Bernard Parks E-Newsletter
DEAR SUPPORTER,
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE BEING SENT FOR YOUR USAGE AND DISPERSAL TO THOSE WHO MIGHT BENEFIT. PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH AND LET ME KNOW IF THESE E-NEWS TRANSMISSIONS ARE HELPFUL..HAVE A WONDERFUL 2008!!!!!!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1) COLUMN ONE:
2) EVENTS:
3) JOBS!JOBS!!JOBS!!!
4) NEWS!NEWS!!NEWS!!!
5) COMMUNITY COMMENTS REGARDING THE 8TH DISTRICT'S E-NEWS:
BERNARD C. PARKS
COUNCILMEMBER EIGHTH DISTRICT
200 N. SPRING ST #460
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
213-473-7008
213-485-7683
BERNARD.C.PARKS@LACITY.ORG
www.LACITY.ORG/COUNCIL/CD8
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1) COLUMN ONE:
8TH DISTRICT'S NEW WEB-SITE
Visit: www.bernardparks.com
Many of the issues, events, news and job information that are normally contained in this e-news are now routinely updated daily on the 8th District's web-site and these items are purged when they are dated. This change came about due to the increased office work load and the hiring of a "top-flight" web-master. Please visit the web-site as often as you have a need. Particularly, check out Hot Topics, Media, Links and Gallery sections. I will still periodically publish the e-news to highlight many current and very important events.
Tell me what you think about the new site...
Contact: Shawn 213-473-7008
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CORRUPTION "ALIVE AND WELL" IN LOCAL UNIONS
12/2007
http://theunionnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/la-pol-shakes-down-unions-for-non.html
5/3/2008
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/03/local/me-money3
8/9/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-union9-2008aug09,0,1181719.story
8/12/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union12-2008aug12,0,1469274.story
8/17/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-union17-2008aug17,0,6560591.story
8/21/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union21-2008aug21,0,1600346.story
8/21/08
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/us/21union.html
8/22/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-county22-2008aug22,0,7206602.story
8/23/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union23-2008aug23,0,3173214.story
8/26/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union26-2008aug26,0,5532516.story
8/27/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez27-2008aug27,0,5270375.column
8/28/08
http://www.laweekly.com/2008-08-28/news/grim-sleeper/
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union28-2008aug28,0,7105384.story
8/29/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union29-2008aug29,0,7891818.story
9/3/08
http://www.counterpunch.org/early09032008.html
9/4/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-union4-2008sep04,0,2944596.story
9/6/08
http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/career/la-me-union6-2008sep06,0,1868468.story
9/8/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-stern8-2008sep08,0,6028172.story
9/10/08
http://www.thecomptonbulletin.com/news01_091008/index.html
9/13/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-supesrace13-2008sep13,0,4649723.story?track=rss
9/14/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-labor14-2008sep14,0,7647926.story?track=rss
9/15/08
http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_10472942?IADID=Search-www.dailynews.com-www.dailynews.com
9/16/08
http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_10481338?IADID=Search-www.dailynews.com-www.dailynews.com
9/17/08
http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/career/la-me-union17-2008sep17,0,7530987.story
9/18/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union18-2008sep18,0,1661304.story
9/2008
http://www.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2008-09/42418399.pdf
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Parks Wins Approval for two $50,000 Reward Motions to Assist in USC Sexual Assaults
Councilmember Bernard C. Parks won the Los Angeles City Council's approval on a motion today offering a $50,000 reward for each victim in two separate occurrences of sexual assault near the USC campus.
On Friday, September 5, 2008, a 19-year-old USC student was walking in the 3000 block of McClintock Avenue, located just north of the USC campus, when the suspect approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the victim and proceeded to sexually assault her. The suspect then fled the location on foot, in an unknown direction.
On Saturday, September 6, 2008, another 19-year-old USC student was attending a fundraiser for the Latin Business Student Association (LBSA), in the area of 23rd Street and Hoover Avenue. After the event, the victim elected to walk home from the 2300 block of Hoover Avenue to her apartment, located just north of the USC campus. As the victim was walking on Hoover Avenue, LAPD reports that she was approached by three Latino men in their 20s. One of the men, under the guise of providing the victim with an escort home, walked the victim to her nearby residence where he sexually assaulted her. The suspect then fled the location on foot in an unknown direction.
Parks' motion will allow anyone who provides information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the crimes to get the $50,000 rewards.
Anyone who has information regarding this crime should contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 1-877-LAWFUL.
Contact: Shawn C. Parker, 213-473-7008 Office
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Votemaster - Follow the National Election
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2) EVENTS:
Leimert Park Village Farmers’ Market
A Certified Farmers Market
Saturday’s 10:00AM, 3:00PM Degnan Blvd. & 43rd St. in the Vision Theatre Parking Lot
Open All Year Rain or Shine
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Paul C. Hudson, Chairman/CEO- Broadway Financial Corporation
Please Join Me For A Town Hall Meeting
• Is your money safe?
