PUBLIC FORUM.What we pay for Re ``In contempt'' (Our Opinions, July 27): Your editorial about the City Council limiting time for public comment is infuriating, though not surprising, coming from a council that repeatedly railroads measures through and then claims they didn't get enough public comment against the measures. Well, how can they when they move too quickly for the public to mobilize and then won't let them speak when they do? The increased trash tax for more police is a prime example. The public refused to vote for more taxes, believing, rightly, that the taxes would be used for pet projects instead of only the police we desperately need. This new tax is no different, with no oversight and guarantee that the money will be only for police. And what about the years of unexpected windfalls received from all the property tax increases? Why isn't that revenue earmarked for better roads and police -- as it should be. We already pay our taxes for everything -- give us what we pay for. -- Hallie Kemper Valley Glen Up for bid Re ``Council wants four more years'' (July 18): I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. about other districts, but in mine our council person received over $1 million in donations for the last two elections. The Ethics Commission's Web site shows numerous public accusations and contributions from notable scoundrels such as Casden Properties and 14 subcontractors, Cody Cluff, Able Sheet Metal, Woods & Assoc., etc. Her war chest is so large that for her second term she ran unopposed. They become so entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. and powerful that no one can defeat them. Isn't this what term limits was supposed to combat? With a salary of $163,000, three offices, staff and numerous perks, maybe we could put this job out for bid and attract someone who cares for all the citizens. I'll start the bidding at $150,000. Maybe public election financing isn't such a bad idea. -- Jim Britten North Hollywood Just the public Re ``Council snubs public views'' (July 26): On May 19 the City Council in regular session allowed comment on an agenda item: the most important that a city must consider, the budget -- a budget which has grown to $6.7 billion determines where your money is spent and where the money comes from (you). How much time did Council President Eric Garcetti Eric Garcetti (born 1971) is the son of former Los Angeles county district attorney Gil Garcetti, and was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001. He was reelected in 2005. allow for comment by a stakeholder in the city? One minute. The following Tuesday when the budget came up for a vote, how much time did the council president then allow for stakeholder comment? None. That sort of treatment of voters would probably make world headlines if it were to happen in a foreign country where the USA held sway. -- Michael N. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Reseda Lemon of a picture Re ``DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection admits its system is a lemon'' (July 26): What is wrong with your front-page pictures in Wednesday's edition of the Daily News? You show a family selling lemonade to raise money for a new power transformer. At the very least the pictures are disturbing and the reason given for collecting money is silly at best. No matter how noble the cause: To expose these young kids to this incredible inferno without any means of shade is downright irresponsible by the parents. What were they thinking? A dog wouldn't go outside during this heat wave. How much money could they have gotten during this ordeal? And for what? Parents ``grandstanding'' just to get their picture in the paper? It is disturbing to see anyone put kids at risk for such an inane and silly idea. -- Joe Loeffler Joseph "Joe" Loeffler (born September 12, 1980) was the bass player of the Chicago hard rock band Chevelle. He replaced original bassist Matt Scott in 1996 after the band had been formed in 1995 by his brothers Pete (singer, guitarist) and Sam (drums). Saugus Misled Re ``Worth dying for'' (Your Opinions, July 25): Sharon Howard seems smug in her willingness to lay down the life of someone's 18-year-old son or daughter she corresponds with to preserve her freedom ``at all costs.'' Maybe she should also correspond with the soldiers who feel that a slowly tightening noose has been placed around their neck, for vague reasons that they've been misled to believe are true and noble. -- Jennifer Rabuchin Burbank Selective enforcement Our local police can enforce federal drug laws but not federal immigration laws immigration laws npl → leyes fpl de inmigración immigration laws npl → lois fpl sur l'immigration immigration laws npl ? Why? Any politician who claims that it is not their responsibility to enforce all of our nation's laws is just passing