BRIEFLY COUNTY ENDORSES STEM-CELL FUNDING.The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. , who suffers from diabetes, said the measure would fund research into a variety of stem cell types and could lead to cures of diseases that 120 million Americans suffer from. Opponents, including the Catholic Church, say the research is immoral because days-old embryos are destroyed during experiments. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San , who voted against endorsing the initiative, said the measure will ultimately cost taxpayers $6 billion. - Daily News Northwest Valley housing site OK'd The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 375-home development, including a sheriff's substation, at the Deer Lake There are several places named Deer Lake in Canada and the United States: Canada
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. , north of Chatsworth. The approval of the conditional use permit allows the construction of the homes, streets, four debris basins, a helipad hel·i·pad n. See heliport. A prepared area designated and used for takeoff and landing of helicopters. (Includes touchdown or hover point.) , a sheriff's storefront facility and the removal of 61 oak trees. Neighbors in the area had expressed concerns about the impact on traffic, loss of natural areas and the desire to maintain a rural lifestyle in Chatsworth. But neighbors said their concerns had been addressed, including trails that would allow access to parks and open space in the area. - Daily News Car crash injuries claim life of teen SANTA PAULA - A Santa Paula teen died early Tuesday morning after the car he was riding in crashed into a ditch, authorities said. Bernardo Lugo, 17, died from multiple blunt-force injuries at a hospital about six hours after the Monday night crash, a coroner's investigator said. Two others were injured in the 9 p.m. crash on South Mountain Road east of 12th Street in Santa Paula. Their conditions were not available. - Daily News Alarcon, Stanley given full terms Two San Fernando Valley residents were reappointed to high-profile Los Angeles city commissions Tuesday. W. Jerome Stanley, who was appointed July 1 as the Valley representative on the Board of Airport Commissioners, won a full term on Tuesday. The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. approved Stanley for a term ending
June 30, 2009.
Corina Alarcon, who was named to the Board of Police Commissioners May 19, received a unanimous vote of the Los Angeles City Council to serve a term ending June 30, 2009. - Daily News |
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