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Yvonne Burke lobbying former colleagues on L.A. County Board of Supervisors
L.A. NOWYvonne B. Burke, who stepped down as a Los Angeles County supervisor in 2008, has returned to the Hall of Administration as a registered lobbyist. Burke recently filed paperwork showing that she accepted $10,000 in January to represent East Shore...... -
L.A. County dithered, children died
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBy the time he was rescued last year, the 5-year-old South Los Angeles boy was so malnourished his kidneys were failing. His hands were so badly burned he could barely open them. Child welfare officials traced his history, trying to make sense of what...Tags: Crimes, Social Services, Gaming, Infants, Employees
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The incredible plastic bag
In their Aug. 15 Blowback, L.A. County Supervisors Yvonne B. Burke and Zev Yaroslavsky argue that consumers should be charged a 25-cent tax for each plastic bag they use. The Times of London wrote in a March 8 editorial, "Many of those who have...Tags: Zev Yaroslavsky, Death, Environmental Cleanup, Global Warming, Waste Management Incorporated
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The 2nd District's second round
While Barack Obama was making history by claiming the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, Mark Ridley-Thomas was creating some historical ripples of his own in the 2nd District race to replace retiring Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke. In a...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Politics, Local Elections, Primaries, Career and Workplace
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Bagging an opportunity
California lost a tremendous opportunity last week when AB 2058 was quietly shelved in a state Senate committee. The bill would promote the use of reusable bags by placing a 25-cent fee on each plastic and paper bag consumers use at stores. Such a fee...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, IKEA, Karen Bass, Family
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Serving South L.A.
Today's question: Have residents of South L.A. and surrounding communities been well-served by their political leaders? Would Bernard Parks or Mark Ridley-Thomas better serve the area as an L.A. County supervisor? All week, Joe R. Hicks and Earl Ofari...Tags: Jan Perry, Crimes, Local Elections, Riots, Gang Activity
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Charles Bookhammer dies at 61; longtime Hawthorne councilman
From A Times Staff WriterCharles Bookhammer, a former Hawthorne councilman and longtime aide to retired Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, died Thursday at UC Irvine Medical Center. He was 61. His daughter, Brandi, said he died of complications from surgery for an...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Death, Obituaries, Vietnam
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Flawed county system lets children die invisibly
Miguel Padilla ran away from a licensed group home in April 2008, but he didn't go far.
Unknown to anyone at the time, the 17-year-old amputee made his way to a stand of trees near the main driveway. Using his one arm, he climbed into the branches,...Tags: Crimes, Social Services, Gang Activity, Employees, Suicidal Behavior
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Audit finds L.A. County supervisors' behind-the-scenes effort to control policy
L.A. NOWA long awaited audit released by Los Angeles County officials found that the Board of Supervisors often use behind-the-scenes levers to control the inner workings of the Regional Planning Department, whose decisions are key to hotly contested battles over... -
Riding the public gravy train
If you're looking for work in this rotten economy, I've got a tip:
Run, don't walk, to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and apply for anything they've got.
A reader sent me a posting for an executive secretary position at the DWP, and the...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Regional Authority, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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How a hospital death became a cause celebre
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt might have gone down as the death of a "quasi-transient" woman with a history of abusing drugs. That's how the May 9 death of Edith Isabel Rodriguez was initially reported to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. But five weeks later, her demise...Tags: Michael Moore, Death, Medical Procedures and Tests, History, Health
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Close King-Harbor
MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr.-Harbor Hospital's history has been its saving grace and, perhaps, its curse. Born in promise as a response to the neglect that helped spark the 1965 Watts riots, the hospital became an institution focused more on the interests of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Services, Health
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