the buck. Maybe it's because so many are making bucks off all the cost they save from cheap/illegal labor. After all, it's the people with bucks that pay for these clowns to get re-elected. As a citizen, I don't have the right to pick and choose which laws I want to follow nor should our local or state government. -- James Streeter North Hollywood La Brea Tar Pits La Brea Tar Pits Fossil field in Hancock Park (formerly Rancho La Brea), Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. It is the site of “pitch springs” oozing crude oil, formerly used by local Indians for waterproofing, and was explored by Gaspar de Portolá's expedition in LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association is currently digging up a big section of Hancock Park
Hancock Park is a park in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California which is the location of the La Brea Tar Pits, the George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, and LACMA. in an effort to erect a parking structure, and they are uncovering many new prehistoric Ice Age animal fossils in the process, including those from a Columbian mammoth. As construction proceeds, however, there is little caution being paid to the care and recovery of the Ice Age bones, and true scientific excavation is being disregarded. Many fossils are being damaged, discarded and lost for all time. Concurrently, the La Brea La Brea (lə brā`ə), area, S Calif., formerly in Rancho La Brea. The La Brea asphalt pits, which yielded prehistoric animal and plant remains, are in Hancock Park, Los Angeles. Tar Pits' Pit 91 was recently reopened for the summer excavation season. So here you have painstaking care being placed on the recovery of fossils at one small site (Pit 91) and horrific ruination occurring at LACMA's neighboring construction site. fossils are still being found, and there are many more that could be saved. -- Adam Platts Northridge World War III World War III (abbreviated WWIII), or the Third World War, is a term used to describe a hypothetical conflict on the scale of World War I and World War II, or even larger, such as a nuclear holocaust. ? Right! I've heard a lot of neoconservatives and other literal-minded car huggers (``O'Goebbels'' on Fox News) compare this Iraq conflict to World War II, using outrageous analogies or even outright labeling it ``World War III.'' What a terrible misnomer misnomer n. the wrong name. MISNOMER. The act of using a wrong name. 2. Misnomers, may be considered with regard to contracts, to devises and bequests, and to suits or actions. 3.-1. . Our incursion in·cur·sion n. 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain. 3. into Iraq has deep roots in imperialism, black propaganda (forged Niger documents) and war-corporatism (permanent war economy or military-industrial complex). The stuff of ``the greatest generation,'' right? How come I don't see urban or rural underage white kids lying about their age to enlist? Why don't I see sacrifices? I don't see soccer moms turning in their pots and pans to make tanks or giving up panty hose pant·y·hose or pant·y hose pl.n. A woman's one-piece undergarment consisting of underpants and stretchable stockings. panty hose (US) npl → Strumpfhose f or flashing any ration cards. And I certainly don't see our Cold War-hardened intelligence-gathering agencies turning the tide of this police action. Then again, I've been too busy buying war bonds. -- Ethan Orloff Burbank Foreign thoughts The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. wants to give protesters the right to hold up signs denouncing our war dead as they are being buried. These are the same miscreants who can't clog up our courts fast enough to make sure our enemies at Gitmo have a Quran, an appropriate meal or access to our courts. The ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. should have to register with the U.S. government as a foreign agent since they represent something that is foreign to most patriotic and freedom-loving Americans. -- Rick Owen Calabasas Rolling, rolling, rolling Along the 1.9 miles of Valley Circle Boulevard, between signals at Vanowen and Roscoe, are four stop signs -- at Highlander, Bell Canyon, Dorie and Ingomar. Often, parked on Dorie is a patrol car with two LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers. I can think of only one reason they are stationed at the least-trafficked cross street: More cars roll through this stop. Therefore, 1) more fine money or 2) it puts a fear of getting a ticket into you if you don't stop completely every time, every place no matter how insignificant the intersection. OK, so both are legitimate reasons, but two cops and a patrol car? How about one cop and a motorcycle? (Yes, I did get a ticket.) -- Richard B. Schutz West Hills |
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