BRIEFLY : SANDWICH SHOP SIGN IGNITES MODERATE FIRE.PANORAMA CITY - A strip mall strip mall n. A shopping complex containing a row of various stores, businesses, and restaurants that usually open onto a common parking lot. Noun 1. sandwich shop was damaged Friday by an attic fire apparently sparked by the shop's own sign, fire officials said. The fire broke out about 5 p.m. at the Subway in the 14400 block of Roscoe Boulevard and took 50 firefighters a half-hour to knock down, said city fire spokesman Bob Collis. There were no reports of injuries. Damage was estimated at about $55,000, Collis said. - Daily News Clinton budget will seek mountain funds In his annual federal budget to be released Monday, President Clinton will request $5 million for the National Park Service to acquire private property for new parkland in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. , a congressman announced Friday. ``I'm gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. . This is the largest amount the president has ever requested for the Santa Monica Mountains,'' said Rep. Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills. Sherman, who lobbied the White House to provide money for new hiking and recreational opportunities, said the mountain chain ranks fifth-highest among land-acquisition proposals identified for funding in Clinton's budget. ``We're reaching the end of a millennium and it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to reflect on what we have built as a society and what we can preserve,'' Sherman said. - Daily News L.A. business group given federal grant The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday awarded the city of Los Angeles' Minority Business Opportunity Committee a $1.5 million grant to continue its work. ``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. is the world's entrepreneurial capital and city of boundless opportunities,'' said 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. . ``This Commerce Department grant recognizes MBOC's key role in providing increased business opportunities to thousands of Los Angeles minority-owned companies.'' Since its creation in 1994, the agency has helped steer $4 billion in business to minority-owned businesses. - Daily News |
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