BRIEFLY BUSD TOP OFFICIAL ON SUDDEN LEAVE.BURBANK - Schools Superintendent David Aponik has taken a leave of absence, but officials could not say on Tuesday when he will return or whether he is being paid during his leave. Elena Hubbell, president of the Burbank Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. board, said staffers told her Aponik called in Monday seeking time off. The superintendent's leave comes as the district grapples with a projected $1.9 million deficit and struggles to find ways to trim its staff and expenses. His absence prompted the City Council to postpone its discussion Tuesday of a proposal to give the district $700,000 in financial assistance, possibly in the form of lower electrical rates, to help close its funding gap. - Daily News Burbank, others sued for pollution Two environmental groups announced Tuesday that they have sued the city of Burbank, charging that it has violated the federal Clean Air Act by allowing its power plant to release more nitrogen oxides than the law allows. Our Children's Earth and Communities for a Better Environment filed the suits Monday in U.S. District Court in 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. , charging Burbank and eight other alleged polluters. The suit says they polluted beyond their limits under a smog credit trading program run by the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. . The lawsuit seeks to challenge the state agency's credit trading program, saying it violates federal law by allowing institutions that pollute less than their limit to sell the right to pollute more to other institutions. The law allows credit trading, but not from mobile sources, as the AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot program allows. - Daily News < Measure G panel needs applicants GLENDALE - The Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
The committee will ensure Measure G funds are spent only on projects listed on the March 5 ballot measure, track construction progress and review the annual financial audits. State law requires the committee to include business people, senior citizens, college students and at-large community members. Applications are due by 4 p.m. March 19. They may be obtained by calling (818) 551-5108. - Daily News Race assaults up following Sept. 11 NORTHRIDGE - Race-motivated assaults increased significantly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials with several Asian-American advocacy groups said Tuesday. The study identified several incidents 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, , including one in which a Northridge man, a Sikh, was beaten by two men with metal pipes. In another incident, a Pakistani had his Anaheim home burned to the ground after receiving an obscene phone call An obscene phone call is an unsolicited telephone call where the caller attempts to annoy or frighten the called party, usually by sexual or foul language. Note that solicited calls involving sexually explicit language are usually considered phone sex. . The study was prepared by the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, with assistance from the local Asian Pacific American Legal Center and other organizations. - City News Service Dentist won't be retried re·tried v. Past tense and past participle of retry. on counts Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they will not retry re·try tr.v. re·tried , re·try·ing, re·tries To try again. Verb 1. retry - hear or try a court case anew rehear a Pasadena pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. dentist on three remaining criminal charges after her acquittal on 60 other counts. In a written statement, the District Attorney's Office said it will ask Superior Court Judge Lance Ito Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is a Japanese-American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his role in the O. J. Simpson murder trial. He currently hears felony criminal cases at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. on Tuesday to dismiss the remaining counts against Drueciel Ford. On March 5, Ford was acquitted of 60 criminal charges, including child endangerment and misdemeanor charges alleging that she violated the state Business and Professions Code. The jury deadlocked on two charges of child endangerment and one count of conspiracy. - City News Service Mobile-home fire kills woman, cat SANTA PAULA - A woman was killed early Tuesday along with her pet cat in a fire in her mobile home, authorities said. The middle of three mobile homes at Ferris Drive and Telegraph Road caught fire about 6 a.m., officials said. - Daily News |
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