BRIEFLY BOARD BUYING LAND FOR NEW SCHOOLS.The 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. board of education announced Tuesday that it's negotiating to buy the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Swapmeet property located at 585 Glenoaks Blvd. to build new schools. District officials said they have put down a $500,000 refundable deposit to buy 16 to 34 acres of the property for up to $29.5 million. - Daily News Library book thief must stay away An 85-year-old Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. man convicted of stealing more than 3,100 library books was ordered Tuesday to stay away from public libraries for three years. Ernest Heyneman, who pleaded no contest to one count of burglary in September, was sentenced to three years of probation, officials said. One of his probation requirements is to stay away from libraries. In a raid last December, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. police found books and other library materials stashed in the bedroom closet and office of Heyneman's home, said Ventura County sheriff's Detective Kevin Vaden. Heyneman had stolen so many books - most of them from the Thousand Oaks Library and the Simi Valley Library - that police had to bring in pickup trucks to carry them away, Vaden said. - Daily News MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. accepts bids for security pact The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. Tuesday approved the submission two
separate proposals for policing subways and buses run by the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Currently, those duties are handled jointly by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. and the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. , and the city receives close to $30 million annually from the MTA for its role. Now, the MTA is weighing whether to contract that work entirely with the Sheriff's Department, or to another police agency, unless the LAPD submits a satisfactory proposal. The current contract expired Nov. 6, and responses to the MTA's request are due Friday. - City News Service Charges brought in Friday shooting A Canoga Park man was arraigned Tuesday in Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Tam Viet Nguyen is scheduled to return to court Nov. 19, when a preliminary hearing will be discussed. Nguyen, 32, was arrested Friday on suspicion of shooting out the windows of three cars parked across from Frances E. Willard Elementary School on Walnut Grove Avenue in Rosemead. The self-employed computer technician allegedly fired from the roof of the teachers' lounge at the school. - Daily News Man frees girl, 6, trapped in washer LONG BEACH - A 6-year-old girl trapped in a washing machine that was filling with water was rescued Tuesday by a passer-by who smashed the appliance's glass window with a tire iron, authorities said. The girl was at a coin-operated laundry with her mother when she climbed into the front-loading machine and the door closed behind her, said Fire Department spokesman Wayne Chaney. When the wash cycle began the door locked and she couldn't get out. As the washer begin to fill with water, a man walking by saw her and tried to smash the glass with his arm. When that failed, he got a tire iron from his car. ``It appears that some kids were playing, some siblings, and somehow she ended up in the washer,'' Chaney said. ``We're very fortunate this young man was quick thinking.'' Both the girl and her rescuer, Kloeum Nhem, were taken to St. Mary's Medical Center St. Mary's Medical Center may refer to:
Nhem received stitches for cuts on his right arm and was released. The girl underwent surgery to repair cuts to her face and body. - Associated Press |
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