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Month: October 2009

Permanent Medical Marijuana Ordinance

Permanent Medical Marijuana Ordinance

Dear Neighbors — We are writing to provide you with an update regarding medical marijuana in this City. There is considerable misinformation circulating on this topic. We hope to inform you and to encourage you to share your views in this matter with the City Council. We do not have a City Council hearing date, but will write again once the day and time are known. Our proposed medical marijuana ordinance is attached. 1. What is the law? Both state…

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Appeal Fees item back at City Council on 10/21

Appeal Fees item back at City Council on 10/21

For anyone who didn’t see today’s City Council session on this item, it was a very active discussion. Tune in to Channel 35 for a replay. In the end, the City Council extended it one day so the City Attorney could draft the amendments proposed that would reduce the fees back to what they were before the August vote…. at least for the next 30-days. More details below. If you have an interest in this issue, please attend Wednesday’s City…

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URGENT ISSUE Related to Increase in Appeal Fees (LA City Council, Supplemental Agenda Item No. 23, October 20 )

URGENT ISSUE Related to Increase in Appeal Fees (LA City Council, Supplemental Agenda Item No. 23, October 20 )

An important note, the land use Appeal fee increase from August 2009 did not go into effect since a Brown Act Cure and Correct letter was sent in. If this new proposal fails, then the original fee structure (pre-August 2009) will be in effect. * Link to Supplemental Council Agenda (Look for Item 23): http://ens.lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/clkcouncilagendas363120_10202009.pdf * Link to Report on this Item [See PDF page Nos. 4 & 5 for fee information]:

Announcing the release of the Bicycle Plan

Announcing the release of the Bicycle Plan

The City of Los Angeles has released its Draft Bicycle Plan and will be holding a series of workshops throughout the Los Angeles area. The workshops are scheduled to begin on October 22, 2009. For more details about the workshops, see the “Plan Release Memo”. In addition to the four workshops, presentations to Neighborhood Councils, bicycle advocacy groups, and other groups may be available, as stated in the Memo. To see the plan, please click here: http://www.labikeplan.org/ Yours in public…

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