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Jan/Feb 2019 Vol 54-1
Your Pension and Health Care Watchdog 60 Years of Dedicated Service to L.A. County Retirees Jan/Feb 2019 Vol 54-1 President’s Message by Dave Muir As we launch into the new year, RELAC’s directors join me in extending our sincere best wishes to all our readers for a healthy and happy 2019. RELAC remains well-positioned to continue to serve and protect you. We are fortunate our finances have allowed us to build a sizable war chest that can be used to fight any threats to our benefits. The only thing that could threaten our Dave Muir Brian Berger Greg Walia benefits would be a bankruptcy of the County. And that’s not going to happen. As I wrote in September 2018, one of the major credit rating agencies, S&P, revised its “outlook” on County finances as “positive.” Joseph Kelly, the County treasurer and tax collector and a member of LACERA’s Boards of Retirement and Investments, explained: “A positive change in ‘outlook’ is usually a pre- cursor to a ratings upgrade. The County’s current rating with S&P is AA+; an upgrade would be a rating of AAA. Yes, triple A!!! S&P stated the Mary K. Rodriguez Bill de la Garza positive outlook reflected the robust local economic performance from an already strong RELAC Officers Re-Elected in 2019 and very diverse base; S&P’s view that the County’s effective budgetary discipline since the end of the The RELAC Board of Directors has re-elected its 2018 officers to new terms Great Recession has played a significant role in in 2019. -
Los Angeles Makes History with #Resistmarch
WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • L.A. all-in for Olympics. pg. 3 It’s a heat wave! Temps in • Two arrested for the mid to murder in upper 80s Hollywood. pg. 4 Volume 27 No. 24 Serving West Hollywood, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills and Wilshire Communities June 15, 2017 Los Angeles makes history Bomb threats target withn #ResistMarch threen Jewish temples 100,000 turn out Police say threats taken ‘very seriously’ with pride and as the University Synagogue. persistence Lopez said the threats were all Los Angeles Police Department made via email, and temple repre- officials determined that three sentatives called 911. bomb threats made last Saturday At the #ResistMarch rally last The first was reported at 8:06 morning targeting Jewish temples Sunday in Hollywood, Phill a.m. by representatives of the were hoaxes. Wilson, president and CEO of the University Synagogue in West Los However, the incidents illustrate Los Angeles-based Black AIDS Angeles. Approximately six min- the need for security and continued Institute, said, “there are moments utes later, representatives of the vigilance, and were taken “very in time when people of good will Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Erika seriously,” said LAPD spokesman have an obligation to speak, to J. Glazer Family Campus at 3663 Mike Lopez. stand in solidarity and to resist.” Wilshire Blvd. also reported a The threats were made to the “This is such a moment,” he threat. The third threat was made Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s said to more than 100,000 people Glazer and Irmas campuses, as well See Threats page 21 who marched from Hollywood Boulevard to West Hollywood Park. -
May/June2018 Vol 53-3
Your Pension and Health Care Watchdog 60 Years of Dedicated Service to L.A. County Retirees May/June2018 Vol 53-3 President’s Message RELAC Urges State to Allow LACERA by Dave Muir to Correct Erroneous Denial of Public Pension Plans Now Reviewing Investments Disability Retirement Benefits in Gun Manufacturers The RELAC Board of Directors has endorsed state legislation sponsored by LACERA to allow the The recent killing of 17 students and teachers in payment of approximately $800,000 to more than Parkland, Florida has caused public pensions to come 85 L.A. County retirees who were erroneously under scrutiny for investing in gun companies. An denied retroactive disability benefits over a two- article in the March 5, 2018 Wall Street Journal reported year period. that 12 state teachers’ pension systems own shares of gun manufacturers. Two of the funds, New Jersey and Massachusetts, are under pressure to sell RELAC President Dave Muir led the effort to their stocks in the wake of the Florida school shooting. Florida’s gun holdings introduce Assembly Bill 2076 after discovering are relatively insignificant, totaling $2.64 million. as a member of LACERA’s Board of Retirement that LACERA’s Disability Litigation Office was The ability of a public pension plan to exclude investments for social purposes misinterpreting a provision of the Retirement Law, is difficult, and, many advise, ill informed. The trustees of public pension funds which led to the erroneous denial of benefits. owe a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries of the fund to maximize investment Although the Board of Retirement agreed with earnings to assure that benefits promised to retirees can be delivered. -
NCSEJ WEEKLY TOP 10 Washington, D.C. May 03, 2019
