Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Thursday

The effort to pass Jamiel's Law is having a positive effect.  Los Angeles County has hired additional staff who will be responsible for interviewing jailed gangbangers about their immigration status. Those here illegally will be turned over to the Feds.  Kudos to the Sheriff and the Board of Supervisors!

A portion of Reseda in the San Fernando Valley has been renamed Reseda Ranch.  The purpose of this is to prevent developers from developing the large lots that dominate the area.  Not sure if this will work; imagine if you worked hard to buy some property and when the time came you couldn't realize a decent return on your investment because of the efforts of some dumbass ex-motorcycle cop riding on a horse.

Blogger David Markland reports that theives posing as DWP and construction workers are ripping people off in Hollywood.  Markland has video of a crook dressed in hard hat and vest stealing a bicycle near his home.

Wednesday HaikuLA introduced Mayor Sam readers to Leryn Franco, javelin thrower for Paraguay in the Beijing 2008 Olympics.  If you want to see more of this athletic hottie you can click here and here.

You Can Make The Choice Not To Waste Plastic Shopping Bags!

I've battled the Nanny State over this issue before but I still feel the free market and not legislation by bachelor nannies is the right way to solve the problem of plastic shopping bags not being recycled. You can add Walgreen's to the list of stores that offer shopping bag options for customers. Way to go! And the County of LA joins Heal the Bay in the voluntary Day Without A Bag next Thursday.

Extra:
Free market alternatives to mandatory bag recycling.

Mayor Antonio Stretching the Truth Again

Mayor Villaraigosa has not been telling the truth again. He was boasting about the City's Department of Animal Services when it turns out the County is kicking the City's butt:

Yesterday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Animal Services is the largest animal adoption agency in the United States.

This claim is inaccurate. The County of Los Angeles’ Department of Animal Care places more animals each year than the City of Los Angeles.

The City of Los Angeles placed 25,279 animals last year, compared to 28,309 animals placed by the County. In the 2005-06 fiscal year, the City placed 24,515 animals compared to 27,670 for the County. In the year prior to that, the City placed 24,190 animals and the County placed 28,203.

The County of Los Angeles’ Department of Animal Care and Control is the largest animal control agency in the country, serving all unincorporated Los Angeles County as well as 51 contract cities. “Our staff and volunteers work diligently to place abandoned animals into new, loving homes” stated County of Los Angeles Director Marcia Mayeda. “They should be recognized and congratulated for their efforts that lead the nation in the numbers of animals adopted”.

Oh well. It's a silly summer, the Council is on a much needed (for us) vacation and we need something to keep us going until Labor Day right?

Cross Not Returning To Seal

The Ninth Circuit said it was okay to cross off the cross from the County seal.
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