WORLD
November 26, 2009 | By Richard Boudreaux
Israel imposed a 10-month moratorium Wednesday on approvals for new homes in Jewish settlements across the West Bank. But it appeared unlikely that the restriction, applauded by the Obama administration, would be enough to coax the Palestinians back to U.S.-brokered peace talks. The unilateral decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marked a retreat from the pro-settler policies his right-wing Likud Party has pursued for more than three decades in and out of government. In a televised speech, he called it a "painful step" aimed to "encourage resumption of peace talks with our Palestinian neighbors."
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 21, 1994 | JENNIFER OLDHAM
A plan to stop movie theaters from locating outside the downtown Glendale area for a 45-day moratorium period was amended to Brand Boulevard only. The City Council asked city staff members on Tuesday to narrow the proposed moratorium. The council voted 5 to 0 to introduce the moratorium, but asked that it be rewritten to allow only cinemas that would front on Brand Boulevard to be given permits. Council members will vote on the revised measure next week.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 7, 1990
After hearing testimony from dozens of speakers condemning the aerial spraying of malathion, the Glendale City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday calling for a moratorium on use of the pesticide in the area. In doing so, Glendale joined half a dozen cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties that have asked for an end to spraying of the pesticide until more research is done into its effects on humans and the environment.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 9, 2004 | From Times Wire Reports
The city was expected to extend a 45-day building moratorium, giving administrators more time to find ways to increase capacity at the city's overloaded sewage-treatment plant. On Oct. 20, the City Council imposed a moratorium on issuing building permits that require sewer connections because city engineers discovered that Soledad's sewage-treatment plant was near capacity and filtering ponds ran the risk of overflowing.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 23, 1997
Seeking to protect the rural flavor of tiny Bradbury, the City Council has approved an urgency ordinance curtailing all development on parcels larger than 20 acres. In this wealthy hamlet of less than 1,000, council members enacted the ordinance to protect the terrain and hills above the city, officials said. The ordinance forbids development for 45 days.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
April 7, 2008 | Tiffany Hsu
A symbolic 40-hour "murder moratorium" in Los Angeles, timed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, concluded Sunday, with organizers pronouncing it a success. "We never had any illusions that we were going to end murder," said Earl Ofari Hutchinson, one of the organizers. "The point was to get people to think about it. Get engaged. Get involved. This is your community." Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman, a department spokeswoman, said there were two homicides in the city during the moratorium.