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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00 |
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La Mirada~The city council on Tuesday passed resolution 12-06 to support legislation, along with other area cities of SB 659, which will temporarily postpone the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in the state.
With the passing of recent bill ABX1 26, the state has essentially told city redevelopment agencies to shut down shop.
“This is a travesty”, City manager Tom Robinson said, “The state is eliminating organizations that do a billion dollars worth of good.”
Many city agencies are scrambling to react and hope to postpone the shutdown to at least April 15th-which SB 659 will provide.
A series of events must take place in the State Legislature by February 1st however, to make that happen, including a call for a special session.
With that February 1st deadline looming, the city redevelopment agency may have performed its last action as an official body. The Lamplighter has asked several area city managers, including our own Tom Robinson to comment on the end of redevelopment. Their comments can be found on page 7.
NEW CITY COMMISSIONER NAMED
La Mirada native, Kenny Meyer was sworn in as the city’s latest commissioner.
Kenny will serve on the Community Services Commission for an unexpired term ending in June 2013.
Kenny was born and raised in La Mirada, and has been very involved in youth sports programs over the years.
He has served as an assistant for the La Mirada High School freshmen football for ten years, and initiated a study session program for the players.
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 07:28 |
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Norwalk~A Candidates Forum will be held for the Norwalk-La Mirada School Board on Thursday, October 20th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Norwalk City Hall Council Chambers, 12700 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk.
There are four candidates manuevering for three spots-Jesse Urquidi, Karen Morrison, Chris Pflanzer, and Diane Gramajo.
The event is being hosted by the Norwalk Community Coordinating Council and the Norwalk Woman's Club.
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Written by Tony Aiello
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 00:00 |
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Note: We have a correction in our story. Victor Juan pulled his papers and is not running for the position. Therefore, leaving only four candidates.
Norwalk~The November 8th election is quickly approaching with three seats up for grabs, to serve as a Governing Member on the Norwalk-La Mirada School District Board of Education.
The district is comprised of 17 elementary, six middle schools, and four high schools serving Norwalk, La Mirada and surrounding communities.
Lorraine Neal decided not to run for re-election, and Pauline Deal was recently appointed to a seat on the La Mirada City Council. That leaves Karen Morrison as the only incumbent running with the three spots available.
The candidates for the election, that is a little over six weeks away include: Jessie Urquidi, Diane Gramajo, Chris Pflanzer, Victor Juan and Morrison.
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La Mirada~The La Mirada Chamber of Commerce and Biola University will be hosting a La Mirada City Council Candidates Forum on February 24th at Biola University.
Five contenders are vying for three seats on the five-member panel including Andrew Sarega, Police Officer; Steve DeRuse, Pastor and La Mirada Commissioner; Larry Mowles,  Insurance Executive and La Mirada Commissioner; Paul Brown, State Deputy Attorney; and incumbent Steve Jones.
The time of the event is set for 6:30 p.m. with the exact location on the Biola campus still to be announced.
Check back here for additional election information as it develops, leading up to Election Day on March 8th. |
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90's Rat Pack Down to On; Dames Not Running
La Mirada~The City Council retirement home just gained another resident recently.
Pete Dames joins Hal Malkin, both on the La Mirada City Council since 1994, in announcing they are not running for re-election in March 2011.
Well, wait a minute, actually Malkin made the announcement (multiple times) last year and was never a factor. Dames however, pulled papers last month and let the deadline come and go without returning them, apparently making his decision not to run, at the last minute.
An announcement by Dames was never made, letting the passage of time do it for him.
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