of the Urban Search and Rescue The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Team. And the mayor said the 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 . is prepared to
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