FIGHTING TO REPEAL SPECIAL ORDER 40

On Saturday, June 28, 2003, Hal Netkin took advantage of a gathering organized by L.A. Councilman Dennis Zine, which inadvertantly resulted in Zine's offer to meet with me for a dialog on the controversial Special Order 40 issue.

Two Flyers stapled together were handed out.

After demonstrating for about 1/2 hour, Zine, who was meeting with constituents inside Whole Food Market, came out with an aid and walked up to me. I at first thought he was coming to tell me that I would have to move my location (I was marginally on private property). But Zine's purpose seemed to be the extention of an olive branch. We talked and he even had his aid take a picture of us together -- complete with my sandwich sign (taken with his camera not shown here). I asked Zine if we could meet one-on-one to discuss the Special Order 40. He agreed, pulling out his business card and said to call him Monday Morning to arrange a meeting. I stopped the demonstration, but will resume future demonstrations if  a meeting with Zine fails to yield any positive results.

June 28, 2003

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The following week, I met with Zine who promised to consider a resolution to investigate the immigration status of gang members -- but only gang members who presently had non-congregation injunctions placed on them. He told me that it would be asking too much to investigate the immigration status of ALL gang members because some of the other council members, especially the Latino members, might not approve.

After several weeks of waiting for some word on the issue from Zine, I emailed him. He told me that "these things take time." I continued waiting until I became fed up and wrote this letter.