BRIEFLY : WACHS WANTS MORE SECURITY FOR BLOOD.A Burbank medical office broke no laws when it left containers of blood and other specimens in an unlocked box that four boys got into, but a 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. City Councilman wants to change that. Councilman Joel Wachs Joel Wachs served for several terms as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 2nd district. He was first elected by defeating incumbent James B. Potter. While in office, Wachs chaired the Public Works Committee and vice-chair of the Environmental Quality & Waste Management said Friday he wants to see a law that will require medical facilities that collect or store blood and other bodily fluids Noun 1. bodily fluid - the liquid parts of the body body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor body substance - the substance of the body aqueous humor, aqueous humour - the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens to keep them in locked containers. ``Fortunately, no health problems have been found,'' Wachs said. ``However, we may not be as lucky in the future.'' The boys, ages 7-13, played with blood vials and other specimens taken from containers left unlocked behind Lakeside Medical Associates Tuesday night, police said. The specimens were left for a courier. Wachs' motion, to be considered by the council's Arts, Health and Humanities Committee next week, also urges the county and other cities in it to adopt similar legislation. - Daily News Staff and Wire Services Candidate certified in L.A. council race The City Clerk's Office on Friday announced that business manager Howard Nussbaum has been certified for the April 13 election in the 12th District race against Councilman Hal Bernson Hal Bernson served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 12th district. He was chair of the Transportation Committee. Prior to being on the City Council, he served in the Navy. Preceded by Robert M. . Bernson is seeking his final term, due to term limits, and is being challenged by three opponents. - Daily News Women sentenced to 7 years in prison An ex-county employee convicted of stealing from the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office was sentenced Friday to seven years and four months in prison, and ordered to repay more than $170,000. Debra J. Aguirre, 39, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty Sept. 28 to one count of embezzling public monies and two counts of state tax evasion The process whereby a person, through commission of Fraud, unlawfully pays less tax than the law mandates. Tax evasion is a criminal offense under federal and state statutes. A person who is convicted is subject to a prison sentence, a fine, or both. . Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Ideman ordered her to repay $169,202 to the county, and $3,753 to the Franchise Tax Board, said Deputy District Attorney Dennis Poey. - City News Service Knox wants firms to reveal policies Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Wally Knox, D-Los Angeles, introduced a bill Friday to require insurance companies to release key information on Holocaust-era policies, or lose their license to do business in California. Assembly Bill 600 is aimed at striking a blow on behalf of families of Holocaust victims While victims of the Holocaust were primarily Jews, the Nazis also persecuted and often killed millions of members of other groups they considered inferior, undesirable or dangerous. seeking economic justice from European insurance companies, Knox said. A similar bill by Knox was vetoed by ex-Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that . At issue are millions of dollars owed on insurance policies that were in effect between 1920 and 1945 to individuals who later perished in the Holocaust, he said. - City News Service |
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