• FDIC insurance of accounts
• The Economy - how bad is it?
• Your mortgage in difficult times
• Understanding the Bail Out Package
There will also be a panel of experts available
to answer questions from the audience.
Lawrence Harris, USC professor at Marshall
School of Business. Nancy Wallace, professor
at the University of California Berkeley, Haas
School of Business. Jackie Folk, Owner of
Williams Tax and Financial Group, Inc.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
9:30am (doors open at 9am)
The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4718 West Washington Boulevard
(just east of LaBrea)
Los Angeles, CA 90016
rSvP to: rsvp@broadwayfederalbank.com
or call 323.634.1700 x225
www.broadwayfederalbank.com
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TASTE OF SOUL-CRENSHAW BL
Saturday , October 18TH, 10:00AM TO 6:00PM
SEE ATTACHMENT " TOS08" & TOS_BLUES"
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EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS WEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
OCTOBER 2008
Event/Meeting
Date, Time, Location
Annual Fall Festival
Jobs & Health Fair
Mayor's Budget Day
Saturday - October 11, 2008, 9:30 am - 3:00pm
City Hall
200 N. Spring Street - 3rd Floor
To register or for more information please call (213) 485-1360 or go to
www.lacityneighborhoods.com <http://www.lacityneighborhoods.com/ >
Free Parking, food, childcare and translation
Elections for Audubon Middle School Councils and Boards
Wednesday - October 15, 2008, 5:30 pm
4120 11th Avenue - Audubon School Auditorium
Cherrywood/Leimert Block Club
Saturday - October 18, 2008, 10:00 am - 12:00pm
Transfiguration Catholic Church
Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council Board
Meeting
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Community Health Councils
3731 Stocker - 2nd Floor Conference Room
Public Hearing on Lax Expansion Project
Wednesday - October 15, 2008, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Flight Path learning Center- Imperial Terminal,
6661 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90045
LA County Board of Supervisor's-Public Hearing on Baldwin Hills Oil Field
Wednesday - October 21, 2008, 9:00 am - noon
LA County Hall of Administration
320 West Temple St., Room 150
Bus shuttle will be provided and departing from Stocker and Don Felipe
at 8:00 am. Contact Bethany Ulrich at (323) 295-9372 for more
information and to reserve a seat on the bus.
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Neighborhood Council Seeking Applications for Board Vacancy: If you are
interested in making a difference in the quality of life in our
community - the board of the neighborhood council is seeking
applications from individuals living, working or a member of an
organization in Area 2 (between Jefferson Blvd at Culver City Line on
the West - La Brea on the east - Santo Tomas on the East - Stocker to
the South) to serve on the board. For more information or to get an
application write to ecwanc@hotmail.com The deadline for applications
is October 3rd. Help make our community a better place to live.
Audubon Middle School Seeking Representatives for Advisory Councils: If
you are interested in getting involved and helping to support Audubon
Middle School - pick up and fill out a self nomination form before
October 15 from the Title I or school main office. Elections will be
held on October 15th at 5:30 pm in the school auditorium. The School
Site Council is the decision making body for the school and is
responsible for monitoring the academic programs and achievement. You
must be a resident of the community and/or a parent of a student
enrolled in Audubon. You can make a difference in the quality of
education in our community. Act today! For more information call Ms.
Parker at (3230 290-6351.
Community Improvement Projects: The Neighborhood Council has set aside a
portion of its funding from the city to address aesthetic and safety
concerns in the community. If you have an idea for a project to help
beautify or make our community safer and healthier - please write to
ecwanc@hotmail.com or complete a comment card at the upcoming ECWANDC
meeting.
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Zócalo: Paul Krugman & The World Unseen Events
Zócalo in Santa Monica
Friday, October 24, 7:30 pm at The RAND Corporation
Zócalo and Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School Present
Paul Krugman, “The Financial Meltdown and the Future of American Politics”
The bubble has burst; the era of sunny-side up capitalism is over. Washington may resuscitate the credit market, but will U.S. politics ever be the same? Paul Krugman, author, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, and New York Times columnist, visits Zócalo to explore the impact of what he has called, "the worst financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression" on politics, parties, and people. Will the drive for tighter regulation dissuade Adam Smith's entrenched believers? A former member of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers, Krugman knows the corridors of power, how they wind, and where they lead.
