BRIEFLY : L.A. SUES TO ENSURE FAIR CENSUS COUNT.Arguing an undercount un·der·count tr.v. un·der·count·ed, un·der·count·ing, un·der·counts To record fewer than the actual number of (persons in a census, for example). in the census in the year 2000 could cost 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. millions of dollars, the City Attorney's Office joined Friday with a host of other groups to challenge plans for how the census will be carried out. City Attorney James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California said the city has filed suit seeking to require the Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Census Bureau to do a post-enumeration survey to ensure that traditionally undercounted groups of minorities are included in the census. ``As a result, these censuses undercounted the states, cities and counties where these people live, including places like urban centers, with profound adverse consequences,'' the legal argument states. Hahn has estimated Los Angeles has lost up to $12 million per year because of the 1990 undercount. - Daily News ? Panelist dismissed from Ngor trial jury A juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. on one of the three panels deliberating in the Haing Ngor murder trial was dismissed Friday for allegedly refusing to discuss the case with other jurors and saying he had already made up his mind. The excused male juror on defendant Indra Lim's panel was replaced by a male alternate, Deputy District Attorney Craig Hum said. Superior Court Judge J.D. Smith then dismissed Lim's panel for the day and ordered them to resume deliberations Monday. The panel had been deliberating since Wednesday morning. - Associated Press Charges say man shot, wounded girl A gang member was charged Friday with shooting and critically wounding a 9-year-old girl as she scrambled to get inside her Highland Park home after hearing gunfire. Juan Carlos Granados, 19, appeared briefly Friday in Los Angeles Municipal Court, but he did not enter a plea to the charges stemming from the Wednesday afternoon shooting. His arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted was reset for next Friday at his lawyer's request. Bail was set at $1.105 million. - City News Service |
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