BRIEFLY : AUTHOR NOMINATED TO BE ON ZOO PANEL.Author and illustrator Karen B. Winnick was nominated Wednesday by Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. to serve as a zoo commissioner. Winnick has written such children's books as ``Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers See metal whiskers. ,'' ``Sandro's Dolphin'' and ``Patch and the Strings.'' Her fourth book, ``Sybil's Night Ride,'' is due to be published next year. Winnick is nominated for a term ending in 2004 to replace outgoing commissioner David Bruyette. - City News Service Interim official gets permanent position George T. Rakis, interim general manager of the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. Department, was appointed by Mayor Richard Riordan to fill the position permanently. Rakis is responsible for management and operation of the center and oversees 175 full-time and about 450 part-time employees. - City News Service Weeds taking over after herbicide herbicide (hr`bəsīd'), chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as selective or nonselective. ban Brown weeds, green weeds and knee-high weeds are taking over some 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. playgrounds where the use of pesticides and herbicides is being phased out. ``The weeds are out of control,'' said Robert Hamm, deputy director of operations for the school district. School officials are stumped about how to control weeds creeping through asphalt, invading walkways and appearing in tracks surrounding baseball fields. Frustrated gardeners and administrators have tried yanking, whacking and heating weeds. ``It's an endless job,'' said Maurice Rossini, an assistant principal at Reseda High School Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of Los Angeles, California, United States. The current principal of Reseda High is Alfredo Tarin. The mascot of Reseda High is the Regent, a lion welding a crown and a scepter. . ``You can't get all of it. You start at one end of the school and by the time you're finished, they're already growing back.'' The Board of Education has ordered a phaseout phase·out n. A gradual discontinuation. of pesticides and herbicides over the next three years. Many schools stopped spraying weeds last fall because parents and others were concerned about possible health risks posed by the 60 or so pesticides the district used. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Ten cited for sales of alcohol to minors 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 weekend undercover sting aimed at curbing the sale of alcohol to minors ended with 10 citations, Ventura County sheriff's officials said Sunday. As part of an ongoing effort, deputies sent teen-agers into 80 restaurants, drug and liquor stores in the Conejo Valley on Friday and Saturday nights, according to Senior Deputy Brian Richmond of the sheriff's Special Enforcement Detail. Despite advance notification of the sting by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Alcoholic Beverage Control may refer to:
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The sting was timed to coincide with the end of summer vacation and the start of the school year. In June, a similar undercover sting ended with liquor being sold to 20 minors. Sheriff's officials said the operations have shown the stings are effective in curbing illegal sales of alcohol. - Daily News Road rage results in 2 drivers' arrests THOUSAND OAKS - Two motorists placed each other under citizen's arrest late Saturday after a roadside brawl that officials say started from road rage. Motorcyclist Randall Lee King, 40, of Agoura Hills was treated at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Authorities said King was aboard his Honda motorcycle at a stoplight on Lindero Canyon Road when he had trouble putting the motorcycle into first gear. Walsh, who was driving a black Mercedes-Benz, started honking at King until he got his motorcycle into gear. When Walsh continued to honk after passing King, the two pulled over onto Rocksfield Street, near Lindero Canyon Road. King allegedly greeted Walsh with a punch to the chin. Walsh responded by kicking King into his motorcycle and punching him when he got up, sheriff's officials said. - Daily News |
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