Community Announcements
Posting date: January 28th, 2011
Author: webmaster
--- News from Foothill LAPD Station
--- African American Heritage Month 2011 Poster Competition
--- African American Heritage Month Creative Writing Competition
--- CRA/LA Releases 2009-2010 Annual Report
--- Announcing CRA/LA East Valley Region Business Assistance Program
--- Phoenix House Networking Luncheon
--- Mayor Villaraigosa dedicated new $13.9-million Airport Response Coordination Center
--- Mayor Villaraigosa, School Board President Garcia, and Deputy Superintendent Deasy decclare landmark decision in teacher layoff lawsuit a victory for all LA Unified students
--- Mayor Villaraigosa congratulates LAPD for Honor from Department of Homeland Security
--- Mayor Villaraigosa, "Sugar" Ray Leonard Kick-off African American Heritage Month
Please contact us with any questions.
MAYOR'S GANG REDUCTION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER
Attached is the November/December Newsletter for the Mayor's Gang Reduction and Youth Development Office.
Thank you everyone for your sending your feedback, comments, and suggestions after the last issue. It was greatly appreciated and we hope to receive more with this second issue so we can continue molding the newsletter to better fit our community's interests.
NEWS FROM FOOTHILL LAPD STATION
LICENSE PLATES ARE BEING STOLEN BY THE DOZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY
Thieves are using your license plates to hide their stolen cars / commit crimes and not pay their registration. Foothill Station Front Desk Officers will assist you in installing special screws so that your plates cannot be stolen.
COME TO FOOTHILL STATION:
Where: 12760 Osborne Street, Pacoima
When: The second and fourth Saturday of each month from 9:00AM – 11:00 AM
For additional information, please contact LAPD Community Relations at (818) 756-8866.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 2011 POSTER COMPETITION
Presented by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, The City of Los Angeles and the African American Heritage Month Planning Committee.
Contest Theme: “Lest We Forget: From the Civil War to Civil Rights”
DEADLINE: Monday, January 31, 2011, must be received in the office by 6pm.
Participation requires the creation of an original work of art inspired by the contest theme and is open to all youth in grades K-12 within Los Angeles County.
Participant Must Follow Guidelines for Entry:
• Only two-dimensional posters will be accepted, and must be
original work; three-dimensional work will NOT be accepted.
• Submission may be on paper, canvas, wood, or poster board.
NOT TO EXCEED 11” X 17” (matting not necessary)
• Medium can be watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen, pencil, chalk, or marker
• Participant’s signature at the bottom right corner on the side of the art
• Only one entry per participant. Previous Heritage Month Poster
Competition’s 1st Place winners are ineligible for 1st Place
The following six divisions have three winning categories with 1st , 2nd , and 3rd places, prizes include premium art supplies
Division I K-1st Grades
Division II 2nd – 3rd Grades
Division III 4th - 5th Grades
Division IV 6th – 8th Grades
Division V 9th – 10th Grades
Division VI 11th – 12th Grades
Best in show will receive a grand prize
Entry Must Include the Following:
On a 5” X 7” typed sheet taped to the back:
• Grade
• Participant’s full name
• Participant’s home mailing address
• Participant’s home or mobile phone number, & email
• School’s or Organization’s name & address
• Teacher’s full name, telephone number, and email
• Title of work, medium, & one sentence about the inspiration or description of the depicted work
Deliver, mail, or inquiries to:
Department of Cultural A airs
Attn: Rebeca Guerrero
201 N. Figueroa St. Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org
Phone: 213-202-5545
www.culturela.org
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
Presented by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, The City of Los Angeles and the African American Heritage Month Planning Committee.
Contest Theme: “Lest We Forget: From the Civil War to Civil Rights”
Deadline: Monday, February 28, 2011
Participation requires the creation of an original written work inspired by the contest theme/topic and is open to all youth in grades 6-12 within Los Angeles County.
Guidelines for Entry:
• Creative writing must be an original work in the form of a poem, song, story, essay, etc., and not previously published.
• Entry MUST be typed on MS Word Document or on paper, not exceeding one page.
• PDF Files also accepted.
• Judging is based on creativity, originality, clarity of the writing, and incorporation of the theme.
• Previous heritage months creative writing competition’s 1st Place winners are ineligible for 1st Place.
• No purchase necessary to enter contest. Only one entry per participant.