Zócalo in Santa Monica
Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 pm at Laemmle’s Monica 4-plex
“The World Unseen”: A Screening and Q & A with Director Shamim Sarif and Lead Actress Sheetal Sheth
Shamim Sarif brings her award-winning debut novel, "The World Unseen," to the screen for a sweeping tale of forbidden love in unforgiving times. Inspired by her grandmother's stories of 1950s South Africa facing the birth pangs of apartheid, Sarif introduces the fiercely free-spirited Amina who disregards the rules of her own Indian community and runs a café for apartheid's misfits, the ones who, like her, are neither simply “white” nor “black.” When she and the married, traditional Miriam find themselves powerfully attracted to each other, the possibilities for both love and tragedy are cast in the conflict that surrounds them. Distributed by Regent Releasing on November 7th, "The World Unseen" offers what the British Film Institute has called "a rare combination of intricate character study and engaging narrative" along with a compelling statement about the individual's quest for fulfillment against a backdrop of social coercion, violence, and pain.
Zócalo in Hollywood
Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 pm at the Harmony Gold Theatre
(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME)
Moderated by Meghan Daum, Los Angeles Times columnist
“I’ve Loved You So Long": A Screening and Q & A with Director Philippe Claudel
Novelist and literature professor Philippe Claudel makes his directorial debut with this powerful yet subtle film about secrets and the possibility of being reborn. In perhaps her most nuanced and soulful film performance to date Kristin Scott Thomas sets the tone for the story that focuses on two long estranged sisters who are trying to reestablish a relationship. Smart, intense, psychologically textured, and clearly written with a novelist’s eye, “I’ve Loved You So Long” (to be released by Sony Pictures Classics on October 24) is a story about the power of forgiveness and the universal need to reach out beyond ourselves.
Zócalo at The Actors’ Gang
Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 pm at The Actors’ Gang
Gustavo Arellano, “Orange County: Nature’s Wonderland?”
From its settling by the Spaniards to today's popular television shows, residents of Orange County, California have always imagined their homeland as Eden on the Coast, a respite from urbanization, where one only needed to work, vote Republican, and hate Mexicans to partake in the American Dream. But behind this bucolic veneer is a complex saga involving fabulous wealth, crushing poverty, and the looming presence of Mickey Mouse that has profoundly influenced the United States in areas ranging from religion to technology, politics to failed sports leagues. OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano unveils the truth behind the OC (don't call it that) by discussing his new book, Orange County: A Personal History, a history of the biggest little county in America as seen through four generations of his Mexican family.
Zócalo in Santa Monica
Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 pm at Laemmle’s Monica 4-plex
“The World Unseen”: A Screening and Q & A with Director Shamim Sarif and Lead Actress Sheetal Sheth
Shamim Sarif brings her award-winning debut novel, "The World Unseen," to the screen for a sweeping tale of forbidden love in unforgiving times. Inspired by her grandmother's stories of 1950s South Africa facing the birth pangs of apartheid, Sarif introduces the fiercely free-spirited Amina who disregards the rules of her own Indian community and runs a café for apartheid's misfits, the ones who, like her, are neither simply “white” nor “black.” When she and the married, traditional Miriam find themselves powerfully attracted to each other, the possibilities for both love and tragedy are cast in the conflict that surrounds them. Distributed by Regent Releasing on November 7th, "The World Unseen" offers what the British Film Institute has called "a rare combination of intricate character study and engaging narrative" along with a compelling statement about the individual's quest for fulfillment against a backdrop of social coercion, violence, and pain.
Zócalo in Miracle Mile
Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 pm at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Edward Miguel, "Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and The Poverty of Nations"
Why are poor countries poor? It's certainly not for lack of effort or interest. Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in aid, most of Africa remains as desperate today as it was half a century ago. That's because much of that aid is lost to the grabbing hands of corrupt governments and destroyed through clashing warlords and civil strife. Edward Miguel, U.C. Berkeley economist and co-author ofEconomic Gangster: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations,visits Zócalo to explain how the twin evils of violence and corruption keep nations in poverty. He argues that before we can help poor nations, we must first understand the violent, lawless thugs who have wrought havoc throughout the developing world. And to understand these gangsters, he says, we must first get inside their heads.
Zócalo at Central Library
Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 pm at Central Library
Reihan Salam, "Can the GOP Be Saved?"
Whether John McCain wins or loses, the Republican Party is facing extinction. Movement conservatism is intellectually exhausted, the evangelical right feels ignored if not betrayed, and younger voters have embraced the Democrats as the party of the future. How can the GOP get back in tune with the aspirations of American voters? Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic and co-author ofGrand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream, visits Zócalo to explain how and why the Republicans must break out of their demographic box.
Zócalo at The Hammer
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm at The Hammer Museum
(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME)
Christopher Caldwell, “What is the West’s Problem with Islam?”
Europe has received a wave of immigration from the global south in recent decades, similar in scope to the US-but very different in its results. Many immigrant and second-generation communities have astronomical unemployment rates and a thin connection to European identity. Some have produced terrorists. The problems are particularly severe among newcomers from the Muslim world.
If Europe has an Islam problem, whose fault is it? Is Islamic belief and culture incompatible with Western institutions? Or is there such a thing as “Islamophobia,” poisoning immigrants’ efforts to integrate on European terms?
