BRIEFLY : CITY RULED NOT LIABLE FOR COPS' LEGAL BILLS.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden - Two former police officers convicted in the Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an African-American taxicab driver who was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sargent Stacey Koon) after being chased for speeding. beating can't get their $500,000 legal tab paid by the city of Los Angeles
King, whose pummeling by officers after a high-speed chase in March 1991 was captured on videotape, has already been granted $1.6 million in legal fees from the city, as well as $3.8 million in damages. But Sgt. Stacey Koon Stacey C. Koon was a Sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department. On March 3, 1991, after a high speed chase, he and four other officers - Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseño and Rolando Solano - attempted to arrest Rodney King. and Officer Laurence Powell Laurence Michael Powell (b. 1963) is a former Los Angeles Police officer. He was one of four officers involved in the Rodney King beating on March 3, 1991. Powell graduated from Crescenta Valley High School as an honors student and took three semesters in college. aren't entitled to the same treatment, since they were public employees who were found to have acted with malice toward King, the appeals court ruled. Koon and Powell were acquitted of brutality charges in state court but convicted by a federal jury of violating King's civil rights, Powell by beating King and Koon by failing to prevent the assault. The two have served 30-month prison terms and await resentencing by U.S. District Judge John Davies John Davies may refer to:
n. pl. le·ni·en·cies 1. The condition or quality of being lenient. See Synonyms at mercy. 2. A lenient act. Noun 1. . The jury awarded damages jointly against the officers and the city, paid by the city. Koon and Powell didn't have to pay any damages, but they ran up legal bills of about $500,000 and sought reimbursement from the city. SOURCE: - Associated Press Deal OK'd on repair of rail crossings An agreement between the city and Southern Pacific Railroad "Southern Pacific" redirects here. For the country-rock band, see Southern Pacific (band) The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad. Corp. was announced Wednesday to allow for the repair of two of the most dangerous railroad crossings in 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. . Councilman Hal Bernson announced the agreement, which calls for the building of concrete pads over the crossings to prevent harm to vehicles and bicycle riders. The crossings are east of Canoga Avenue at Parthenia Street and Nordhoff Street. ``My field office receives more calls about the sorry state of these railroad crossings than any other issue except for the sewer service charge,'' Bernson said. ``This has taken an extraordinary amount of time to resolve.'' Southern Pacific had resisted giving up its right-of-way for the crossings. SOURCE: - Daily News Valley soccer team to receive awards The Valley United Stars, a girls 12-and-under soccer team, will be honored Monday at the Canoga Park Elks Lodge 2190, 20950 Osborne St., Canoga Park. The Stars, who have compiled a 96-1 record over the past year, will be presented with awards from Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Los Angeles City Councilwoman Laura Chick. The team recently returned from Wyoming where it captured the Far West National Championship. The Stars are being honored for their accomplishments on and off the field. SOURCE: - Daily News Diamond plans 3rd run for council seat Retired hot dog vendor Mort Diamond hopes the ``third time is the charm'' as he prepares to run again for the Third District Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. seat currently occupied by Laura Chick.
Diamond, 64, of Canoga Park said he filed his notice of intent to raise campaign funds Tuesday with the city Ethics Commission. He formally announced his intention to seek the office two months ago. He ran unsuccessfully for the office in 1993 and 1987. The Third District council post represents the western San Fernando Valley. Diamond said he is running on a pro-secession platform. ``The bottom line is, I'm for it and Laura Chick isn't,'' he said. Chick has said she supports the Boland bill which would grant political self-determination to the San Fernando Valley, but said she is still studying whether the Valley should break away from the city of Los Angeles. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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