Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Obama nominates Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court
President Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to the U.S. Supreme Court today. If confirmed, she is to become the first Latino member of the nation's high court. Sotomayor is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former federal prosecutor in New York. The Senate Judiciary Committee likely will hold its confirmation hearing in July.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Free Truck Driving Classes
The Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DOT) presents
FREE TRUCK DRIVING CLASSES
FOR WOMEN
ATTENTION WOMEN:
Improve Your Marketability In Workforce With A Class B License!
When:
June 16 through July 16, 2009.
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (including lunch break)
Where:
1016 N. Mission Rd.
Building B.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Downtown LA)
Benefits:
Participants will earn a Class B license which will enable them to drive trucks, buses, farm labor vehicles, trailers under 45 feet and any vehicle weighing over 26,000 pounds (11,793 kg).
RSVP by June 10, 2009 by 5:00pm
To sign-up or to obtain more information, please contact Rayshell Chambers at (213) 978-0300 or via email at rayshell.chambers@lacity.org.
Sign Up Now! Space is Limited
Click below for FREE Truck Driving Class flyer:
http://simplesend.com/simple/uploadedimages/000370/2009-05_Truck_Driving.pdf
This event is a part of the Commission’s Women in the Workforce initiative, which aims to increase the number of women in the workforce through collaborations among city departments, labor unions and community-based organizations.
Please Note: All Are Welcome To Attend!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
CITY OF LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WORKER (CASW)EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Community Development Department of the City of Los Angeles is currently accepting applications in the OneSource Youth Opportunity System, Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).
SYEP PROGRAM ASSISTANT (CASW II)
CITYWIDE LOCATIONS
$12.67 per hour
The SYEP Program Assistants (CASWs) will assist in all aspects of the implementation of the Summer Youth
Employment Program. Duties to include but are not limited to:
Retrieve daily phone and email inquiries from the public
Log and track all program inquiries from the public
Respond to program inquiries from the public
Make appropriate program service referrals to potential customers
Act as service provider liaison on behalf of the Community Development Department (CDD)
Coordinate program specific communication between the CDD and service providers
Conduct worksite monitoring visits, throughout the summer
Conduct SYEP supervisor and youth program interviews
Prepare written worksite monitoring, supervisor and youth interview reports
Provide regular pick-up and delivery of program documents
Data entry of participant records
Assist in the review of program related documentation for completeness and accuracy
Provide supervision to youth program participants when necessary
Minimum requirements: High school graduate, must be able to type 30-45 words per minute. Have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form and have ability to deal with problems in standardized situations. Must have good customer service skills and excellent oral communication skills.
Experience in Youth Workforce Development, Youth Development, Education programs, Management Information Systems (MIS), and Bachelors Degree preferred. A valid California driver’s license and proof of valid auto insurance is required.
Application Process: Submit a CASW application to the Community Development Department, Human Resources Division, 1200 W. 7th Street, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
CASW Applications maybe obtained online at www.lacity.org/CDD or you may contact Michael Bouvet at (213) 744-7130. Filing Deadline: Applications must be received by Friday, May 15, 2009.
Selection Process: The selection process shall consist of a three-step evaluation:
Step 1: All applications will be reviewed to determine if candidates meet the listed minimum requirements.
Step 2: Each qualifying candidate’s personal and professional qualifications, as delineated in his or her application, will be reviewed for qualifications relative to those of the other candidates.
Step 3: Candidates who present qualifications that most closely match those necessary for the position will be invited to interview and participate in the written and typing exercises.
SYEP PROGRAM ASSISTANT (CASW II)
CITYWIDE LOCATIONS
$12.67 per hour
The SYEP Program Assistants (CASWs) will assist in all aspects of the implementation of the Summer Youth
Employment Program. Duties to include but are not limited to:
Retrieve daily phone and email inquiries from the public
Log and track all program inquiries from the public
Respond to program inquiries from the public
Make appropriate program service referrals to potential customers
Act as service provider liaison on behalf of the Community Development Department (CDD)
Coordinate program specific communication between the CDD and service providers
Conduct worksite monitoring visits, throughout the summer
Conduct SYEP supervisor and youth program interviews
Prepare written worksite monitoring, supervisor and youth interview reports
Provide regular pick-up and delivery of program documents
Data entry of participant records
Assist in the review of program related documentation for completeness and accuracy
Provide supervision to youth program participants when necessary
Minimum requirements: High school graduate, must be able to type 30-45 words per minute. Have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form and have ability to deal with problems in standardized situations. Must have good customer service skills and excellent oral communication skills.
