BRIEFLY APARTMENT EXPLODES AS BUG BOMBS IGNITE.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer NORTHRIDGE - Six bug bombs used in a vacant apartment building caused a thunderous explosion that took out all of the windows in the apartment, officials said Tuesday. Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. , said the explosion, reported about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 18400 block of Prairie Street, sent debris flying 30 feet from the apartment. It appeared to be ignited by a pilot light in the apartment, Humphrey said. ``There's a reason they call them bug bombs . . . they are,'' Humphrey said. Thankfully no one was inside the apartment during the explosion, he said. The apartment manager had gone into the vacant second-story apartment and used the six bug bombs at once, not following instructions that stated that pilot lights and other sources of ignition should be turned off, officials said. - Daily News Campuses to host preschool centers The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. plans to install children's centers at four district schools, including three in 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. , officials said Tuesday. The children's centers - basically child care facilities for prekindergarten children - would be installed at Gardena, Cleveland and Verdugo Hills high schools and at Northridge Middle School. The school board has already authorized the projects, but on Tuesday received declarations that they will cause no harmful environmental effects. The facilities, located in portable buildings, will cost $3.2 million to buy and install. - Daily News Bill backs electing board by district The seven members of the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. board would be elected by trustee areas under a bill approved Tuesday by the state Senate. Currently, the board members are elected at-large to oversee the operation of the biggest community college district in the country. The district has nine campuses, about 109,000 students and 1.9 million voters. Bill supporters say the measure would make it easier for low-budget candidates to run for the board and for residents to communicate with board members. A 22-16 vote sent the measure, authored by Assemblyman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. , D-Panorama City, back to the Assembly for consideration of Senate amendments. - 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. Valley city could keep CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. control The California Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the San Fernando Valley to maintain control over its redevelopment areas if it breaks off from the rest of the city of Los Angeles
The Community Redevelopment Agency is currently developing four projects in the Valley, as well as projects in Hollywood and the Harbor Area. - City News Service |
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