BRIEFLY : VALLEY MAN NAMED TO PLANNING PANEL.The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Wednesday to confirm the appointment of Jorge Jackson, a resident of Sherman Oaks, to the city Planning Commission, despite objections that all five commissioners are from either West Los Angeles
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. . Council members Jackie Goldberg and Mike Hernandez objected, saying there is no representation on the commission from East, South or Central Los Angeles. ``It seems to me there's a lot of the city that never seems to get on this commission,'' Goldberg said. However, Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski said Jackson, a GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) executive, is a good nominee because he has a ``depth of experience'' stemming from his previous service on the city Library and Cultural Heritage commissions. - Daily News Roadside worker killed at intersection WESTLAKE VILLAGE - A North Hills utility worker died Wednesday after an 85-year-old motorist ran a red light and hit a pickup that careened into the man as he was working alongside the road, officials said. Jesus Reyes, 50, a foreman for Northwest Excavating in Northridge, was in charge of a three-man crew working at the intersection of Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Lindero Canyon Road, said Mike Piccard, the company's general manager. About 9:05 a.m., Blaine Carney of Agoura Hills was driving a 1985 Subaru station wagon north on Lindero Canyon Road about 25 mph when he ran the light, said Sgt. Phil Morris of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . Reyes was at the intersection doing subcontracting work for Pacific Bell, Piccard said. He had a wife and children, and worked at the 45-employee company since 1975, Piccard said. - Daily News Girl, 3, improving after 2nd-story fall PANORAMA CITY - A 3-year-old girl who fell from her home's second-story window was markedly improving and in good condition Wednesday at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, a facility spokesman said. The child, who was not identified, had been in critical condition with a fractured skull after the 5:40 p.m. incident Tuesday in the 14800 block of Parthenia Street. On Wednesday, the girl was taken off a respirator respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pi-ra?ter) ventilator (2). cuirass respirator see under ventilator. and out of the intensive-care unit, said Steve Rutledge, a hospital spokesman. - Daily News Wild animal center to hold fund-raiser TOPANGA - The Nature of Wildworks wildlife center will hold a benefit show Saturday to support the upkeep of wild and exotic animals that formerly worked at the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. . The animals will be performing, along with actors and musical groups, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Blvd. in Topanga. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children under 12. For reservations, call (310) 455-0550. The nonprofit Wildworks center provides lifetime care for animals including mountain lions, foxes, squirrels, a serval serval, medium-sized African cat, Felis serval, found S of the Sahara in scrub country close to water. The serval is lightly built with very long legs; it has a small head with large eyes and ears, set on a long neck. Its coat is yellow-orange with black spots. , a caracal caracal (kăr`əkəl) or Persian lynx, mammal of the family Felidae (cat family), native to Asia and Africa. It is reddish brown with black-tufted ears. Its total length is about 3 1-4 ft (105 cm). , and a 6-week-old wolf cub that will be the subject of a Name the Wolf contest Saturday. - Daily News Company expands bean recall in state ALBANY, N.Y. - A company has expanded its recall of a brand of jarred beans distributed in California because the product could be tainted with botulism-causing bacteria. Salvati Foods, a Hicksville, Long Island, food distributor, is now recalling all of its 8- and 20-ounce jars of Asti Ready-to-Eat Jumbo Italian Lupini Beans. State Agricultural Department spokesman Pete Gregg said recent tests revealed a batch of the beans contained low acidity levels, which could lead to the bacteria that causes botulism botulism (bŏch`əlĭz'əm), acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of food containing toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium botulinum. . Symptoms of botulism, which can be fatal, include blurred or double vision, general weakness, poor reflexes, difficulty swallowing and respiratory distress Respiratory distress A condition in which patients with lung disease are not able to get enough oxygen. Mentioned in: Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell . - Associated Press School in Burbank marks 50th year Pupils, staff and alumni of Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School in Burbank celebrated the campus' 50th anniversary Wednesday night. Past pupils of the school said Stevenson is a special elementary school with a small-town feel. That's because many of Stevenson's alumni stayed in the area and now send their children to the campus. Among Stevenson's most famous alumni is actor-director Ron Howard, who Principal Tim Bower said couldn't be at the ceremony Wednesday because he was working on location at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. The hospital was founded on October 27, 1920, and is funded by Los Angeles County [1]. in Sylmar. - Daily News |
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