BRIEFLY : N. HOLLYWOOD TEAM SALUTED BY BOARDS.The North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey. team that finished second in the national Science Bowl on May 4 was feted Tuesday by 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:
North Hollywood was one of 48 regional champion high schools from across the nation that competed in the eighth annual U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. - City News Service Panel adopts state transportation plan The California Transportation Commission on Tuesday adopted the 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program, which includes funding for the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. to be used for the North Hollywood subway extension and widening of Route 14. To get its share of the money, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has agreed to fully fund its projects. The agency has until Dec. 2 to draft a plan to pay for transit services in areas where full funding is not currently outlined. As part of the state program, the MTA will receive $134 million to complete the 6.3-mile Metro Red Line subway to North Hollywood, and $35 million for widening the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. between Escondido Canyon Road and Pearblossom Highway. The freeway work also will include restriping the road for a car-pool lane in each direction. - Daily News MTA manager set to resign June 26 The head of procurement and distribution for the MTA announced his resignation Tuesday, making him the fourth high-level official to quit the transit agency since Chief Executive Officer Julian Burke took over in August. Art Kimball, who joined the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in April 1995 and was promoted to executive officer in late 1996, said he was leaving June 26 for undisclosed personal reasons, said MTA spokesman Marc Littman. ``He stressed to me over and over that it had nothing to do with the MTA. It's strictly voluntary,'' Littman said. Kimball did not return a phone call seeking comment. - Daily News Council gives OK to mayor's budget 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 accept the
mayor's approval of a $4.1 billion city budget for the fiscal year
beginning July 1 that puts more resources in the Fire Department.
A day after Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. announced he was approving the budget as changed by the City Council, without any vetoes, the council had nothing to do but vote to accept the mayor's action. - Daily News Burned firefighter undergoes surgery SHERMAN OAKS - A county firefighter from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. burned on his face and ears last week while showing recruits how to put out a car fire underwent surgery Tuesday to remove dead skin. Kevin Kinney, 32, who is hospitalized at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. , was upgraded from fair to good condition Monday, prompting doctors to schedule the surgery. - City News Service |
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