BRIEFLY : FIREFIGHTER UNITS JOIN TO BATTLE SIMI BLAZE.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Firefighters from three agencies battled a brush fire Monday that spread uphill over more than 160 acres from the 118 Freeway near Kuehner Drive. The Ventura and Los Angeles county fire departments and the California Department of Forestry used helicopters, air tankers and ground crews to fight the fire that started at about 2:20 p.m. ``It's rough going, hot rough work for the firefighters. It is taking its toll on the fire crews,'' said Joe Luna, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. . ``It's very rugged terrain, sparse vegetation and lots of boulders,'' he said. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Also Monday evening, firefighters put out a 5-acre brush fire in the Val Verde Val Verde may mean:
- Daily News Police investigate Sen. Hayden staffer State Sen. Tom Hayden Thomas Emmett "Tom" Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. placed a member of his staff on administrative leave Monday amid a police investigation whether the driver of a car assigned to the senator flashed a female bicyclist. ``We want the work of the office to go on without distractions, and the staffer should be able to focus on this issue,'' said Hayden's chief of staff, Rocky Rushing. ``He was the person driving the state car when the alleged incident occurred. He is the focus of the police investigation. We felt it was the proper step.'' Hayden and the staffer were at a University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Board of Regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. meeting in San Francisco two weeks ago. Hayden, D-Los Angeles, said he left the meeting early to catch a plane and the staffer remained behind. After the meeting, police said a female bicyclist reported the driver of a car exposed himself to her, then followed her when she fled. The car was later traced to Hayden's office. - Daily News No bail reduction for accused teen PASADENA - A Pasadena Superior Court Judge on Monday denied a request to lower the $1 million bail of a Glendale teen-ager accused of fatally shooting a Hoover High School Hoover High School may refer to any of the following:
Mark Geragos, the defense attorney for 18-year-old Artiom Badalyan, asked for an unspecified reduction in bail. Judge Joseph De Vanon denied the request and set Badalyan's trial date for Aug. 9. Badalyan is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Avetis ``Avo'' Demirchyan, a 15-year-old Glendale boy who was gunned down just off the Hoover High campus on Sept. 10, 1998. The shooting occurred during an after-school fight. Authorities have said Badalyan and Demirchyan were friends and the shooting was unintentional. - Daily News Meyer's attacker convicted of battery A 39-year-old woman was convicted Monday of misdemeanor battery and elder abuse Elder Abuse Definition Elder abuse is a general term used to describe harmful acts toward an elderly adult, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect, including self-neglect. for attacking adult film director Russ Meyer. Meyer, 77, was attacked May 26 while asleep on a couch in the Hollywood Hills home he shared with Debra Angela Masson. Prosecutors said Meyer and Masson had a 14-year relationship. The director is best known for a series of soft porn films produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including, ``Faster, Pussycat puss·y·cat n. 1. A cat. 2. Informal One who is regarded as easygoing, mild-mannered, or amiable. Noun 1. , Kill! Kill!'' and ``Supervixens.'' Prosecutors said Meyer suffered cuts and bruises on his face and a black eye. He told investigators he awoke to find Masson standing over him, punching him in the face. Meyer fled to the home of a neighbor, who called police. Masson will be sentenced Aug. 2 for domestic battery, elder abuse and battery in a dating relationship. The maximum penalty for each crime ranges from six months to one year in jail and maximum fines range from $1,000 to $6,000, said city attorney's spokesman Mike Qualls. - Associated Press |
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