Participant Must Include on same page or separately:
• Grade level
• Participant’s full name
• Participant’s home mailing address
• Participant’s home or mobile phone number & email address
• School or Organization’s name & address
• Teacher’s full name, telephone number, and email
• Title of entry
Prizes:
1st Place - Dell Laptop
2nd Place - Mini Laptop Kindle
3rd Place - Wireless Reading Device
Deliver, mail or inquiries to: Department of Cultural Affairs
Attn: Rebeca Guerrero
201 N. Figueroa St., Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org
Phone: (213) 202-5545
Fax: (213) 202-5513
www.culturela.org
CRA/LA RELEASES 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
Redevelopment is one of the most effective and important tools cities have to create jobs and other economic activity in communities that are struggling in the current economy. That is why Los Angeles needs the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) now, more than ever.
Redevelopment remains one of the best economic development engines we have in the Sate of California. Over the past fiscal year, CRA/LA invests $178 million in housing, economic development, and neighborhood revitalization projects. In addition, the CRA/LA continues to strengthen the City's economic development strategy through strategic investment, business attraction, workforce development, infrastructure financing, and the promotion of sustainable communities and future generations.
For the 2009-2010 Annual Report go to http://www.crala.lacity.org/
ANNOUNCING CRA/LA EAST VALLEY REGION BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Today marks the start of an exciting new program to assist commercial business owners and tenants located in the CRA/LA East Valley Region’s three redevelopment project areas.
CRA/LA is pleased to announce the launch of the East Valley Region Business Assistance Program (“BAP”). BAP is a forgivable loan program created to assist business owners and tenants with construction and rehabilitation of their business interiors and exteriors, as well as feasibility assistance. The goal of the BAP is to directly assist businesses along the commercial corridors of our North Hollywood, Laurel Canyon and Pacoima/Panorama City Project Areas, while creating and/or retaining high-quality jobs.
BAP Program Goals:
1) Economic Revitalization of Commercial Areas
2) Job Creation/Job Retention
3) Support interior/exterior rehabilitation and/or “greening”
Program Highlights:
- Loans up to $249,000 for commercial* property owners and up to $75,000 for commercial* tenants.
- Matching funds required for loans =>$100,000.
- Loans have 0% interest rate.
- Loan terms up to ten years (forgivable, subject to compliance with job creation/retention for two years and maintenance of improvements for term of loan).
- Loans may be used for interior and exterior renovations/improvements, and feasibility assistance.
- Loans will be underwritten, processed and closed in the East Valley Region office.
- If your application is selected for funding, the timeline from application to funding is approximately 90 days.
- See BAP website for more information and all program and application forms.
*Commercial includes industrial, manufacturing, retail, medical, social assistance, and arts/entertainment property owners and tenants.
General BAP Eligibility:
- Core Sector Business: manufacturing, industrial, retail, social assistance, entertainment/arts, and medical. Located in an East Valley Region Redevelopment Project Area and Targeted Incentive Zone.
- Creditworthiness: meet minimum credit standard and have six months of operating cash available.
- Construction/Rehabilitation: project must include construction or rehabilitation of existing business.
- Ongoing Concern: must be an existing business of at least three years of successful operations.
- Demonstration of Need: project must demonstrate need for additional financing to meet goals and objectives.
- Project Readiness: BAP projects must have a scope of development, business plan and all financing in place.
Project Exclusions: age-restricted businesses; auto wrecking; auto salvage; and any illegal or unpermitted uses, at the sole discretion of the CRA/LA.
To Discuss a BAP Proposal:
Contact the Project Manager responsible for the location in which your business is located.
Pacoima/Panorama City Project Area: Pacoima, Panorama City, Arleta, North Hills, Mission Hills, Sylmar, Sun Valley:
Mr. Duran Villegas
(818) 623-1068
dvillegas@cra.lacity.org
North Hollywood, Laurel Canyon:
Ms. Gazala Pirzada
(818) 623-2128
gpirzada@cra.lacity.org
For more information about the BAP, including how to apply, program eligibility and more, please visit our website, at:
www.crala.org/eastvalley
To speak to a CRA/LA representative about the BAP, please contact Steven Brady at (818) 623-2129 or sbrady@cra.lacity.org.
PHOENIX HOUSE NETWORKING LUNCHEON
Phoenix House Lake View Terrace is having a networking luncheon. Take a break from the office and come meet, greet, network and eat!
February 23, 2011
11:30am-1:00pm
Location: Phoenix House
11600 Eldridge Ave.
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
Bring marketing materials and your business cards.
