BRIEFLY COUNCIL APPROVES STREET WIDENING.The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Wednesday approved spending $800,000 to widen streets adjacent to a state widening project at the San Diego and Ventura freeways. Under the program, Sepulveda Boulevard will be widened between Ventura Boulevard and Greenleaf Street in both directions to create an extra lane to handle freeway traffic. In addition, the council asked that Caltrans provide for a Dickens Street bypass to the freeway to help ease traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . ``This freeway project is enormous and deals with a problem our residents have faced for years,'' Councilman Jack Weiss said. ``Now we are looking at a way to provide some light to those who have been stuck in traffic day and night for years.'' - Daily News Caruso: Merge 2 security agencies Los Angeles Police Commission President Rick Caruso wants the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . to absorb the 307-member force 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 because the two law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). have overlapping responsibilities. Caruso asked the five-member commission this week to consider a merger next month. Former chiefs Martin Pomeroy and Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. urged consolidation previously. But Mayor James K. Hahn said hours after the commission meeting that he does not support a change in the security operations. - City News Service Golden monkeys to cost $1 million Mayor James Hahn's trip to Asia last year produced a promise of three rare golden monkeys, and the City Council on Wednesday approved paying $1 million over 10 years to China to display them at the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. . ``This is a great thing for the city of Los Angeles
The monkeys, with their distinctive blue faces and golden hair, are on the endangered species list. They were the second choice of city officials, who were unable to win the loan of giant pandas. - Daily News Group to decide legitimate voters Leaders of the 34 advisory neighborhood councils in the 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. have formed an alliance that will tackle the thorny issue of who may vote in neighborhood council elections, a group spokeswoman said Wednesday. The Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils will provide support and advice to the growing network of neighborhood councils in the Valley, which are among 63 of the panels set up in Los Angeles under a City Charter reform approved in 1999, said alliance spokeswoman Jill Banks Barad. Barad, who heads the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, said the alliance is seeking clarity in who may vote in neighborhood council elections. The city opens the elections to any ``stakeholder,'' which some critics say allows illegal aliens and even felons and fugitives to vote for candidates. - Daily News Ride On group's open house set CHATSWORTH - Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship horsemanship: see equestrianism. horsemanship Art of training, riding, and handling horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal's direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum effort. will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its Chatsworth facility, 21126 Chatsworth St. The open house will celebrate recent ranch improvements, including an additional office trailer with a classroom/therapy area and a brick patio made from materials donated by Castaic Brick. Admission to the open house is free and refreshments will be served. - Daily News Avocado picker is electrocuted MOORPARK - An avocado picker was electrocuted when his 16-foot aluminum ladder fell against a power line. Francisco Menchaca, 36, of Santa Paula was flown by helicopter about 11 a.m. Tuesday to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
- Daily News Officers, hospital to check car seats VAN NUYS - Valley Presbyterian Hospital and the California Highway Patrol will sponsor a Car Seat Safety Checkup from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the hospital, 15107 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. CHP officers will inspect car seats free of charge. Studies have found that as many as four out of five car seats are installed or used incorrectly, officials said. - Daily News |
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