BRIEFLY : CITY TO SEEK HELP FUNDING LAX STUDY.Concerned about the potential impact on the Ventura and San Diego freeways if a massive expansion of 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 goes ahead, the city moved Friday to get state and 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 to help study what can be done. The proposal by Councilman Richard Alarcon, adopted on an 11-0 vote, also expands the Airport Department's environmental study to include areas beyond the airport, such as the 101-405 interchange 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. . Alarcon said he and others are concerned that the $12 billion expansion will back traffic up so far that it could impact the San Fernando Valley. Under preliminary plans, the airport's capacity would grow to nearly double the amount of passengers, to 100 million a year, and triple cargo capacity. - Daily News Girl riding bicycle hit by pizza truck PALMDALE - A 10-year-old bicyclist was critically injured after being hit by a pizza delivery “Pizza box” redirects here. For the computer form factor, see Pizza box form factor. Pizza delivery is the service of delivering a pizza to a customer. Pizza delivery presents hazards such as robbery and murder. vehicle Friday evening, authorities said. The girl, who was not immediately identified, was riding her bike across Palmdale Boulevard, when a driver westbound on Palmdale Boulevard at 10th Street East hit the girl at 6:13 p.m., said Sgt. Mike Graham Michael Gossett was a professional wrestler better known as Mike Graham. He is the son of legendary wrestler and promoter Eddie Graham. Career Michael Gossett of the Palmdale sheriff's station. The girl was airlifted to Childrens Hospital 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. where she was listed in critical condition with head and neck injuries, officials said. The child was in the crosswalk, and speed does not appear to be a factor, Graham said. Traffic deputies were investigating the incident Friday night. - Daily News DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection may sell its Valley site to LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Friday to study the feasibility
of turning the Department of Water and Power's headquarters
building for the San Fernando Valley into a new police station.
The DWP may be willing to sell or lease the building as part of its downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing of the department, officials said. Despite opposition from one DWP worker, who warned that the agency would not likely get what the building is worth from the Police Department, council members directed City Administrative Officer Keith Comrie to review whether the building can be used by the LAPD. ``This is just sending it to a department to look into the feasibility of it,'' said Council President John Ferraro John Ferraro (May 14 1924—April 17 2001) served as a Los Angeles City Councilman from 1966 until his death. Early life Ferraro was born in the working class suburb of Cudahy, California, just south of Los Angeles. . - Daily News Man who didn't pay convicted anyway A Glendale man who claimed he is a ``sovereign citizen'' was convicted Friday on six federal counts for failing to pay nearly $25,000 in income taxes. The jury took less than an hour to convict Francis A. Marafino Jr., who acted as his own lawyer during the four-day trial. Earlier, Marafino told the panel: ``It is my beliefs that are on trial. If I didn't have these beliefs, we wouldn't be here today.'' But Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Stern said Marafino ``just doesn't want to pay taxes and now is in a search of a theory to back it up.'' - City News Service Settlement finds woman in Mexico A 25-year-old woman received a letter at her home in Mexico informing her that a bank account with $150,000 had been opened in her name. She had to scrape together money just to call the bank from a pay phone. Angelica Placencia of Ixlan, Mexico, doesn't have to worry about expensive phone calls anymore. She and her godmother arrived Friday in Los Angeles to claim the account at East West Bank, said Kelly Adams, the bank's vice president for corporate communications. The money was part of a legal settlement with a hospital 15 years ago, Adams said. Placencia, who speaks no English, was 10 years old when her mother died in surgery and the court ordered the money from the lawsuit held in trust. Placencia had not been told of the money before, Adams said. - Associated Press |
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