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aids-write.org (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... forum tonight. he is a big supporter of same-sex marriage, and rode in gay pride in councilmember dennis zine’s motorcycle brigade. what’s the problem with medical cannabis? his friend, cm zine, was one of the sponsors of the medical cannabis ordinance, and has said a dispensary-model ordinance is needed in los angeles. cultivation only won’t work. and that stuff about not...
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Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... finalists. The other Public Safety committee members are Councilmen Tony Cardenas, Ed Reyes and Dennis Zine, and Councilwoman Jan Perry. Villaraigosa said the 56-year-old Beck, a 32-year police veteran who has been serving as the LAPD's chief of detectives, was "a progressive police reformer" who is "tough on crime" and "a leader with deep respect and understanding of the police officers...
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aids-write.org (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... adopted in August 2007. “Anyone who doesn’t comply is going to be taken down,” warned Councilman Dennis Zine, who initiated the council’s consideration of dispensaries more than four years ago. “Once we take a few down and some publicity comes about, those who are in it for the cash business will say it’s too hot, let’s get out of it.” David Berger, a special assistant to City Atty....
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SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... Ordinance, placing a moratorium on new applications. "We're going to ban sales," Councilman Dennis Zine told the LA Times. "The profit margin is what's gotten them going. They're not in there to help people, they're in there to make money." The Times reports that some Council members want to take up the draft ordinance within the next week. Earlier this week, a Superior Court judge...
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Mayor Sam's Sister City (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Republican politicians like DA Steve Cooley and City Attorney Carmen Trutanich - who do the impossible and get elected in blue leaning Los Angeles - typically either go RINO (a la Dennis Zine, Dick Riordan and Greig "Sleepy Bear" Smith) or crash and burn. That is where TrutanaCooley are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
... now" between the city's elected officials, said Garcetti, standing with the mayor and Councilman Dennis Zine outside the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga station.The news conference provided a sharp contrast to last week's debate over police hiring, which involved sharp words between Police Chief William J. Bratton and two council members, Jan Perry and Greig Smith.By comparison,...
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Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
... now" between the city's elected officials, said Garcetti, standing with the mayor and Councilman Dennis Zine outside the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga station.The news conference provided a sharp contrast to last week's debate over police hiring, which involved sharp words between Police Chief William J. Bratton and two council members, Jan Perry and Greig Smith. By comparison,...
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SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The Department of Water and Power commission the hiring of S. David Freeman as temporary general manager at $325,000 a year, while facing more political heat over paying David Nahai the $82,000 remaining on his salary for this year to be available to consult. Nahai last week, and City Council member Dennis Zine said Nahai could be retained by the hour if his expertise is needed between...
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LAist (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The DWP headquarters in Downtown L.A. | Photo by Omar Omar via Flickr Furthering the ridiculousness of the David Nahai consulting contract , City Councilmembers are chiming in as well. "This is more than comical," City Councilman Dennis Zine was quoted saying in the Daily News . "Here we are putting city workers on furlough, talking about reducing cop hiring, asking people...
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Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
... stays on as a consultant at his current salary, he would earn nearly $82,000 by Dec. 31.Councilman Dennis Zine criticized the proposal, calling it a sweetheart deal that would leave the DWP paying for two top executives, Nahai and his interim replacement. Zine said he would ask the council to take up the consulting proposal if it is approved by the DWP."Whoever came up with...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
... stays on as a consultant at his current salary, he would earn nearly $82,000 by Dec. 31.Councilman Dennis Zine criticized the proposal, calling it a sweetheart deal that would leave the DWP paying for two top executives, Nahai and his interim replacement. Zine said he would ask the council to take up the consulting proposal if it is approved by the DWP."Whoever came up with...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
... it and those legitimate distributors who are trying to help people," said L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine.The issue boiled over at two recent meetings of the City Council planning committee, which has struggled for two years to write an ordinance to control medical marijuana.On Tuesday, the committee kicked an unfinished draft over to the Public Safety Committee without resolving...
