April Archives

April 2000

Yaroslavsky Leads Successful Drive to Turn Down Malibu Canyon Continental Communities Development Project in Calabasas - By a unanimous 4-0 vote, the Board of Supervisors adopted Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's motion to deny approval of a massive retail and residential project in unincorporated County territory adjacent to the City of Calabasas. Yaroslavsky, local residents, open-space advocates and other opponents argued that the proposed shopping center and townhouse complex would encroach on one of the County's 61 designated Significant Ecological Areas, eliminating more than 100 oak trees and creating substantial traffic and other environmental problems. "The prospect of a major commercial center and residential complex on one of the most beautiful oak savannas in the Santa Monica Mountains within eyesight of the 101 Freeway has haunted people," Yaroslavsky said after the vote. It was the very first time, he noted, that the County has taken a stand against developers building in the Calabasas and Agoura Hills area.

Yaroslavsky Announces Upcoming Free All-Day Arts Festival - Zev Yaroslavsky has announced that the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County will host an upcoming free-admission "pARTy" celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the organization's Education Division, which currently delivers model arts education to 1.3 million Southern California students and teachers at more than 13,500 events each year. The "pARTy" will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2000 at the Performing Arts Center Plaza (on Hope Street between Temple and First Streets). Yaroslavsky said that the event will bring together Southern California's diverse communities for an all-day arts festival featuring music, dancing, theatrical performances, arts workshops, storytelling, and a Symphony for Youth concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. For further information, call (213) 250-ARTS or click here.

Yaroslavsky Announces Public Works Projects - Yaroslavsky has announced Board approval of the following public works projects in the Third District:

Malibu Sewer Lining - Public Works officials plan to install liners in an estimated 7,300 feet of sewer pipe in Malibu along portions of Broad Beach Road and other City streets. Yaroslavsky said that the work would be performed under a $230,865 contract awarded to U-Liner West, of Long Beach. Yaroslavsky said that the project is part of the Department's ongoing program for the lining of deteriorated sanitary sewers in order to restore their integrity and extend their service life. The work is expected to take 45 working days, beginning in June and ending in August.

San Fernando Storm Drain Cleaning - Beginning in July, some 10,500 street drains in the west area of the county, including the San Fernando Valley and the Westlake Village area, will be cleaned out. The work is part of an ongoing program to clean all drains in the flood control system annually to ensure they function properly and to help protect water quality, Yaroslavsky said. The work is expected to take 45 days and conclude in September.

Board Takes Up Yaroslavsky Call To Pay Janitors a Livable Wage - On April 4, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky won unanimous Board approval for his motion to express Board support for the aspirations of janitors represented by Service Employees International Union, Local 1877, who are seeking higher wages and better benefits for their families. Yaroslavsky also argued his case in a Los Angeles Times op-ed article published on April 7, 2000.

Yaroslavsky Announces County Board Meetings To Be Carried On-line, in Real Time, For the First Time - Yaroslavsky announced that weekly meetings of the Board of Supervisors are now available on-line, for the first time, in real time. Those interested can log on to the County's new Executive Office home page at <http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Main.htm> and hit the "online" link, or directly type in <http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/MtgsBoard/LiveBroadcast.htm> Yaroslavsky noted that the Board's weekly agendas and supporting material, Statements of Proceedings from past meetings, lobbyist filings, County codes, and a wide variety of other public information is already available on-line.

Yaroslavsky Announces Public Works Projects - Yaroslavsky has announced Board approval of the following public works projects in the Third District:

New Portion of Hollyhills Storm Drain Planned - Yaroslavsky announced that the Board of Supervisors has approved a $674,450 contract with Southern California Underground Contractors, Inc., of Brea to construct a portion of the Hollyhills Drain project in the Beverly Center area. Click here for further details.

Aliso Creek Channel Improvements - Yaroslavsky has announced that a new project will soon be underway to construct an access ramp into Aliso Creek channel and repair the concrete channel bottom. Yaroslavsky said that the new ramp will cut the cost of maintaining the channel, and the repairs to the concrete bottom will extend its service life. The work will be performed between Plummer Street and Nordhoff Street and Wilbur Avenue and Vanalden Avenue in the Northridge area. Click here for further details.

Yaroslavsky Announces Hollywood Bowl Park-and-Ride and Shuttle Service - Yaroslavsky has announced that Hollywood Bowl concertgoers this season will once again be able to take advantage of park-and-ride and shuttle service from 15 area parking lots throughout the County. The fares will remain $2.50 per person each way for the park-and-ride service and $2.50 round trip for the shuttle service from remote lots, while parking at the lots themselves is free. Further information may be obtained by calling (323) 850-2000. Click here for further information, including a roster of sites in the Third District.

Board Adopts Yaroslavsky Proposal to Combat Syphilis Outbreak - Acting on an urgency motion by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, the Board of Supervisors on April 11 approved an immediate $560,000 allocation for a public education and condom-distribution campaign to combat a syphilis outbreak among gay men that has been primarily concentrated in the West Hollywood, Hollywood and Silverlake neighborhoods. Yaroslavsky noted that the number of reported cases had roughly tripled in the two weeks since the issue was first brought to the Board's attention. "This is a big deal," Yaroslavsky said. "I think everybody realizes that."

Yaroslavsky Announces Commission Appointments in April (+ designates reappointments)

04/18/00 Stephen Rosmarin, Veterans Advisory Commission

04/18/00 Robert J. Gross,+ Probation Commission