BRIEFLY COASTAL PANEL OKS REMOVAL OF DAM.VENTURA - The California Coastal Commission The California Coastal Commission is a state agency in the U.S. state of California with quasi-judicial regulatory influence over land use and public access in the California coastal zone. said plans to demolish Matilija Dam near Ojai meet state coastal protection requirements. Tearing down the 168-foot-high, obsolete dam will restore steelhead See RRAS. trout by allowing them to swim upstream and spawn, and sand will flow downstream to restore eroded beaches. The $130 million project will be the nation's largest dam removal effort. Environmental studies, U.S. Senate support and the president's signature are still needed before removal can begin. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. $750,000 to help fund park project Plans to turn the Sheldon-Arleta Landfill into a park got a boost with a $750,000 grant to upgrade the landfill gas recovery system, Councilman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. announced this week. The grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board will be used to install a new flare to burn off excess gas and to bury gas collection pipes that are now above ground. The grant will help cover the estimated $3 million cost of the new gas system. The gas system project will take up to a year. It's the first step in a $10 million plan to build a sports park with fields, trails and a playground. - Daily News Manukyan's art will be on display GLENDALE - Gabriel Manukyan, considered one of the most successful Armenian artists Art
Manukyan's colorful and whimsical paintings will be on display 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at St. Gregory's Catholic Church, 1510 E. Mountain St. The 42 paintings from his Hee Hee Ha Ha series sell from $995 to $9,995. For more information, call (818) 246-1989. - Daily News Bryant case files may be unsealed EAGLE, Colo. - The judge in the now-dismissed rape case against NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= star Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. said Friday that nearly 60 sealed court documents will probably be released to the public after his staff redacts sensitive information. - Associated Press |
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