BRIEFLY; ANIMAL AID GROUP NEEDS VOLUNTEERS.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - More volunteers are needed to operate the Partners for Life program to save the lives of thousands of stray dogs and cats brought into city shelters, organizers said Monday. The program will hold an orientation session Wednesday night for prospective volunteers at the East Valley Animal Shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. . While about 60 people signed up for the program when it started in the fall, many of them dropped out, said Kelly Dwyer, executive director of New Leash on Life, the rescue group helping the city run the program. New Leash is seeking people to commit to four hours a week, with the heaviest needs on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Volunteers will work at the East Valley Animal Shelter to try to find homes for animals and to educate people on their care so they are less likely to abandon adopted pets. The volunteer orientation session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the East Valley Animal Shelter, 13131 Sherman Way, North Hollywood. For more information, call New Leash on Life at (818) 710-9898. The group is also hosting an adoption open house on Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the East Valley shelter. - Daily News PROTEST AT STAPLES LEADS TO 25 ARRESTS Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police arrested 25 people Monday during a labor protest outside the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , police said. The arrestees were taken into custody on suspicion of trespassing, said Los Angeles police Officer Revlyn Applewhite. Members of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union, who say they're seeking a fair labor contract, said such a protest was appropriate for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. - City News Service POWER OUTAGE Noun 1. power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" power failure equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" HITS SECTION OF ENCINO ENCINO - A few traffic lights and about 650 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. customers were left temporarily without electricity Monday night in Encino, a utility spokeswoman said. The outage occurred at about 5:45 p.m., and all but a few customers had power restored by 7 p.m., said DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection spokeswoman Lisa Tashiro. City Department of Transportation crews were dispatched to reset the traffic lights, she said. ``Usually they're pretty fast,'' Tashiro said. The cause of the outage was under investigation. The outage affected an area bounded by Martha Street, Louise Avenue, Yarmouth Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard. - Daily News TWO ESCAPE AUTO STUCK ON RR TRACKS PALMDALE - A 45-year-old man and a passenger narrowly escaped being struck by a freight train when the man lost control of a car that slid across railroad tracks in Palmdale this evening. The crash happened about 5:45 p.m. as the safety gates were closing across Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , where Union Pacific tracks cross the road just north of Avenue Q, said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Rosa Ray. Carlos Oloya and passenger Stella Zapata, 48, both of Palmdale, were able to get out of the 1983 Toyota Corolla as a freight train approached, Ray said. The pair were unhurt, but the car was demolished, she said. - City News Service |
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