BRIEFLY GALANTER TO HOST FORUM ON BLIGHTS.SUN VALLEY - Councilwoman Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. will host a town-hall meeting tonight for constituents to meet her council staff and talk to representatives from city departments about local problems such as potholes, street lighting, illegal dumping and graffiti. The forum begins at 7 p.m. and runs until 9 at the Sun Valley Recreation Center, 8133 Vineland Ave. Representatives from a number of city departments from Aging to Transportation will be on hand. - Daily News Knights of Vartan to stage debate VAN NUYS - The Knights of Vartan, in conjunction with St. Peter Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the , will hold a debate on the issue of 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. secession Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church, 17231 Sherman Way in Van Nuys. - Daily News Former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. star must stand trial Former San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 49er and University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission All- American lineman Jeff Bregel must stand trial on two felony DUI charges for a Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. crash in Granada Hills, a court commissioner ruled Wednesday in San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. . Bregel, 38, was arrested soon after the Sept. 2 crash on Rinaldi Street, near Balboa Boulevard, in which he reportedly rear-ended a car and caused it to overturn. - City News Service Court dismisses 'Jones' judgment BURBANK - A Michigan appeals court Wednesday threw out the $29 million judgment entered against ``The Jenny Jones Show'' in 1999 stemming from the murder of a former guest by another guest. The court held that the show ``had no duty to anticipate and prevent the act of murder committed by (Jonathan) Schmitz three days after leaving (the) studio and hundreds of miles away.'' The panel ordered the trial judge to enter judgment on behalf of the show, and its Burbank-based production company, Telepictures Productions. - Associated Press Indianans probe Valley-based porn VAN NUYS - Indiana University officials on Wednesday asked local law enforcement authorities to help investigate reports that an adult film was shot on campus by San Fernando Valley filmmakers. The university said in a news release that the individuals involved said they were students from Los Angeles who were working on a film project. The film ``Campus Invasion'' was made at various locations on campus by adult filmmakers from Shane's World, a Web site based in Van Nuys, said Calli Cox, a publicist and adult film actress for Shane Enterprises. - Associated Press Future physicians invited to CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge NORTHRIDGE - California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , will host a conference Saturday for high school and college students who want to become doctors. CSUN's second annual Pre-Medical Conference will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Salon of the University Student Union on the east side of campus off Zelzah Street. The conference, which will cover how to get into medical school as well as the life of a doctor, is open to high school, community college and university students and is free to those who register at csunconference2002(at)hotmail.com Those who do not preregister pre·reg·is·ter v. pre·reg·is·tered, pre·reg·is·ter·ing, pre·reg·is·ters v.intr. To take part in preregistration. v.tr. To enroll (a student) during a period of preregistration. will be charged $5 on the day of the event. - Daily News Pierce grant to lift number of nurses TARZANA - Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center and Tenet Healthcare Foundation will award a $100,000 grant to Pierce College today to improve the local shortage of registered nurses. The grant funds a public-private partnership that will enable licensed vocational nurses licensed vocational nurse n. Abbr. LVN A licensed practical nurse who is permitted by license to practice in California or Texas. to become registered nurses at Pierce College. The grant will provide funding for 12 students to obtain higher education and will support salaries for additional nurse educators at the school during the next year. - Daily News Business group votes in Koester NORTHRIDGE - California State University, Northridge, President Jolene Koester has been elected to the executive committee of the Economic Alliance, a partnership created to serve the San Fernando Valley's economic development needs. As a member of the alliance's executive committee, Koester will join a group of regional leaders that counsels the membership and helps provide a common vision for the area's business and economic initiatives. - Daily News |
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