SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : HAYDEN CLAIMS RIORDAN VIOLATED FINANCE RULES.Mayoral candidate Tom Hayden Thomas Emmett "Tom" Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. filed a complaint with the 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. Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. on Tuesday, charging that Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. used political committees in favor of charter reform to circumvent campaign finance limits in the mayor's race. Hayden's written complaint alleges that the law limiting individual contributions to mayoral candidates to $1,000 was violated by several $25,000 contributions made by corporations to charter-reform political committees that state Sen. Hayden, D-Los Angeles, alleged are controlled by Riordan. Ethics Commission executive director Rebecca Avila declined comment. Riordan campaign spokesman Todd Harris Todd Harris is a sideline reporter for ESPN and ABC's college football coverage. Prior to those duties, he was the lead play-by-play announcer for ABC and ESPN's coverage of the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series. called the complaint a ``tawdry political stunt.'' ?13Daily News Universal takes city, county officials for tour Universal Studios runs tours every day but Tuesday the company gave a special ride to county and city planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. officials who are currently reviewing the company's expansion plans. ``It was a chance for the planning commissioners to see what is there now,'' said Geoffrey Taylor, an administrator with the county's Regional Planning Commission. About 90 people turned out for the ``field trip,'' or the third in a series of public hearings regarding Universal's plan to more than double the size of its facilities over the next 25 years. ?13Daily News Council OKs funds to form business district groups The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted to hire three consultant groups for $225,000 to help merchants in Granada Hills, Chatsworth and Northridge create business improvement districts. The districts would provide a means for businesses to assess themselves to pay for street improvements, parking lots, shuttle buses and other amenities to make commercial areas more attractive to shoppers. The council hired University Corporation of California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , to assist in development of the Northridge district, Marco Group to assist in Chatsworth, and Citygate Associates in Granada Hills. The firms will help businesses collect the signatures needed to legally form an assessment district and identify the projects to be financed by the program. ?13Daily News Berman named ranking committee Democrat Rep. Howard Berman was named Tuesday as the ranking Democrat on the House Ethics Committee ethics committee A multidisciplinary hospital body composed of a broad spectrum of personnel–eg, physicians, nurses, social workers, priests, and others, which addresses the moral and ethical issues within the hospital. See DNR, Institutional review board. , saying he hopes to restore public trust in the House of Representatives. The 14-member panel is the only House committee that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. It is chaired by Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Utah. ``I hope that doing a straightforward job that protects procedural rights and privacy and shows we're not there to just shove things under the rug will demonstrate a level of integrity in the process,'' said Berman, D-Mission Hills. ?13Daily News $10,000 bench warrant issued for Rodney King Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by 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 . officers six years ago led to major reforms in the department, is once again being pursued by law enforcement - a $10,000 bench warrant for his arrest has been been issued. King, 31, failed to appear in court Monday, a month after a Municipal Court judge gave him additional time to finish two days of 30-day court-ordered community service time for violating conditions of his probation associated with a drunk-driving conviction in 1994. King had been convicted of misdemeanor hit and run in connection with an incident in which he allegedly tried to run down his ex-wife, Crystal, in Alhambra. ?13Daily News |
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