Bernard Parks - CD8

Mayor Releases Proposed Budget; Parks Thinks Revenue Projections Too Optimistic

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposed a $6.9-billion budget Wednesday. He calls it a path to financial stability. But some say the spending plan is more than Los Angeles can afford.

Cultural Heritage Commission Votes to Declare Golden State Mutual Life Building a Historic-Cultural Monument

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously approved on Thursday, a Department of City Planning recommendation to declare the old Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company Home Office building a “Historic-Cultural Monument.”  

PARKS AUTHORIZES $75,000 REWARD FOLLOWING SHOOTING OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday a motion authored by Councilmember Bernard C. Parks to offer a reward of $75,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the March 7th shooting o...

Parks Teams Up With Clear Channel Outdoor To Assist LAPD in Grim Sleeper Investigation

LOS ANGELES - Councilmember Bernard C. Parks announced at a news conference on Thursday that his office has enlisted the help of Clear Channel Outdoor to assist LAPD in their investigation of the serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper.” Detectives obtained over 100 images of unidenti...

Public's Help Needed to Put Names to Faces

Robbery Homicide Division Releases More than 100 Images Recovered in the Possession of Serial Murder Suspect Los Angeles - Today, more than 100 images recovered in the possession of a serial murder suspect were made public. Detectives hope to put names to the faces of the women and learn more about thei...

Police Union Sides with Parks on LAPD Hiring

The Los Angeles Times reported today that the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) now favors a halt to police hiring, a position Eighth District Councilmember and former LAPD Chief Bernard C. Parks has held for several years.

Neighborhood Stabilization Ordinance

On Friday, November 19th, a Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Zoning Administrator (ZA) issued her determination letter denying a conditional use permit to allow the construction of a three-story, five-unit residential apartment building with each of the units having five or more habitable room...

Two New Restaurants to Open at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza!

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Buffalo Wild Wings and a new signature restaurant by Brad Johnson called Post and Beam will be opening at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. We look forward to welcoming these two new restaurants and providing additional sit-down dining options to the local community.

Fresh Off White House Visit, USC Men's & Women's Water Polo Champions Recognized by Councilmember Parks During Friday Council Meeting

CITY HALL - Councilmember Bernard C. Parks paid tribute to the University of Southern California’s NCAA Championship-winning Men’s and Women’s Water Polo teams during a City Council presentation on Friday.

Councilmember Parks Welcomes New Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Development to the Eighth District

 State-of-the-Art Housing Community Offers Trendy Living Quarters for USC Students

Rave Motion Pictures to Operate New State-Of-The-Art Theaters at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 8, 2010)—Signaling significant progress in transforming the theaters at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, mall-owner Capri Urban Investors, LLC today announced that Rave Motion Pictures will step-in as the new theater operator for the upgraded facility. The theaters are ...

THE WELL RUNS DRY

Could city hall go bankrupt? As pension costs drain the budget, that may be its only alternative.

8th Council District Only Area of City to See Job Growth in 2009

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce reported positive job growth in the Eighth District in their 2010 Los Angeles City Council District: 2010 Economic Report, presented during a City Council meeting on Wednesday.

8TH DISTRICT E-NEWS #38/2010

  TABLE OF CONTENTS:1) COLUMN ONE2) EVENTS3) JOBS!JOBS!!JOBS!!!4) NEWS!NEWS!NEWS!5) READER'S COMMENTS BERNARD C. PARKSCouncilmemberCommittee/Commission/Authority/Board Assignments: ChairBudget & FinanceVice ChairAudits & Governmental EfficiencyBoard of Referred Pow...

$50,000 Reward Offered for Info leading to the conviction in the Murder of Jesse Jackson

Councilmember Parks Unveils Revised FEMA Flood Map

(Los Angeles- January 14, 2010) Councilmember Bernard C. Parks joined Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Public Works Commissioner Valerie Shaw and community members to unveil the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)newly-revised flood insurance rate map for the Park Mesa Heights Area of Los A...

8TH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

8TH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSMany residents and business leaders have requested information on the number and type of development projects that currently exist in the 8th District. Below is not an all inclusive list but will provide a understanding of the breath and depth of the 8th District Staff'...

New Special Event Policy

Effective upon the adoption of this policy, the council imposes a moratorium immediately on all SpecialEvent declarations for events which will take place after June 30, 2009, except for Special Events where theCity is being reimbursed for all fees and cost associated with the event. The new policy, which al...

Councilmember Bernard C. Parks Dedicates the South Los Angeles Activity Center

Councilmember Bernard C. Parks dedicated the newly completed South Los Angeles Activity Center. The state of the art facility is designed to provide South Los Angeles residents with greater access to recreation activities.   “I saw this project as something that is much-needed in the c...

Councilmember Bernard C. Parks Appointed to Economic Recovery and Re-Investment Committee

New Position Will Allow Councilmember to Play Role in Distributing Funds from President Obama's Stimulus Package Los Angeles City Councilmember Bernard C. Parks is now a member of the newly-formed Economic Recovery and Re-investment Committee. This board will address how the city will use funds it rece...