BRIEFLY 7 KILLED WHEN VAN COLLIDES WITH TRAIN.Seven people were killed when a minivan collided with an Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run train Wednesday near Bakersfield, authorities said. Two people were ejected from the minivan and five others were found dead inside the vehicle, which was pushed about a half-mile down the tracks, said Officer Greg Williams
n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. spokesman. Amtrak 714 en route from Oakland to Bakersfield collided with the Ford Aerostar The Ford Aerostar was Ford's first minivan, and was introduced as a 1986 model in summer 1985. Although introduced to compete with the front-wheel drive Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager twins, it was a rear-wheel drive minivan, like the Chevrolet Astro and Toyota Van. around 4 p.m., said Vernae Graham, an Amtrak spokeswoman. - Associated Press Camarillo girl who was hit by car dies CAMARILLO - A 14-year-old Camarillo girl who was jogging on Santa Rosa Road when she was hit by a car died Wednesday morning at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Jennifer L. Bonds, who was with her dad, went too far into the roadway and was hit by a car at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said. - Daily News Judge won't block vote on term limit A Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied Sheriff Lee Baca's request to kill a March ballot measure that would create term limits for elected county officers. The ballot measure, which would limit the terms of the Board of Supervisors, sheriff, district attorney and assessor to three four-year stints, was approved by the supervisors in September, over the objections of Baca. Baca's attorney said an appeal is in the works. - City News Service LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) lobbyist runs for Assembly Fabian Nunez, Los Angeles Unified School District's top lobbyist, will begin a three-month leave of absence in January to campaign for a seat in the California state legislature The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house California State Senate, with 40 members. , officials said Wednesday. Nunez, who is running for the 46th Assembly District seat representing downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , will be absent until March 6. District consultant Bill Chavez, a lobbyist with Sacramento-based Strategic Education Services, will fill in as director of LAUSD's Office of Legislative and Governmental Affairs in the interim. - Daily News Applicants sought for parking panel BURBANK - The city is seeking applicants for the Downtown Parking Management Committee. The committee works with staff from the public works, community development and police departments to provide recommendations for parking management. The preferred makeup of the committee is as follows: one Transportation Commissioner, one Planning Board member, one representative from the Downtown Stakeholders' Association, one representative from the Media City Center Mall and one business representative from each of the eight blocks bounded by Angeleno Avenue, First Street, Magnolia Boulevard and Third Street. Interested persons may pick up applications at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 275 East Olive Ave. The deadline to apply is Jan. 29. - Daily News School for the arts plans open house A special open-house showing of students' artwork from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA or Arts High) is a public high school that operates on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. Though it shares facilities with the university, the two schools' activities tend to be separate. will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the Fine Arts Gallery at California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L.A., CSULA, or "'CSLA"') is a public university, part of the California State University system. , at 5151 State University Drive. The students, including some from 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. area, created 35 pieces of artwork as ideas for U.S. postage stamps centering on the theme ``Stop Terrorism.'' - Daily News Contest promotes historic missions WOODLAND HILLS - A Southland company is co-sponsoring a statewide poster competition for fourth-graders to increase awareness of the critical preservation needs of California's 21 historic missions. The nonprofit California Missions Foundation joined forces with Woodland Hills-based 21st Century Insurance Co. to sponsor the ``A Day in the Life of a Mission'' contest. Open to all California fourth-grade students in public and private schools who study the missions as part of their ``California: A Changing State'' studies, the deadline for entries is April 12. - Daily News |
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