http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press RSS Feed for WAVE - News - Local - The Press en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:58:57 GMT http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Bell-residents-list-priorities-at-budget-forum-138587284.html About 50 Bell residents attended a community forum on what should be in the city budget for 2012-13, with a majority calling for retention of the Bell Police Department but no new taxes. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Cudahy-residents-concerned-about-resource-center-on-polluted-site-138587009.html The Los Angeles Unified School District is making a mistake with plans to build a resource center at Park Elementary because of soil contamination and the nearby Long Beach Freeway. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Heavy-vehicles-banned-from-South-Gate-streets-138586599.html Large commercial vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds may no longer park on public streets in the city under an ordinance approved by the South Gate City Council Jan. 24, except while loading or unloading passengers and materials. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Bell-City-Council-affirms-no-extra-pay-for-sitting-on-city-boards-138586329.html The Bell City Council Jan. 25 made it official: council members will not get any extra pay for serving on other city bodies. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Bell-Gardens-High-teachers-honored-by-school-board-138586014.html The Montebello school board has honored 12 Bell Gardens High School teachers as winners of the Above and Beyond Montebello Unified School District employee recognition program. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Huntington-Park-plans-bike-safety-education-program-138585364.html The Huntington Park police and recreation departments are combining to establish a bicycle safety program for residents. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Rizzo-criticized-for-disability-pensions-given-to-ex-chiefs-in-Bell-138147463.html An investigation into disability retirements granted to former Bell police officers by former City Manager Robert Rizzo was highly critical of the actions taken by the disgraced administrator. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/South-Gate-bans-smoking-in-parks-open-spaces-138147213.html An amended ordinance to ban smoking at all public parks and on public streets during city events will take effect in mid-March following unanimous approval by the South Gate City Council Jan. 10. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Area-cities-hope-to-delay-end-of-redevelopment-138144293.html Some 400 cities in the state that will lose their redevelopment agencies next Wednesday are pinning their hopes on emergency legislation by state Sen. Alex Padilla. http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/the-press/Huntington-Park-plans-upgrade-projects-at-Salt-Lake-Park-138147048.html Proposals are due Feb. 7 for landscape architectural services for design, planning and construction management of improvements at Salt Lake Park.