RSVP: Brenda Garcia at (818) 686-3000 x 4193 or email atbgarcia@phoenixhouse.org
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Villaraigosa today joined School Board President Monica Garcia and Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent John Deasy to thank Judge William F. Highberger for his approval of a settlement agreement in Reed v. State of California, et al. The class action lawsuit claimed the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights to a quality education were being violated by disproportionately high teacher layoffs at their schools. The approved settlement agreement marks a departure from the LAUSD’s long-standing “last hired, first fired” policy that determines layoffs solely by seniority.
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA CONGRATULATES LAPD FOR HONOR FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
LAPD’S
LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined DHS Assistant Secretary Todd Keil in congratulating the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operation Archangel Program for its recognition from the Department of Homeland Security for being a national model to collect, protect and analyze critical infrastructure data.
“The Archangel Program is a model of partnership and cooperation and today’s recognition is well-deserved,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “Here in Los Angeles, we benefit from tremendous resources, both natural and human-engineered, and while we always hope for the best, we must also prepare for the worst.”
The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection honored Operation Archangel for its contributions to the development of the Automated Critical Asset Management System (ACAMS). ACAMS has grown from a small pilot project into a prominent national tool for the collection, protection, and analysis of critical infrastructure data at the state, regional, and local levels of government.
During the pilot phase of ACAMS, the LAPD provided expertise and personnel in the field of critical infrastructure protection and spearheaded the program from its infancy to now fifty states and three territories. While the original program was developed in Los Angeles, it has become a national program that is now based at the Department of Homeland Security.
“Whether in the event of an attack, an earthquake, flood, or other emergency, we must use every tool at our disposal to ensure the safety and security of every Angeleno,” Mayor Villaraigosa continued. “That means recognizing and protecting critical infrastructure across our vast region, and preparing for a coordinated response across all levels of government.”
The purpose of Operation Archangel is to defend likely targets against catastrophic terrorist attacks. Archangel was developed upon the guiding principle that local member agencies are most knowledgeable about their own critical assets.
UPCOMING AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE:
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Sincerely,
Angelica Ayala, MPA
Author: webmaster
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Below you will find some pertinent updates from the San Fernando Valley office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa. You will find information on the following:
--- Mayor's Gang Reduction and Youth Development Newsletter--- News from Foothill LAPD Station
--- African American Heritage Month 2011 Poster Competition
--- African American Heritage Month Creative Writing Competition
--- CRA/LA Releases 2009-2010 Annual Report
--- Announcing CRA/LA East Valley Region Business Assistance Program
--- Phoenix House Networking Luncheon
--- Mayor Villaraigosa dedicated new $13.9-million Airport Response Coordination Center
--- Mayor Villaraigosa, School Board President Garcia, and Deputy Superintendent Deasy decclare landmark decision in teacher layoff lawsuit a victory for all LA Unified students
--- Mayor Villaraigosa congratulates LAPD for Honor from Department of Homeland Security
--- Mayor Villaraigosa, "Sugar" Ray Leonard Kick-off African American Heritage Month
Please contact us with any questions.
Attached is the November/December Newsletter for the Mayor's Gang Reduction and Youth Development Office.
Thank you everyone for your sending your feedback, comments, and suggestions after the last issue. It was greatly appreciated and we hope to receive more with this second issue so we can continue molding the newsletter to better fit our community's interests.
NEWS FROM FOOTHILL LAPD STATION
LICENSE PLATES ARE BEING STOLEN BY THE DOZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY
Thieves are using your license plates to hide their stolen cars / commit crimes and not pay their registration. Foothill Station Front Desk Officers will assist you in installing special screws so that your plates cannot be stolen.
COME TO FOOTHILL STATION:
Where: 12760 Osborne Street, Pacoima
When: The second and fourth Saturday of each month from 9:00AM – 11:00 AM
For additional information, please contact LAPD Community Relations at (818) 756-8866.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 2011 POSTER COMPETITION
Presented by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, The City of Los Angeles and the African American Heritage Month Planning Committee.
Contest Theme: “Lest We Forget: From the Civil War to Civil Rights”
DEADLINE: Monday, January 31, 2011, must be received in the office by 6pm.
Participation requires the creation of an original work of art inspired by the contest theme and is open to all youth in grades K-12 within Los Angeles County.
Participant Must Follow Guidelines for Entry:
• Only two-dimensional posters will be accepted, and must be
original work; three-dimensional work will NOT be accepted.
