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aids-write.org (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... collectives from making a profit. “When can we finally stop the merry-go-round'” said Councilman Dennis Zine, who urged his colleagues to discard the city attorney’s version. “We’re going to come back with another version and another version, and it’s going to be 2010, and then 2011 and 2015, and we’ll be dead by then and we won’t accomplish anything.” The decision broke the major...
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SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... has agreed to pay some of the costs of the Michael Jackson memorial, according to City Councilman Dennis Zine. City Council candidates Chris Essel and Paul Krekorian will debate Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at Notre Dame High School, hosted by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association. Attorney General Jerry Brown faces political blowback no matter how he rules on the undercover videotaping...
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aids-write.org (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... clear they were ready to move on. “When can we finally stop the merry-go-round'” said Councilman Dennis Zine, who kicked off the City Council’s consideration of the issue in 2005 when concerns about dispensaries first surfaced. He proposed an alternative provision that would allow dispensaries to accept cash for marijuana as long as they comply with state law. William Carter, the...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... collectives from making a profit."When can we finally stop the merry-go-round?" said Councilman Dennis Zine, who urged his colleagues to discard the city attorney's version. "We're going to come back with another version and another version, and it's going to be 2010, and then 2011 and 2015, and we'll be dead by then and we won't accomplish anything."The decision broke the major deadlock...
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Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... people who will be drafting this: Ed Reyes-Chair (213)-473-7001 councilmember.reyes@lacity.org Dennis Zine (213)-473-7003 councilmember.zine@lacity.org Jose Huizar (213)-473-7014 councilmember.huizar@lacity.org Tony Cardenas (213) -473-7006 councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org Jan Perry (213)-473-7009 Jan.Perry@lacity.org Greig Smith (213)-473-7012 councilmember.smith@lacity.org If you...
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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...