Experience in Youth Workforce Development, Youth Development, Education programs, Management Information Systems (MIS), and Bachelors Degree preferred. A valid California driver’s license and proof of valid auto insurance is required.
Application Process: Submit a CASW application to the Community Development Department, Human Resources Division, 1200 W. 7th Street, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
CASW Applications maybe obtained online at www.lacity.org/CDD or you may contact Michael Bouvet at (213) 744-7130. Filing Deadline: Applications must be received by Friday, May 15, 2009.
Selection Process: The selection process shall consist of a three-step evaluation:
Step 1: All applications will be reviewed to determine if candidates meet the listed minimum requirements.
Step 2: Each qualifying candidate’s personal and professional qualifications, as delineated in his or her application, will be reviewed for qualifications relative to those of the other candidates.
Step 3: Candidates who present qualifications that most closely match those necessary for the position will be invited to interview and participate in the written and typing exercises.
Judge Sotomayor: Supreme Court Speculation Raises Both Support and Criticism
Repost from Hispanic Business
James Oliphant and David G. Savage--Tribune Co.
WASHINGTON - Since her name has surfaced as a prime contender for a seat on the Supreme Court last week, Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals judge in New York, has already become an object of scorn and praise, of blistering attacks and spirited defenses.
Sotomayor is the subject of intense early scrutiny because she appeals demographically at least to two of President Obama's key constituencies: women and Hispanics.
The case for a second female justice has been widely touted in Congress and by women's groups. But with 45 million Hispanics in the U.S., they say it is high time for the first Hispanic justice, male or female.
"There will be great displeasure among Latinos and Latino leaders" if they are spurned again, as they were by the Bush administration, said Ramona Romero, president of the National Hispanic Bar Association. "My phone hasn't stopped ringing since Justice Souter's planned retirement came out. This is an issue of deep importance of our community."
But the fact that there aren't a lot of candidates known to be in the mix with the same attributes as Sotomayor raises another challenge for the president: how to balance the various lobbies with his own constitutional law professor's eye for legal ability as well as his desire for someone who has demonstrated empathy.
"The president would get down to null set (nothing) if you asked for a 45-to-50 year-old Hispanic woman with great life experience and is a heavily credentialed lawyer with an impeccable background," said Thomas Goldstein, a Washington D.C. lawyer who regularly argues before the court. "Nobody knows who that person is. Something is going to have to give."
Sotomayor, 54, offers the kind of compelling life story that could appeal to Obama. A child of Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in a housing project in the South Bronx, near Yankee Stadium. She excelled as a student and graduated from Princeton University and the Yale Law School. Her ascent on the federal bench was bipartisan. President George H.W. Bush named her to be U.S. district judge in 1991, and President Bill Clinton elevated her to the U.S. court of appeals in 1997.
But more recently, she has been the subject of sharp criticism - much of it from unnamed clerks and lawyers - who said she could be abusive to lawyers and domineering in the courtroom. That in turn spurred counterattacks from supporters. They said she was being unfairly demeaned for her sharp questioning, which was mild in comparison to that of, for example, Justice Antonin Scalia.
So far, Obama has spoken of the nomination in general terms. He says he wants someone with a diverse background, who has "empathy" for "people's hopes and struggles" - perhaps a candidate who does not hail from traditional academic or judicial circles.
But he also is a former law professor who likely would want a nominee of sterling academic achievement who can hold his or her own with intellectual heavyweights on the high court. He is also is expected to seek a candidate young enough to potentially serve on the bench for at least two decades.
He has yet to suggest that the choice must be of specific gender or minority. Plenty of interest groups, however, have been doing that for him. There is a near-universal belief beyond the White House that the pick will be a woman. Along with that, Obama is not only being pressed to name the first Hispanic, but the first Asian-American, or the first African-American woman, to the court.
"I don't think he can do it all now," said Lee Epstein, a Northwestern University law professor. "Who out there meets all of these various little boxes?"
And while the large Democratic majority in the Senate means that Obama has some latitude in his choice, Republicans promised this week to push back on a nominee they perceive to be beholden to specific minority or interest groups.
