BRIEFLY ALATORRE TO PLEAD GUILTY IN TAX DODGE.Former Councilman Richard Alatorre agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to a tax evasion charge stemming from a four-year federal corruption investigation - the largest in recent city hall history. Alatorre, who is due in court Monday, agreed to plead guilty to one count of willfully evading the payment of federal income tax for the 1996 tax year, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia Villarreal. - City News Service Business leaders to mull secession A new task force of 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. business leaders will soon crunch the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] of seceding from Los Angeles. The Valley Industry Industry and Commerce Association, so far neutral on an L.A. split, is forming the group to hash over the landmark study on secession released by a county agency late last month, officials announced Tuesday. - Daily News University official to oversee LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles schools Superintendent Roy Romer on Tuesday announced the appointment of a University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , administrator to be the district's new chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Allen Solomon, who has been associate vice chancellor for administration at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX since 1995 and has worked for the university for three decades, will assume his new position April 23. - Daily News Services arranged for crash co-pilot SIMI VALLEY - A memorial service is scheduled Thursday for Peter Kowalczyk, the co-pilot of the private jet that crashed in Aspen, Colo., killing all 18 aboard. The service will begin at 6 p.m. at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 5649 Pittman St., Simi Valley. A memorial fund to benefit Kowalczyk's wife and 5-year-old daughter also has been established. Contributions may be made to the Peter Kowalczyk Memorial Fund, Attn. Laurie Rosenberg, c/o First Western Bank, 2092 Tapo St., Simi Valley 93063. Kowalczyk was the first officer of the Gulfstream III that crashed last Thursday. - City News Service Fake car theft call earns work detail A 37-year-old Van Nuys woman who reported her car stolen when it actually had been impounded by police was sentenced to 30 days on a Caltrans work crew, prosecutors said Tuesday. California Department of Insurance The California Department of Insurance (CDI), established in 1868, is the angency charged with overseeing the regulation of insurance regulations, enforcing statutes mandating consumer protections, educating consumers, and fostering the stability of insurance markets in the state investigators said Caren Diane Ortega loaned her car to a friend who was stopped by Simi Valley police while driving the vehicle last May 1 and cited for driving on a suspended license. Police impounded the car and had it towed to a Simi Valley impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. lot, prosecutors said. - City News Service Wachs seeks low chromium 6 limit City Councilman and mayoral candidate Joel Wachs Tuesday called for the city to adopt a tough standard on the carcinogen chromium 6 in the drinking water supply. - Daily News Molester suspect stays in custody SIMI VALLEY - A 35-year-old Simi Valley man remained in custody Tuesday following his arrest on suspicion of child molestation, officials said. Harold James Boyke was arrested Friday morning on a felony warrant in the ``continued sex abuse'' of a 9-year-old Moorpark girl, Simi Valley police Sgt. Bob Gardner said. - Daily News Music students to perform Disney MOORPARK - Saluting decades of Disney music and showcasing their talent, music students at Moorpark High School Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.[1] will present a Disney Spectacular on Thursday. The event will take place at the campus Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 4500 Tierra Rejada Road. The choir and solo artists will perform Disney songs from movies such as ``Sleeping Beauty,'' ``The Lion King,'' and ``Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in .'' Admission is $5 for general, $4 for students and senior citizens. For information, call (805) 378-6305. - Daily News Members needed in county panels CAMARILLO - Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long is looking for community members interested in participating on various countywide commissions. Current opening include Aids Advisory Committee, Air Pollution Control District Advisory Committee, Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board, Aviation Advisory Commission, Commission on Human Concerns and Community Development, Commission for Women, Harbor Commission, Parks Advisory Commission, and the Waterworks District No. 19. Most groups meet once a month in the evening hours. For information, call Joyce Taylor at (805) 654-2276. - Daily News |
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