BRIEFLY 12 LAX SCREENERS HAD RAP SHEETS.A dozen screeners at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX were found to have criminal records and a few had convictions relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc unlawfully possessing explosives or weapons, it was reported Thursday. The workers had access to restricted areas such as runways and baggage sorting stations, some for as long as seven months, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. published reports. Other crimes included burglary, fraud, drug use and assault. Seven screeners have been fired and five put on administrative leave, said Brian Turmail, a spokesman for the federal Transportation and Security Administration. Earlier this year, 26 LAX screeners were fired after they were found to have criminal records. An additional 59 of more than 2,000 screeners at the airport, which has the nation's largest screener work force, will face further background checks. - 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. Lower fines may cut down littering Councilman Tom LaBonge wants to crack down on littering - by lowering the city fine from $1,000 to $50. LaBonge said Thursday his motion would encourage more enforcement of existing anti-litter laws. He reasons that police officers may be reluctant to issue citations for such a large amount for littering. ``Amazingly, the city did not issue a single ticket for littering in 2002,'' LaBonge's motion states. The councilman also called for extending authority to issue citations to civilian employees of the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Sanitation and Bureau of Street Services. The goal is to reduce litter and to cut back on the amount of waste that flows from city streets through the sewers and into Santa Monica Bay Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, United States. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume . - City News Service UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer study costs less off campus SANTA BARBARA - University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State , students who wish to continue working on their degrees during the summer can take advantage of reduced enrollment prices if they live close to off-campus facilities in Santa Maria, Ventura or the 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. . General education courses at these facilities are offered for UCSB students and high school students hoping to get a jump on the school year. Most of the courses are offered in two, six-week sessions. The cost is $69 per unit, which is $34 less than the prices charged for courses on campus during the summer. For information, visit UCSB's summer session Web site at www.summer.ucsb.edu. - Daily News Student exchange families sought WOODLAND HILLS - EF Educational Homestay Programs, a nonprofit, short-term student exchange program, is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. immediate homes for students arriving in two weeks. The program is looking for families in Woodland Hills, West Hills and Calabasas willing to house exchange students from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia and Spain. Students will be provided daily bus transportation to California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. in Thousand Oaks and will be involved in after-school activities. Interested parties should call Robin Foulon at (818) 346-6886. - Daily News Group gets grant to help veterans A local organization will receive $1.4 million in federal money over three years to help homeless veterans with mental illness or substance abuse problems, it was announced Thursday. Housing Secretary Tommy Thompson announced 14 grants totaling $23 million nationwide, which includes money for New Directions Inc. in Los Angeles. ``These grants will provide hope and assistance to people, in Los Angeles and other communities, with severe substance abuse or mental health problems who are at risk for a life of homelessness,'' Thompson said. New Directions will collaborate with the Veterans Administration to help homeless veterans in Los Angeles County with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders substance abuse disorder n. Any of a category of disorders in which pathological behavioral changes are associated with the regular use of substances that affect the central nervous system. return to their families and society. - City News Service |
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