Which Way, L.A.?
Seeds of Secession
A recent report from the Local Agency Formation Commission led San Fernando Valley secessionists to believe they could get their issue on next year's ballot. On Friday, Los Angeles bureaucrats issued a report that LAFCO's conclusions were wrong. City officials say it's important to clarify the difficulties and expense of creating a second city. Movement leaders claim LA the city is trying to keep the issue off the ballot. We hear from Richard Close, of Valley Vote, and Lisa Gritzner, chief-of-staff for Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski who chairs the council's Ad Hoc Committee on Secession. Newsmaker: Jim Hahn and Chief Parks - Today, for the first time since the election, Los Angeles Mayor-elect James Hahn appeared publicly with Police Chief Bernard Parks. The two met to discuss a wide range of public safety issues, including the proposed compressed work schedule preferred by Los Angeles police. Reporter's Notebook: Potential Impact of Global Warming on the Southland - The national nonprofit, Environmental Defense, released a report today on the potential impacts of global warming in the Southland. The group's chief scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, details some of the consequences in the report, and reminds us that a good energy policy is also a good global warming policy.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readA recent report from the Local Agency Formation Commission led San Fernando Valley secessionists to believe they could get their issue on next year's ballot. On Friday, Los Angeles bureaucrats issued a report that LAFCO's conclusions were wrong. City officials say it's important to clarify the difficulties and expense of creating a second city. Movement leaders claim LA the city is trying to keep the issue off the ballot. We hear from Richard Close, of Valley Vote, and Lisa Gritzner, chief-of-staff for Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski who chairs the council's Ad Hoc Committee on Secession.
Jim Hahn and Chief Parks - Today, for the first time since the election, Los Angeles Mayor-elect James Hahn appeared publicly with Police Chief Bernard Parks. The two met to discuss a wide range of public safety issues, including the proposed compressed work schedule preferred by Los Angeles police.
Potential Impact of Global Warming on the Southland - The national nonprofit, Environmental Defense, released a report today on the potential impacts of global warming in the Southland. The group's chief scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, details some of the consequences in the report, and reminds us that a good energy policy is also a good global warming policy.