Christopher Caldwell, who writes for the Financial Times, The New York Times Magazine and The Weekly Standard, visits Zócalo to talk about themes from his upcoming book, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West.
Zócalo at The Getty Center
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 pm at the Getty Center
(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME)
Moderated by Bob Sipchen, editor of Sierra Magazine
Immigration and the Changing Picture of California
Bob Sipchen, editor of Sierra magazine, leads a dynamic panel discussion on how immigrants have interacted with and shaped the environment in the Golden State. The discussion will center around "Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California," a groundbreaking exhibit at The Getty Center focusing on the work of one of the finest 19th-century American photographers.
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REALTISTS BROKERS
Open House Wednesdays
October 8, 2008, 12 noon to 2PM
Broker's Open House Alert
Realtist Brokers Open for
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Submit your information to
Click here: info@consolidatedboardofrealtists.com [mailto:info@consolidatedboardofrealtists.com ]
by 3 pmTuesday, October 7, 2008
Consolidated Board of Realtists | 3725 Don Felipe Drive | Los Angeles | CA | 90008
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A Program of Urban Issues Forum
Join us for our monthly forum, Friday, October 10th, with former Divorce Court Judge,
Author and Philanthropist, Judge Mablean Ephriam, as she discusses her Fatherhood
initiative and helping Fathers empower themselves in court systems that give little
due process to innocent Dads.
Limited Seating. RSVP today.
This forum is at the Regency West in Leimert Park
(3339 W. 43rd Street)
Notice: This is not our normal location.
Please note the location change.
This month's Forum is Sponsored by: Union Bank
Urban Issues Breakfast Forum | 3717 S. LaBrea Ave. | #136 | Los Angeles | CA | 90016
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BOOK SIGNING CELEBRATION
FRANCELLA HENDERSON
INVITES YOU TO A BOOK SIGNING
"HIDDEN SECRETS ABOUT BLACK HISTORY"
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, 2008 , 1:00 PM TO 4:30 PM
ROGERS RECREATION CENTER
400 WEST BEACH, INGLEWOOD
FREE FOOD, REFRESHMENTS
FRIED CHICKEN, POTATO SALAD, SOFT DRINKS.
SOFT JAZZ MUSIC, COME OUT ENJOY
310 641 8632/ CELL 310 968 1946
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How Sweet the Sound Choir Competition
Verizon Wireless is sponsoring the Choir Event (How Sweet the Sound) at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Monday, October 13th -- 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. The event is hosted by Donald Lawrence.
Verizon Wireless has donated tickets to Jenesse Center. If you are interested in attending, please email me. Tickets should be picked up by Friday, October 10th from 3761 Stocker, Suite 100.
Contact:
Karen Earl
323 299-9496, extension 102
kearl10341@aol.com
www.jenesse.org
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GLAAACC in the A.M.--A Bi-Monthly Networking Breakfast
SAVE THE DATE:
November 5, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: GLAAACC Facilities
5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Room 10A
Come introduct yourself to fellow
GLAAACC members, learn more about
thevarious GLAAACC committees, network,
and enjoy a continental breakfast!
This is a FREE and open event.
All GLAAACC Members and Associates are welcome to attend!
To RSVP or for more information
please call (323) 292-1297 or email info@glaaacc.org [mailto:info@glaaacc.org]
PARKING: Facility Parking is $1.25 for every 20 minutes
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3) JOBS!JOBS!!JOBS!!!
Los Angeles Jobs - Search jobs in Los Angeles, California
JOB SEEKER: Registration
www.Jobing.com
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Workplace Hollywood
Community based organization formed by the entertainment industry to ensure that individuals from economically disadvantaged and under-represented communities of color can successfully compete for, and gain access to, jobs in the industry.
www.workplacehollywood.org or lkaplan@workplacehoolwood.org
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Clearinghouse for Public Service
A popular website which acts as a clearinghouse for public service, non-profit jobs and volunteer opportunities
www.idealist.org
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AMTRAK IS HIRING
Company: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Position: Labor Contract Administrator
Location: Los Angeles, CA - Union Station
Status: Full-Time, Permanent, Management (Full benefits)
Salary: $48,000 - $62,000 annual
Summary of Duties:
Support in the administration and interpretation of eleven (11) labor agreements; meet with management and/or union officials concerning the application of agreement provisions in the settlement of claims and grievances and operating problems; research, analyze and evaluate cases; draft responses to appeals;
maintain data base; other duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelors Degree in appropriate field, preferably Masters Degree or Law Degree. Will look to strong combination of education, training and work experience in selecting candidate.
Work Experience:
Must have experience in mid-level management, research and analysis. Prefer railroad, labor relations and/or contract administration background.
Skills:
Must demonstrate strong skills in computer based applications - spreadsheets (Excel), Microsoft Office Suite (Word, etc.), PowerPoint. Must have strong drafting and writing skills; must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; must have strong interpersonal skills.
