Cardenas, Chick dispute heightens

Stepping up disagreements with Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick over the future of anti-gang programs in the city, Councilman Tony Cárdenas on Thursday questioned the intent of Chick's proposal as well as its impact on existing programs. Daily News.

"We will not allow politics to infiltrate this process," Cá rdenas said at the end of a lengthy meeting examining Chick's "Blueprint for an Anti-Gang Strategy."

Among other things, the plan recommends most of the programs be transferred to the office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.