BRIEFLY : BILL WOULD LET STATE REGULATE WEB CABLE.Moving to take over an issue that has divided 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. policymakers, state Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, introduced legislation Thursday to have the state regulate Internet access See how to access the Internet. over cable television lines. ``If federal regulators are not going to take charge of the situation and regulate the industry, then the state must do so,'' Alarcon said. His proposal, Senate Bill 1217, would require cable companies to provide open access to all Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . Los Angeles has an ongoing debate over the issue, with three members of the city's Information Technology Commission resigning over differences with 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. . Riordan supports limiting access. - Daily News Tagging costs man his driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something A 24-year-old man who pleaded no contest to spray-painting graffiti on a library lost his driver's license for a year Thursday and was given a choice of 90 days in jail or 60 days on a work crew. Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Harold Crowder ordered Joshua Don Flanigan of Woodland Hills to pay an unspecified restitution for damage to the now-closed Echo Park Branch Library. The judge also gave Flanigan three years probation. - City News Service Mulholland crash fatal for woman, 18 SHERMAN OAKS - A Colorado woman died and four youths were injured late Wednesday when a 16-year-old driver lost control of his car, hit a tree and tumbled down a 150-foot embankment, police said. Passenger Victoria Bixler Schmitt, 18, was thrown from the 1998 BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. and died from her injuries in the 11:50 p.m. crash along Mulholland Drive For the motion picture, see . Mulholland Drive is a very well-known road in Los Angeles, California named after engineer William Mulholland. A portion of it is also called Mulholland Highway. , Los Angeles police Officer Charlotte Broughton said. Three others, ages 16 to 18, were treated at a hospital for minor injuries. The 16-year-old male driver refused medical attention, Broughton said. Police said alcohol was not a factor. - Daily News Motorist charged with attack by car VAN NUYS - Felony charges were filed Thursday against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, who allegedly grazed a state trooper with his car while trying to drive around a traffic jam, then attempted to flee. Paul Lopez, 37, is charged with one count each of assault on a peace officer, resisting an officer and evading an officer in the incident last month on the Hollywood Freeway. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. Lopez is scheduled to enter a plea today in Van Nuys Municipal Court. - City News Service Holden sentenced for sex with teen PASADENA - Michelle Holden, wife of a Pasadena councilman and daughter-in-law of a Los Angeles councilman, was sentenced Thursday to three years felony probation for having sex with a 15-year-old baby sitter. The sentence, which included stipulations that she undergo counseling and perform 200 hours of community service, followed her no-contest plea May 6 to having intercourse with the teen-age boy. Seven counts, including annoying the second alleged victim, were dismissed. - City News Service Voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. measure endorsed A bill that would allow Californians to register at polling places on Election Day was approved by the Senate Elections Committee, Assemblyman Robert Hertzberg Robert Myles Hertzberg was born on November 19, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, was an attorney and businessperson, and served in the California State Assembly from 1996-2002. , D-Van Nuys, said Thursday. Assembly Bill 1094 would reopen registration on election days for citizens who present proof of residence, or whose registration is later confirmed by election officials, said Hertzberg, who sponsored the measure. Under present law, voters must register 29 days before an election to be eligible to cast ballots. - City News Service Tropic system may deliver more rain A tropical weather system brought less than one-tenth inch of rain to the Los Angeles area Thursday and a prediction of possible thundershowers today. ``It was air that came in from the tropics tropics, also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S. ,'' said National Weather Service meteorologist Bruce Rockwell. ``When it hits the mountains, it causes showers. It happens several times during the summer months.'' Rockwell expects partly cloudy conditions today with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. . - Daily News |
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