BRIEFLY : COUNTY TOPS STATE IN DEATH BY SLAYING.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. County has the highest homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. death rate of California's 58 counties, 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. a new report. The county is also among the hardest hit by firearm-related deaths, AIDS-related deaths, tuberculosis, syphilis syphilis (sĭf`əlĭs), contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum (described by Fritz Schaudinn and Erich Hoffmann in 1905). and low infant birth weight, the report found. But Los Angeles County is better than the state average for unintentional injury unintentional injury Accidental injury Public health Any injury caused by an accident. See Injury. death rate, suicide death rate, motor vehicle crash death rate and the cancer death rate. The report, County Health Status Profiles 1999, was prepared by the state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
-Daily News Chick wants probe of gas price hikes Los Angeles City Councilwoman Laura Chick called Tuesday for city officials to report on the reasons for recent fuel price increases and explain how the costs affect the city budget and what is being done to reduce those expenses. Chick's request, which she will submit as a motion at a council meeting next week, calls for the chief legislative analyst to report on the state Energy Commission's findings on the causes of gas pump price hikes in the state during recent weeks. It also calls upon other officials to report on efforts to buy vehicle fuel at lower prices and reduce fuel use. The city has been forced to rely on commercial gasoline providers to an increasing degree since many city-owned tanks were closed in December to comply with federal environmental rules. -Daily News |
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