BRIEFLY : BOY, 6, HIT, INJURED BY CAR NEAR SCHOOL.VAN NUYS - A first-grader at the Valerio Primary Center in Van Nuys was struck by a car Thursday outside the campus and suffered minor cuts and scrapes, authorities said. The 6-year-old boy was injured about 7:45 a.m. in the 15000 block of Valerio Street, said 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. police spokeswoman Charlotte Broughton. He was airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles for treatment and was in stable condition, Broughton said. The boy apparently was in a crosswalk in front of a 1991 Geo Storm The Geo Storm was a sport compact car manufactured by Isuzu and sold in the United States by General Motors from 1990 through 1993 as part of GM's Geo line of inexpensive automobiles. The same vehicles, with minor variations, were sold in Canada in the 1992 & 1993 model years only. driven by a woman who told police she was blinded by sunlight, Broughton said. The boy was pinned beneath the vehicle but was freed by two passers-by. Police interviewed the motorist, who is about 30, but did not cite or arrest her, Broughton said. Her name was not released. 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. spokeswoman Hilda Ramirez said the boy is a student at the Valerio Primary Center, which is affiliated with Valerio Street Elementary School elementary school: see school. on the same campus. His name was withheld. - City News Service Mayor taps 2 Valley residents for posts 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. on Thursday nominated two 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. residents for posts on key city commissions. Riordan nominated Rob Glushon of Encino, who had most recently served as a member of the elected Charter Reform Commission, for the Animal Services Commission. The mayor also nominated Nate Brogin of Sherman Oaks to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Brogin serves on the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional Rail Authority and is a member of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley. - Daily News Chatsworth reading of 97 sets a record The mercury topped out at a record 97 degrees in Chatsworth on Thursday, the National Weather Service reported. That broke the old mark of 94 set on this date in 1964. But it was even hotter at nearby Simi Valley, where the 100-degree mark shattered the record of 90 set there on this date in 1983, according to the NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) . The mercury reached 94 in Los Angeles, well off the 100-degree record set on this date in 1929. But the ``normal'' high in Los Angeles for an Oct. 21 is 81 degrees, according to the NWS. It was the second day in a row of record temperatures in some areas of the Southland, which has been under a dome of high pressure for several days. - City News Service Teachers, staff set to board `A train' The ninth annual Adult Education Fall Conference, ``All Aboard the `A Train,' '' will be presented Saturday for new and continuing certificated teachers, teacher assistants, classified personnel and administrators, organizers said. The conference will be held at Venice-Hamilton Community Adult School, 13000 Venice Blvd., in Los Angeles. - Daily News `Politics of Division' topic for Kuehl talk GRANADA HILLS - Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl, D-Encino, will discuss ``The Politics of Division'' at a lunch meeting of the SAGE Society Oct. 29. The society, a learning in retirement group affiliated with California State University Enrollment  , Northridge's College of Extended Learning, will meet at the Odyssey restaurant at 11 a.m. The fee is $18.50 and includes lunch. For more information, call Sid Goldberg at (818) 784-8450 or Ed Gilbert at (818) 906-0232. - Daily News Jewish organization to mark anniversary VAN NUYS - Jewish student organization Hillel will help Valley College celebrate its 50th anniversary while marking its own 36th year on campus with a musical gala Sunday. The 3 p.m. event will feature acts such as Alan Eder and Friends performing reggae arrangements of traditional Jewish songs, Sgt. Schlepper's Purim Shpieller Band and the Cantor's Chanters Youth Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in . Hillel will also honor 36 distinguished Jewish individuals who have been associated with Valley College and have made a difference in the local community. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For information, call the Hillel office at (818) 887-5901. - Daily News 4.0 aftershocks hit near Joshua Tree Two moderate aftershocks of Saturday's huge desert earthquake struck near the small town of Joshua Tree Thursday evening. The quakes both measured 4.0, said Joe Franck, a seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis with the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. in Pasadena. The first occurred at 6:58 p.m. about 29 miles north of Joshua Tree. The second struck at 8:49 p.m. about 25 miles north. The Mojave Desert area is just a few miles south of the epicenter of Saturday's Hector Mine Quake. - Associated Press Fire truck collides with car; 3 injured Three people including two firefighters were injured Thursday when a Los Angeles city fire truck collided with a car in North Hollywood. The crash occurred about 12:40 p.m. at the junction of Bellaire Drive and Sherman Way. The injured were treated at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills and released. - City News Service |
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