Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks a Los Angeles City Council meeting where the issue of whether to ban marijuana dispensaries that have sprung up throughout the city was being considered. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks a Los Angeles City Council meeting where the issue of whether to ban marijuana dispensaries that have sprung up throughout the city was being considered. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
**FILE** Erin Brockovich listens Sept. 15, 2000, to a presentation to the Los Angeles City Council by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Erin Brockovich listens Sept. 15, 2000, to a presentation to the Los Angeles City Council by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. (Associated Press)
