BRIEFLY BUSS RECOVERING AFTER BALL INCIDENT.BEVERLY HILLS - Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss reportedly felt more embarrassed than ill Wednesday, hours after being treated for the dizziness and neck pain he suffered during a star-studded charity event in Beverly Hills. The 69-year-old Buss was stricken during the Carousel of Hope ball at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday night. Two doctors at the fund-raiser rushed to aid the team owner, and paramedics later took Buss to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as , where he spent about two hours. The Lakers quoted Buss as saying: ``I'm feeling fine but somewhat embarrassed over the fuss this caused.'' As chairman of California Sports, Buss is majority owner and president of the Lakers and the WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, they are one of the 8 original WNBA teams and were one of the teams that participated in the league's inaugural game. . - City News Service Donations sought for injured athlete A fund to defray de·fray tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay. [French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, the expenses of a Moorpark College student athlete left critically injured in a crash that police say involved a drunk driver has been established by Moorpark College Foundation officials. Nayely Jimenez, 18, of Pacoima remained in critical condition Wednesday at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills following the Monday crash. Anyone interested in donating can send a check to MC Foundation, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA 93021, marked for the Nayely Jimenez Fund. All checks made payable to the Moorpark College Foundation are tax-deductible. - Daily News Antonovich 'bets' on World Series As the former ``mayor'' of Los Angeles County, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San has entered into a friendly wager with San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown over the World Series between the Anaheim Angels and San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era . ``In the unlikely event that the San Francisco Giants prevail over the Anaheim Angels in the upcoming World Series, we will deliver to you one case of 1-pound jars of Grade A Orange honey - locally grown since 1932 and graciously provided by the Ross Honey Company in Valyermo in the Antelope Valley,'' Antonovich said Wednesday. Brown has agreed to provide sourdough bread, salami and wine from San Francisco if the Giants are defeated. As chairman of the Board of Supervisors a couple of years ago, Antonovich referred to himself as the mayor of the county. - Daily News Street racers may get price on heads A City Council committee on Wednesday recommended offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone participating in illegal street racing in the city. The proposal, forwarded to the full council by the Transportation Committee, mirrors one already in place for tipsters who help police catch graffiti vandals. The council last week approved an ordinance increasing penalties for spectators at illegal racing events and urged state legislation raising impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. fees for drag racers' cars. - City News Service Teacher charged with vandalism GLENDALE - A physical education teacher who helps coach Glendale High School's baseball team was charged Wednesday with vandalizing his former girlfriend's car and getting a 17-year-old friend to help him. Hector Menchaca, 24, of North Hollywood is accused of felony vandalism over $400, as well as a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Any action by an adult that allows or encourages illegal behavior by a person under the age of 18, or that places children in situations that expose them to illegal behavior. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor can be as simple as keeping a child home from school and thus, , said Deputy District Attorney Robert E. Savitt. Menchaca allegedly vandalized his ex-girlfriend's car several times in August and September, according to the District Attorney's Office. Menchaca works as a P.E. teacher and is one of the assistant baseball coaches, said Vic Pallos of the Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. . - City News Service Valley transition plan supported Wilma Bennett, a candidate for the proposed Valley city council, announced Wednesday that seven more of the 111 contenders for Valley offices have endorsed Bennett's plan for transitioning the Valley into an independent city. The endorsements bring the total number of candidates supporting the transition plan to 24. On Oct. 10, Bennett publicized a plan to create more than 30 task forces, each with five to 10 volunteers, which would guide the creation of the new city. The task forces would form immediately after the Nov. 5 election and could be in place for as long as two years, she said. - Daily News Prosecutors given child abuse data In response to the large number of child homicide and abuse reports in Los Angeles County, the Department of Children and Family Services cross-reported 4,724 incidents of child abuse in September to the city and county prosecutors' offices. The cross-reporting of child homicide and abuse incidents between DCFS DCFS Department of Children and Family Services DCFS Division of Children and Family Services DCFS Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems (conference) DCFS Data Communication & Functional System and the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office and the District Attorney's Office is the result of a vote the supervisors took in November 2001 directing DCFS to make daily reports of child abuse and neglect to prosecutorial pros·e·cu·to·ri·al adj. Of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution: "a huge investigative and prosecutorial effort" Lucian K. Truscott IV. agencies. This action resulted in increased information sharing and cooperation between agencies combating child abuse, including the District Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . .
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