BRIEFLY HOLIDAY PARADES SET FOR WEEKEND.Two 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. communities will hold their annual holiday parades this weekend, with Pacoima's celebration set for Saturday and Chatsworth's parade scheduled for Sunday. The Pacoima Christmas Parade runs from 9 to 11 a.m., with a holiday festival afterward until 3 p.m. More than 2,500 people are expected to attend the parade, which will go north along Van Nuys Boulevard from Amboy to Herrick avenues. The festival will take place at David Gonzales Park. On Sunday, the 2002 Chatsworth Holiday Parade begins at 1 p.m., running down Devonshire Street east from Topanga Canyon Boulevard and ending at Mason Park. The parade includes marching bands, floats, classic cars and clowns. - Daily News Case marks start of the flu season
Health officials confirmed Thursday the first reported cases of influenza A influenza A n. Influenza caused by infection with a strain of influenza virus type A. influenza A Infectious disease An avian virus, especially of ducks–which in China live near the pig reservoir and 'vector'; in 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. County, marking a late start to the 2002-03 flu season. ``By this time in past years, there were one or two dozen cases detected in Los Angeles County,'' said Jonathan Fielding, the county's director of public health. Health officials are recommending flu shots for residents, which are available at many doctors' offices, medical clinics and special immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. clinics held at pharmacies and drug stores. Doctors also suggested precautions infected patients can take to keep from transmitting the virus to others, such as staying home, avoiding contact with others, and frequent hand-washing. Anyone looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. information on flu vaccination clinics or low-cost public clinics offering the shots can call the county's Health Info Line, (800) 427-8700. - City News Service SUV crash sets off small brush fire LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - A half-acre brush fire broke out below the La Canada Flintridge Golf Course about 3:30 p.m. Thursday after an SUV went off the road, authorities said. The vehicle caught fire after careening The careening of a sailing vessel is laying her up on a calm beach at high tide in order to expose one side or another of the ship's hull for maintenance below the water line when the tide goes out. 200 feet down a steep incline, where it sparked the brush fire near Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern and Starlight Crest Drive, said Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Kurt Schaefer. ``We're not sure if it was a vehicle pushed over the side or driven over the side,'' Schaefer said. ``When firefighters made it down to the fire, there were no people in the vehicle.'' About 60 firefighters, including those aboard three water-dropping helicopters, had the flames out by 3:55 p.m., Schaefer said. - Daily News Museums to get Warhol grants Two Southern California museums will soon receive grants from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, it was announced Thursday. The foundation awarded $70,000 to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and $60,000 to the Museum of Jurassic Technology The Museum of Jurassic Technology is a museum located at 9341 Venice Boulevard, in the Palms district of Los Angeles, California, USA. It has a Culver City address (zip code 90232). It was founded by David and Diana Wilson in 1989. in Culver City as part of a $1.3 million outlay. The grants will go toward MOCA's exhibition, ``A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968,'' and two of the digital films in the Museum of Jurassic Technology's ``Chain of Flowers'' series. - City News Service Ex-Stan Lee veep convicted of fraud An executive for a defunct Internet company named for comic book icon and Spider-Man creator Stan Lee was convicted Thursday of 13 federal charges, for a scheme that cost bankers about $10 million. A jury convicted Stephen Gordon, a former vice president for Encino- based Stan Lee Media Stan Lee Media (SLM) was an Internet-based creation, production and marketing company that created branded super hero franchises for applications in all media. Its 165 man animation production studio was based in Los Angeles, California from 1998- 2001. , of one count of conspiracy, five counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and three counts of making false statements. His brother, former Merrill Lynch financial consultant Jonathan Gordon, was convicted of five counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud and two counts of making false statements for his role in the scheme. - City News Service |
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