Tuesday, February 12, 2008

DWP Rate Hike

You are invited to a Town Hall Meeting relative to
LADWP's Proposed Rate Increase.

This event is hosted by
Councilmembers Jan Perry and Bernard C. Parks

February 16, 2008
10:00am to 12:00pm
at
The Constituent Service Center
8475 S. Vermont Ave.
LA, CA 90044

ADVISORY: Illegal Dumping

The Crocker-Mettler project and the Southeast Illegal Dumping Collaborative, which includes representatives of the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program, LAPD, City Council District 9 and the Bureau of Street Services, has been successful in addressing the illegal dumping issues in this area through prosecution, posting signage, and educating area business owners.

For questions, call Ailissa Leroy or Nina Lee of the City Attorney's Neighborhood Prosecutor Program, South Bureau, at (323)789-2701.

About Board of Public Works.
The five-commissioner Board of Public Works manages the Department of Public Works; the City’s third largest municipal division focused on the essential needs for a better quality of life and environmental protection. With a $559 million operating budget, the department awards more than $500 million in public service contracts annually that provide for the construction, renovation, and operation of public programs and services including: municipal buildings and treatment facilities;
streets, street lights, and urban forest; bridges and sidewalks; sewers, catch basins and storm drains; recycling and integrated solid waste management. Through these programs and services, the Board is committed with the delivery of quality customer service, to engage and help neighborhoods thrive and benefit from healthier living and working environments. For more information, visit www.lacity.org/bpw.

Howard University Teacher Training Program

Are you ready to influence the lives of hundreds of young people? Are you ready to make a difference in your community? Are you "Ready to Teach"?

Howard University has just been awarded a multi-million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to recruit, train and certify people that are interested in becoming teachers.

We are looking for candidates who would like to teach English, Mathematics, Reading, Science or Special Education in Chicago (IL); Clayton County (GA); Houston (TX); Prince George's County (MD); or Washington (DC). The best part - no experience or background in education is required!

The Ready to Teach program (RtT) is ACTIVELY recruiting candidates for the 2008-2009 Cohort. Through this program you can earn a Master's of Arts in teaching Degree and get your teaching certification in one short year! RtT even provides scholarships and financial assistance to its candidates. The program is geared towards African-American males, but everyone is encouraged to apply. Hurry, the application deadline is March 3, 2008!!!

For admissions requirements and more information please visit the website at www.readytoteach.org, or feel free to contact me Trenile Tillman at ttillman@howard.edu.

Please share this information with your friends, family, colleagues and children.

Prepare and File Your Taxes for FREE!

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Free File is offered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in partnership with the Free File Alliance LLC, a group of leading private-sector tax preparation companies. The program launched five years ago and 19 million Americans have used it to date. A recent survey showed that 96 percent of those who used Free File found it "easy to use" and 98 percent said they would recommend it to others.

Free File is as easy and safe to use as 1, 2, 3:


1. Go to the IRS website at www.irs.gov and click on
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2. Then, choose a tax preparation company from the list. (You must select a company from the list rather than going directly to a company's website. Otherwise, you may be charged a fee). Some of the companies offer the software in Spanish.

3. If you want help choosing a company, use the interactive tool to help narrow your search. If you have questions, use the "Wizard" feature to guide you through the tax preparation process. It also checks your math and informs you of the newest tax deductions.

So skip those long paper forms and use Free File to prepare and file federal taxes. There's less chance for making errors and you'll get your refund in half the time. For example, when you use Free File and choose to receive your refund with Direct Deposit, you will receive your refund in as little as 10 days. After you send your return, you will receive a quick email acknowledgment within 48 hours from the tax preparation company to let you know that the IRS received your return. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, beginning mid-January 2008.