BRIEFLY BLOOD DONATIONS DANGEROUSLY LOW.The nation's blood supply, particularly in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , is dangerously low, the head of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. said Thursday in appealing for donations. Marsha J. Evans, the Red Cross president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said the private organization has perhaps two days' worth of blood. ``We need volunteers to step forward and give blood,'' Evans said at a Hyatt Regency news conference in 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 . For information and donation locations, call (800) GIVE LIFE. - City News Service Electrical blaze hurts elderly man WEST LOS ANGELES
The fire, in a top-floor unit at the rear of the three-story building in the 1200 block of South Amherst South Amherst is the name of two towns in the United States:
Flames were visible at the building when 30 firefighters arrived, Humphrey said, adding that it took them slightly more than 20 minutes to put out the blaze, which was confined to two rooms in the apartment unit. The injured man - who was not publicly identified - was in critical condition when taken to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , Humphrey said. A woman in her 80s accompanied him but was not injured, he said. - City News Service 3 gay duos denied marriage licenses BEVERLY HILLS - Three gay couples were denied marriage licenses Thursday in Beverly Hills, giving attorney Gloria Allred the opportunity to file a possible precedent-setting lawsuit over a state ban on same-sex unions. Gay advocacy groups recognize Feb. 12 as National Freedom to Marry Day National Freedom to Marry Day is a non-official United States holiday held annually on February 12 to promote same-sex marriage. The holiday was founded in 1999 by Lambda Legal, a gay rights advocacy law firm based out of Washington, DC. , a day in which gay couples nationwide to go to courthouses and apply for marriage licenses. The date was chosen because of its proximity to Lincoln's birthday and Valentine's Day, which ``links equality and love,'' said the Rev. Troy D. Perry Troy D. Perry (born July 27, 1940) founded the Metropolitan Community Church, a Christian denomination with a special affirming ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, in Los Angeles on October 6 1968. , one of the people who showed up at the Beverly Hills Courthouse. - City News Service Raw sewage spills on Ventura beach VENTURA - About 150 gallons of untreated sewage spilled onto the beach in Ventura but didn't enter the ocean, authorities said Thursday. A grease blockage in a sewer line caused the 15-minute spill about 9 a.m. Wednesday at California Street, said Debra Borsos, a spokeswoman for the Ventura County Environmental Health Division. - Daily News Touch-screen machines secure Los Angeles County's touch-screen voting machines are as safe and secure as paper ballots, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Conny McCormack announced Thursday. Starting next week, early-bird voters can cast ballots in the March 2 elections, using touch-screen voting machines throughout the county. California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley has sent touch-screen machine-security guidelines to registrars statewide, including McCormack. - City News Service Sheriff's workers get 25% pay hike VENTURA - Sheriff's employees are getting a 25 percent hike in pay. More than 150 civilian employees of the Sheriff's Department recently got the so-called ``parity'' raise, costing taxpayers $2.1 million a year at a time when public safety and other county divisions already face deep budget cuts. Parity raises for sheriff's service technicians were designed to make their salaries comparable to those offered in other counties. - Associated Press |
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