BRIEFLY : JOURNALIST TO SPEAK AT CSUN ON '92 RIOTS.NORTHRIDGE - Journalist Lou Cannon, a special correspondent special correspondent n → corresponsal m/f especialspecial correspondent n → envoyé spécial special correspondent special n for The Washington Post, will discuss factors that led to the 1992 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. Riots on Thursday at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . Cannon will speak at 2:30 p.m. in the Grand Salon of the campus University Student Union, located at 1811 Nordhoff St. His appearance is part of the department of history's Valley Pioneer Lecture Series. A former White House correspondent and Los Angeles bureau chief for the Post, Cannon recently published ``Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. .'' He covered the 1991 Rodney King incident, the ensuing trials and the 1992 riots. For more information about the lecture series call (818) 677-3566. - Daily News School, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) unveil high-tech upgrades Fenton Avenue Charter School and its corporate partner GTE showed off a computer-packed and Internet-wired learning facility Tuesday after a breakfast to encourage other corporations and foundations to make contributions to the Lake View Terrace campus. Guests at the first Corporate Partners Breakfast included representatives from Washington Mutual Inc., the Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). and LA Urban Funders, a coalition of foundations. Fenton was once considered one of the worst schools in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , but has made significant gains since adopting a charter system in 1994. GTE has helped the school with computer wiring and other upgrades during a three-year partnership. The campus has seen an increase in standardized test scores and has been recognized as a California Distinguished School. - Daily News Water supply called sufficient until '10 The Metropolitan Water District will be able to fully meet Southern California's demands for imported water through 2010, even under the worst-case drought scenario, according to a status report presented Tuesday. The confident tone of the report was attributed in the report to investments made by Southern California water agencies to develop alternative supplies, and augment local and imported resources. ``Metropolitan and its member agencies have made enormous investments in water conservation and local recycling programs, recovery of contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. groundwater and storage,'' said Debra C. Man, MWD's chief of planning and resources. - City News Service |
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