BRIEFLY : SLAVKIN OPTS NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION.Los Angeles school The Los Angeles School of Urbanism is an academic movement emerged during the mid-1980s, loosely based at the University of Southern California and UCLA, that poses a challenge to the dominant Chicago School of Urbanism. board President Mark Slavkin announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election when his term expires next year for personal and financial reasons. Slavkin, who was first elected to the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. Board of Education in 1989, said he has enjoyed his term but found it difficult to get by on the salary. ``The job pays $24,000 a year. I've been doing it for seven years, and it has become too difficult to sustain that situation. It's a full-time job,'' he said. In addition, the board president said he would like to spend more time with his wife and children. ``After eight years I'd like to move on to something else that will create more opportunities,'' he said. Slavkin's District 4 includes most of the Westside and the west 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. . His current term will expire June 30, 1997. SOURCE: - Daily News Arrest warrant issued for singer An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular Grammy Award-winning American hard rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). lead singer Scott Weiland Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline, October 27, 1967, Santa Cruz, California [1]) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist. He moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio at the age of five where he attended the Kenston School District. after he left a drug rehabilitation This article is about the process of rehabilitation for substance dependency. For other uses, see Rehab (disambiguation). For other kinds of rehabilitation, see Rehabilitation. For the American rap-rock group, see Rehab (band). center before the expiration of a court-ordered time period, a prosecutor said. The alternative rock band was forced to cancel its summer tour after a judge ordered Weiland into a treatment program. A progress report hearing had been scheduled for July 29 before the judge, a prosecutor said. In April, Superior Court Judge Elvira Mitchell ordered the 28-year-old musician to spend from four to six months at Impact House in Pasadena following Weiland's arrest last year when authorities found him carrying cocaine and heroin. Deputy District Attorney Michael Grosbard said Wednesday that Weiland was only allowed to leave Impact House if accompanied by a center supervisor. Weiland's attorney, Steve Cron, said Wednesday he had no comment. A message left for Stone Temple Pilots manager Steve Stewart Former Cincinnati Reds radio announcer Steve Stewart was hired by the club on February 11, 2004, and joined Marty Brennaman for half of that season's broadcasts while filling in for Joe Nuxhall. was not returned. SOURCE: - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Signed Simpson collectibles offered People who bought O.J. Simpson's video are being presented another mail-order offer: autographed photographs, footballs, helmets, jerseys and golf balls from Simpson's former country club. The goods range in price from a $25 autographed sleeve for Simpson's video to a $275 helmet from Simpson's old team, the Buffalo Bills. The helmet also comes with such messages as ``Best wishes'' or ``Peace to you.'' A color photograph of Simpson and criminal trial attorneys Johnnie Cochran Jr. and Robert Shapiro is autographed by Simpson and Cochran, but not by Shapiro, who is estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. from his former client and former co-counsel. It goes for $95. The golf ball is from the Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. , which booted Simpson after the criminal trial. For $60, Simpson will sign the ball, add his playing number - 32 - and personalize it with the buyer's name. The merchandise is being marketed by Tony Hoffman, who promoted Simpson's video. ``O.J. signs the stuff once a week,'' said Hoffman. SOURCE: - Associated Press Judge: Cowlings can't be questioned Al ``A.C.'' Cowlings can't be subjected to a second round of questioning in the wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action lawsuit against his friend O.J. Simpson, a judge in Santa Monica ruled Wednesday. Cowlings clearly invoked his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination during an earlier deposition, and lawyers presented no evidence that would force him to testify again, said Superior Court Judge Alan Haber. John Q. Kelly, who represents the estate of Nicole Brown Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the wife of American football player O.J. Simpson. Found murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California, along with her friend Ronald Goldman, her death led to one of the most controversial and widely-discussed criminal , complained afterward that Cowlings' use of constitutional rights amounts to ``subterfuge sub·ter·fuge n. A deceptive stratagem or device: "the paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature" Robert Smith Surtees. .'' ``I think he (has) a wealth of information on this case,'' Kelly said. Plaintiffs' attorneys wanted Cowlings to describe his actions in the days after the June 12, 1994, slashing deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Cowlings, who grew up with and played college and professional football with Simpson, spent four days with the lawyers in April, but invoked the 5th Amendment on questions about the period between the deaths and Simpson's surrender to police June 17, 1994. SOURCE: - Associated Press Group to renovate Panorama Bowl PANORAMA CITY - Officials announced plans Wednesday to rebuild Panorama Bowl, and to transform it into a state-of-the-art ice and roller rink. The $2.5 million renovation is expected to begin this summer and be finished by the end of the year, according to a statement released by Recreation World, the company that will undertake the project. Panorama Bowl, located at 8750 Van Nuys Blvd., has been vacant for eight years. The 50,000-square-foot building will be revamped to include regulation-size ice and roller hockey rinks, as well as locker rooms, showers, a lounge, a snack bar and a pro shop, officials said. The Panorama Bowl facility will be built to replace a Recreation World-owned rink that had to be torn down after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The company also owns Corbin Entertainment Center in Tarzana. SOURCE: - Daily News Jury duty scofflaws to get hefty fine People who regularly spurn jury duty will now be handed stiff fines under a new program. The first violators were each penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. $1,500 Tuesday for failing to heed jury summonses for six years. ``We're not doing this for show - we're doing this because we mean it,'' said Superior Court Judge Aurelio Munoz, chairman of a committee examining the jury system. ``People have gotten used to avoiding jury service.'' About 58,000 residents repeatedly spurn these forms, said Gloria Gomez, manager of Los Angeles County Juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. Services. Those people will be the first targets of the campaign. Two years ago, only about half of the 4 million residents who were sent forms replied. SOURCE: Associated Press |
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