Contact:
Amtrak Human Resources Office
810 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 891 - 3516
Must submit Amtrak application and resume. Apply by 10/24/2008.
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MAYOR'S OFFICE HIRING
SEE ATTACHMENT"200910061"
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4) NEWS!NEWS!!NEWS!!!
Metro News
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<http://www.metro.net/library>
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5) COMMUNITY COMMENTS REGARDING THE 8TH DISTRICT'S E-NEWS:
Thank you for including our newsletter in your email distribution. It is
greatly appreciated.
Always
Lark Galloway-Gilliam, MPA
Executive Director
Community Health Councils
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE BEING SENT FOR YOUR USAGE AND DISPERSAL TO THOSE WHO MIGHT BENEFIT. PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH AND LET ME KNOW IF THESE E-NEWS TRANSMISSIONS ARE HELPFUL..HAVE A WONDERFUL 2008!!!!!!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1) COLUMN ONE:
2) EVENTS:
3) JOBS!JOBS!!JOBS!!!
4) NEWS!NEWS!!NEWS!!!
5) COMMUNITY COMMENTS REGARDING THE 8TH DISTRICT'S E-NEWS:
BERNARD C. PARKS
COUNCILMEMBER EIGHTH DISTRICT
200 N. SPRING ST #460
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
213-473-7008
213-485-7683
BERNARD.C.PARKS@LACITY.ORG
www.LACITY.ORG/COUNCIL/CD8
Please do not hesitate to share this information with other individuals.
This is a group e mail, if you are not the intended recipient please disregard the intrusion & delete.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1) COLUMN ONE:
8TH DISTRICT'S NEW WEB-SITE
Visit: www.bernardparks.com
Many of the issues, events, news and job information that are normally contained in this e-news are now routinely updated daily on the 8th District's web-site and these items are purged when they are dated. This change came about due to the increased office work load and the hiring of a "top-flight" web-master. Please visit the web-site as often as you have a need. Particularly, check out Hot Topics, Media, Links and Gallery sections. I will still periodically publish the e-news to highlight many current and very important events.
Tell me what you think about the new site...
Contact: Shawn 213-473-7008
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CORRUPTION "ALIVE AND WELL" IN LOCAL UNIONS
12/2007
http://theunionnews.blogspot.
5/3/2008
http://articles.latimes.com/
8/9/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/12/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/17/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/21/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/21/08
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/
8/22/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/23/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/26/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/27/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/28/08
http://www.laweekly.com/2008-
http://www.latimes.com/news/
8/29/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
9/3/08
http://www.counterpunch.org/
9/4/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
9/6/08
http://www.latimes.com/
9/8/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
9/10/08
http://www.thecomptonbulletin.
9/13/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
9/14/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
9/15/08
http://www.dailynews.com/
9/16/08
http://www.dailynews.com/
9/17/08
http://www.latimes.com/
9/18/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/
9/2008
http://www.latimes.com/media/
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Parks Wins Approval for two $50,000 Reward Motions to Assist in USC Sexual Assaults
Councilmember Bernard C. Parks won the Los Angeles City Council's approval on a motion today offering a $50,000 reward for each victim in two separate occurrences of sexual assault near the USC campus.
On Friday, September 5, 2008, a 19-year-old USC student was walking in the 3000 block of McClintock Avenue, located just north of the USC campus, when the suspect approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the victim and proceeded to sexually assault her. The suspect then fled the location on foot, in an unknown direction.
On Saturday, September 6, 2008, another 19-year-old USC student was attending a fundraiser for the Latin Business Student Association (LBSA), in the area of 23rd Street and Hoover Avenue. After the event, the victim elected to walk home from the 2300 block of Hoover Avenue to her apartment, located just north of the USC campus. As the victim was walking on Hoover Avenue, LAPD reports that she was approached by three Latino men in their 20s. One of the men, under the guise of providing the victim with an escort home, walked the victim to her nearby residence where he sexually assaulted her. The suspect then fled the location on foot in an unknown direction.
Parks' motion will allow anyone who provides information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the crimes to get the $50,000 rewards.
Anyone who has information regarding this crime should contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 1-877-LAWFUL.
Contact: Shawn C. Parker, 213-473-7008 Office
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Votemaster - Follow the National Election
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
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2) EVENTS:
Leimert Park Village Farmers’ Market
A Certified Farmers Market
Saturday’s 10:00AM, 3:00PM Degnan Blvd. & 43rd St. in the Vision Theatre Parking Lot
Open All Year Rain or Shine
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Paul C. Hudson, Chairman/CEO- Broadway Financial Corporation
Please Join Me For A Town Hall Meeting
• Is your money safe?
• FDIC insurance of accounts
• The Economy - how bad is it?
