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A summary of significant Los Angeles City Hall decisions affecting the Westside in the past week.

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CITY COUNCIL

WILSHIRE CENTER: Approved a proposal by Councilman Nate Holden that designates a portion of his 10th District as Wilshire Center. The area is bounded by 6th Street on the north, Hoover Street on the east, 8th Street on the south and Wilton Place on the west. As part of the proposal, the Department of Transportation will design and install signs identifying the area.

REWARD: Councilwoman Ruth Galanter is proposing that a $10,000 reward be offered for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in the disappearance of Katrina Elizabeth Montgomery, 20, a student at Santa Monica College. Montgomery has been missing since Nov. 28. Her abandoned, bloodstained truck with the keys in the ignition was found in the Angeles National Forest.

GATES: At the request of a majority of property owners, Holden is proposing that gates be erected at the alley behind Jefferson Boulevard between Norton and 12th avenues in the Crenshaw area to help deter criminal activity. The residents would pay for the cost of construction.

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HOLLYWOOD CLUB: Approved a conditional-use permit for a Hollywood restaurant and nightclub with a dance floor at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Nearby business owners and residents opposed the permit, arguing the restaurant and club would exacerbate existing traffic congestion and noise pollution.

WESTWOOD VILLAGE: Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky is proposing that $600,000 of his district’s funds raised from parking meters be used to help develop additional parking space to relieve traffic congestion in Westwood Village. The money would help support a nonprofit agency working with the city to create more parking areas.

RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSIONERS

WESTWOOD PARK: Approved spending $40,000 from state park funds to install 23 heavy-duty picnic tables, 15 benches and 40 decorative concrete trash can holders at Westwood Park in West Los Angeles. The park at Sepulveda Boulevard and Ohio Avenue was recently remodeled. The council must give final approval.

CHILD CARE: Approved applying for more than $270,000 in federal and state funds to continue the Latchkey Child Care Program at various city parks and recreation centers for the 1993-94 fiscal year.

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