BRIEFLY : BUSINESS GROUP WILL BACK NEW CHARTER.The United Chambers of Commerce of the 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. voted by a narrow margin Wednesday to endorse a proposed new City Charter on the June 8 ballot as well as a proposal to expand the City Council from 15 to 25 members. The 15-13 vote represents a sharp turnabout for the group, which in April had voted to oppose the measure, Proposition 1. ``This vote is a narrow victory for those who believe that while this proposed charter does far less than our members hoped for initially, it still represents some improvement over the current dysfunctional system,'' chairman Ross Hopkins said. On Tuesday night, the Studio City Residents Association also voted to back the measure. - Daily News Valley couple hailed for charity, service BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. - Bert and Jane Boeckmann were awarded the Albert Schweitzer Noun 1. Albert Schweitzer - French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) Schweitzer Leadership Award on Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Hugh O'Brian Hugh O'Brian (born April 19, 1925) is an American actor. Born Hugh Charles Krampe in Rochester, New York, he is best known for his starring role as Wyatt Earp in the television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp that ran from 1955 to 1961. Youth Foundation recognized the Boeckmanns, owners of Galpin Motors in North Hills, for their ``philanthropic commitments to the community, involvement with the foundation and involvement with youth,'' said Tracy Barry, director of special events for the organization. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater Perhaps you would like to read about one of:
- Daily News Truck's load slams into 101 overpass AGOURA HILLS - A semi-truck loaded too high struck an overpass on the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. on Wednesday evening, creating a 40-foot long crack in the structure, raining concrete chunks down on the road and backing up westbound traffic for two miles, authorities said. The accident occurred at 5:32 p.m. when the westbound big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. hit the Chesebro Road overpass, said Malibu sheriff's Lt. Greg Johnson. ``The big rig was loaded too high,'' California Highway Patrol Officer Richard Magyar said. No one was injured. - Daily News Berman urges use of funds for police Rep. Howard Berman has joined the battle over Los Angeles' proposed $4.2 billion budget, telling officials he believes it would be ``unthinkable'' to fail to expand the Police Department with the use of federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve . ``We worked very hard to see that matching local funds for these additional officers were not required,'' Berman, D-Mission Hills, said in a letter to City Council members. - Daily News 26 arrested during labor protest at LAX A labor demonstration organized by the Service Employees International Union Local 1877 outside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX on Wednesday resulted in the arrests of 26 people on suspicion of blocking traffic and failure to disperse, police said. About 100 officers were deployed, and the demonstration was ``generally peaceful,'' said Lt. Tony Alba 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 . .
He said the people arrested voluntarily boarded police vehicles, then were cited and released from the LAPD's Pacific Division. - City News Service Man gets sentenced in battering case A Van Nuys man who battered his female companion for the fifth time in seven years received a three-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to charges of spousal battery and violating a court order, officials said. Rudy Parra, 36, was sentenced Tuesday by Van Nuys Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Lippitt. - City News Service Teacher education focus of talk tonight Education reform leader Kati Haycock will speak tonight at a town hall meeting focusing on teacher education. Haycock, director of Education Trust, will deliver a talk titled ``Good Teaching Matters a Lot'' at the meeting starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited to the event at Francis Polytechnic High School, 12431 Roscoe Blvd. Parking is available at the corner of Roscoe and Arleta Avenue. The meeting is hosted by the California State University Enrollment  ,
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