BRIEFLY CITY MAY PASS LAW TO SAVE NEWBORNS.BURBANK - The City Council will consider tonight whether to adopt the countywide Newborn Abandonment Law, which designates certain facilities in the area as safe havens Safe Havens is a comic strip drawn by cartoonist Bill Holbrook and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. Started in 1988, the strip is currently published in more than 50 newspapers. for parents to surrender their unwanted newborn. The Burbank Fire Department has requested that the city designate fire stations as safe havens, where those who leave a child less than 72 hours old cannot be criminally prosecuted. 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. the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) in Los Angeles County's department providing public and personal health services to the over 10 million residents in the County. , there were 14 abandoned infants in 2001. In a memo to the City Council, fire officials believe that by Burbank being included in the law, they will help to save more children. ``I think this is a great program,'' said Burbank City Manager Robert ``Bud'' Ovrom. ``This will absolutely save more lives.'' - Daily News Town Center plan will be presented GLENDALE - The Redevelopment Agency will review the first design by Caruso Affiliated Caruso Affiliated is a real estate development company in California, U.S.A.. It is headed by Rick Caruso. It is known particularly for building higher-end outdoor shopping centers. Holdings of the proposed $172 million Town Center project when the group meets at 2:30 p.m. today in City Hall, 613 E. Broadway. Construction of the 16-acre downtown plan could begin as soon as July. Plans call for a mixed-use project of residential and commercial space between Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue just south of the Glendale Galleria The Glendale Galleria is a large 3 story regional shopping mall located in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. It is the second largest mall in Los Angeles County. It is located in Downtown Glendale. . City officials have described the Town Center project as ``the last piece of the downtown puzzle.'' - Daily News Board's project: refitting 2 schools GLENDALE - The school board will consider plans today for $23 million in renovations to Toll Middle School and Keppel Elementary School elementary school: see school. , two of the oldest campuses in Glendale. The renovations, funded by previously approved school ap·proved school n. Chiefly British A school for young offenders; a reform school. approved school n (BRIT) → correccional m bonds, would begin immediately and portable classrooms for students would be used when necessary. Board members will meet at 3:30 p.m. at 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. headquarters, 223 N. Jackson St., Glendale. - Daily News Glendale to vote on new sister city GLENDALE - Glendale could be adopting a new sister today, as the City Council will vote on whether to establish a sister city program with Kapan, formerly Ghapan, in the republic of Armenia. If the council passes today's resolution - which was prompted by an invitation from Kapan's mayor - the Armenian city would be Glendale's first Armenian sister and fifth overall. Glendale's other sister cities are Higashiosaka and Hiroshima in Japan and Tlaquepaque and Rosarito in Mexico. - Daily News New restrictions enforced at LAX The enforcement of new restrictions on solicitations at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX began Monday. An interim ordinance - an amended version of a 1997 one struck down in federal court - was approved by the City Council and signed into law by Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California on Nov. 5. Under the ordinance, organizations must apply for a permit to solicit funds at the airport, and they are limited to designated areas. - City News Service Contract reform effort planned Seeking to overhaul the complicated process for getting a Los Angeles city contract, Mayor James Hahn, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and Controller Laura Chick are set to appoint a task force. They will announce details today in the joint effort to simplify the maze of requirements that business people must negotiate to get a personal-services contract with the city. ``The contracting process in the city is too cumbersome, too complicated and we're going to do something about it,'' said Rob Wilcox, spokesman for Chick. - Daily News |
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