BRIEFLY CHILD-CARE CENTER OK'D BY COUNTY.VAN NUYS - Prompted by a shortage of licensed child-care facilities in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
The center, which would accommodate 70 children, is expected to open in late 2002. It will serve children of government employees as well as the general public, officials said. It will be built at the north end of the Civic Center complex between the county Registrar-Recorder's Office and the Van Nuys city library branch. A recent county study found the Valley needs 20,000 licensed child-care spaces for infants and toddlers and 31,000 for school-age children. - Daily News Expert to review lawsuits on force In an attempt to reduce the costs of excessive-force lawsuits involving the Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to hire an outside expert to review force policies and provide monthly reports to the board on pending cases. - Daily News Old railroad yard may become park An abandoned railroad yard near Chinatown and the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. could be turned into a public park and recreational area if state funding is made available, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an agreement announced Tuesday. The nonprofit group Trust for Public Land has agreed to buy the 40-acre parcel from Majestic Realty Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad, transportation company chartered (1862) by Congress to build part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad line. Under terms of the Pacific Railroads Act, the Union Pacific was authorized to build a line westward from Omaha, Nebr. for $30 million. The trust expects the state to repurchase the property for creation of what would be the first sizable state park in the city. - City News Service Officer saves life of Ventura woman VENTURA - A 53-year-old Ventura woman was listed Tuesday in critical condition after being found floating face-down in the ocean off the Ventura Pier, officials said. Police Officer Mark Cleavenger, 39, who patrols the beach area, was the first to arrive on the scene Monday morning after a witness alerted authorities. After stripping off his gear, Cleavenger jumped 20 feet off the pier and swam 100 yards through the cold water, Fenwick said. While Cleavenger tried to revive the woman, Ventura lifeguard Steve White arrived and helped bring her to shore. - Daily News Judge nixes ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. appointment call An ACLU attorney said Tuesday that he is disappointed by a judge's ruling that denies the group's request to force the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. to appoint someone to the vacant 13th District council seat. ``Regardless of whether what the City Council did was legal, it was clearly wrong,'' said ACLU attorney Dan Tokaji after U.S. District Court Judge Robert Takasugi on Monday rejected the ACLU's efforts to have the City Council appoint an immediate replacement for former Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. . ``They have denied a quarter-million residents of the 13th District any voice on the City Council through the budget process. This is bureaucratic bu·reau·crat n. 1. An official of a bureaucracy. 2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure. bu inertia at its worst,'' Tokaji said. Less than a month remains until the April 10 primary election, when voters will choose one of eight candidates to replace Goldberg, who was elected to the California Assembly in November. - City News Service |
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