BRIEFLY 'DYNAMITE' SETS OFF EVACUATIONS.MISSION HILLS - Several business were evacuated Wednesday afternoon when a man bearing what he thought was dynamite unloaded it at a 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. fire station for disposal. Firefighters, who actually don't dispose of explosive materials, were alarmed by the cargo and evacuated a 300-foot radius around Station 75 at 15345 San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Mission Road. A Los Angeles police bomb squad was summoned to the scene about 1:30 p.m., and later determined the device was simply a wooden movie prop designed to look like the real thing. The man had discovered the simulated set of dynamite sticks with a mock detonator detonator (dĕ`tənā'tər), type of explosive that reacts with great rapidity and is used to set off other, more inert explosives. Fulminate of mercury mixed with potassium chlorate is a commonly used detonator. attached while at a friend's house, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. Capt. David Saylor. ``Apparently, he heard we dispose of things like that,'' Saylor said. ``He was just trying to be a good citizen doing a good deed. Luckily, it turned out to be nothing.'' - Daily News Dam project to get safety inspection THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - A structural inspection of a dam project that critics say is being built on an earthquake fault is scheduled for mid-April, state officials said on Wednesday. Aspet Ordoubegian, the state's project manager for the Lang Ranch dam, said regulators plan to investigate the structural soundness of the dam and ensure construction plans are being followed. Previously, the department had determined the 66-foot-wide and 356- foot-high dam being built at Westlake Boulevard and Lang Ranch Parkway was not located on faults. Construction of the dam, being built to protect the downstream 2,257- home Lang Ranch development from runoff, began last May but was halted by the contractors on Feb. 11 after winter rains delayed work. Construction is expected to resume by April 14. - Daily News Shoppers scatter after shot fired OXNARD - Wal-Mart shoppers scrambled for cover in the store parking lot Wednesday morning after a shoplifter trying to flee security guards fired off a gun, authorities said. No one was injured by the single shot fired into the air after security guards chased the man from the store in the 2000 block of North Rose Avenue about 11 a.m., said Cmdr. Martin Meyer of the Oxnard Police Department. Police later arrested Areli Ruvalcaba, 23, of Oxnard on suspicion of armed robbery, Meyer said. - Daily News $5 million to aid battle against bug VENTURA - In an effort to battle the crop-devastating glassy-winged sharpshooter The glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis, formerly known as H. coagulata) is a large leafhopper insect from the family Cicadellidae, similar to other species of sharpshooter. It is about half an inch (12 mm) in length. that has infested in·fest tr.v. in·fest·ed, in·fest·ing, in·fests 1. To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious: Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released $5 million to help California nursery farmers eliminate the pests, officials announced Wednesday. - Daily News North Hills next action-team site NORTH HILLS - North Hills was selected Wednesday by Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California as the next site for a Neighborhood Empowerment Action Team to help fight quality-of-life crimes such as illegal dumping and graffiti. - Daily News 'Mango Street' picked for reading Last year, the science-fiction book ``Fahrenheit 451'' by Ray Bradbury shot to No. 1 on best-seller lists after Los Angeles selected it for a citywide reading event. This year, Mayor James Hahn hopes the same thing happens to ``The House on Mango Street,'' the story by Sanda Cisneros about a young girl growing up in a colorful neighborhood. - Daily News Archers cheering suspension of ban BURBANK - Archers claimed victory Wednesday after the Burbank City Council suspended a ban on bowhunting Bowhunting is the practice of taking game animals by archery. Technique In contrast to a rifle hunter, who may shoot effectively from ranges in excess of 200 yards (about 180 m), archers will usually restrict shots to 45 yards or less, depending on factors such as in the Verdugo Mountains in order to complete an environmental impact report. The California Bowmen Hunters had threatened suit unless the city conducted an environmental impact study. - Daily News |
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