BRIEFLY : QUACKENBUSH OKS QUAKE INSURANCE CUT.SACRAMENTO - State Insurance Commissioner Charles Quackenbush on Friday formally approved an average 11 percent reduction in earthquake insurance Earthquake insurance is a form of property insurance that pays the policyholder in the event of an earthquake that causes damage to the property. Most ordinary homeowners insurance policies do not cover earthquake damage. rates and hinted that more cuts could come. The commissioner's action has no immediate effect for the more than 950,000 homeowners covered by the California Earthquake Authority Established in September 1996 by the California Legislature, the California Earthquake Authority is a privately funded, publicly managed organization that sells California earthquake insurance policies through participating insurance companies. , as the CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) already has been charging the lower rates for months on an interim basis. His move ratified those rates, which average about $2.92 per $1,000 of insured value for wood-frame houses and up to $11 or more for older masonry dwellings. - Associated Press Pro-Valley cityhood forces to celebrate Leaders of the petition drive for a study of 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. cityhood will mark the end of their signature-gathering effort at a celebration Sunday. The event, hosted by Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment, is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. at Valley Presbyterian Hospital, 15107 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. Expected speakers include U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman and state Assemblyman Tom McClintock. The event costs $75 per person, $135 per couple, and is open to the public. - Daily News SWAT kills man who stabbed ex-girlfriend VENTURA - Police shot and killed a man who broke into his ex-girlfriend's home Friday and stabbed her repeatedly during a nine-hour standoff with a SWAT team, officials said. Roland Sheehan, 43, of Ventura was shot about 4 p.m. after officers with the Ventura Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team stormed the house in the 7000 block of Wolverine wolverine or glutton, largest member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo, found in the northern parts of North America and Eurasia, usually in high mountains near the timberline or in tundra. Street, said Lt. Carl Handy. Sheehan was later pronounced dead at Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. , Handy said. Police did not immediately say if Sheehan had threatened officers or whether he had a weapon. Sheehan's ex-girlfriend, 37-year-old Vicki Custer, had several stab wounds to the chest, Handy said. She was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. - Daily News Worker injures foot in factory accident SUN VALLEY - A worker at a concrete processing plant was seriously injured Friday when he slipped and caught his left foot in a boring tool, fire officials said. The accident happened about 5 p.m. at the plant in the 11400 block of Tuxford Street, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Bob Collis. The worker was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills in serious but stable condition, he said. - Daily News Masked robbers hit NoHo jewelry store NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Four men in Halloween masks robbed a jewelry store on Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). on Friday, police said. The suspects held up Don Roberto Jewelers, 6541-1/2 Laurel Canyon Blvd., about 5:20 p.m., said Officer Don Cox. At least one man had a handgun, but no shots were fired, Cox added. - City News Service |
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