BRIEFLY JUDGES OVERRULE UNWED RENTER BAN.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Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden - A federal appeals court on Friday repealed a decision that allowed landlords to discriminate against unmarried couples without resolving whether renters who are not wed can be legally turned away. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overrode o·ver·rode v. Past tense of override. an earlier decision by one of its own three-judge panels in a 10-1 ruling that has the practical effect of throwing out a lawsuit brought by two Alaskan landlords. The appeals court found that the suit was premature because the landlords had never been accused of violating the state and local laws prohibiting housing discrimination against unmarried couples. - Associated Press Traffic light reset system requested The massive traffic jam caused Wednesday when a power outage knocked out some 300 traffic signals in the 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. prompted officials on Friday to call for developing a new system to reset signals. Councilwoman Laura Chick called for the city Department of Transportation to report on the costs involved to install an automatic reset system in the signals to avoid having city workers manually reset each one. She said the city should look at having a central location where the signals can be reset after such outages. Part of the problem Wednesday, she said, is that workers were unable to get to the signals because of traffic tie-ups. - Daily News DNC DNC Democratic National Committee DNC Democratic National Convention DNC Do Not Call DNC Delaware North Companies DNC Domain Name Commissioner DNC Direct Numerical Control DNC Do Not Change DNC Does Not Compute DNC Digital Nautical Chart marchers get quick permission With little debate, the Los Angeles Police Commission on Friday approved a dozen parade permits for groups planning to demonstrate during the upcoming Democratic National Convention. The quick approvals followed a federal judge's ruling last month that the city's application process for parade permits was unconstitutional. Last week, protesters and city officials reached an agreement that makes the process more flexible. Jeff Modisett, deputy CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and general counsel for the Democratic National Convention 2000, said organizers are prepared for the marches. - City News Service Marijuana plants found in rural area LOCKWOOD VALLEY _ More than 340 marijuana plants, capable of producing drugs worth $500,000, were found Friday on property at a residence on Lockwood Valley Road in northern Ventura County, sheriff's officials said. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. said the search, part of a two-week investigation, uncovered 5- to 6-foot plants, a small building used for drying marijuana and a building being used as a conversion lab to process marijuana into hashish hashish (hăsh`ēsh, –ĭsh), resin extracted from the flower clusters and top leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, and C. indica. . Lynn Osburn, 50; Judy Osburn, 47; Mark Davidson, 28; and Carol Jo Papac, 50, of Maricopa were arrested and were being held in Ventura County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, officials said. - Daily News Council approves mayor's choices After weeks of debate in a power struggle with Mayor Richard Riordan, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday approved the appointment of three commissioners with little comment. Recognizing they were faced with a deadline to either reject the nominations or see them go into effect without action, the council voted 14-0 to approve the appointments of James Mulkeen to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, along with Warren Steinberg and Ivan Houston to the Human Relations Commission. The council has been at odds with Riordan ever since his decision to remove one-time ally Ted Stein from the Harbor Commission in what Stein said was an attack because of his support of City Attorney James Hahn for mayor next year. As a result, the council has been exploring procedures to follow in the confirmation of commissioners since the new City Charter removed the council's authority to overturn a mayor's removal of commission members. - Daily News Two carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger suspects arrested CANYON COUNTRY _ Two men were arrested Friday night on suspicion of carjacking after a pursuit by California Highway Patrol officers, officials said. A Ford Explorer was reported stolen at the Texaco Star Mart in the 18800 block of Via Princessa at 7:45 p.m., said sheriff's Sgt. Ken Wright. Three minutes later, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officers saw the vehicle northbound on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. and followed it to Angeles Forest Highway The Angeles Forest Highway traverses the Angeles National Forest and connects the Los Angeles basin to the Antelope Valley by going up and over the San Gabriel Mountains. The highway is variously known as County Road N-3 or FH-59 or the Palmdale cutoff. It is about 25 miles long. . At Rockyford Road, it overturned and two people ran away from it, CHP Officer Richard Perez said. Two men were taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of carjacking, said sheriff's Sgt. John Roberts. Jaye Oppedahl, who works at a Del Taco inside the Star Mart, said he heard a woman say somebody took her car. ``She was saying, 'Call 911, my car is stolen,' '' Oppedahl said. ``It's strange because things like this don't happen around here.'' - Daily News |
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