• Your mortgage in difficult times
• Understanding the Bail Out Package
There will also be a panel of experts available
to answer questions from the audience.
Lawrence Harris, USC professor at Marshall
School of Business. Nancy Wallace, professor
at the University of California Berkeley, Haas
School of Business. Jackie Folk, Owner of
Williams Tax and Financial Group, Inc.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
9:30am (doors open at 9am)
The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4718 West Washington Boulevard
(just east of LaBrea)
Los Angeles, CA 90016
rSvP to: rsvp@broadwayfederalbank.com
or call 323.634.1700 x225
www.broadwayfederalbank.com
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TASTE OF SOUL-CRENSHAW BL
Saturday , October 18TH, 10:00AM TO 6:00PM
SEE ATTACHMENT " TOS08" & TOS_BLUES"
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EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS WEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
OCTOBER 2008
Event/Meeting
Date, Time, Location
Annual Fall Festival
Jobs & Health Fair
Mayor's Budget Day
Saturday - October 11, 2008, 9:30 am - 3:00pm
City Hall
200 N. Spring Street - 3rd Floor
To register or for more information please call (213) 485-1360 or go to
www.lacityneighborhoods.com <http://www.
Free Parking, food, childcare and translation
Elections for Audubon Middle School Councils and Boards
Wednesday - October 15, 2008, 5:30 pm
4120 11th Avenue - Audubon School Auditorium
Cherrywood/Leimert Block Club
Saturday - October 18, 2008, 10:00 am - 12:00pm
Transfiguration Catholic Church
Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council Board
Meeting
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Community Health Councils
3731 Stocker - 2nd Floor Conference Room
Public Hearing on Lax Expansion Project
Wednesday - October 15, 2008, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Flight Path learning Center- Imperial Terminal,
6661 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90045
LA County Board of Supervisor's-Public Hearing on Baldwin Hills Oil Field
Wednesday - October 21, 2008, 9:00 am - noon
LA County Hall of Administration
320 West Temple St., Room 150
Bus shuttle will be provided and departing from Stocker and Don Felipe
at 8:00 am. Contact Bethany Ulrich at (323) 295-9372 for more
information and to reserve a seat on the bus.
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Neighborhood Council Seeking Applications for Board Vacancy: If you are
interested in making a difference in the quality of life in our
community - the board of the neighborhood council is seeking
applications from individuals living, working or a member of an
organization in Area 2 (between Jefferson Blvd at Culver City Line on
the West - La Brea on the east - Santo Tomas on the East - Stocker to
the South) to serve on the board. For more information or to get an
application write to ecwanc@hotmail.com The deadline for applications
is October 3rd. Help make our community a better place to live.
Audubon Middle School Seeking Representatives for Advisory Councils: If
you are interested in getting involved and helping to support Audubon
Middle School - pick up and fill out a self nomination form before
October 15 from the Title I or school main office. Elections will be
held on October 15th at 5:30 pm in the school auditorium. The School
Site Council is the decision making body for the school and is
responsible for monitoring the academic programs and achievement. You
must be a resident of the community and/or a parent of a student
enrolled in Audubon. You can make a difference in the quality of
education in our community. Act today! For more information call Ms.
Parker at (3230 290-6351.
Community Improvement Projects: The Neighborhood Council has set aside a
portion of its funding from the city to address aesthetic and safety
concerns in the community. If you have an idea for a project to help
beautify or make our community safer and healthier - please write to
ecwanc@hotmail.com or complete a comment card at the upcoming ECWANDC
meeting.
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Zócalo: Paul Krugman & The World Unseen Events
Zócalo in Santa Monica
Friday, October 24, 7:30 pm at The RAND Corporation
Zócalo and Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School Present
Paul Krugman, “The Financial Meltdown and the Future of American Politics”
The bubble has burst; the era of sunny-side up capitalism is over. Washington may resuscitate the credit market, but will U.S. politics ever be the same? Paul Krugman, author, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, and New York Times columnist, visits Zócalo to explore the impact of what he has called, "the worst financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression" on politics, parties, and people. Will the drive for tighter regulation dissuade Adam Smith's entrenched believers? A former member of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers, Krugman knows the corridors of power, how they wind, and where they lead.
Zócalo in Santa Monica
Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 pm at Laemmle’s Monica 4-plex
“The World Unseen”: A Screening and Q & A with Director Shamim Sarif and Lead Actress Sheetal Sheth
Shamim Sarif brings her award-winning debut novel, "The World Unseen," to the screen for a sweeping tale of forbidden love in unforgiving times. Inspired by her grandmother's stories of 1950s South Africa facing the birth pangs of apartheid, Sarif introduces the fiercely free-spirited Amina who disregards the rules of her own Indian community and runs a café for apartheid's misfits, the ones who, like her, are neither simply “white” nor “black.” When she and the married, traditional Miriam find themselves powerfully attracted to each other, the possibilities for both love and tragedy are cast in the conflict that surrounds them. Distributed by Regent Releasing on November 7th, "The World Unseen" offers what the British Film Institute has called "a rare combination of intricate character study and engaging narrative" along with a compelling statement about the individual's quest for fulfillment against a backdrop of social coercion, violence, and pain.
