BRIEFLY COUNCIL TO FUND BUSINESS DISTRICT.The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. , at the request of Councilman Joel
Wachs Joel Wachs served for several terms as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 2nd district. He was first elected by defeating incumbent James B. Potter.While in office, Wachs chaired the Public Works Committee and vice-chair of the Environmental Quality & Waste Management , approved Wednesday the use of $2 million of city transportation tax dollars to fund a Business Improvement District for businesses in North Hollywood that have been hurt by subway construction. The funding comes from setting aside part of the $34 million City Proposition A and C funds earmarked for the Metropolitan Transit Authority to help complete the North Hollywood segment of the subway. - Daily News Community invited to meet with Parks 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 . will hold a community town hall
meeting on March 8, featuring Police Chief 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. with his staff and command officers from Van Nuys, Foothill, North Hollywood, West Valley and Devonshire divisions. The community is invited to attend and speak directly with the chief and his staff about police concerns, officials said. A presentation about the LAPD's FASTRAC command and accountability system will also be presented. For more information, contact the LAPD's Operations Valley Bureau at (818) 756-8063. - Daily News Robber handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. victim in his home NORTHRIDGE - Detectives searched for a robber who handcuffed a victim early Wednesday before stealing confidential business products from his home, police said. The robber entered the home in the 7600 block of Texhoma Avenue in Northridge about 4 a.m. Wednesday, said 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. Police Detective Ken Crocker of the Devonshire Division's Robbery section. The robber spent about 15 minutes in the home before fleeing with the products relating to the communications company that deals with cell phones and pagers, police said. Firefighters responded to a call to cut the handcuffs off the victim. - Daily News Recreation workers move to join union A group of 1,600 Los Angeles recreation assistants filed petitions on Wednesday for the right to unionize. The recreation assistants provide care at the city's 128 recreation centers, 28 senior centers and 18 child care centers. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the second- or third-largest labor union in the United States and one of the fastest-growing, representing over 1. is trying to sign up the workers. - Daily News Police say man died of natural causes Los Angeles police detectives said Wednesday they believe a man whose body was found along the Hollywood (101) Freeway was a transient who died of natural causes. The body of the man, who was in his 30s, was found about 11 p.m. Tuesday on an embankment along the freeway near the Vine Street off-ramp, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Robert McDonald. Teen's family sues city over shooting The family of an unarmed teen-ager shot to death 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. while allegedly trying to grab a gun from an officer sued the city Wednesday, alleging that Los Angeles police are poorly trained in handling the mentally disturbed. Felix Valenzuela, 16, was nude, bloody and incoherent when he was shot Nov. 22 by Officer Karen Thiffault near San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the and Van Nuys Boulevard. - City News Service |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion