BRIEFLY FAMILY SERVICES BACKLOG PROBED.A state legislative panel announced Tuesday it will conduct an investigative hearing into allegations that a Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services internal-affairs office is plagued by backlogs that put children at risk of sexual or physical abuse. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee will hold the hearing at 2 p.m. Friday in the Eason Room of the Ronald Reagan Building The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center , 300 S. Spring St. in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . - Daily News One-year limit set on storing bodies 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:
The decision comes after reports that rats reached some corpses. Coroner's officials last week reported that one body had been kept for seven years because of identification troubles. - City News Service Pet buyers to get weekend bargain The cost of getting a pet from an Animal Services shelter will be reduced this weekend as part of an international effort to boost such adoptions. Saving pet purchasers $13 to $40, the rates will be reduced at all six city animal shelters. - City News Service Golf clubhouse funds approved ENCINO - The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Tuesday approved a
$107,000 payment to complete work on the long-stalled clubhouse at the
Woodley Lakes Golf Course in the Sepulveda Basin.
The clubhouse, which will replace the trailers that have been in use for years, has been nearly completed, officials said. Plans call for the clubhouse to serve not only golfers, but also provide space for weddings, receptions and other events. - Daily News West Valley jail closing delayed RESEDA - At the urging of city officials, 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 . announced Tuesday that its West Valley jail will remain open
until renovations at the police station begin in December.
LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Acting Chief Mike Bostic made the announcement in response to City Council and community requests to keep the jail open out of concern it would take more time for officers to drive arrested suspects to other jails. - Daily News Lawsuit settled in beach injury The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $175,000 settlement for a sunbather who was injured when a lifeguard's truck ran over her head on a county beach at Manhattan Beach. - Daily News Medical center passed on safety VENTURA - Safety measures at the Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. are adequate, a report released Tuesday by the Ventura County Grand Jury says. - Daily News Sylmar students win scholarships SYLMAR - Ten students at Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Mission College is a two-year community college located in Sylmar, California neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, United States. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District. in Sylmar were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Atlanta-based CompuCredit Corp. The scholarships are aimed at increasing educational opportunities for students in predominantly Latino communities. - City News Service Truck fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. start $650,000 blaze GRANADA HILLS - Gas vapors from a pickup truck with a faulty fuel system ignited a blaze at a Balboa Boulevard auto repair shop Tuesday, causing $650,000 in damages, authorities said. - Daily News Jobs to be found for needy teens In an exemption from a hiring freeze, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire foster-care youths facing loss of livelihood when emancipated e·man·ci·pate tr.v. e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing, e·man·ci·pates 1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate. 2. at age 18 from the child-welfare system. - Daily News |
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