Zócalo in Hollywood
Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 pm at the Harmony Gold Theatre
(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME)
Moderated by Meghan Daum, Los Angeles Times columnist
“I’ve Loved You So Long": A Screening and Q & A with Director Philippe Claudel
Novelist and literature professor Philippe Claudel makes his directorial debut with this powerful yet subtle film about secrets and the possibility of being reborn. In perhaps her most nuanced and soulful film performance to date Kristin Scott Thomas sets the tone for the story that focuses on two long estranged sisters who are trying to reestablish a relationship. Smart, intense, psychologically textured, and clearly written with a novelist’s eye, “I’ve Loved You So Long” (to be released by Sony Pictures Classics on October 24) is a story about the power of forgiveness and the universal need to reach out beyond ourselves.
Zócalo at The Actors’ Gang
Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 pm at The Actors’ Gang
Gustavo Arellano, “Orange County: Nature’s Wonderland?”
From its settling by the Spaniards to today's popular television shows, residents of Orange County, California have always imagined their homeland as Eden on the Coast, a respite from urbanization, where one only needed to work, vote Republican, and hate Mexicans to partake in the American Dream. But behind this bucolic veneer is a complex saga involving fabulous wealth, crushing poverty, and the looming presence of Mickey Mouse that has profoundly influenced the United States in areas ranging from religion to technology, politics to failed sports leagues. OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano unveils the truth behind the OC (don't call it that) by discussing his new book, Orange County: A Personal History, a history of the biggest little county in America as seen through four generations of his Mexican family.
Zócalo in Santa Monica
Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 pm at Laemmle’s Monica 4-plex
“The World Unseen”: A Screening and Q & A with Director Shamim Sarif and Lead Actress Sheetal Sheth
Shamim Sarif brings her award-winning debut novel, "The World Unseen," to the screen for a sweeping tale of forbidden love in unforgiving times. Inspired by her grandmother's stories of 1950s South Africa facing the birth pangs of apartheid, Sarif introduces the fiercely free-spirited Amina who disregards the rules of her own Indian community and runs a café for apartheid's misfits, the ones who, like her, are neither simply “white” nor “black.” When she and the married, traditional Miriam find themselves powerfully attracted to each other, the possibilities for both love and tragedy are cast in the conflict that surrounds them. Distributed by Regent Releasing on November 7th, "The World Unseen" offers what the British Film Institute has called "a rare combination of intricate character study and engaging narrative" along with a compelling statement about the individual's quest for fulfillment against a backdrop of social coercion, violence, and pain.
Zócalo in Miracle Mile
Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 pm at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Edward Miguel, "Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and The Poverty of Nations"
Why are poor countries poor? It's certainly not for lack of effort or interest. Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in aid, most of Africa remains as desperate today as it was half a century ago. That's because much of that aid is lost to the grabbing hands of corrupt governments and destroyed through clashing warlords and civil strife. Edward Miguel, U.C. Berkeley economist and co-author ofEconomic Gangster: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations,visits Zócalo to explain how the twin evils of violence and corruption keep nations in poverty. He argues that before we can help poor nations, we must first understand the violent, lawless thugs who have wrought havoc throughout the developing world. And to understand these gangsters, he says, we must first get inside their heads.
Zócalo at Central Library
Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 pm at Central Library
Reihan Salam, "Can the GOP Be Saved?"
Whether John McCain wins or loses, the Republican Party is facing extinction. Movement conservatism is intellectually exhausted, the evangelical right feels ignored if not betrayed, and younger voters have embraced the Democrats as the party of the future. How can the GOP get back in tune with the aspirations of American voters? Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic and co-author ofGrand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream, visits Zócalo to explain how and why the Republicans must break out of their demographic box.
Zócalo at The Hammer
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm at The Hammer Museum
(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME)
Christopher Caldwell, “What is the West’s Problem with Islam?”
Europe has received a wave of immigration from the global south in recent decades, similar in scope to the US-but very different in its results. Many immigrant and second-generation communities have astronomical unemployment rates and a thin connection to European identity. Some have produced terrorists. The problems are particularly severe among newcomers from the Muslim world.
If Europe has an Islam problem, whose fault is it? Is Islamic belief and culture incompatible with Western institutions? Or is there such a thing as “Islamophobia,” poisoning immigrants’ efforts to integrate on European terms?
Christopher Caldwell, who writes for the Financial Times, The New York Times Magazine and The Weekly Standard, visits Zócalo to talk about themes from his upcoming book, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West.
