BRIEFLY : BLOCK WARNS PUBLIC ON FAKE SOLICITATION.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. County Sheriff Sherman Block warned Friday that fraudulent phone solicitors may call to ask for money for a bogus fund in the name of slain Deputy Shayne York, who was shot execution-style while off duty during a robbery. ``I just want people to know that if they are contacted by anyone soliciting funds for anything related to the death of Deputy Shayne York, that there is no such program in place for phone solicitations,'' Block said at his monthly news conference. A legitimate fund has been established for contributions to York's family: Fund No. 430, Sheriff's Relief Foundation, 11515 S. Colima Road, Whittier, CA 90604. ?13- City News Service Baby killed, 4 hurt in freeway crash A car stopped in a car-pool lane Wednesday on Interstate 110 was hit in the rear by a truck, killing an infant and critically injuring four people, authorities said. A woman driving a 1987 Nissan Sentra was stopped around 12:40 p.m. in the left lane of the elevated, northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. car-pool lane near the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit, said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Michelle Reddick. It was not known why the driver stopped. A 1987 Ford truck hit the rear of the Sentra, causing both vehicles to slam into the guardrail, Reddick said. Authorities closed two lanes on the Harbor Freeway for several hours while the wreckage was investigated and cleared. Traffic was backed up for miles. ?13- 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. Panel backs bigger special permit area Amid continuing concern about traffic generated by three major Studio City-area projects, a City Council panel this week recommended an expansion of the area requiring special city permits for traffic-generating businesses. The city imposed the special permitting rules a year ago on new hotels, motels and drive-through banks and restaurants along Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. between Woodrow Wilson Drive and Vineland Avenue so more study can be given to future regulation in the face of major developments planned by MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. Inc., CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. and the Metro Rail station that will be opened in the area. On Tuesday, the council's Planning and Land Use Committee endorsed extending the stretch of Ventura requiring special permits to include the area from Woodrow Wilson Drive to Carpenter Avenue, an addition of one-eighth of a mile. ?13- Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge official calls for early enrollment NORTHRIDGE - A Cal State Northridge official has urged students to apply early for the spring semester. Louanne Kennedy, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said priority will be given to transfer students from the state's public community colleges. The university will accept applications from upper-division transfer students until it runs out of space, which could be as early as September, she said. Applications for first-time freshman and lower division transfer students for spring will be accepted until Aug. 31. ?13-City News Service Top official to quit Animal Services Dept. Gary Olsen, general manager of the Los Angeles city Animal Services Department, will retire Sept. 30 and receive a three-month consultant contract that will pay him $24,000 to advise the department during the transition. Olsen was originally going to receive a one-year, $100,000 contract, but the proposal was met with public outrage, and commission President Steve Afriat said the panel decided to scale back the contract based on a re-evaluation of its need for consultant services. ?13-Daily News Ex-ethics director joining law school Ben Bycel, former director of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. , has been named as president and professor of law at the University of West Los Angeles The University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private, non-profit School of Law with two campuses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Inglewood and Woodland Hills, California. The School of Law is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California. , the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. has announced. Bycel, who was forced out of the city ethics post by a majority of the Ethics Commission during a dispute over his aggressive style, was praised by university board Chairman John Chu as an ``experienced attorney, writer and educator.'' ?13- Daily News Rewards proposed in gang shootings City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. proposed Wednesday that the city offer $110,000 in rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a string of 11 fatal, gang-related shootings in the Venice and Mar Vista areas since February. Galanter introduced a motion to be considered by the council in the next week that would provide $10,000 for each case solved. ?13- Daily News |
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