BRIEFLY COUNCIL OPPOSES L.A. ANGELS NAME.Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. officials, saying the owners of the Anaheim Angels baseball team should not throw fans a curve, came out Wednesday against the team appropriating the name of Los Angeles. ``If they want to call themselves the Los Angeles Angels, they can move back to Los Angeles,'' City Council President Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City said. ``When it comes to using the name of Los Angeles, I think we have to be a little protective.'' Angels owner Arte Moreno has said he is considering the name change to improve his team's recognition factor. Anaheim officials also oppose the name change. - Daily News 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. covers security THOUSAND OAKS - The City Council voted 4-0 to spend $60,000 to cover the costs of beefing up security at City Hall this year. Of that, $3,645 was spent on bodyguards for Mayor Bob Wilson Bob Wilson is the name of:
Security measures were increased this fall after the arrest of City Council candidate Daniel Avila after he used a bullhorn during a candidates forum. - Daily News Court won't halt Orange Line work Citizens Organized for Smart Transit lost another attempt Wednesday to shut down construction of the Orange Line busway when the state Court of Appeal declined to intervene. The appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. had ordered the project shut down for three weeks over summer, but declined to overturn a Superior Court judge's decision last week that he had no authority to halt work. COST is trying to stop the project while the Metropolitan Transportation Authority fulfills the court's order to study alternative routes in an environmental impact report. The MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. board is expected to vote Dec. 13 on the report. - Daily News Intersection now open after repairs The intersection of Vanowen and Canoga avenues reopened to traffic Wednesday evening after a 12-inch water-main break had created a massive sinkhole sinkhole or sink or doline Depression formed as underlying limestone bedrock is dissolved by groundwater. Sinkholes vary greatly in area and depth and may be very large. earlier this week, the Department of Water and Power said. However, the intersection will be under construction during nonpeak traffic periods with reduced lanes today and possibly later this week as crews finish street work. - Daily News Woman is struck, pinned by pickup GLENDALE - A woman run over and briefly pinned beneath a pickup truck in Glendale on Wednesday was later airlifted to County/USC Medical Center, according to police. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of East Maple Street about 5:30 p.m., said Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the Glendale Police Department. There was no official word on the patient's condition. The driver of the pickup truck was being questioned by police, Lorenz said. - City News Service Santa Clarita man killed on duty in Iraq The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday reported that a Santa Clarita man was killed in Iraq. Army Pfc. Jose Ricardo Flores-Mejia, 21, was killed Tuesday when an explosive hit his convoy in Mosul, Iraq, officials said. He had been assigned to the 25th Transportation Company, Schofield Barracks bar·rack 1 tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters. n. 1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. , Hawaii. - Daily News Police still seek rapper in stabbing SANTA MONICA - A rapper wanted for a stabbing during the taping of the second annual Vibe Awards in Santa Monica remained at large Wednesday, authorities said. Rapper Young Buck is wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. in connection with the Monday night violence, Santa Monica police Lt. Kathy Keane said. The 23-year-old Nashville-based entertainer, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, is seen on a videotape swinging a knife at parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer Jimmy James Johnson, who suffered a ``serious stab wound,'' police said. - City News Service |
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