• Submission may be on paper, canvas, wood, or poster board.
NOT TO EXCEED 11” X 17” (matting not necessary)
• Medium can be watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen, pencil, chalk, or marker
• Participant’s signature at the bottom right corner on the side of the art
• Only one entry per participant. Previous Heritage Month Poster
Competition’s 1st Place winners are ineligible for 1st Place
The following six divisions have three winning categories with 1st , 2nd , and 3rd places, prizes include premium art supplies
Division I K-1st Grades
Division II 2nd – 3rd Grades
Division III 4th - 5th Grades
Division IV 6th – 8th Grades
Division V 9th – 10th Grades
Division VI 11th – 12th Grades
Best in show will receive a grand prize
Entry Must Include the Following:
On a 5” X 7” typed sheet taped to the back:
• Grade
• Participant’s full name
• Participant’s home mailing address
• Participant’s home or mobile phone number, & email
• School’s or Organization’s name & address
• Teacher’s full name, telephone number, and email
• Title of work, medium, & one sentence about the inspiration or description of the depicted work
Deliver, mail, or inquiries to:
Department of Cultural A airs
Attn: Rebeca Guerrero
201 N. Figueroa St. Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org
Phone: 213-202-5545
www.culturela.org
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
Presented by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, The City of Los Angeles and the African American Heritage Month Planning Committee.
Contest Theme: “Lest We Forget: From the Civil War to Civil Rights”
Deadline: Monday, February 28, 2011
Participation requires the creation of an original written work inspired by the contest theme/topic and is open to all youth in grades 6-12 within Los Angeles County.
Guidelines for Entry:
• Creative writing must be an original work in the form of a poem, song, story, essay, etc., and not previously published.
• Entry MUST be typed on MS Word Document or on paper, not exceeding one page.
• PDF Files also accepted.
• Judging is based on creativity, originality, clarity of the writing, and incorporation of the theme.
• Previous heritage months creative writing competition’s 1st Place winners are ineligible for 1st Place.
• No purchase necessary to enter contest. Only one entry per participant.
Participant Must Include on same page or separately:
• Grade level
• Participant’s full name
• Participant’s home mailing address
• Participant’s home or mobile phone number & email address
• School or Organization’s name & address
• Teacher’s full name, telephone number, and email
• Title of entry
Prizes:
1st Place - Dell Laptop
2nd Place - Mini Laptop Kindle
3rd Place - Wireless Reading Device
Deliver, mail or inquiries to: Department of Cultural Affairs
Attn: Rebeca Guerrero
201 N. Figueroa St., Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org
Phone: (213) 202-5545
Fax: (213) 202-5513
www.culturela.org
CRA/LA RELEASES 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
Redevelopment is one of the most effective and important tools cities have to create jobs and other economic activity in communities that are struggling in the current economy. That is why Los Angeles needs the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) now, more than ever.
Redevelopment remains one of the best economic development engines we have in the Sate of California. Over the past fiscal year, CRA/LA invests $178 million in housing, economic development, and neighborhood revitalization projects. In addition, the CRA/LA continues to strengthen the City's economic development strategy through strategic investment, business attraction, workforce development, infrastructure financing, and the promotion of sustainable communities and future generations.
For the 2009-2010 Annual Report go to http://www.crala.lacity.org/
ANNOUNCING CRA/LA EAST VALLEY REGION BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Today marks the start of an exciting new program to assist commercial business owners and tenants located in the CRA/LA East Valley Region’s three redevelopment project areas.
CRA/LA is pleased to announce the launch of the East Valley Region Business Assistance Program (“BAP”). BAP is a forgivable loan program created to assist business owners and tenants with construction and rehabilitation of their business interiors and exteriors, as well as feasibility assistance. The goal of the BAP is to directly assist businesses along the commercial corridors of our North Hollywood, Laurel Canyon and Pacoima/Panorama City Project Areas, while creating and/or retaining high-quality jobs.
BAP Program Goals:
1) Economic Revitalization of Commercial Areas
2) Job Creation/Job Retention
3) Support interior/exterior rehabilitation and/or “greening”
Program Highlights:
- Loans up to $249,000 for commercial* property owners and up to $75,000 for commercial* tenants.
- Matching funds required for loans =>$100,000.
- Loans have 0% interest rate.
- Loan terms up to ten years (forgivable, subject to compliance with job creation/retention for two years and maintenance of improvements for term of loan).
