Gil CedilloAssemblyman, 45th Assembly District in Los AngelesBills introduced and passed.
IMPOUNDING AND TOWING OF CARS AT CHECKPOINTS - AB 353
AB 353 passed the Senate by a 29 to 7 vote and the Assembly by a vote of 64 to 12 for concurrence on amendments and is now on…
City Council vote returns agency to full operation
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council today approved ordinances that reinstate the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles to full operation after state legislation had put the agency’s operations on hold.
“We’re grateful the mayor and City Council…
Residents would be able to turn on their sprinklers three days a week -- as opposed to just two days -- under a new water rationing schedule approved today by the LA Board of Water and Power Commissioners.
The City Council still has to sign off on the plan before…
MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSACity of Los AngelesJuly 9, 2010MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, CHIEF BECK REPORT VIOLENT CRIME DOWN 11 PERCENT AT MID-YEAR MARK Crime continues to drop in Los Angeles for the 8th consecutive yearLOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today joined Chief CharlieBeck to report an 11 percent drop in violent crime,…
Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Uncollected, Widening City’s Budget Deficit
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July 1st, 2010(LOS ANGELES) – In her continued attempt to reduce the City’s budget deficit, City Controller Wendy Greuel released her audit today of the City’s billings and collections practices, which found that for the…
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA AND GOLDMAN SACHS JOIN TOGETHER TO LAUNCH 10,000
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Villaraigosa announced that Los Angeles would join The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. The initiative will drive economic growth and create jobs by providing $20 million in small business loans and by subsidizing business…
Members, arguing that the new immigration law could lead to racial profiling, also vote to bar future city contracts with companies in that state.
The Los Angeles City Council, protesting Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigration, voted Wednesday to ban most city travel to Arizona and future contracts with companies…
City Controller Wendy Greuel released a follow-up audit today of how the City’s Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP)manages its concession contracts. The follow-up audit found that RAP had fully implemented 20 % of the recommendations, while 70% were partially implemented or in progress and 10% had not been acted…
CONTROLLER GREUEL RELEASES AUDIT SHOWING CITY CAN’T FIND 45% OF ITEMS PURCHASED WITH TAXPAYER FUNDSHundreds of Other Items Purchased More Than a Year Ago, Sitting Unused(Los Angeles) - City Controller Wendy Greuel released an audit today showing that various City departments could not locate hundreds of items purchased with taxpayer…
DATE: April 29, 2010 As you may be aware, KCBS Channel 2 is promoting an upcoming investigative report on alleged inappropriate behavior of City Employees involving drinking, driving and other inappropriate behavior. The story involves LADWP crews and will air tonight during their 11:00 PM newscast. KCBS conducted this investigation…
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