NCSEJ WEEKLY TOP 10 Washington, D.C. May 03, 2019 U.S. Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr to Visit Ukraine Ukrinform, May 1, 2019 https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/2691816-us-special-envoy-to-combat-antisemitism-elan-carr-to-visit- ukraine.html May 1-15, United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr will travel to Israel and European countries, including Ukraine. The U.S. Department of State said this in its statement released on April 30. From May 1-5, Special Envoy Carr will be a member of the U.S. delegation attending the International March for the Living, held in Poland and Israel. The March for the Living is an annual event to educate participants on the history of the Holocaust and the roots of prejudice, intolerance, and hatred. Special Envoy Carr will travel to Kyiv (Ukraine) to address the Kyiv Jewish Forum on May 6. He will also meet with Ukrainian government officials and Jewish community representatives. From May 7-9, Elan Carr will travel to Warsaw, Poland and Budapest, Hungary, where he will meet with government officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and Jewish community leaders. On May 12, Special Envoy Carr will travel to Belgium. In Brussels, he will meet with Belgian government officials, local NGOs, and Jewish community leaders. Belarus Building Site Yields the Bones of 1,214 Holocaust Victims By Andrew Higgins The New York Times, April 27, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/world/europe/belarus-holocaust-mass-grave.html Tatyana Lakhay, a cheerful fitness instructor in the Belarus city of Brest, returned to her apartment after a morning exercise class when she glanced out a window and came face to face with the horrors of the Holocaust. -
Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2019 Remarks at the Israeli
Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2019 Remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019 in Hollywood, Florida December 7, 2019 The President. Well, thank you very much. And thank you to Miriam. Thank you. She's so cute, she said: "I didn't finish my speech. What should I do?" I said, "Go ahead and finish it. Don't worry about it." [Laughter] Don't let a little music get in your way. And it was a beautiful speech. That was a beautiful speech. Thank you, both. These are great people, and they love Israel. And I have to say, on behalf of everyone here today, I want to thank Miriam and Sheldon for the extraordinary commitment they make to fostering an unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel. It's unbreakable. Unbreakable. Each of you in this room tonight is a national treasure. Just remember that too. Before continuing, I also want to express our profound support to our entire Nation for the victims of the evil and barbaric attack at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. Our hearts break for the families who lost their precious loved ones in this atrocity. Another atrocity. We send the urgent prayers of all Americans. During times of pain, Americans always stand together and never leave each other's side. We do best under pressure. Today I'm here to talk about how peace-loving nations can work together to build a future of greater security, prosperity, and hope for our children and generations to come. I'd like to begin by saying how truly thrilled I am to become the President of the United States and to address the fastest growing Jewish organization in the Nation: the Israeli American Council. -
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2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT EAGLESWINGS.ORG EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 2-3 2/21/20 4:42 PM Nationally, our work of bringing together Jewish and Christian leaders in cities across America Dear Friend, continues to grow and flourish. From marches down Fifth Avenue in New York City to We are living in a time of unprecedented and constantly Celebrate Israel rallies in Los Angeles, we are mobilizing Christians to active support for Israel. accelerating change. The political, social, and religious landscape is in massive flux. Eagles’ Wings is poised as Generationally, we continue to bring emerging young pastors to Israel, providing the never before to address these changes and provide opportunity for them to see Israel first-hand. Each time they return educated, inspired, and leadership in this unique time in human history. equipped to activate their congregations to support Israel. Globally, Eagles’ Wings is actively engaged in mobilizing Finally, we are seeing historic openness for dialogue and connection with formerly closed Muslim the Christian community to stand with Israel. Our nations such as Azerbaijan, who are beginning to welcome a Christian presence and who are movement touched six continents this year, mobilizing aligning themselves in support of Israel. All of this is only possible through the generosity and millions to prayer through the Day of Prayer for the hard work of our partners, volunteers, and staff. In the midst of the global changes impacting Peace of Jerusalem and strategic ministry tours to our world, Eagles’ Wings will continue to be at the forefront of awakening the Church to their role Germany, Brazil, and the Philippines. -
LA County Reimagined
