Tony Cardenas

City Vote Says 'Stop Elephant Exhibit Construction'

LAist (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

Yesterday, the LA City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee voted 3 to 2, recommending construction to halt on the LA Zoo's $42-million elephant exhibit. Originally given the go-ahead in 2006, Councilmember Tony Cardenas recently brought the issue back up saying that Billy, the lone zoo elephant, has pathological problems and that a city-owned elephant sanctuary would better suit him...

Los Angeles World Airports: Reminder - MEDIA ADVISORY: Van Nuys Airport's 80th Anniversary Celebration Honors Medical Flight Teams

Market Wire - Medical and Healthcare: Surgery and Treatments (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Administrator Judy Sherif 8 p.m. Awards presentations by Los Angeles City Councilmember Tony Cárdenas WHO: Honorees: Alan Purwin, Helinet Aviation president and founder (Helinet Aviation provides a helicopter, dedicated flight crew, fuel and insurance at no cost to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles) Dr. Francine Vogler, AIRescue International medical director (AIRescue celebrates...

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Work on L.A. Zoo elephant exhibit temporarily halted

Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday

... City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who supports keeping pachydermss at the Los Angeles Zoo. Councilman Tony Cardenas, who proposed that the elephant exhibit be shut down over concerns that the huge animals need room to walk and typically suffer debilitating foot problems inside zoos, said he appreciates the work of GLAZA but questioned whether the private organization would be able to take...

The LA Zoo Elephant Controversy from the Other Side

LAist (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

Photo by Anikia Malone via Flickr Brenda Scott Royce, director of publications for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association , sounded off this weekend at Huffington Post about all the elephant talk going on these days. Animal activists and Councilman Tony Cardenas want the exhibit currently under construction to halt work and have a search a large expansive elephant sanctuary. Royce,...

Los Angeles World Airports: Reminder - MEDIA ADVISORY: Van Nuys Airport's 80th Anniversary Celebration Honors Medical Flight Teams

Market Wire - Travel and Hospitality: Tourism (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

... Administrator Judy Sherif 8 p.m. Awards presentations by Los Angeles City Councilmember Tony Cárdenas WHO: Honorees: Alan Purwin, Helinet Aviation president and founder (Helinet Aviation provides a helicopter, dedicated flight crew, fuel and insurance at no cost to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles) Dr. Francine Vogler, AIRescue International medical director (AIRescue celebrates...

Morning Buzz: Tuesday 12.2.08

SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

... Lari Pittman.Meanwhile: turns to a letter-writing campaign. Patt Morrison will have Councilman Tony Cardenas and L.A. Zoo director John Lewes on KPCC at 1 p.m. to talk about the elephant enclosure. 8:54 AM Tuesday, December 2 2008 • More by tag: Email or share:

Los Angeles World Airports: MEDIA ADVISORY: Van Nuys Airport's 80th Anniversary Celebration Honors Medical Flight Teams

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

... Administrator Judy Sherif 8 p.m. Awards presentations by Los Angeles City Councilmember Tony Cárdenas WHO: Honorees: Alan Purwin, Helinet Aviation president and founder (Helinet Aviation provides a helicopter, dedicated flight crew, fuel and insurance at no cost to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles) Dr. Francine Vogler, AIRescue International medical director (AIRescue celebrates...