BRIEFLY : CHARTER REFORMERS MAY COVER LAUSD.Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that signed legislation Thursday to allow the board governing the 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. to grow as part of the city's charter reform process. The measure, written by Assemblyman Robert Hertzberg, D-Sherman Oaks, allows a change in the city's charter to include setting aside the board's seven-member limit - a move some see as an important step in making the panel more responsive to the public. Hertzberg said earlier that he proposed the measure to allow charter reformers to consider ways to better connect the district to the city's operations. The city has two separate commissions re-examining the city's charter. Neither has proposed a restructuring of the school district so far, but the change in law gives them the ability to do so. Any change in the charter would have to be approved ultimately by voters. ?13Daily News Teacher charged with luring teens Molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these charges were filed against a high school teacher accused of luring girls into ``photographic sessions'' while posing as an agent or video producer for Death Row Records, a prosecutor said Thursday. Samuel Morris, who teaches at Manuel Arts High School, is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 26 on a four-count misdemeanor complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Municipal Court, said Deputy City Attorney Deborah Sanchez. Morris, 41, of Koreatown, faces three counts of child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Any action by an adult that allows or encourages illegal behavior by a person under the age of 18, or that places children in situations that expose them to illegal behavior. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor can be as simple as keeping a child home from school and thus, , the prosecutor said. Based on complaints by two girls, detectives served a search warrant April 10 at Morris' apartment, where they reportedly found an El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO") is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. 17-year-old dressed in a miniskirt miniskirt skirts hemmed at mid-thigh or higher; heyday of the leg in fashion world (1960s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 255–263] See : Fads and halter halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope. top while she was being videotaped by the defendant. ?13City News Service Court upholds fired officer's benefits The state Supreme Court has refused to interfere with more than $70,000 in disability benefits awarded to Timothy Wind, a Los Angeles policeman who was fired over the 1991 Rodney King beating. The court unanimously denied a hearing Wednesday on the city's appeal of workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. benefits granted to Wind for gastrointestinal and psychological stress from the incident. Wind was awarded $11,620 in permanent benefits, three years of temporary benefits at $408 a week and free medical care for life, according to a lawyer for the city. ?13Associated Press Chatsworth rapper says he's not guilty Rapper Stanley Howse, arrested July 4 on suspicion of possessing explosives and firing a weapon, pleaded not guilty Thursday to those charges and new allegations that he threatened his Chatsworth neighbors. Howse, 24, of the Grammy-winning group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, remained in custody after his arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted in Van Nuys Municipal Court. Commissioner Gerald Richardson set a July 17 preliminary hearing, and lowered the rapper's bail from $1 million to $284,000. ?13City News Service Having 600 animals may be illegal act The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is reviewing animal cruelty allegations against an unlicensed shelter operator who had more than 600 dogs and cats at her Van Nuys home. A second woman who allegedly claimed ownership of the animals also is under investigation, said Peter Persic, spokesman for the city's Animal Services Department. Doris Romeo was arrested Monday after animal welfare officials learned that she was running a facility for unwanted and lost pets at her five-room house on Valjean Avenue. ?13City News Service Motorist found dead after car hits pole RESEDA - A sport utility vehicle hit a utility pole Thursday along Saticoy Street, killing the driver, authorities said. The man, who was not immediately identified pending notification of family members, was found inside the vehicle, which was on its side and ``wrapped around a utility pole'' in the 19200 block of Saticoy Street, said Brian Humphrey, a Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7 p.m. ?13Daily News |
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