Local News in Brief : 2 More on L.A. City Commissions to Quit

Two city commission members out of about 200 appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley will resign because they cannot assure their own attendance at meetings, Deputy Mayor Mike Gage said Monday.

Robert Hannay, who sits on the Social Service Commission, will resign because he expects conflicts with his job, Gage said.

The second commissioner will resign from the Transportation Commission, but Gage would not identify the individual.

However, three members of the Transportation Commission have missed a number of meetings lately. Ardie Ivie Jr. has not attended since Sept. 27, board records show. Ira Gribin and Larry B. Faigin have missed four of six meetings since Aug. 25, records show.

The attendance record of commissioners became an issue when it was disclosed recently that Alvin Greene, chairman of the Housing Commission, had missed every meeting for several months.

Gage denied that Bradley knew of Greene’s absences, but another deputy mayor and officials of the City Housing Authority said the mayor had been told about Greene. Bradley sought and received Greene’s resignation last week.

The vision of senior Bradley aides disputing what the mayor knew has helped elevate the controversy into an issue certain to be featured in this spring’s mayoral election. Bradley is running for a fifth term, and his main expected opponent is City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky, who will hold a press conference on the matter today.