LA Council Backs Krekorian's Eviction Bill
Local state Assemblyman Paul Krekorian got some lovin' from the Los Angeles City Council today, when they went on the record in support of a tough-on-crime bill package. Among the proposals is one from the Burbank Democrat, AB1013, that would grant city attorneys the right to bring eviction actions against building tenants who illegally use or possess dangerous weapons.
Other measures in the package:
- SB 271, a bill authored by Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, would allow district attorneys and city attorneys statewide to go after gang assets to satisfy criminal judgments, and return recovered funds to the communities they terrorized.
- SB 989 would make it easier for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to deal with racially motivated gang activity. The bill, introduced by Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, D-Los Angeles, would add hate crimes to the list of crimes in the Street Terrorism and Enforcement Protection Act.
- SB 844 -- also authored by Calderon -- would establish sentencing enhancements for gang activities, hate crimes, child abuse and drug crimes committed within 1,500 feet of a school.
- AB 1033, which targets gang members trying to recruit children. If approved, offenders would be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, sentenced to a year in jail and fined $2,500, according to the bill’s author, Assemblywoman Anna Caballaro, D-Salinas.