BRIEFLY : HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP PRAISES LAPD CHIEF.A report by the group Human Rights Watch brought a smile Tuesday to Los Angeles police Lt. Anthony Alba, chief spokesman for the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. . ``Basically, what they said was that since Chief (Bernard) Parks was sworn in, things have changed for the better in the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . ,'' said Alba, head of the department's media relations. He said the report concludes that Parks has helped make ``officers accountable for their actions,'' and recognizes ``that the LAPD has come a long way since Parks took office.'' The report also complimented the civilian Police Commission for its work in improving the department. The 440-page report was issued Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C. - City News Service Tiger, man injured at wildlife center ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - A maintenance worker and a 3-year-old tiger were injured Tuesday after they spooked one another at the 160-acre Wildlife Waystation that rehabilitates wild and exotic animals, officials said. The worker, Paul Mooney, 44, was sitting on a chair when a handler came by walking the 350-pound female tiger named Kadari. ``The man got startled star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. and he just flipped back and fell. It just terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. (Kadari),'' said the facility's director, Martine Colette, adding that the tiger back-pedaled into a glass window, cutting its tail and leg. Mooney was transported to Olive View Medical Center, where he was treated for a gash over his right eye and a puncture wound puncture wound n. A wound that is deeper than it is wide, produced by a narrow pointed object. to his right hip before being released in fair condition. Neither Colette nor fire officials could immediately determine how Mooney received the injuries. - Daily News Council sets Valley meeting on sewers The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Tuesday to hold a meeting July 21 in Northridge and to discuss at the session a city study that found the cost of construction and maintenance for Los Angeles' sewer system has more than tripled in the past 10 years. The council agreed to hold the public meeting beginning at 10 a.m. in the St. Nicholas Grande Ballroom, 17037 Plummer St., and to include on the agenda discussion of a city Sanitation Bureau report that said the annual construction and maintenance budget for the sewer system has climbed from $186 million 10 years ago to $653 million this year. Sewer rates have been a major issue of controversy 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. , where many residents believe they are excessive, according to Councilman Hal Bernson, who arranged for the Valley meeting on the issue. - Daily News Investigation called into birth drug fees Concerned that pregnant women who need epidural anesthesia epidural anesthesia n. Regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine. during labor are being denied the procedure if they do not have $400 cash on hand, Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday asked state health investigators to look into the issue at local hospitals. Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. officials last week apologized to a woman who was told while she was in labor that she would have to pay $400 cash to an anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated. Mentioned in: Anesthesia, General, Appendectomy, Parathyroidectomy anesthesiologist in order to get an epidural epidural /epi·du·ral/ (-dur´il) situated upon or outside the dura mater. ep·i·du·ral adj. Located on or over the dura mater. n. . The motion, authored by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, calls for California Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
- Daily News Motorist to receive county settlement The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
- Daily News Housing inspection program approved In a new effort to prevent the deterioration of the city's housing stock, the Los Angeles City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a broad new apartment inspection program. The program will be funded with payments of $12 a year from tenants and require that each rental unit in the city be inspected at least once every three years. A special task force on slum housing had suggested the program as a way to identify and repair buildings that appear headed toward becoming slums, as well as enforce building codes. Mayor Richard Riordan, who will have to give final approval to the program, had included it in his budget for this year. - Daily News Man shot, robbed after car collision SHERMAN OAKS - A 39-year-old Sherman Oaks man who stopped to talk to another motorist after a minor collision Tuesday was robbed and shot in the head by a passenger in the other car, police said. The man, who was not identified to protect his safety, sustained a graze wound to the back of the head from a 9 mm bullet and was treated and released from Northridge Hospital Medical Center, said Los Angeles police Detective Keith Hunter of Van Nuys Division. The shooting occurred about 12:12 a.m. on the Kester Avenue underpass of the Ventura Freeway, he said. The man pulled over after his 1981 Honda Accord was rear-ended. As he was getting his insurance information, he heard a pop and fell to the ground, Hunter said. - Daily News Boy who lost arm shows improvement An 8-year-old Panorama City boy whose arm was severed above the elbow in a freak accident may be moved out of the intensive care unit at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. by the end of the week, a hospital spokesperson said Tuesday. Doctors hope to be able to upgrade Anthony Tirado's condition from critical within the next few days, Roxanne Moster said. - City News Service Ventura Freeway lanes to be closed Lanes will be closed on portions of the Ventura Freeway through western Los Angeles County several nights through Saturday because of road work. The work, which began late Monday, will affect motorists through Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Westlake Village and Agoura Hills. ``This is considered an emergency job because of El Nino,'' said Jeanne Bonfilio, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. ``It's an emergency pavement and pothole pothole, in geology, cylindrical pit formed in the rocky channel of a turbulent stream. It is formed and enlarged by the abrading action of pebbles and cobbles that are carried by eddies, or circular water currents that move against the main current of a stream. repair. . . . Because of the high amount of water that's been flowing, some repairs are needed.'' Northbound and southbound lanes will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. today through Friday between Lost Hills and Lindero Canyon roads. From 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday, four of the five southbound lanes will be closed between Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Canoga Avenue. - Daily News |
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