LA Councilmember Paul Krekorian issues budget statementMay 22, 2012 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Councilmember Paul Krekorian, chairman of the city’s Budget and Finance Committee, represents Los Angeles' Second Council District, released a statement following the City Council’s adoption of the 2012-13 budget: “Today we approved a budget that takes a difficult but responsible approach to solving a $220 million deficit and enhancing the city’s solvency. The choices were not easy. We eliminated more than 400 funded positions, making the city’s workforce its smallest since the days Tom Bradley was mayor,” Councilmember Krekorian said. “But we also continued our momentum toward building a strong reserve and solving our structural deficit once and for all. And, we have begun the work of restoring services essential to the core functions of city government, including in our fire department, Recreation and Parks Department and in our library system, without spending beyond our means. Clearly, much more work is ahead of us, but so are better days as we continue to reinvent the way Los Angeles does business,” he said. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |