BRIEFLY GREUEL WANTS FIX FOR LANDFILL HUM.SUN VALLEY - Frustrated with the continued operation of noisy green- power generators at Bradley Landfill, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. sought advice Tuesday from the City Attorney's Office on ways to shut the generators down until the annoying hum is fixed. In a small concession Tuesday to residents, Bradley operators said they will only run the generators from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. weekdays, but refused ongoing requests to turn off the equipment until the noise problem is resolved. - Daily News Two men ordered to trial in murder VAN NUYS - Two men were ordered Tuesday to stand trial for the murder of a man whose decomposing remains turned up last July in a self-storage unit in Van Nuys. 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. Superior Court Judge Norman Tarle found sufficient evidence to require David Michael Steinberg, 37, and Jeffrey Lawrence Weaver, 34, to stand trial in the slaying of Christopher Walsh, 37. - City News Service D'Agostino wins round in court In an order made public Tuesday, a court cleared the way for a defeated candidate for Los Angeles city attorney The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official whose job is to prosecute all of the misdemeanor criminal offenses within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. to challenge the qualifications of the victor, Rocky Delgadillo. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that federal courts have jurisdiction in the case filed by Lea Purwin D'Agostino, who placed third in the 2001 race for city attorney and alleges that Delgadillo is not legally qualified to hold the office. - Daily News County settles for kids' slayings A $250,000 settlement was approved by 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 family was under the supervision of the county Department of Children and Family Services at the time of the murders in May 1996. The remains of the children's decomposed de·com·pose v. de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing, de·com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To separate into components or basic elements. 2. To cause to rot. v.intr. 1. bodies were found in mother Martha Lopez's East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. home by sheriff's deputies on May 26, 1996. They had been stabbed to death, authorities said. Lopez was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity in August 1999 and sent to Patton State Hospital History Patton State Hospital is located located in San Bernardino county, California. First opened in 1893, it was renamed Patton State Hospital after Harry Patton in 1927. Patton opened in 1893, as a state run, public sector forensic hospital. in San Bernardino County. - City News Service Company to pay for EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. abuses Calabasas company Esoterix Endocrinology Inc. will pay $11,440 for hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. handling and storage violations, officials said Tuesday. The settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and results from problems discovered during a routine inspection in October 2002 that were quickly corrected, EPA officials said. - Daily News Valley man guilty in reptile case A Northridge man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges for selling poisonous and endangered reptiles to an undercover agent in Nevada. Hiroshi Motohashi, 35, pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking in protected wildlife, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney William Carter. - City News Service Cyclist killed in freeway crash A crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass Tuesday left a motorcyclist dead and traffic snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. in both directions for more than two hours. Stephan De Leon, 34, of Van Nuys died on the northbound freeway lanes, near Getty Center Drive, about 11 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. - City News Service Man pleads guilty to tax charges Glendale resident Chin W. Kim pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony tax charges for falsely reporting that his Mercedes-Benz had been stolen, collecting a $48,000 settlement and failing to report it on his state income tax return, officials said. The car was later found in his garage. - City News Service County donates to bring tall ship VENTURA - Ventura County supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to contribute $60,000 to a foundation raising money to bring the tall ship Tole Mour to Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. Supervisors Steve Bennett, Kathy Long and Judy Mikels voted to contribute the money. - Daily News |
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