U.S. FUNDS SOUGHT HAHN WANTS ANTI-TERROR COSTS REIMBURSED.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлóв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California appealed again Wednesday Wednesday: see week. to the federal government to speed up payments to cover the city's anti-terrorism measures. Hahn, who last week hosted a security summit of city officials from throughout the nation, said local government has borne most of the cost of preparing for terrorism, without being reimbursed. ``In 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. , we have spent more than $150 million and, yet we've received only a few million back to cover our costs,'' Hahn said during an appearance on his monthly ``Ask the Mayor'' radio show on KFWB (980-AM). Federal officials have said the money has been approved, but is tied up in red tape. Earlier Wednesday, Hahn held a news conference to boast of improvements in Hollywood - resulting in increased tax revenues to the Community Redevelopment Agency and lessening the drain on the general fund. The 1,100-acre Hollywood Redevelopment project area languished for years after its formation in 1986, but there has been an upswing Upswing An upward turn in a security's price after a period of falling prices. in the area with the revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. of theaters, the return of businesses and tougher law enforcement. He cited a 203 percent increase in parking tax revenue, 116 percent increase in business license taxes, 242 percent increase in sale tax and 42 percent increase in utility users tax revenue. Property tax revenue has increased more than 100 percent over the past four years. ``These are numbers a mayor loves to see,'' Hahn said, adding that the revenue increases have allowed the city to reduce its payments to the project. Jack Kyser, chief economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the for the private Economic Development Corp. of Los Angeles County, said it is the payoff that had been expected for years. ``You would have to say that Hollywood is a true success story,'' Kyser said. ``There are a number of projects that have been completed and more in the works that will create good-quality, high-paying jobs. ``This is a case of, you need to make an investment and it takes time to see the payoff. We are seeing that now.'' Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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