BRIEFLY : COUNCIL DISCUSSES EXTENDED ELECTIONS.Concerned about the low voter turnout in this month's election, 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. city officials are considering staging weekend-long elections to make it easier for people to vote. The suggestion came up Tuesday at the council's Rules and Elections Committee. Councilman Mike Feuer liked the idea of a weekend election because people would not have to leave work to vote. ``I think we should do anything we can to enhance participation by the voting public,'' Feuer said. Officials from the Chief Legislative Analyst's Office suggested an election on a Saturday might be more convenient, but Feuer said any weekend election would have to be held over both days because Saturday is a religious day for some people and Sunday is a religious day for others. ?13Daily News Explosives cleared from Reseda home RESEDA - A dozen homes were evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. and a stretch of Vanowen Street was closed when Los Angeles police bomb squad officers found explosives inside a home, officials said Wednesday. Officers went to the home in the 19600 block of Vanowen on Tuesday night after finding blasting caps Noun 1. blasting cap - a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives detonating device, detonator, cap - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a on a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. suspect. During a search of the home, police found an explosive called C-4, commonly used by the military and considered very unstable, said Officer Jason Lee. The bomb squad was called to remove the explosive from the house. No injuries were reported, Lee said. ?13Daily News Man found shot to death in garage BURBANK - A man was shot to death in an underground parking lot below an apartment complex late Wednesday, Burbank police officials said. Police discovered the man around 9:50 p.m. in a garage in the 530 block of Shelton Street, after receiving reports from residents that shots had been fired in the area, said Lt. Duane Dow. The motive for the shooting was being investigated. No arrests had been made, Dow said. No further information about the shooting was available. ?13Daily News L.A. schools chief wins top honor Sid Thompson, head of 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. , has been named superintendent of the year by the Association of California School Administrators. Each year, the association selects colleagues whose ``leadership, accomplishments and actions exemplify the best in school management,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an association statement. Thompson, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has headed the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) since 1992. The ACSA ACSA Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA Association of California School Administrators ACSA Airports Company South Africa ACSA Apple Certified System Administrator ACSA Australian Curriculum Studies Association lauded Thompson for several district reforms, saying he has advanced ``greater responsibility at school sites'' through his reorganization into regional clusters. ?13Daily News |
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