"The president is free to nominate whomever he likes," Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. "But picking judges based on his or her perceived sympathy for certain groups or individuals undermines the faith Americans have in our judicial system." Obama has been careful to not make public promises. That's a contrast from President Reagan, who campaigned on a pledge to name the court's first female justice. He followed through, choosing Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981.
Even so, women's groups are clear in their position that the nominee should not be a man.
"We would be disappointed if it is not a woman," said Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. "It is not acceptable to have only one woman on the Supreme Court."
Source: (C) 2009 Mclatchy-Tribune News Service.. All Rights Reserved
James Oliphant and David G. Savage--Tribune Co.
WASHINGTON - Since her name has surfaced as a prime contender for a seat on the Supreme Court last week, Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals judge in New York, has already become an object of scorn and praise, of blistering attacks and spirited defenses.
Sotomayor is the subject of intense early scrutiny because she appeals demographically at least to two of President Obama's key constituencies: women and Hispanics.
The case for a second female justice has been widely touted in Congress and by women's groups. But with 45 million Hispanics in the U.S., they say it is high time for the first Hispanic justice, male or female.
"There will be great displeasure among Latinos and Latino leaders" if they are spurned again, as they were by the Bush administration, said Ramona Romero, president of the National Hispanic Bar Association. "My phone hasn't stopped ringing since Justice Souter's planned retirement came out. This is an issue of deep importance of our community."
But the fact that there aren't a lot of candidates known to be in the mix with the same attributes as Sotomayor raises another challenge for the president: how to balance the various lobbies with his own constitutional law professor's eye for legal ability as well as his desire for someone who has demonstrated empathy.
"The president would get down to null set (nothing) if you asked for a 45-to-50 year-old Hispanic woman with great life experience and is a heavily credentialed lawyer with an impeccable background," said Thomas Goldstein, a Washington D.C. lawyer who regularly argues before the court. "Nobody knows who that person is. Something is going to have to give."
Sotomayor, 54, offers the kind of compelling life story that could appeal to Obama. A child of Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in a housing project in the South Bronx, near Yankee Stadium. She excelled as a student and graduated from Princeton University and the Yale Law School. Her ascent on the federal bench was bipartisan. President George H.W. Bush named her to be U.S. district judge in 1991, and President Bill Clinton elevated her to the U.S. court of appeals in 1997.
But more recently, she has been the subject of sharp criticism - much of it from unnamed clerks and lawyers - who said she could be abusive to lawyers and domineering in the courtroom. That in turn spurred counterattacks from supporters. They said she was being unfairly demeaned for her sharp questioning, which was mild in comparison to that of, for example, Justice Antonin Scalia.
So far, Obama has spoken of the nomination in general terms. He says he wants someone with a diverse background, who has "empathy" for "people's hopes and struggles" - perhaps a candidate who does not hail from traditional academic or judicial circles.
But he also is a former law professor who likely would want a nominee of sterling academic achievement who can hold his or her own with intellectual heavyweights on the high court. He is also is expected to seek a candidate young enough to potentially serve on the bench for at least two decades.
He has yet to suggest that the choice must be of specific gender or minority. Plenty of interest groups, however, have been doing that for him. There is a near-universal belief beyond the White House that the pick will be a woman. Along with that, Obama is not only being pressed to name the first Hispanic, but the first Asian-American, or the first African-American woman, to the court.
"I don't think he can do it all now," said Lee Epstein, a Northwestern University law professor. "Who out there meets all of these various little boxes?"
And while the large Democratic majority in the Senate means that Obama has some latitude in his choice, Republicans promised this week to push back on a nominee they perceive to be beholden to specific minority or interest groups.
"The president is free to nominate whomever he likes," Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. "But picking judges based on his or her perceived sympathy for certain groups or individuals undermines the faith Americans have in our judicial system." Obama has been careful to not make public promises. That's a contrast from President Reagan, who campaigned on a pledge to name the court's first female justice. He followed through, choosing Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981.
Even so, women's groups are clear in their position that the nominee should not be a man.
"We would be disappointed if it is not a woman," said Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. "It is not acceptable to have only one woman on the Supreme Court."
Source: (C) 2009 Mclatchy-Tribune News Service.. All Rights Reserved
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