BRIEFLY AS THE CROW FLIES, SO DOES THE POWER.BURBANK - Some 3,500 Burbank households and 675 businesses were without power for about an hour Tuesday morning after a crow flew into a breaker while work was under way on the power system. The outage began at 9:08 a.m. and affected scattered homes and businesses east of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , with most of the outages happening between the Glendale border and McCambridge Park. Power was restored at about 10:15 a.m. - Daily News Hahn to address Valley event today VAN NUYS - 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. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California is scheduled to deliver his State of the Valley address during an event that begins at 5:30 p.m. today and which is held by members of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association. Hahn, who was forced last month to delay his remarks due to illness, is to speak at 6 p.m. at the business group's annual Membership Committee Fair. The event is being held at the Airtel Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. , 7277 Valjean Ave. Admission is free, but reservations are required by calling (818) 817-0545. - Daily News Union won't back Weiss' re-election The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. , announced Tuesday it would not endorse Councilman Jack Weiss in his bid for re-election. At its monthly meeting this week, the union said it would not make an endorsement in the race because of Weiss' opposition to the $11 billion modernization plan 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 . ``A lot of the building trades were upset with his vote and urged us not to endorse because of that,'' union spokeswoman Hilda Delgado said. - Daily News Part of school is closed for leaks BURBANK - Bret Harte Elementary School will need to spend about $25,000 to replace aging sewage pipes that were leaking this week, forcing the school to close several bathrooms at least until Friday, officials said Tuesday. Water service is shut down in some areas of the campus, and students have been given bottled water to drink and antibacterial antibacterial /an·ti·bac·te·ri·al/ (-bak-ter´e-al) destroying or suppressing growth or reproduction of bacteria; also, an agent that does this. an·ti·bac·te·ri·al adj. gel to wash their hands, said principal Diane Berger. The school district spent $2,600 on a clean-up operation, and on Tuesday the school board voted unanimously to hire a contractor on an emergency basis to replace the pipes. A number of bathrooms remain in service at the campus. - Daily News Tsunami warning system A tsunami warning system is a system to detect tsunamis and issue warnings to prevent loss of life and property. It consists of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely alarms to permit evacuation proposed Councilwoman Janice Hahn Tuesday convened the first meeting of a task force she assembled to study the possibility of a tsunami in the Harbor area and to develop a preparedness and warning system. More than 60 representatives of the county, city of Long Beach, National Weather Service and various emergency preparedness groups attended Tuesday's meeting at the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA , Hahn said. The task force is expected to present its recommendations within 45 to 90 days, she said. - City News Service African wildcat loose in L.A. area A spotted, big-eared cat native to Africa is roaming the Laurel Canyon area and could be a danger to children, a city official said Tuesday. The bobcat-size serval serval, medium-sized African cat, Felis serval, found S of the Sahara in scrub country close to water. The serval is lightly built with very long legs; it has a small head with large eyes and ears, set on a long neck. Its coat is yellow-orange with black spots. , photographed with a black collar and gold-color tag, apparently is a pet but, in Los Angeles, it is illegal to keep one without a special permit, Jackie David of Los Angeles Animal Services said. The cat was seen recently in the 2000 block of Davies Way. Like all cats, the serval eats meat, and it could be a threat to children and small pets. If confronted by the animal, move away slowly and make yourself appear as large as possible, David advised. Anyone who sees the cat was urged to call animal-control workers at (888) 452-7381. - City News Service |
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