BRIEFLY : ETHICS PANEL CLEARS POLICE COMMISSIONER.The Los Angeles Ethics Commission agreed Friday that Police Commissioner Gerald Chaleff does not have to cut ties to his law firm, despite the partnership's interest creating conflicts that have required Chaleff to disqualify To deprive of eligibility or render unfit; to disable or incapacitate. To be disqualified is to be stripped of legal capacity. A wife would be disqualified as a juror in her husband's trial for murder due to the nature of their relationship. himself from 10 votes in seven months. The commission agreed with a report by Executive Director Rebecca Avila that found many of the matters for which Chaleff has had to recuse To disqualify or remove oneself as a judge over a particular proceeding because of one's conflict of interest. Recusal, or the judge's act of disqualifying himself or herself from presiding over a proceeding, is based on the Maxim himself have been routine and his disqualification on voting has not hindered the operation of the Police Commission. - Daily News Slide work to close two lanes on PCH PCH Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, see there SANTA MONICA - Just one northbound lane of the Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Two of the lanes will be closed between Chautauqua Chau`tau´qua 1. a meeting, usually held in the summer outdoors or under a temporary tent, providing public lectures combined with entertainment such as concerts and plays. It originated in the village of Chautauqua, N. Y. Boulevard and the California Incline from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Caltrans spokeswoman Margie Tiritilli said. Beginning on Saturday, she said, only two northbound lanes will be open for a couple of weeks as work there continues. - City News Service 2 CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officers held in harassment case Two California Highway Patrol officers were booked Thursday on suspicion of weapons violations and allegations that they harassed a Los Angeles man, and the agency announced it will try to fire them. Wade Allen and Temujin Jones, who have been with the department about 30 months but are now on administrative leave, are assigned to the West Los Angeles-area office, said CHP Officer Rhett Price. Each was booked for threatening to commit a crime that would result in death or great bodily injury, exhibiting a deadly weapon deadly weapon n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, monkey wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. and holding or detaining an individual by means of force or fear. Jones also was booked for illegal use of a tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. weapon. ``On March 17 . . . (the CHP) received a telephone call from a 52-year-old male resident of Los Angeles complaining of alleged harassment by (the) two officers,'' Price said. ``As the CHP is extremely concerned with any complaint lodged against a member of this department, (and) given the seriousness of the allegations, a criminal investigation was initiated into the conduct alleged of the two officers,'' Price said. On April 15, the men were relieved of their peace officer powers and put on administrative leave, pending completion of the criminal investigation, Price said. Allen and Jones were arrested Thursday. The case will be presented to the District Attorney's Office for possible prosecution, Price said. - City News Service Council OKs claim on cable TV rates The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Wednesday approved a $12.3 million claim against Century Cable, believed to be the largest of its type, on accusations of overcharging its customers. ``This will get us to the point where we have finally settled this and can focus on other matters of import,'' Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas said. Under the terms of the agreement, the average Century Cable customer can expect refunds and rate reductions effective May 1 averaging $80 with monthly rates also to be reduced, officials estimated. The refunds will be spread over the next year for Century Cable's 130,000 customers, 45,000 of whom live 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. . - Daily News Valley temperature to rise for weekend Sunshine should return this weekend to the San Fernando Valley, according to the National Weather Service. By Sunday, temperatures should climb back into the 80s, according to weather specialist Stuart Seto of the National Weather Service in Oxnard. The Valley escaped rain Thursday and won't likely see any today either, Seto said. ``There's still a light chance of showers near the foothills - about 20 percent,'' he said. But temperatures should start climbing Saturday, he said, reaching into the 70s on Saturday and the 80s on Sunday. Thursday, temperatures didn't even make it to 70, lingering in the mid-60s. - Daily News |
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