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Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... from a list of three 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...
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Maximum PC all RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Los Angeles City Council approved a deal which will roll out Gmail and Google Apps to about 30,000 employees throughout the city. "The City of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the nation, made a world-class decision today to support a state-of-the-art e-mail system," said Tony Cardenas an L.A. City Councilman. Most of the concerns regarding the switch surrounded privacy,...
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Blade Watch (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... made a world-class decision today to support a state-of-the-art e-mail system,” said Councilman Tony Cardenas who was behind the original motion to make the shift to Google. Despite lobbying by Microsoft, the LA City Council ended months of speculation and debate with a decision to transfer e-mail operations for its 30,000 employees to Google. The deal is significant for public sector...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... for free. "The titans are fighting, and they all want our attention," said Councilman Tony Cardenas, who sponsored the legislation granting the contract to Google. The vote came amid a push by Mountain View-based Google to market its "cloud computing" services – applications that run remotely on the company's own servers instead of users' desktop machines...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... made a world-class decision today to support a state-of-the-art e-mail system," said Councilman Tony Cardenas, who made the motion to approve the Google system.After more than two hours of debate, the council voted 12 to 0 to approve the $7.25-million contract, which endured months of intense opposition from Microsoft. The Redmond, Wash., software giant paid City Hall lobbyists tens...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... services for free."The titans are fighting, and they all want our attention," said Councilman Tony Cardenas, who sponsored the legislation granting the contract to Google.The vote came amid a push by Mountain View-based Google to market its "cloud computing" services — applications that run remotely on the company's own servers instead of users' desktop machines — to governments and...
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LAist (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... But why do we need to pay him when we have someone who is capable?" questioned Councilman Tony Cardenas. City Council may look at how they can change city law so they have authority over such moves. Currently, even DWP's commission has no authority over it as contracts under $150,000 need no approval.
