BRIEFLY : NEW UNITS TO OPEN AT FATAL QUAKE SITE.NORTHRIDGE - Grand-opening ceremonies are scheduled today for a new, 158-unit apartment complex at the former site of the Northridge Meadows apartment building, which collapsed in the 1994 quake, claiming 16 lives. Parc Ridge meets the latest building and seismic requirements of the 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. Department of Building and Safety, and features a concrete and steel underground parking garage, courtyards, swimming pool, gymnasium, business center and water park for children, 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. developers. The apartment complex, at 9555 Reseda Blvd., was funded almost entirely by local and federal government funds. - Daily News High school seeks assistant principal CHATSWORTH - Assistant principal finalists for Chatsworth High School will field questions and provide information on their professional backgrounds at a campus meeting Tuesday. The finalists will meet with students, staff and community members in the school's oral arts room. The vacancy was created by the resignation of former Assistant Principal Donna Wyatt, who was forced to leave when her husband, Dan, was hired as Chatsworth's principal in October. For more information, call the school at 818-341-6211, Ext. 9000. - Daily News Markets to pay out in overcharging Lucky Stores Lucky Stores is an American grocery chain founded in Alameda County, California in 1935. Lucky is currently operated by Supervalu in Southern California and Nevada and by Save Mart in Northern California. Inc. will pay about $8,800 in fines and fees after pleading no contest to five counts of misdemeanor false advertising at five 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. supermarkets, officials said. The five stores were accused of charging customers more for some items than advertised by scanning in a higher price at the checkout counter. Lucky will pay $2,300 in fines and $6,500 in other fees and assessments by the city and Los Angeles County, company spokeswoman Judie Decker said. The company pleaded no contest Tuesday. The five stores are at 7134 Sepulveda Blvd. and 6821 Lennox Ave. in Van Nuys; 8231 Woodman Ave., Panorama City; 16201 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. Mission Blvd., Granada Hills; and 1305 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt admission of guilt n. a statement by someone accused of a crime that he/she committed the offense. If the admission is made outside court to a police officer it may be introduced as evidence if the defendant was given the proper warnings as to his/her rights , Decker said. ``We determined it was in the best interest of the company to resolve the matter quickly,'' she said. - Daily News Grateful volunteers plan to treat police VAN NUYS - Community volunteers will celebrate Police Appreciation Day on Friday by serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to officers at the Van Nuys community station and the Operations Valley Bureau. For more information on the activities or to volunteer at the Van Nuys 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 . station, call Leslie Yamashita at (818) 786-5585 or Debbie Klevens at (818) 786-3136. - Daily News U.S. agents seize phony ID papers Federal agents raided storage facilities in Eagle Rock and Los Angeles, recovering more than 2 million counterfeit documents with a street value of about $80 million, officials said Wednesday. The immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. agents raided two facilities Tuesday night, one in the 3800 block of Eagle Rock Boulevard and another in the 1200 block of West Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. . - City News Service Legislator needs associate staffers BURBANK - Want to work for a state senator? The 11-month associates program in Sacramento offers ``an excellent opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the legislative process,'' said Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena. Associates will have a chance to become full-time Senate staffers. For more information, call Schiff's office at (626) 683-0282. - City News Service Council OKs loan for Habitat homes The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. has voted to approve a $1.7 million loan 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 for construction of 34 single-family homes in Pacoima. The group is also seeking a $1 million loan to build an additional 21 homes as part of the largest project that the group has undertaken in the San Fernando Valley. When completed, the Borden Homes project will provide residences to low-income people who invest ``sweat equity'' in helping to build the homes on Pierce Street and Borden Avenue in Pacoima. - Daily News |
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