Care First Budget LA County Reimagined FISCAL YEAR 2020 - 2021 Contents 3 Executive Summary 6 COVID-19 & Incarceration Threaten Public Health and Safety in Los Angeles County 6 COVID-19 is already inside Los Angeles County carceral facilities 7 Inhumane conditions put our entire county at risk 7 Immediate action through 4 key proposals is necessary 10 Proposal 1: Los Angeles County must continue to reduce its jail population 11 Los Angeles must reduce its pretrial incarceration 17 Los Angeles must conduct post-conviction re-sentencing and vacations of judgment 18 Los Angeles must reduce harms against those held in custody 19 Proposal 2: Los Angeles must decriminalize and decarcerate its youth 21 Probation budgets rise as youth incarceration rates decrease 22 LA County must invest in youth development 23 Transforming youth justice 26 Proposal 3: Capturing Cost Savings 26 LA County must meet this historic moment 26 Less people in the jails equals cost savings 27 Los Angeles County must reduce Law Enforcement budgets 29 Adapt AB109 budget allocations to the COVID-19 landscape 30 Jail closure and capital project reinvestment 32 Proposal 4: Los Angeles County must increase its investments in ATI implementation 32 You can’t deny the return on investment into alternatives to incarceration 33 ATI implementation priorities for COVID-19 35 Care First Proposed Budget 39 Conclusion 40 Authors Executive Summary Over the past few months and weeks, people new system of public safety.1 In New York, City across Los Angeles County—and the nation— Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has called on Mayor have made clear that local budgets must prioritize Bill de Blasio to cut $1.1 billion from the New community-based systems of care rather than York City Police Department (NYPD) over the incarceration and the various forms of policing that next four fiscal years, shifting both responsibilities have punished our most vulnerable communities and dollars away from the NYPD and toward and depleted resources. -
Antithetical to American Ideals
Antithetical to American Ideals February 11, 2019 President Trump’s State of the Union address covered many topics, including a brief, but direct message about the need to pass school choice legislation. In its post-SOTU statement below( ) Agudah focused on the President’s message that anti-Semitic hatred and violence is antithetical to American ideals and must be aggressively fought in thought, speech, and deed. The President’s speech came on the same day that news broke that Elan Carr, of Los Angeles, was tapped to serve as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. Mr. Carr is well know to our California board members and Agudath Israel welcomed him as an “excellent choice to effectively lead the United States’ fight against global anti- Semitism.” L to R: Howard Winkler, Elan Carr, Yonathan Berdugo, and Stanley Treitel The California Agudah office is organizing a leadership mission to Sacramento on February 27th (see here to read about the importance of such missions) while our New York office is hosting its annual mission to Albany on March 6th (click here to register). These grassroots visits with elected officials are critical to our efforts and I encourage you to join us. Last week, I shared a five minute video about the importance of calling your legislators (here). Continuing with that series, I will be sharing short clips from a longer presentation called “Advocacy Made Simple” over the next few weeks. To watch my introduction to that session, click on the image below. Advocacy Made Simple: Introduction (Rabbi Motzen) One way to put theory into practice is by contacting Congress today and ask them to maintain critical funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. -
KPCC-KPCV-KUOR Quarterly Report JAN-MAR 2012
Quarterly Programming Report Jan- Mar 2012 KPCC / KPCV / KUOR Date Key Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration Pasadena Police Department will deploy more officers as Occupy activists plan to demonstrate at the 1/1/2012 POLI Rose Parade. CC :19 Skiers and snowboarders across the western United States face a "snow drought" this winter on some 1/1/2012 SPOR of their favorite slopes. Unknown :16 The three-year old Clean Trucks Program at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach moves into its 1/1/2012 TRAN final phase as the year begins. Peterson :58 1/1/2012 LAW Another dozen arson fires broke out overnight in Los Angeles and West Hollywood. CC :17 1/1/2012 ART Native American creation story and bird songs come alive in new Riverside art exhibition. Cuevas 1:33 1/1/2012 MEDI We asked KPCC listeners to look back on 2011 and ahead to 2012. CC :13 1/1/2012 DC Congressmangpyy shares a New Year's Day breakfast recipe. Felde 1:33 contract with United Teachers Los Angeles – an unprecedented agreement that Deasy called “groundbreaking work,” aimed at providing more freedom for teachers, school administrators and 1/2/12 YOUT parents top,gpggpp, manage their respective schools. John Deasy 00:31 of course. Comedy Congress has hung up its Christmas stocking and finds it full of Mitt and Newt and Barack – and it’s our holiday gift to you. Perry ups the voting age; Obama very politely asks Iran for his Alonzo Bodden, Greg 1/2/12 POLI drone back and we play the highlight reel of Cain’s self-described brain twirlings! And just as we thoughtProops, Ben Gleib 00:65 Dr. -
KPCC-KPCV-KUOR Quarterly Report OCT-DEC 2011
