BRIEFLY GALANTER ASSAILS HAHN ON SPENDING.Los Angeles City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter, who represents parts of the east 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. , on Wednesday scolded Mayor James Hahn for setting aside so little federal grant money for Valley projects. ``Your proposed allocation is striking in its lack of attention to the East Valley,'' Galanter said in a letter to Hahn. ``I can't help but notice that the lack of concern for the Northeast San Fernando Valley is underscored by the fact that your office had no proposals for this area.'' She also called upon the mayor to move the only public hearing on the matter in the Valley to a location closer to her district. The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the West Valley Municipal Building, 19040 Vanowen St., Reseda. - Daily News Panel urges city to save club site A Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. panel said Wednesday that the city should examine ways to buy and preserve the Studio City Golf and Tennis Club, saving it from being bulldozed as a site for senior citizen housing. The Information Technology and General Services Committee called for a report from city staffers outlining ways to buy the 17-acre property, where a developer wants to build a 240-unit market-rate complex for seniors. Southeast Valley Councilwoman Wendy Greuel is leading the charge to buy and preserve the sports complex, which she calls the ``crown jewel Crown jewel A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover of Studio City.'' - Daily News L.A. council panel wants cable probe Voicing opposition to Adelphia Communications' decision to raise cable rates, a Los Angeles City Council committee called for a full report into the troubled company's finances. The Information Technology and General Services Committee asked the City Attorney's Office and Information Technology Agency to provide reports by Feb. 12. One of the main sticking points is the bankrupt cable firm's decision to raise its rates for basic services basic services, n.pl frequently insurance companies split dental procedures into basic and major categories. Basic services usually consist of diagnostic, preventive, and routine restorative dental services. , while offering a three-year, $41 million deal to hire two new top executives. - City News Service FAA chief to talk on airport growth BURBANK - A Feb. 26 date has been set for FAA Administrator Marion Blakey to meet with representatives from the cities of Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. Local members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, also will be part of the discussion on resolving disputes over airport growth. The meeting in Washington, D.C., was arranged after city councils from the three cities agreed to seek the Federal Aviation Administration's input on a range of airport issues. Airport expansion, along with safety, noise, pollution, 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. and a possible nighttime flight curfew are among the issues that have divided the region - Daily News L.A. receives smallpox vaccine smallpox vaccine n. A vaccine containing vaccinia virus suspensions that is inoculated subcutaneously to immunize against smallpox. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) in Los Angeles County's department providing public and personal health services to the over 10 million residents in the County. has received 9,200 doses of smallpox vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. as part of preparations to block the spread of the disease should it be used as a weapon of terror, officials announced Wednesday. The county will work with hospitals and medical facilities to vaccinate vac·ci·nate v. To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus. vac public health and medical response teams, which would undertake outbreak control measures should the need arise. Vaccinations could begin after Friday when the Secretary of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Secretary of Health and Human Services - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter" is expected to declare that the federal government assumes liability for complications. - Daily News Torres endorses Parks for council The state Democratic Party chairman endorsed former Los Angeles 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. for City Council on Wednesday. Former Sen. Art Torres, D-Los Angeles, said Parks would be a good choice to fill the 8th Council District seat, which has been vacant since Mark Ridley-Thomas joined the state Assembly. - City News Service |
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