BRIEFLY : MAN GETS 50 YEARS TO LIFE IN FATAL CRASH.A Granada Hills man who killed three members of a family while fleeing from police in 1995 was sentenced Thursday to 50 years to life in prison. Daniel John O'Hare John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Derby County. He also played for Nottingham Forest and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980. He also won 13 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 5 goals. , 28, was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder March 4 for leading police on a high-speed chase through 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. that ended in the deaths of Ernesto Medina, 33, his wife, Ana Luz, 28, and their 11-year-old son, Carlos. Only 8-year-old Yesenia Medina survived. ``I am sorry for what happened,'' O'Hare stated in a probation report Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: California I was reading through my husbands probabtion report. made public Thursday. ``Every day I regret the accident.'' Deputy District Attorney Burton Schneirow called O'Hare's behavior ``callous and dangerous. ``There is nothing you can do to protect yourself from someone like this,'' he said. ?13Daily News Court delays term for ex-councilman Former City Councilman Art Snyder has won a temporary reprieve from a six-month jail sentence jail sentence jail n → peine f de prison he was scheduled to start serving today for laundering campaign contributions to city candidates. A state appeals court issued the temporary stay Wednesday giving the District Attorney's Office until April 7 to argue why the stay should not be extended until a hearing occurs on Snyder's appeal, which could take six months to a year. The former councilman pleaded guilty to laundering contributions, but has filed an appeal arguing that the law provides only for administrative penalties, such as fines, not criminal penalties for the violations. ?13Daily News Mother sentenced for child's truancy A 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. woman was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail, and ordered to attend parenting classes, for allowing her 9-year-old daughter to miss 207 days of school. Martina Ramirez, 33, was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Any action by an adult that allows or encourages illegal behavior by a person under the age of 18, or that places children in situations that expose them to illegal behavior. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor can be as simple as keeping a child home from school and thus, , a misdemeanor. Ramirez was on probation for heroin use when prosecutors learned her daughter had missed so much school. Upon sentencing Ramirez, Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Craig Veals recommended that Ramirez enroll in a drug treatment program while in custody. Ramirez's daughter, April, is living with her paternal grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl , 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. officials with the District Attorney's Office. ?13Daily News Union workers ask county for raises About 1,000 Los Angeles County union members jammed a Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday, urging the board to give them pay hikes for the first time in four years. The local, which represents about 40,000 county employees, has not had a pay raise since 1993 because of the county's ongoing financial problems, said Anelle Grajeda, acting general manager for Local 660 of the Service Employees International Union. Members also have agreed to a series of other deferrals or other givebacks Givebacks is a union term for the reduction or elimination of previously won benefits. that have helped balance the county's budget. Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive David Janssen told the board that the budget remains about $155 million in the red, a one-third improvement from last month's budget update, but still a long way from balanced. ``The bad news is the gap is still there and we have to file a proposed budget (April 24) that is balanced,'' said Janssen. A 1 percent raise for all county employees would cost $38 million a year, Janssen said. ?13Daily News City returns money taken from airports Faced with the loss of $70 million in federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the city backed down Thursday and returned $1.1 million to the Department of Airports. Mayor Richard Riordan, in a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, said he was agreeing to the order from the Inspector General's Office to return the money that the city said it was owed for services it provided. Transportation officials said there would be no comment on the city's action until it is reviewed. ?13Daily News |
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