BRIEFLY CITY TO CONSIDER SEPT. 11 MEMORIAL.WESTLAKE VILLAGE - The City Council on Wednesday will consider forming an ad hoc committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished to look into the possibility of erecting a memorial to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Mayor Mark Rutherford
- Daily News Teacher program OK'd, minus funds Gov. Gray Davis on Monday authorized a five-year pilot program for schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. in which at least 20 percent of the teachers have emergency permits, but he offered no new funds to develop it. The bill aims to ensure that new teachers receive the appropriate training needed to improve instruction in schools where staff turnover is high, said Roger Salazar, a spokesman for the governor. But Davis deleted a line in the bill that would have appropriated $2 million, citing the ``rapid decline of our economy.'' Instead, he directed the state secretary for education to identify existing funds that can be used. - Daily News Grafitti subject for neighbor meet SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Residents are invited to attend a meeting on graffiti abatement at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. The Neighborhood Council No. 4 meeting also will discuss the grafitti's history, prevention and apprehension of grafitti vandals. - Daily News City Hall hosts local residents 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. - Residents can learn how their local government works at an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at City Hall, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Officials will display services, including the police K-9 unit, city Web site demonstrations and how traffic signals work. The event includes a treasure hunt for children. - Daily News Beware of phony charity scams United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Postal inspectors and the Council of Better Business Bureaus warned 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, residents to be careful about charity scams in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. They suggest contacting a charity directly through its listed telephone number, not giving personal financial information to phone or e-mail solicitations for donations and paying by check. - City News Service CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge art teacher is 'outstanding' NORTHRIDGE - California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an art professor Edie Pistolesi was named Outstanding Higher Education Visual Arts Educator of the Year 2001 by the California Art Education Association, university officials announced Monday. A professor and graduate coordinator for the master's degree program in art education, Pistolesi has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at CSUN since joining the university art department in 1991. ``She has shown the ability to motivate and inspire those with whom she has worked through her leadership and enthusiasm,'' said Sally Paul of the CAEA CAEA Canadian Actors' Equity Association CAEA Colorado Art Education Association CAEA Cyprus Adult Education Association CAEA Central Arizona Escrow Association CAEA Croydon Academy of Eastern Arts (UK) . Pistolesi will receive her award at the association's annual conference next month. - City News Service Bill would shield school tipsters SACRAMENTO - Aiming to protect students who report threats of violence to school officials, Gov. Gray Davis has signed legislation that would protect tipsters from being sued for defamation. Assembly Bill 1717, by Assemblywoman Charlene Zettel, R-Poway, offers protection if the person giving the information is not doing so knowing that it is false. The measure was prompted by a 1999 Southern California case in which a girl told school authorities she overheard a classmate saying he wanted to kill people. The boy was charged with making terrorist threats. The boy and his parents subsequently sued the girl. - Knight Ridder Newspapers |
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