BRIEFLY : WOMAN'S RELATIVES FILE SUIT OVER SLAYING.The family of a homeless woman who was slain by 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. police officers last month filed a wrongful-death claim Tuesday against the city. Attorney Leo Terrell Leo James Terrell, the self proclaimed "Fair Minded Civil Rights Attorney," is an african american Los Angeles, California based attorney and television personality whose law practice is devoted to civil rights and discrimination. said the claim was the first step in filing a legal action in the death of Margaret Laverne Mitchell, who was shot by police officers May 21 when they stopped her to confiscate To expropriate private property for public use without compensating the owner under the authority of the Police Power of the government. To seize property. When property is confiscated it is transferred from private to public use, usually for reasons such as her shopping cart. - Daily News County board seeks anti-gang ordinance Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to direct county lawyers to work with the district attorney in drafting an anti-gang ordinance. Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Chicago anti-gang ordinance, stating that it was too vague. The court set up guidelines for an ordinance that would be constitutional, which will be used to write the county's ordinance. - City News Service Wildlife Waystation The Wildlife WayStation is a 160-acre refuge in northern Los Angeles County dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild and exotic animals. A charitable corporation located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest, the facility was founded in 1976 by animal activist to host safari events ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - The Wildlife Waystation will host its third annual sunset and starlight dinner and group safaris in the Angeles National Forest beginning Saturday, officials said. The tours allow visitors to get within a few feet of wild and exotic animals at the nonprofit center that cares for abandoned, injured and abused exotic wildlife, said Jerry Brown, a spokesman for the Wildlife Waystation. Included in the $50 partially tax-deductible ticket price is dinner and a nonalcoholic non·al·co·hol·ic adj. A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. beverage. No children under 16 are allowed. The tours also will take place July 10, August 21 and Sept. 18. The arrival time for sunset safaris is 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. for the starlight tours. For more information about the tours, call (818) 899-5201. To make a reservation, call (800) 540-2373. - Daily News |
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