BRIEFLY : ROBBERS GRAB CASH REGISTER FROM SHOP.VENTURA - Two armed men held up a an employee at a Fosters doughnut shop early Wednesday morning and took the cash register with a small amount of money inside. Ventura police said one suspect rushed in through the front door with a handgun, leaped over the corner and forced the clerk to the back of the store at gunpoint. The second suspect entered the shop through a back door before stealing the cash register from the front counter. Police said both men fled to a vehicle in an alley behind the shop. The employee was unharmed, and nothing was lost but the entire cash register and the small amount of money in it, police said. - Daily News Candidates sought for local grand jury VENTURA - The deadline to apply for a seat on the 1998-99 Ventura County grand jury has been extended to May 1, officials announced. The application deadline was extended in hope of broadening the demographic diversity of the grand jury, officials said. Applications received so far have not met the goal of including a demographic cross section of Ventura County. For a grand jury application, call (805) 654-5025. - Daily News Hearing postponed on slumlord slum·lord n. An owner of slum property, especially one that overcharges tenants and allows the property to deteriorate. [slum + (land)lord.] issue 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. - The Thousand Oaks City Council has postponed a public hearing on a proposal for the city's first ordinance calling for prosecution of slumlords and other owners of unsafe, unhealthy or overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. buildings. On a 3-0 vote, with Mayor Michael Markey and Councilman Andy Fox For the FoxTrot character, see . Andy Fox is a first base/infield coach for the Florida Marlins and a former professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball, he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, and the Florida Marlins. absent at the beginning of the meeting, the council decided to consider the issue next week. Called the Substandard substandard, adj below an acceptable level of performance. Housing Ordinance, the proposal could prompt hefty fines and even criminal convictions for landlords who fail to comply with state and local health, safety and building codes. Under the proposal, the city could start by targeting two designated problem areas to test the effectiveness of active rather than passive code enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to and exterior inspection of buildings, without waiting until citizens complain. City officials have compiled a four-part handbook, outlining all state laws, city ordinances, city policies and programs aimed at keeping housing in the city in good condition. - Daily News Contract awarded for day-care center day-care center: see day nursery. THOUSAND OAKS - The City Council approved a $1.3 million contract to rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate v. 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity. the old Goebel Center and convert it into a child-care center. In a 5-0 vote, the council awarded the contract to Crow Creek Crow Creek may refer to the following bodies of water in the United States:
City officials said they finally can afford to act on plans informally discussed for years to convert the former adult center into a place where children will receive care. Work is expected to begin before summer. - Daily News |
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