- Loans may be used for interior and exterior renovations/improvements, and feasibility assistance.
- Loans will be underwritten, processed and closed in the East Valley Region office.
- If your application is selected for funding, the timeline from application to funding is approximately 90 days.
- See BAP website for more information and all program and application forms.
*Commercial includes industrial, manufacturing, retail, medical, social assistance, and arts/entertainment property owners and tenants.
General BAP Eligibility:
- Core Sector Business: manufacturing, industrial, retail, social assistance, entertainment/arts, and medical. Located in an East Valley Region Redevelopment Project Area and Targeted Incentive Zone.
- Creditworthiness: meet minimum credit standard and have six months of operating cash available.
- Construction/Rehabilitation: project must include construction or rehabilitation of existing business.
- Ongoing Concern: must be an existing business of at least three years of successful operations.
- Demonstration of Need: project must demonstrate need for additional financing to meet goals and objectives.
- Project Readiness: BAP projects must have a scope of development, business plan and all financing in place.
Project Exclusions: age-restricted businesses; auto wrecking; auto salvage; and any illegal or unpermitted uses, at the sole discretion of the CRA/LA.
To Discuss a BAP Proposal:
Contact the Project Manager responsible for the location in which your business is located.
Pacoima/Panorama City Project Area: Pacoima, Panorama City, Arleta, North Hills, Mission Hills, Sylmar, Sun Valley:
Mr. Duran Villegas
(818) 623-1068
dvillegas@cra.lacity.org
North Hollywood, Laurel Canyon:
Ms. Gazala Pirzada
(818) 623-2128
gpirzada@cra.lacity.org
For more information about the BAP, including how to apply, program eligibility and more, please visit our website, at:
www.crala.org/eastvalley
To speak to a CRA/LA representative about the BAP, please contact Steven Brady at (818) 623-2129 or sbrady@cra.lacity.org.
PHOENIX HOUSE NETWORKING LUNCHEON
Phoenix House Lake View Terrace is having a networking luncheon. Take a break from the office and come meet, greet, network and eat!
February 23, 2011
11:30am-1:00pm
Location: Phoenix House
11600 Eldridge Ave.
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
Bring marketing materials and your business cards.
RSVP: Brenda Garcia at (818) 686-3000 x 4193 or email atbgarcia@phoenixhouse.org
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA DEDICATED NEW $13.9-MILLION AIRPORT RESPONSE COORDINATION CENTER
Los Angeles - Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and airport officials dedicated the new Airport Response Coordination Center (ARCC) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Monday January 24, 2011.
The $13.9-million facility greatly enhances LAX’s operational efficiency and crisis management capabilities by centralizing communications and streamlining management of all the airport’s many operations, while improving service to passengers, airlines, concessionaires, tenant service providers, governmental agencies and the surrounding community.
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT GARCIA, AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DEASY DECLARE LANDMARK DECISION IN TEACHER LAYOFF LAWSUIT A VICTORY FOR ALL LA UNIFIED STUDENTS
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Villaraigosa today joined School Board President Monica Garcia and Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent John Deasy to thank Judge William F. Highberger for his approval of a settlement agreement in Reed v. State of California, et al. The class action lawsuit claimed the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights to a quality education were being violated by disproportionately high teacher layoffs at their schools. The approved settlement agreement marks a departure from the LAUSD’s long-standing “last hired, first fired” policy that determines layoffs solely by seniority.
“This decision is a victory for all Los Angeles students,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “I applaud Judge Highberger for recognizing how devastating these layoffs are and understanding just how difficult it is to find teachers who are up to challenge of teaching in communities long-plagued by drugs, abuse, violence and gangs. All California students have the right to a quality education, no matter their ZIP code or parents’ income level. This decision will help keep dedicated and effective teachers where they belong: in the classroom.”
Agreed to last October by LA Unified, the terms of the settlement agreement were approved today by the judge in the case, despite objections by United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA.) The approved settlement targets specific 2 schools for protection from layoffs. It defines those targeted schools as the 25 ranked in the bottom 30% by Academic Performance Index (API) score, high teacher turnover rates, and other determining criteria. The agreement also allows for up to 20 new schools to be protected as target schools. While it creates protections for schools that are most vulnerable to high turnover rates and classroom instability, the agreement also protects all LA Unified schools by ensuring that no school is impacted by layoffs at a rate greater than the District average.
