[ Los Angeles City Council... ]

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

ACTION: The Los Angeles City Council will be on winter recess until Jan. 9.

WHAT IT MEANS: There will be no City Council meetings until Jan. 9.

CENTRAL SAN PEDRO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

ACTION: The executive board will meet Tuesday to determine the agenda for its January meeting.

WHAT IT MEANS: Residents and stakeholders in the Central Neighborhood Council’s district are welcome to propose issues to put on the January agenda.

WHAT’S NEXT: Tuesday ‘s meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Bartlett Center Building, 103 W. 11th St., San Pedro. If you cannot attend but want to submit an issue for the agenda contact Joe Gatlin at 310-701-6470 or e-mail outreach@sanpedrocity.org.

L.A. HARBOR COMMISSION

ACTION: Kathryn McDermott has been appointed to the position of director of business development and real estate for the Port of Los Angeles.

WHAT IT MEANS: McDermott will be responsible for managing the port’s real estate division’s activities, which include negotiating and administering leases, permits, acquisitions, divestitures and condemnations of commercial, industrial and water properties. She will also oversee the port’s marketing division and manage the port’s network of overseas offices in trading centers around the world.

McDermott was previously the director of properties at the Port of Long Beach. Prior to her Long Beach tenure McDermott worked in the real estate department of Southern Pacific Railroad.

WHAT’S NEXT: McDermott will take over as director of business development and real estate for the port.

LAUSD

ACTION: The Los Angeles teachers union rejected an offer by the Los Angeles Unified School District that included $210 million to reduce class sizes over six years.

WHAT IT MEANS: The Dec. 20 offer proposed to spend $10 million toward class size reduction in 2007-08 and $20 million in 2008-09, $30 million in 2009-10 and so on until $60 million in 2012-13. The deal would have used the money in areas most in need to lower class sizes.

WHAT’S NEXT: The teachers union rejected the deal because it wants specified class-size caps and reductions in district bureaucracy, which were not included in the offer.

IN BRIEF

The City Council approved a $27 million settlement to be paid by the Port of Los Angeles to LAXT Petroleum Coke.

In 2003 the City Council denied an extension of LAXT’s lease at the port that would have allowed it to continue operations until 2032. Following this, LAXT filed a $400 million lawsuit against the city.

The $27 million settlement will be paid from port revenue, not taxpayer dollars, and stipulates that the LAXT must vacate port property by the end of March.Here is a quick look at action taken this week by local governmental agencies and how it might affect you:

moreSAN PEDROA PUBLICATION OF THE DAILY BREEZEVolume 4 Issue 16

More San Pedro is published every Saturday and is distributed free to San Pedro residents. Comments, questions and suggestions about articles in More San Pedro are welcome. Submissions for events or listings are due two weeks in advance of the event. Be sure to include the time, date and location for any event you want listed. Please include a contact phone number.HOW TO REACH USAT YOUR FINGERTIPSAddress: 5215 Torrance Blvd.

Torrance, CA 90503-4077

Phone: 310-540-5511, Ext. 367

Fax: 310-540-6272

E-mail: moresanpedro@dailybreeze.com

To advertise in More: 310-543-6118

Editorial

Ext. 367Sports

Ext. 460Photo

Ext. 465Delivery 310-540-4141moreGOVERNMENTCOUNCIL INFORMATION

As part of the city of Los Angeles, San Pedro participates in the neighborhood council program. Some basic information about the three councils:

* Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Web: www.sanpedrocity.org/main.htm

E-mail: outreach@sanpedrocity.com

Call: 562-570-6996

Meetings are 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Harry Bridges Institute, 350 W. Fifth St., second floor.

* Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Web page: www.coastalsanpedro.org

E-mail: andreacspnc@aol.com

Call: 310-290-0049

Meetings are 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at Cabrillo Marina Community Building, Cabrillo Plaza,

Berth 28.

* Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Web page: www.nwsanpedro.org

E-mail: board@nwsanpedro.org

Call: 310-732-4522

Meetings are 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Peck Park Auditorium, 560 N. Western Ave.

(c) 2006 Daily Breeze. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.