BRIEFLY CON ARTIST HUNTED BY POLICE IN SIMI.PASADENA - Police in 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. are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a con artist authorities have identified as Thorsten Wietschel. They say he has made unproven claims he can cure arthritis and heart disease with his ``Magnetic Field Therapy,'' which amounts to a mattress cover laced with magnets. Wietschel held a seminar Tuesday at the Grand Vista hotel in Simi Valley, said Detective Tom Marshall of the Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. . Marshall asked anyone who may have been victimized by Wietschel to contact him at (805) 583-6958. - City News Service Recall forum set for cable channel Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine and former Councilman Nate Holden will host the Parallax parallax (pâr`əlăks), any alteration in the relative apparent positions of objects produced by a shift in the position of the observer. In astronomy the term is used for several techniques for determining distance. Forum to discuss the potential effects of the California recall election today from 9 to 10 p.m. on Time Warner's cable Channel 37 in the west 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. . - Daily News Highway projects hailed by officials Elected officials on Wednesday celebrated highway improvements under Gov. Gray Davis' administration, pointing to the San Fernando Valley's signal synchronization program that should reduce delays by 15 percent on Sepulveda Boulevard, as well as new soundwalls on the 101 Freeway. State Department of Transportation officials also announced a $19 million project to fix ramps along the Harbor Freeway that should shave 20 minutes off downtown commutes. ``The theme of this celebration is 'It all adds up,''' Davis said in a statement. ``Each of these projects is designed to make life better for the people of California and taken together these improvements are making a big difference.'' - Daily News California condor euthanized at zoo Veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. for treatment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday. The loss of the 4-month-old chick represents a setback in efforts to rescue the endangered condor from extinction, given how poorly young birds of the species have fared in the wild. The bird was euthanized Sept. 24 during a surgical procedure at the zoo. The chick was taken from its cave nest in Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. on Sept. 9 after biologists discovered it was underweight Underweight An situation where a portfolio does not hold a sufficient amount of securities to satisfy the accepted benchmark of the portfolio's asset allocation strategy. Notes: , undersize and had various objects lodged in its crop. At the zoo, the bird regurgitated a hodgepodge of junk, including bits of plastic, glass and bark, as well as three pop-tops from cans. - Associated Press 800 acres burned near Cajon Pass WRIGHTWOOD - A wildfire spread over 800 acres of chaparral in the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. south of the Cajon Pass on Wednesday, authorities said. The Lytle Fire was spreading rapidly during the afternoon but no structures were threatened and no injuries were reported, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Melody Lardner. ``It is an area of tall brush and most of our forest is relatively dry still,'' she said. The blaze, about five miles southeast of the town of Wrightwood, was reported shortly after 2 p.m. on a ridge between Lytle Creek Canyon and Lone Pine Canyon, west of Interstate 15. The cause was under investigation. More than 330 firefighters from three agencies battled the fire, backed by air tankers, water tenders and helicopters, Lardner said. Also in use was a Super Scooper airplane that scoops water from lakes to drop over the fire, she said. - Associated Press |
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