“I am grateful today on behalf of every child, employee, and board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District,” said LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia. “We have a very hard job ahead of us. Come March 15, we will have to send thousands of letters to teachers to tell them they might not have a job next year. The fact that we can now factor things other than seniority will help us serve our students better.”
“This settlement agreement calls for additional compromise, for which our arms are fully outstretched towards our labor partners,” added LAUSD Deputy Superintendent John Deasy.
At the request of Mayor Villaraigosa and the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, the ACLU, Public Counsel, and Morrison & Foerster filed a lawsuit (Reed v. Smith) on behalf of Gompers, Liechty, and Markham Middle School students, arguing that the children’s constitutional right to a quality education was violated by the disproportionate impact of teacher layoffs at those schools.
Due to their relatively young teaching staffs, these three campuses were particularly hard-hit by teacher layoffs, in some cases losing up to two-thirds of their teachers to annual budget-determined Reduction in Force (RIF) layoffs. The policy of determining layoffs solely based on seniority resulted in educators teaching subjects in which they had no training, high teacher turnover rates, and a diminished quality of instruction due to lack of stability in the classroom. Furthermore, as witnesses testified, the challenging nature of these schools and the communities in which they are located frequently made it difficult for principals to fill vacancies with teachers as qualified and motivated as those laid off.
The Mayor and the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools stood in full support of the plaintiff’s arguments and actively sought the changes requested by the plaintiffs in the case. The Partnership welcomed its role as an indispensable party to the suit in order to have a seat at the table to ensure reforms were implemented to protect students from this and other such inequitable policies.
Markham and Gompers Middle Schools are operated by the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools by agreement with the LAUSD.
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA CONGRATULATES LAPD FOR HONOR FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
LAPD’S
LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined DHS Assistant Secretary Todd Keil in congratulating the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operation Archangel Program for its recognition from the Department of Homeland Security for being a national model to collect, protect and analyze critical infrastructure data.
“The Archangel Program is a model of partnership and cooperation and today’s recognition is well-deserved,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “Here in Los Angeles, we benefit from tremendous resources, both natural and human-engineered, and while we always hope for the best, we must also prepare for the worst.”
The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection honored Operation Archangel for its contributions to the development of the Automated Critical Asset Management System (ACAMS). ACAMS has grown from a small pilot project into a prominent national tool for the collection, protection, and analysis of critical infrastructure data at the state, regional, and local levels of government.
During the pilot phase of ACAMS, the LAPD provided expertise and personnel in the field of critical infrastructure protection and spearheaded the program from its infancy to now fifty states and three territories. While the original program was developed in Los Angeles, it has become a national program that is now based at the Department of Homeland Security.
“Whether in the event of an attack, an earthquake, flood, or other emergency, we must use every tool at our disposal to ensure the safety and security of every Angeleno,” Mayor Villaraigosa continued. “That means recognizing and protecting critical infrastructure across our vast region, and preparing for a coordinated response across all levels of government.”
The purpose of Operation Archangel is to defend likely targets against catastrophic terrorist attacks. Archangel was developed upon the guiding principle that local member agencies are most knowledgeable about their own critical assets.
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, "SUGAR" RAY LEONARD KICK-OFF AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
LOS ANGELES- Mayor Villaraigosa, City Council members, and the African American Heritage Month Planning Committee will kick-off the 2011 African American Heritage Month celebration on January 28, at 10 a.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers, and continue with a program and reception on City Hall South Lawn, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
The celebration, centered around the theme “Lest We Forget: From Civil War to Civil Rights,” will recognize legendary boxer “Sugar” Ray Leonard with the Hope of Los Angeles Award, publisher Danny Bakewell Sr., with the Dream of Los Angeles Award, and seven members of the 1960s Freedom Riders with the Spirit of Los Angeles award. ABC reporter Leo Stallworth will serve as M.C. at the South Lawn program.
Opening Worship Service at Brookins Community A.M.E Church
Sunday, January 30, 2011
9:00 am
831 South Gramercy Place
Los Angeles, CA 90005
AAHM Poster Contest
The ceremony announcing the winners is Friday, February 18th, location TBD
AAHM Creative Writing Contest
The ceremony announcing the winners of the contest is March 4th, location TBD
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Sincerely,
Angelica Ayala, MPA
East Valley Area Director
Office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
14410 Sylvan St. Room 211
Van Nuys, CA 91401
818-778-4990
818-778-4995 (Fax)
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