BRIEFLY CHURCH AGREES ON RECORDS ACCORD.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. Archdiocese agreed to immediately turn over documents when requested by police investigators probing allegations of child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. by priests, the District Attorney's Office said Thursday. An agreement reached this week requires the archdiocese to turn over information immediately when requested by law enforcement investigators, the District Attorney's Office said. - City News Service City gets funding to fight terrorism GLENDALE - The city has received a $280,000 federal grant to create an anti-terrorism program, officials said. The city will use the money to buy training equipment for police, hazardous materials specialists, fire and emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. personnel. - Daily News Garment workers sue Bebe stores bebe stores (pronounced bee-bee) is an American clothing retailer founded in 1976 by the Iranian-born Manny Mashouf, who emigrated to the United States in the early 70s and opened the first bebe store in San Francisco. "Bebe" is the Persian word for "queen. Five Los Angeles garment workers filed suit Thursday against Bebe Stores Inc. and the El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, factory where they worked, alleging the upscale retailer violated overtime and minimum wage laws. A Bebe representative did not immediately return a call seeking comment. - City News Service Armenian trade office advances PASADENA - A bill that would open a regional trade office in Armenia passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:
Scott said the state has growing ties with the region, and the office would be a gateway to the area's economic potential. - City News Service Gitnick to head medical board ENCINO - Dr. Gary Gitnick of Encino, professor at University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , and chief of UCLA's Digestive Disease All diseases that pertain to the gastrointestinal tract are labelled as digestive diseases. This includes diseases of the esophagus, stomach, first, second and third part of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, the ileo-cecal complex, large intestine (ascending, transverse and descending Division, was elected president of the Medical Board of California, officials said. - Daily News 3 areas launch safety programs The communities of 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. , Moorpark and Oak Park are set today to launch three new branches of STTOP STTOP Speak Truth to Power STTOP Sheriff's Teen Traffic Offender Program STTOP Standing Together To Oppose Partial Birth Abortion (Grand Rapids, MI) StTOP Stop the Taking of Pinewild - the Sheriff's Teen Traffic Offender Program. STTOP, which encourages the community to call in and report teens who aren't driving safely, has been run out of the Lost Hills sheriff's station for the past two years. The hotline number is (877) 310-STOP. - Daily News Third of single women in poverty SACRAMENTO - More than a third of California's single women live in poverty, according to a report released by the Women's Foundation. The report comes as Gov. Gray Davis is proposing to fill a $23.6 billion budget deficit with heavy cuts to health care and social service programs for the poor. - Associated Press Armed gunmen rob Camarillo jeweler CAMARILLO - Four men armed with handguns robbed a jewelry store Thursday afternoon in the 300 block of Arneill Road before fleeing, authorities said. Police received the call of the robbery about 2 p.m. at the Camarillo Jewelers. The men entered the store, ordered the two cashiers on the floor and began removing jewelry from display cases before fleeing, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. , (805) 477-7032. - Daily News Pair hospitalized after being shot GLENDALE - Police were investigating a shooting Thursday night in which two men were injured, authorities said. Police responded to a call of shots fired at 8:41 p.m. in the 730 block of South Central Avenue. Two men who had been shot were transported to local hospitals; their conditions were not immediately available. - Daily News Group pushing kid-in-car safety Children left alone in or near cars - even for that lightning-fast run into the drug store - are in danger of being kidnapped, suffocated, run over or otherwise harmed, says a group pushing to make such inattendance by adults illegal. The San Francisco-based Kids 'N Cars has documented at least 530 cases between 1990 and 2001 of children dying because they were left unattended in or around vehicles. - Associated Press |
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