Zócalo at The Getty Center
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 pm at the Getty Center
(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL START TIME)
Moderated by Bob Sipchen, editor of Sierra Magazine
Immigration and the Changing Picture of California
Bob Sipchen, editor of Sierra magazine, leads a dynamic panel discussion on how immigrants have interacted with and shaped the environment in the Golden State. The discussion will center around "Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California," a groundbreaking exhibit at The Getty Center focusing on the work of one of the finest 19th-century American photographers.
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REALTISTS BROKERS
Open House Wednesdays
October 8, 2008, 12 noon to 2PM
Broker's Open House Alert
Realtist Brokers Open for
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Submit your information to
Click here: info@
by 3 pmTuesday, October 7, 2008
Consolidated Board of Realtists | 3725 Don Felipe Drive | Los Angeles | CA | 90008
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A Program of Urban Issues Forum
Join us for our monthly forum, Friday, October 10th, with former Divorce Court Judge,
Author and Philanthropist, Judge Mablean Ephriam, as she discusses her Fatherhood
initiative and helping Fathers empower themselves in court systems that give little
due process to innocent Dads.
Limited Seating. RSVP today.
This forum is at the Regency West in Leimert Park
(3339 W. 43rd Street)
Notice: This is not our normal location.
Please note the location change.
This month's Forum is Sponsored by: Union Bank
Urban Issues Breakfast Forum | 3717 S. LaBrea Ave. | #136 | Los Angeles | CA | 90016
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BOOK SIGNING CELEBRATION
FRANCELLA HENDERSON
INVITES YOU TO A BOOK SIGNING
"HIDDEN SECRETS ABOUT BLACK HISTORY"
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, 2008 , 1:00 PM TO 4:30 PM
ROGERS RECREATION CENTER
400 WEST BEACH, INGLEWOOD
FREE FOOD, REFRESHMENTS
FRIED CHICKEN, POTATO SALAD, SOFT DRINKS.
SOFT JAZZ MUSIC, COME OUT ENJOY
310 641 8632/ CELL 310 968 1946
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How Sweet the Sound Choir Competition
Verizon Wireless is sponsoring the Choir Event (How Sweet the Sound) at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Monday, October 13th -- 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. The event is hosted by Donald Lawrence.
Verizon Wireless has donated tickets to Jenesse Center. If you are interested in attending, please email me. Tickets should be picked up by Friday, October 10th from 3761 Stocker, Suite 100.
Contact:
Karen Earl
323 299-9496, extension 102
kearl10341@aol.com
www.jenesse.org
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GLAAACC in the A.M.--A Bi-Monthly Networking Breakfast
SAVE THE DATE:
November 5, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: GLAAACC Facilities
5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Room 10A
Come introduct yourself to fellow
GLAAACC members, learn more about
thevarious GLAAACC committees, network,
and enjoy a continental breakfast!
This is a FREE and open event.
All GLAAACC Members and Associates are welcome to attend!
To RSVP or for more information
please call (323) 292-1297 or email info@glaaacc.org [mailto:info@glaaacc.org]
PARKING: Facility Parking is $1.25 for every 20 minutes
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3) JOBS!JOBS!!JOBS!!!
Los Angeles Jobs - Search jobs in Los Angeles, California
JOB SEEKER: Registration
www.Jobing.com
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Workplace Hollywood
Community based organization formed by the entertainment industry to ensure that individuals from economically disadvantaged and under-represented communities of color can successfully compete for, and gain access to, jobs in the industry.
www.workplacehollywood.org or lkaplan@workplacehoolwood.org
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Clearinghouse for Public Service
A popular website which acts as a clearinghouse for public service, non-profit jobs and volunteer opportunities
www.idealist.org
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AMTRAK IS HIRING
Company: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Position: Labor Contract Administrator
Location: Los Angeles, CA - Union Station
Status: Full-Time, Permanent, Management (Full benefits)
Salary: $48,000 - $62,000 annual
Summary of Duties:
Support in the administration and interpretation of eleven (11) labor agreements; meet with management and/or union officials concerning the application of agreement provisions in the settlement of claims and grievances and operating problems; research, analyze and evaluate cases; draft responses to appeals;
maintain data base; other duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelors Degree in appropriate field, preferably Masters Degree or Law Degree. Will look to strong combination of education, training and work experience in selecting candidate.
Work Experience:
Must have experience in mid-level management, research and analysis. Prefer railroad, labor relations and/or contract administration background.
Skills:
Must demonstrate strong skills in computer based applications - spreadsheets (Excel), Microsoft Office Suite (Word, etc.), PowerPoint. Must have strong drafting and writing skills; must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; must have strong interpersonal skills.
Contact:
Amtrak Human Resources Office
810 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 891 - 3516
Must submit Amtrak application and resume. Apply by 10/24/2008.
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MAYOR'S OFFICE HIRING
SEE ATTACHMENT"200910061"
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4) NEWS!NEWS!!NEWS!!!
Metro News
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