BRIEFLY : MEETING SCHEDULED ON VALLEY AREA CODE.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. residents today will have their first chance to sound off on a plan to split the 818 area code. Those three numbers - which have spelled ``the Valley'' for more than a decade - simply can't slake the thirst area consumers and businesses have for new phone numbers. That's why the California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, has quietly begun the process of getting the region a new area code by June 2000. It is too soon to speculate on what the number might be, where the dividing line Noun 1. dividing line - a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" demarcation, contrast, line differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to would fall or whether a new area code might be overlaid on top of the 818 area code, CPUC CPUC California Public Utilities Commission CPUC Current Procurement Unit Cost officials have said. The 818 area code covers San Fernando Valley communities and surrounding areas from Agoura Hills through Glendale and La Canada Flintridge. It was split off from the 213 area code in 1984. The public meetings will be at 1 p.m. at Burbank City Hall, 275 E. Olive St. and at 7 p.m. at the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. City Hall, 117 Macneil St. - Daily News LAPD's priority list attracts some heat Some city officials are objecting to a list of budget proposals that seem to give a higher priority to building a kennel for police dogs than to expanding the locker rooms and showers for female officers at 10 police stations. The list forwarded Tuesday by the Police Commission to the City Council includes the $120,000 kennel proposal as the 50th-highest priority set by the General Services Department for next year. The $500,000 project to expand female shower facilities is ranked 53rd on the list, but 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 . officials said the
list is misleading, because the $500,000 already was allocated in the
current year budget, which should take care of the work.
- Daily News Van hits, critically injures pedestrian GLENDALE - A pedestrian was critically injured when he was hit by a van as he crossed Glendale Avenue in a crosswalk, police said. The pedestrian, who was not immediately identified, was transported to Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, where he was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, a nursing supervisor said. The driver, whose name was also withheld, was taken into custody after returning to the scene of the crash, said Sgt. Bill Fishback of the Glendale Police Department. The man was hit as he crossed Glendale at Garfield Avenue. - Daily News Council gets behind convention group The City Council voted Tuesday to endorse the efforts of a group called LA Convention 2000 to compete for 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. to host the Democratic National Convention in two years. The council resolution noted that the private group's efforts lessen the burden on the city to compete for the convention. - Daily News City OKs $225,000 for theater in NoHo The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Monday to approve a $225,000
loan by the Community Redevelopment Agency to the American Renegade
Repertory Company repertory companyn. A company that presents and performs a number of different plays or other works during a season, usually in alternation. repertory company Noun to complete refurbishment of its theater at 11136 Magnolia Blvd. The council approved the amended loan agreement despite protests by members of the North Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area Committee who noted that the agency previously had given the troupe $550,000 to make earthquake repairs and improvements to its theater. - Daily News Panel endorses loan for housing project A Los Angeles City Council panel recommended Tuesday that a $1.7 million loan be provided to Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. of the San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys to build affordable housing. The loan is targeted by Habitat for Humanity to be used to build a 55-house project at 12535-12543 Borden Ave. in Pacoima. - Daily News County to rename Re`name´ v. t. 1. To give a new name to. Verb 1. rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" building for Block The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to name the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. headquarters in Monterey Park Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. after the late Sheriff Sherman Block. The four-story building at 4700 Ramona Blvd. will be called the Sherman Block Sheriff's Headquarters Building. Board Chairwoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke also ordered that flags at county buildings fly at half-staff for a week in Block's honor. - City News Service Man gets 45 days for BB-gun scare VAN NUYS - A North Hollywood man was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in jail for pointing a loaded BB gun toward children in a schoolyard near his home. Pablo V. Ruiz, 36, was convicted by a Van Nuys jury Oct. 16 of brandishing an imitation firearm, a misdemeanor, said Deputy City Attorney Patrick Hiscocks. Municipal Court Judge Michael Solner also gave Ruiz three years' probation. - City News Service |
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