PUBLIC FORUM.Trash fee for cops Re "Mayor backs trash fee" (April 13): The mayor proposed paying for more police officers with a fee on trash. Given the problems the city is having disposing of our garbage, why isn't this money going to build a rail line out into the desert to dispose of To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. See also: Dispose our garbage? Why doesn't the city put a tax on liquor, which is at the root of a lot of crimes? It wasn't too long ago that there were some serious problems at our jails, possibly a little overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. . Does anybody agree that we should build more jails before we spend more money on increasing the number of police officers? - Steve Miller The name Steve Miller might refer to:
Canoga Park Elephant expense Re "White elephants" (Editorial, April 12): Thanks for your "White Elephants" editorial - it made a whole lot of sense. If the taxpayers of 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. were asked if the city should spend $39 million on a new elephant exhibit, they would be outraged by the very question. How can our city officials get away with this? Have they no conscience at all? Our local fire station needs renovation and expansion. Where's the funding for that? - Ellen Little Studio City Give them freedom Re "White elephant" (Editorial, April 12): Sending the elephants to a sanctuary could be a win-win for the animals and for the city. Most youngsters don't want to see elephants that look and act like zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. - as Billy does in his little cubbyhole at the zoo. Gita and Ruby have been "warehoused" for years - and are likely to be incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. indefinitely, while politicians play publicity games. Children don't need to see dinosaurs, or whales up close, to learn about them. Let us use city funds for necessary services - and give the elephants freedom to roam The freedom to roam, or everyman's right is a term describing the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land for recreation and exercise. The term is sometimes called right of public access to the wilderness or the right to roam. in the sanctuary. - Malathi Ramji Encino Pencil me in Re "Angelenos march against illegal-immigrant bill" (April 11): When 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. stood on the steps of City Hall proclaiming (to a rally of illegal immigrants), among other things: " ... We clean your toilets...," exactly what did he mean by "your" toilets? That he isn't one of us ... a legal citizen of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ? Mayor, pencil me in on your schedule. I have two toilets that are waiting for you to clean. Oh, and feel free to bring a camera crew with you. What a photo-op, and I'll even pay you $3 an hour above the minimum wage. - Sandy Sand West Hills They like America Re "Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. actions spread" (April 11): It must be a letdown for the hate America crowd, like Ward Churchill Ward LeRoy Churchill (born October 2, 1947) is an American writer and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1990 to 2007. , Noam Chomsky Noun 1. Noam Chomsky - United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) A. Noam Chomsky, Chomsky , Howard Zinn Howard Zinn (born August 24, 1922) is an American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller, A People's History of the United States. , the so-called college intelligentsia, and, of course, the Hollywood "apers," that we see hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who want to become American citizens refute their views that America is not a nice place. - Joseph Nicassio Valencia Doesn't fit the crime Re "Senior cross over parking ticket" (April 10): What is just as disturbing as a cop citing an 82-year-old woman for not crossing a busy boulevard fast enough is the exorbitant fine - $114. If the punishment is supposed to fit the crime, then a $25 fine would seem appropriate. Public agencies and courts are more interested in raising revenue than being just. Public officials argue that stiff fines are a deterrent, but in fact history has proven they do little to deter violations and certainly they don't deter jaywalking jay·walk intr.v. jay·walked, jay·walk·ing, jay·walks To cross a street illegally or in a reckless manner. [From jay2, inexperienced person. , or in this case make an elderly person walk faster. It is not the punishment that deters violators, it is the certainty of getting caught that is the deterrent. - Jack Allen Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). Not too slowly Re "Officer cites 82-year-old woman for being too slow to negotiate busy street" (April 10), and various letters to the Public Forum. Everyone is missing the issue. The ticket is not for being too slow. If you step off the curb when the sign says "Walk" you will not be ticketed. The ticket in this case is for stepping off the curb when the crosswalk light indicated "Don't walk," not for walking too slowly. - Leonard McGinnis Granada Hills Give her a hand Re "Senior cross over parking ticket" (April 10): Yesterday I was out riding with my daughter and her new bicycle I bought her for her 10th birthday. We rode at the busway bike path along Victory Boulevard in the Valley. I showed her how to get off her bike, wait for the green crosswalk signal, and walk across the intersection with her bike. Well, I soon realized at even an energetic walk, the signals are way too short to cross in a timely manner before the signal turns red. I can't imagine a handicapped or elderly person crossing in time. I want to know why the officer who cited Mayvis Coyle did not get off his bike and assist her in crossing the street, then talk to her and see if there was any way he could help her improve her street-crossing manner. - Jeff Nelson Winnetka Public interest? With the White House now claiming that it was not treason, but rather "in the public interest" for President Bush to authorize Scooter Libby's leak of classified information to two reporters in an attempt to beat back criticism of the president's justification for war, I have just one question for the Leaker-in-Chief. How can it possibly be in our "public interest" for an undercover CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). operative, working with her team to identify and halt transfers of nuclear material from one nation to another, to have her cover blown and her operation shattered? I'm sorry, but the logic escapes me. - Marcy Rothenberg Porter Ranch Culture of cars Re "Senior cross over walking ticket" (April 10): L.A.'s culture and government policies have historically placed the priority of the automobile over that of human life or pedestrians. Until policies within the Planning, Public Works and Police departments change and until we as a society change our prejudices toward the pedestrian, pedestrian deaths will continue and officers will have no choice but to continue citing the elderly and the children for not adhering to the traffic laws. How about it, L.A., why not synchronize traffic signals to meet pedestrian needs? - Steve Perez San Fernando Meaningful alternative Re "Need two parties" (Your Opinions, April 12): Sion Colvin states that the Democratic Party has been having electoral difficulty due to "the chokehold of liberals" in the party. In truth, Gore and Kerrey both lost because they ran away from the liberal label. Congressional Democrats in the George W. Bush years have been characterized by obeisance rather than opposition. Now that some in the party have been showing some spine and to some extent have been standing up for core liberal values, they have been improving in the polls. Recent polls have shown greater trust in the Democrats in handling this nation's biggest problems. The Democrats will win as long as they provide us with a meaningful alternative to the lies, corruption and mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. of the Republicans and the Bush administration. - David Holland Northridge Two and the same Re "Need two parties" (Your Opinions, April 12): What a brilliant piece of idiocy IDIOCY, med. jur. That condition of mind, in which the reflective, or all or a part of the affective powers, are either entirely wanting, or are manifested to the least possible extent. 2. Idiocy generally depends upon organic defects. , create two parties by creating one: the Republicans (radical right) and the Republicans (liberal left). The odious reference to socialism and communism is nothing but the last refuge of a misled mind-set. The records of the ultra-conservatives show a consistent and growing schism between haves and have-nots and a disdain for the American Constitution when it suits their purposes. - David Pine Northridge |
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