BRIEFLY : 11 LEFT HOMELESS AFTER FIRE ERUPTS.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Eleven people, including seven children, were left without a home early Friday morning after flames engulfed a two-story dwelling in North Hollywood, a Fire Department spokesman said. No one was injured when the fire broke out shortly after 5 a.m. at the apartment complex, in the 11100 block of Cohasset Street, said city fire spokesman Brian Humphrey. It took 30 firefighters nearly half an hour to extinguish the blaze, which caused an estimated $65,000 damage to the house and its contents, Humphrey said. The cause of the fire was listed as suspicious. - Daily News LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) enrollment 697,143, tally says Final enrollment figures for the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. show 697,143 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, officials announced Friday. It is the highest enrollment in the district's history and, as of Friday, includes 46 more students than the district's preliminary tally released Wednesday. - Daily News Alarcon wants look at senior cop plan 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. Councilman Richard Alarcon called for the Police Department to report to the council on its controversial proposal to transfer senior lead police officers into patrol jobs. Police Chief Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. has been criticized by some residents for proposing to remove the senior lead officers from acting as full-time community liaisons and instead add them to the street patrol forces. ``Senior lead officers have been a key factor in forming a successful partnership between (the) LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. and the city's residents and businesses,'' Alarcon said in a written motion submitted to the council Friday but sent to a committee for consideration. - Daily News Some library sites to increase hours To meet community needs, public library operating hours at selected branches will increase. To kick off the extended hours, a free Family Festival is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the West Valley Regional Branch, 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda. The new schedule will expand public service hours from 50 to 60 hours per week at regional branches and from 40 to 52 hours at community branches. City Librarian Susan Kent said extended hours at some branches have resulted in a 300 percent increase in usage. Kent said the extended hours will meet increasing demands for more services and will allow opportunities for families to use facilities in the evenings and on Sundays. - Daily News LAPD division aims to scare up to find by search, as if by beating for game. See also: Scare edibles A Halloween food drive to ``Scare Away Verb 1. scare away - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare off, pall, scare, dash intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats Hunger'' is being held by the Devonshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . , in
cooperation with City Council members Laura Chick and Hal Bernson Hal Bernson served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 12th district. He was chair of the Transportation Committee. Prior to being on the City Council, he served in the Navy.Preceded by Robert M. and other private and public agencies. Between 5 and 8 p.m. Oct. 31, nonperishable food items of any quantity can be donated to the drive at the Northridge Recreation Center, 18300 Lemarsh St. Other items, including hygiene and paper products, can also be donated. - Daily News |
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