Mayor Sam's Sister City (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
How’s this for leadership: Councilmember Janice Hahn placed an ill-conceived parcel tax on the ballot, then kicked back and waited for it to pass with a cynical assumption that Obama’s voters would stick it to homeowners. Well, they certified the vote this morning and she miscalculated by half a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...
Market Wire - Government: Local (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl (District 11) -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn (District 15) -- Israeli Consul General Jacob Dayan -- Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey -- Ben Gurion Airport Security Authority Director of Planning Department Nahum Liss -- Ben Gurion Airport Security Authority security experts Hadas...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl (District 11) -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn (District 15) -- Israeli Consul General Jacob Dayan -- Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey -- Ben Gurion Airport Security Authority Director of Planning Department Nahum Liss -- Ben Gurion Airport Security Authority security experts Hadas...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl (District 11) -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn (District 15) -- Israeli Consul General Jacob Dayan -- Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey -- Ben Gurion Airport Security Authority Director of Planning Department Nahum Liss -- Ben Gurion Airport Security Authority security experts Hadas...
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... the controversy to committee. Olivia Kelly is the new communications director for Councilwoman Janice Hahn. Jonny Olsen, a 28-year-old L.A. native and former semipro skater, has become the only white pop star in Laos. They call him MawlumMawkhaenFalang. Times reporter Mike Boehm will be on KPCC's "Airtalk" with Larry Mantle after 11 am to talk about the financial troubles at MOCA....
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... whether we're already seeing signs of an economic recovery.TJ Sullivan on the fake quake. (Sorry.)Janice Hahn is revving up her tomorrow night at a San Pedro waffle shop.Sandra Bullock's stalker A former (and fired) aide to Barbara Boxer is The with its holiday toys program for needy kids.HBO is about to hit the jackpot about the Obama presidential campaign.--Veronique de Turenne12:35...
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... incumbents Eric Garcetti, Ed Reyes, Dennis Zine, Richard Alarcon, Jan Perry, Bill Rosendahl and Janice Hahn all have opponents but no serious challenges. Same with Board of Education member Monica Garcia. The open seats on the board drew some interesting names.Board of Education district #4Ben Austin, political operative and Green Dot affiliateBill Ring, parent activistMike Stryer,...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
A ballot measure that would have raised $30 million a year for Los Angeles anti-gang programs fell just shy of the two-thirds vote needed to pass, according to unofficial returns tallied this morning.Proposition A received 66.12% of the vote -- six-tenths of a percentage point short of victory. With such a tight margin, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn said she was still holding...
Daily News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
A parcel tax to fund gang prevention and intervention programs was falling short late Tuesday of the two-thirds vote it needs to pass. Measure A, funded by a $36-a-year tax on all property in Los Angeles, would provide $30 million a year to pay for programs designed to keep kids out of gangs.The measure was developed and pushed by City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, whose district includes...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... tax hike to pay for anti-gang measures, which needed two-thirds to win approval.City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who had pushed for Proposition A, said the measure could not overcome a crumbling economy."We were asking a lot of people on this ballot -- new schools, new community college buildings, high-speed rail," Hahn said. "I think voters had to pick and choose, because at...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
... and General Counsel of MALDEF; and Los Angeles City Council members Richard Alarcon, Jose Huizar, Janice Hahn, Jan Perry and Tom LaBonge. Also attending were Helen Iris Torres, Executive Director HOPE; Josh Norek, Deputy Director, Vote Latino, and representatives from Green Dot and SALEF. The MC for the rally was Nancy Agosto, from Noticero Azteca America, Los Angeles. Highlights...
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
Obama's first rally in Los AngelesKevin Roderick • • From the LA Observed video archive, Sen. Barack Obama came to Los Angeles in June, 2007 and drew an excited crowd long before he pulled ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton. "This is the earliest I've ever seen a campaign reach this pitch," analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe tells Jacob Soboroff. With appearances by City Council members Jack Weiss and Janice...
