PUBLIC FORUM : CALL THIS A LAKE?I took my family out to the grand opening of Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash to do some fishing. To our horror, we saw a small pond with thousands of people. I grew up in Pacoima in the '50s and '60s. Coming from a large family, we needed a large place to explore. Back then it was a real lake. There was water-skiing, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, pony rides, archery and food. What the city has given us today is a pond and nothing more. And to think that 85 acres was reduced to 10.5 acres at a cost of some $56 million. This is a joke on the Northeast Valley. What were they thinking when they were planning a lake? Did the planners and City Council members know the difference between a lake and pond? Maybe they should have gone to Lake Balboa to get some ideas. Did they know that the Northeast Valley has the largest growth population in the Valley? The communities deserve better than a couple of ponds. I for one would like to see Hansen Dam restored to its original state. For us to settle for less means denying us a real outdoor environment for our children and families. Wake up, Northeast Valley, we just got the short end of the stick again. Write to your council members about this short stick. - Myra Makee Sylmar Getting Valley's fair share In response to your editorial ``The zero kids'' (Daily News, Aug. 31), I too am outraged that the young people of the northeast 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. are being unfairly ignored. However, I am even more outraged by the bureaucracy of the Community Development Department and the manner in which it applies for grant funds for the city of Los Angeles
While East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. and Watts were slated to be included in the grant, Pacoima was left out. Why? Because the CDD CDD Contrat A Duree Determinee (French: Fixed Term Contract) CDD Community Development Department CDD Cooling Degree Days (weather derivatives / insurance index converting temperature into prices) chose to stick to the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. application process and inaccurately informed my office that Pacoima did not fit the criteria for this grant application. I am not going down without a fight for the kids in my community. Pacoima is an area with much the same needs as Watts or East Los Angeles. How many federal aid dollars have come to the 7th Council District in relation to the other districts? Is the Valley getting its fair share? I do not intend to let the CDD off the hook without answers to these questions. I have already taken several pro-active measures. I am working legislatively to include Pacoima in the Youth Opportunity Grant application. I have also regrouped the CDD staff to assemble a working model that will achieve the same objectives of the Youth Opportunity Grant Program. Either way, the needs of our Northeast Valley youths will be met. This most recent outrage is just the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. . We need to review all programs and grant applications to make sure that the Valley is being fairly served by all local, state, and federal programs fairly and equitably. - Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City 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 Councilman Valley transportation zone In ``Transit rules clear hurdle'' (Daily News, Sept. 2), Barry Broad, legislative advocate for the Amalgamated Transit Union The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor union in the United States and Canada, representing workers in the transit system and other industries. The ATU was founded in 1892, and today has more than 180,000 members in more than 273 local unions in 46 states and 9 , sadly questions the integrity of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association membership, which includes more than 300 businesses, representing approximately 300,000 employees in the state of California . . . many of whom, owners and employees alike, are active union supporters and/or members. The issue in VICA's opposition to Senate Bill 1101 - or its new version, SB 372 - is not, as Broad states, ``about union-busting and private greed.'' Rather it is about seizing an opportunity for the San Fernando Valley to create an independent San Fernando Valley Transportation Zone to improve transportation service, reduce costs and provide greater rider use and convenience for Valley residents and employees. The current bus system does not do justice to the bus rider, the bus driver or the people responsible for maintaining the bus fleet. Even the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. agrees SB 1101 is a bad bill and has joined San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. leaders, including the Foothill Transportation Zone, in opposing the passage of the bill. Quite simply, the San Fernando Valley has sat at the back of the bus too long. It's time for local control and the option of creating a zone to meet the transit needs of the 1.5 million people who live and work here. - Bonny L. Herman President Valley Industry and Commerce Association Who you gonna call? Every time our Police Department does its job (SIS killing two men who continued to hold up travel agencies), Steven Yagman or some other lawyer sues it. Our police are hired to protect us, the honest citizens, not to protect the criminals. Do holdups, use guns, expect to be shot. Our police do put their lives on the line for us. They do not have to be stupid and allow criminals the opportunity to shoot them first before shooting back. Be a criminal, expect the worst. Our courts have to throw these frivolous lawsuits out. Back our Police Department. These people are out there protecting us. Yagman - if you are in trouble, the first people you would call are the same people you wish to destroy. Find another cause because we the people do not need your kind of lawyer. - Gilbert Smith Encino Really fast Less than a week has gone by since the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Granada Hills heroes are being bashed by the esteemed attorney Steven Yagman in his quest to be the champion of the career criminal. He has hounded the elite SIS