BRIEFLY : COMMISSION WANTS DECISION EXPLAINED.Citing continuing public concerns about the July 1995 fatal police shooting of a Lincoln Heights teen-ager, 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 ask the Police Commission and Chief Willie L. Williams Willie L. Williams (born 1 October, 1943) was chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1992 to 1997, taking over after chief Daryl Gates' resignation following the 1992 Los Angeles riots. to appear before the council and explain their decision that the
shooting was ``in policy.''
The shooting touched off two nights of civil unrest and drew council concerns when it was learned that the police officer involved was one of 44 identified by the Christopher Commission five years ago as ``problem officers,'' with a significant number of complaints. SOURCE: - Daily News L.A. Council favors waterway plan The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to endorse the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. Master Plan, which will guide development along the river, including the ongoing expansion of bike trails and greenbelts. The council's endorsement comes before a scheduled county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. June 13 vote on the master plan, which also guarantees the river's primary use as a flood control channel Flood control channels are a series of large, concrete, and empty (except when a flood is actually present) open-air channels that extend a ways below the street levels of some larger cities, so that if and when a flood occurs, the flood will run into the channels, and proceed to be . The plan covers the 50-mile river corridor from the west 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. to Long Beach, and the nine-mile length of the Tujunga Wash in the East San Fernando Valley. SOURCE: - Daily News Investigation called into labor practices Faced with a motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. demonstration that snarled traffic around City Hall Friday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to ask the Harbor Commission to investigate the claims of port-area truck drivers that port tenants are engaging in unfair labor practices. Leaders of the Communications Workers of America Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States (the union also has locals in Canada), representing over 700,000 workers in both the private and public sectors. union said they are attempting to represent the drivers in a dispute with port tenants that involves how the drivers are compensated. The union leaders also said some drivers are being given loads of chemicals without the proper truck warning labels. SOURCE: - Daily News Animal Rescue staging benefit A benefit for Animal Rescue Volunteers, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that helps feed, house and care for rescued animals, is scheduled on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank. The event will feature a horse show, a dog show, a wild-west show and a silent auction with items donated by celebrities, according to organizers. Attendees also will have the opportunity to adopt animals. Admission is $5, with children under 12 and seniors admitted free. For more information, call (818) 998-5853. SOURCE: - Daily News Fire season opens in the Southland Officials announced the opening of the fire season in Southern California Friday as weather forecasters predicted a warming trend this weekend that is inspected to send inland temperatures above 100 degrees. Officials from a number of firefighting agencies warned that Friday is the opening of fire season when extra precautions are needed to avert disastrous brush fires. Fire officials will be inspecting hillsides to make sure brush is cleared 100 feet away from residences. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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