Quarterly Programming Report Oct-Dec 2011 KPCC / KPCV / KUOR Date Key Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration 10/1/2011 HEAL The first case of the new session of the U.S. Supreme Court will involve poor and disabled Californians. Felde :59 This weekend marks the grand opening of the biggest and most ambitious art project Southern California - and maybe the world - has ever seen. For the next six months, 60 cultural institutions and 70 galleries are collaborating on "Pacific Standard Time," which documents art made in LA from 1945 to 1980. The Getty Foundation is footing much of the bill with ten-million dollars in grants, and on Tuesday 10/1/2011 ART the Getty hosted the press opening. Off-Ramp's John Rabe was there. John Rabe 8:34 Since Pacific Standard Time is all about L.A., we’ve asked some of the artists who were making art in the city from 1945 to 1980 to take us to three places here that are important to them. Anywhere. We’re 10/1/2011 ART starting this week with performance artist Barbara T Smith. Kevin Ferguson 5:39 Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with Jim Meskimen, YouTube sensation, actor and man of a thousand voices, including Robin Williams, Kirk Douglas, Charleton Heston, Woody Allen, Droopy Dog, President George W Bush and Harvey Keitel. His show "Jimpressions" comes to The Acting Center at Hollywood 10/1/2011 ART and Western on October 7 & 8. John Rabe 7:21 "Andy Rooney" has long been a staple of Off-Ramp. Here, he muses about his 320 years on CBS, and 10/1/2011 ART the people who've made a living imitating him. -
Please Click on the County of Los Angeles Seal to Return to This Page
PLEASE CLICK ON THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SEAL TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE CLICK HERE FOR THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADVISORY BODY’S REPORT DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2016 CLICK HERE FOR THE SHERIFF'S REPORT DATED JUNE 2, 2017 CLICK HERE FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT DATED OCTOBER 10, 2017 Information Systems Advisory Body County of Los Angeles CHAIRMAN Jim McDonnell November 8, 2016 Sheriff CHAIR PRO TEM TO: Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Chair Ali Farahani ISAB Director Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Supervisor Sheila Kuehl ISAB Supervisor Don Knabe Ali Farahani Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Director (562) 403-6501 Fernando Angell FROM: Ali Farahani Assistant Director (562) 403-6505 ISAB Director Eugene Cabrera Director, Project Development SUBJECT: Developing a Countywide Digital Evidence Management Strategy (Item (562) 403-6513 No. 2, Agenda of July 12, 2016) Duane Nguyen Director, Integration Services (562) 403-6527 On July 12, 2016, your Board directed “the Information Systems Advisory Body in MEMBERS collaboration with the Executive Director of the Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Jim McDonnell Sheriff Committee, District Attorney, Public Defender, Alternate Public Defender, County Counsel, Sherri R. Carter Executive Officer/Clerk Chief Executive Officer, and other public safety and justice partners to develop an L.A. Superior Court Jackie Lacey implementation strategy for a Countywide Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) District Attorney based on open industry standards and report back to the Board of Supervisors in writing in 120 Janice Fukai Alternate Public Defender days.” Sachi Hamai Chief Executive Officer Ronald L. Brown Public Defender The Information Systems Advisory Body (ISAB) established a Committee that was comprised Cal Remington Interim Chief Probation Officer of representatives from the following agencies: Jim Smith President, Police Chiefs’ Association Sheriff’s Department Dr. -
2014 Annual Report Is an Official Publication President's Letter
ANNUAL 2014 REPORT LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROFESSIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED 1951 | PROUDLY REPRESENTING 8,700 MEMBERS REPRESENTATION PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING PROFESSIONALS Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association 188 E. Arrow Highway San Dimas, CA 91773 (323) 261-3010 | (800) 747-PPOA Table of Contents [email protected] www.ppoa.com Facebook/Twitter: “LAPPOA” The 2014 Annual Report is an official publication President's Letter ...........................................................4 of the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA). Opinions expressed by individual Board members or contributing authors in this publication The PPOA Story .............................................................6 do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the entire Board. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Representation ...............................................................7 BRIAN MORIGUCHI, President JIM CRONIN, Vice President JIM BLANKENSHIP, Secretary ROGELIO MALDONADO, Treasurer PPOA Insurance Agency ..............................................8 DIRECTORS BURTON BRINK Member Benefits ............................................................9 JODY CLOUNCH DANYA HAZEN PATRICK JORDAN CHRISTOPHER LEE Legislative Success ...................................................... 10 ART REDDY TAB RHODES JIM SCHALLERT 2014 Year in Review .....................................................12 PPOA STAFF MEMBERS PAUL K. ROLLER, Executive Director PPOA Delegates ..........................................................