BRIEFLY GROUP SUES MTA OVER BUSWAY OK.Citizens Organized for Smart Transit sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday over its Feb. 28 approval of an environmental review for a 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. busway project. In its Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, COST seeks an order invalidating the approval of the busway environmental impact report. The busway project would turn an unused right-of-way in the Valley into a dedicated busway from North Hollywood to Woodland Hills. - City News Service Israeli supporters in demonstration WESTWOOD - A pro-Israel crowd of about 500 people demonstrated peacefully near the Federal Building in Westwood on Tuesday. Carrying U.S. and Israeli flags and signs that read ``Stop Arafat's Carnage'' and ``We Stand With Israel,'' they lined Wilshire Boulevard, prompting honks of support from passing motorists. - City News Service West Valley Jail on agenda tonight RESEDA - Councilman Dennis Zine and representatives of 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 . will host a community meeting at 7 tonight to discuss the proposed closure of the West Valley Jail. The meeting will be held at Marie Manoogian Elementary School, 6844 Oakdale St., Reseda. Zine said he wants to get public input on the need for the jail and explore how its closure would affect police service. - Daily News Panel backs plan by Galpin Motors A Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. committee recommended approval Tuesday of a major expansion of Galpin Motors in North Hills. The expansion includes the addition of 57,000- and 48,000-square-foot sales and service areas, and a 60,000 square-foot three-level parking structure at 15505 Roscoe Blvd. The council's Planning & Land Use Management committee recommended approval, with some minor adjustments to the property lines. - Daily News County to study link to Boys Town 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:
v. o·ver·pop·u·lat·ed, o·ver·pop·u·lat·ing, o·ver·pop·u·lates v.tr. To fill (an area, for example) with excessive population to the detriment of the inhabitants, resources, or environment. MacLaren Children's Center in El Monte. Girls and Boys Town Girls and Boys Town, formerly Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the care of at-risk children, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska. is a nationally recognized leader in the field of treatment for troubled youths. - Daily News Donation benefits college's library CAMARILLO - A former congressman has donated $1 million to the new library at California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) is a university located in Camarillo, California, in California's Ventura County. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the twenty-third campus in the California State University system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of , university officials said Tuesday. Robert J. Lagomarsino Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino (b. September 4, 1926) is a former Republican congressman from California. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election in 1974, replacing Charles M. Teague, who died in office. , an Ojai resident and U.S. congressman from 1974 to 1993, and his wife, Norma, donated the funds to the new John Spoor spoor n. The track or trail of an animal, especially a wild animal. v. spoored, spoor·ing, spoors tr. & intr.v. To track (an animal) by following its spoor or to engage in such tracking. Broome Library, set to open in 2005. The donation will be used to bolster archives and special collections, and host an annual lecture. - Daily News Driver, 18, held after fatal crash RESEDA - An 18-year-old man suspected of driving a stolen car was arrested after a traffic collision in Reseda in which another motorist was fatally injured, Los Angeles police said Tuesday. The crash occurred at 12:10 p.m. Sunday at Sherman Way and White Oak Avenue. The suspect, Miguel Chavez, 18, of Los Angeles, was driving the stolen vehicle east on Sherman Way when it collided with a southbound car driven by 63-year-old Northridge resident Glenn Charles Peters, said Officer Gary Weller of the Los Angles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division. Peters was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where he died of his injuries, Weller said. - City News Service Camarillo house opens to public CAMARILLO - After more than a century as a private residence, the former home of Adolfo Camarillo, founder of the city of Camarillo, will open for public tours beginning today. Free, docent-led tours of the Queen Anne-style Victorian house will be offered noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The home is located at 201 Camarillo Ranch Road. For information, call (805) 389-8182. - Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge gets grant on Chavez legacy 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 , has received an $111,000 state grant to coordinate an array of health, historical and cultural events showcasing the life and legacy of late labor leader Cesar Chavez. For more information about the Chavez events, call (818) 677-7395 or go to www.chavezday.ca.gov/ or www.geocities.com/cesarchavez02. - Daily News Gabrielian named to GCC vacancy GLENDALE - Anita Quinonez Gabrielian, an executive at Pacific Bell, has been chosen to fill a seat on the Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
Gabrielian was appointed Monday and would serve out Hamilton's term, which expires next April. A former Glendale College Foundation board member, she has been involved with the Glendale Hispanic Business and Professional Organization and the Glendale YWCA. - Daily News Parents' Night Out to be held Friday ENCINO - The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks is sponsoring a program for children called Parents' Night Out from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday at the Encino Community Center. The program, which includes games, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , and other activities for children ages 5-10, costs $15 for the first child and $10 for each additional child from each family. People interested in this program should call the center at (818) 995-1690. - Daily News |
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