group for years trying to have it disbanded. So the travel agency bandits have only robbed 20-plus agencies of an untold amount of airline tickets that we as the consumer ultimately will pay for. I guess that gets them a ``get out of jail'' card for free if caught by the SIS. The only thing I find perplexing per·plex tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate. is how can it be announced so quickly that the families of the slain suspects are being represented by Yagman. Remember the time line, it happened Saturday and Monday morning it is announced. I guess everybody involved gets that ``get out of jail'' card from someplace some·place adv. & n. Somewhere: "I didn't care where I was from so long as it was someplace else" Garrison Keillor. See Usage Note at everyplace. . - J. Don Buchanan Van Nuys Lead officer defended This is a rebuttal rebuttal n. evidence introduced to counter, disprove or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption, or responsive legal argument. to comments made in a letter in the Aug. 14 Daily News Public Forum. We feel most of the comments were inaccurate and should be corrected and we take exception to the writer's ``dislike'' of the LAPD. In regard to the senior lead officer taking an ``inordinate'' interest in her property, the fact of the matter is that a complaint was lodged by her neighbors as to building code violations that she is well aware of. The senior lead officer was only accompanying a city building inspector to provide protection. Her fence was never jumped and her gate hinges were never removed. In fact, the gate was unlocked at the time the officer and inspector entered. We have been block captains for our Neighborhood Watch for the past eight years and have worked side by side with this senior lead officer and he has been nothing but the very finest. He is held in high regard by both his peers and by the community and is an exceptional LAPD officer. We invite the writer to attend our monthly Neighborhood Watch meetings, and become part of the community. - Dan and Maxine Rea Sun Valley Build Belmont Re Belmont Learning Center This Belmont Learning Center contains information about a building currently under construction. It may contain information of a speculative nature, and the content may change dramatically as construction progresses and new information becomes available. : My alma mater is Belmont High School Belmont High School may refer to:
It seems inconceivable to me that the soil in question has suddenly become toxic, compelling the powers-that-be to stop construction of the new Belmont Learning Center. Does this mean, then, that the surrounding neighborhoods are free of methane presence and can exist without contamination? If danger does exist, maybe they should evacuate residents all the way to Civic Center. Build it! - G.I. Feliz Sylmar Fluoridated water How dare the Department of Water and Power fluoridate fluoridate (flôr´idāt), v to add fluoride to a water supply. our water when we the citizens voted against fluoridation fluoridation (fl  r'ĭdā`shən), process of adding a fluoride to the water supply of a community to preserve the teeth of the inhabitants. ? If we live in a democratic society, run by the people, for the people, how can these types of things continue to happen? Fluoride is nothing more than rat poison. There are a variety of ways to rid our water of this unwanted and unnecessary rat poison, but why should we incur such an expense. Reverse osmosis reverse osmosis n. The movement of a solvent in the opposite direction from osmosis in such a manner that the solvent moves from a solution of greater concentration through a membrane to a solution of lesser concentration. is one form, but it not only removes all fluoride, it also removes all the minerals we need, therefore making our water dead water, not to mention the waste of approximately four gallons of water to obtain one. We can buy bottled water, if we choose to carry the added expense. One of my main concerns is for our children and elderly people. Children cannot possibly know they should not drink the water, and many elderly people cannot afford the alternatives. Our bodies have an immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. set up to fight a variety of illnesses, now we must also fight this ingested in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. poison, as we must have water to survive. How can we stop this madness? - Terri L. Glaser West Hills Price of glory The World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs, organised by world's governing body AIBA, which stands for the Association International de Boxe Amateur. recently held in Houston reminds me that it was 35 years ago this month that Jerry Quarry won the Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship. At 5 feet, 11 inches and 184 pounds, he was the smallest of the heavyweights but he packed an awesome punch. He won the Western Regional Championship at the old Olympic Auditorium and then won the national title in Nebraska by knocking out five straight opponents, a record that still stands. Two of his opponents suffered broken jaws and more broken ribs. He won his first 12 professional bouts before fighting to a draw with Tony Doyle, a tall lanky boxer from Montana. Quarry was soon knocking out his opponents again, setting the stage for a fight with ``Scrap Iron'' Johnson, a human fireplug who seemed indestructible in·de·struc·ti·ble adj. Impossible to destroy: indestructible furniture; indestructible faith. [Late Latin ind . Early in the fight at the Olympic Auditorium came a punch that no one who saw it will ever forget. Quarry caught Johnson with a shot that actually lifted the 220-pound fighter into the air. Jerry Quarry's death at age 63 and his years of suffering from dementia pugilistica should remind us of the tragic price paid by so many fighters, even the good ones. The price of glory is often brain damage, but try telling that to an 18-year-old kid with a tremendous left hook. - Roger D. McGrath Thousand Oaks CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Youngsters stroll along the shore of the 1 1/2-acre swimming pool during opening day at Hansen Dam. |
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