BRIEFLY L.A. BOMB THREAT CASE GOES TO COURT.A Canadian man who falsely claimed that terrorists planned to bomb a West Los Angeles
Zameer Mohamed, a 23-year-old originally from Tanzania, is charged with lying about the threatened use of explosives. Prosecutors allege that Mohamed telephoned a Homeland Security Department There were gaps in the U.S. system for detecting and deterring terrorist acts in the homeland. That became clear September 11, 2001. The Department of Homeland Security is the george w. bush administration's plug for those gaps. official in Washington, D.C., on April 23 and said four people were to enter the United States from Canada and carry out the attack on a mall near UCLA and the Federal Building at 11000 Wilshire Blvd. - City News Service Sidewalk repair cost may be split Homeowners who want their sidewalks repaired quickly would be able to divide the cost with the city of Los Angeles
Greuel proposed setting aside half of the $813,000 in sidewalk repair funds for her eastern 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. district for a pilot program in which the city and homeowners would share in the cost of sidewalk repairs within 30 days of the homeowners requesting them. The remainder of the money would go toward the highest-priority fixes. City officials say there are 4,276 miles of sidewalks that need repairs but funding this year to fix only 52 miles. - Daily News Council to Bush: End abuse in Iraq Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. members voted unanimously Friday to call on President George W. Bush to take action against the torture of war prisoners in Iraq. In a 10-0 vote, the council urged Bush to take actions to guarantee that U.S. armed forces do not abuse Iraqi prisoners. The council's vote comes in response to reports that U.S. military guards repeatedly beat and sexually abused Iraqi detainees at the Abu Gharib prison. - Daily News Biohazard bi·o·haz·ard n. 1. A biological agent, such as a virus or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans, especially in biological research or experimentation. 2. rules needed - panel The Sunshine Canyon Landfill Citizen Advisory Committee asked state and county health regulators Thursday to come up with draft procedures detailing when and who can open red biohazard bags that might contain medical waste. A landfill employee or inspector could be trained and authorized to open bags when the contents couldn't be otherwise identified. Community activists had worried that too many red bags were going into the landfill without knowing whether they were truly medical waste or just mislabeled mis·la·bel tr.v. mis·la·beled also mis·la·belled, mis·la·bel·ing also mis·la·bel·ling, mis·la·bels also mis·la·bels To label inaccurately. Adj. 1. trash. The on-site county health inspector had said he was prohibited from opening the bags and often couldn't verify the contents. Untreated medical waste is not allowed at the landfill, and landfill operators choose not to take treated or sterilized medical waste. - Daily News Charges are filed against tow firm A 25-count criminal complaint was filed against a Los Angeles company that allegedly towed legally parked cars in order to extort money for their release, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo said Friday. Heriberto Barrios, 42, was charged May 12 with 13 counts of attempted extortion, seven counts of vehicle tampering and five counts of vandalism, Delgadillo said. Safety Towing Inc., based in downtown and 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. , faces three counts of attempted extortion and three counts of vehicle tampering, the city attorney said. Arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted is scheduled for June 15 in Division 81 of Los Angeles Superior Court, said Deputy City Attorney Don Kass. - City News Service |
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