BRIEFLY JUDGE WILL DECIDE CUSTODY OF GIRL, 13.The custody of a 13-year-old girl found in central Ohio nine years after disappearing from Woodland Hills will be decided by a judge. Vanesa Brancheau will remain in foster care pending the outcome of a Sept. 15 custody hearing. The girl and her mother, Sheri Lyn Taylor, disappeared in 1995 while Taylor and the girl's father, David Brancheau, who had never married, were embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a custody dispute. Authorities say the girl and her mother lived in several states under assumed names before settling in central Ohio. Vanesa's picture was posted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in the United States in 1984 under United States government mandate. on its Web site. Acting on a tip last month, authorities found Vanesa and her mother living in suburban Columbus. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Pot farms raided, plants destroyed VENTURA - Some 6,000 pot plants valued at $24 million were uprooted during a raid on a pair of marijuana farms in the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. . More than two dozen county and federal agents, some dropping in by helicopter, moved in on the sites Monday to uproot and destroy the illegal crop. There were no arrests. - Associated Press Sex offenders on county Web page 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 Web site, www.lacounty.info, features a color-coded ``pin map'' that offers a search by ZIP code, address, school or park to locate serious and high-risk sex offenders. It is unclear how soon the new system could be operational. - City News Service City Council votes to buy 2 buildings Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. members on Tuesday voted to buy a pair of office buildings downtown for $125 million - the same buildings that were offered to the city in early 2003 for $92 million. At a joint meeting of two council committees, council members Tony Cardenas and Jack Weiss cited the price hike as an example of misspending as the city works to build its real-estate portfolio downtown. Both voted against the purchase, but a majority of members of the Budget and Finance and Information Technology and General Services committees approved it. - Daily News Three area groups to get $2.1 million Three community-based organizations affiliated with the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. will receive funding for after-school programs, the California Department of Education The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The Department oversees funding, testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. announced today. The Children Youth and Family Collaborative, the Keep Youth Doing Something and the Korean Youth and Community Center are among 10 grantees that will split $2.1 million in funding for after-school programs at 13 high schools across the state, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said. Each of the grantees can receive up to $250,000 a year for five years. - City News Service City votes publicly on garage choice The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to publicly reaffirm its decision about an LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. towing contract in response to a lawsuit alleging that city officials illegally discussed the matter behind doors. Attorneys for Los Angeles-based Keyser Towing allege that the Police Commission and City Council violated the Ralph M. Brown Act by discussing the contract award for the 77th Area Official Police Garage in closed sessions. The lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks to disclose what was said during those meetings. - City News Service |
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