BRIEFLY LANDFILL PROJECT TO BE DISCUSSED.The city of Los Angeles
The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Sun Valley Recreation Senior Room, 8133 Vineland Ave. The meeting will focus on Waste Management Corp.'s plan to expand the landfill in two phases, first by adding 4.7 million cubic yards of capacity through a vertical expansion, and second by building a transfer station and a materials resource recovery facility. The city's Planning Department is collecting comments on possible environmental impacts if Bradley Landfill and Recycling Center is expanded as proposed. - Daily News Council members to protect space THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Newly elected members Claudia Bill-de la Pena and Bob Wilson Bob Wilson is the name of:
The council also unanimously named Andy Fox For the FoxTrot character, see . Andy Fox is a first base/infield coach for the Florida Marlins and a former professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball, he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, and the Florida Marlins. as mayor and Bob Wilson to be mayor pro tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. , both mostly ceremonial roles. Both newcomers and Councilman Ed Masry aligned themselves with a slow-growth slate that criticized waivers granted to developers by council members and some rezoning decisions. - Daily News Grant to bolster teacher training A $360,000 grant from ChevronTexaco Corp. was given to 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. to give teachers additional training in Earth science, it was announced Wednesday. ``As a company, we place a very high value on the quality of K-12 education in the communities we serve,'' said Don Paul, vice president and chief technology officer of ChevronTexaco. ``We are pleased to support Superintendent (Roy) Romer's leadership in bringing a new emphasis on mathematics and science to the schools,'' he said. - City News Service Glendale woman is guilty of fraud GLENDALE - A Glendale woman who worked as a loan officer at Downey-based Southland Credit Union pleaded guilty this week to four counts of bank fraud in connection with 17 bogus loans, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Ibell Abellon, 39, faces a possible 18-month prison sentence for the orchestration of the loans, which led to about $267,000 in losses, officials said. The loans were made from January 2000 to October 2001, according to a statement from the office. Abellon took out loans through a series of names and Social Security numbers other than her own and then used proceeds of new loans to pay off the older ones, the statement said. Sentencing is set for Feb. 24. - Daily News Valley soldier gets honor from panel The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. will honor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George
Gomez on Friday for his service in the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act in Afghanistan
and his earlier assignment to Kosovo.
Gomez, a 27-year-old 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. resident, will be handed a proclamation at 10 a.m. in the City Council chambers. Gomez was awarded the bronze star for combat service as a Green Beret in the 3rd Special Forces Group while in Afghanistan. - Daily News Jordan teacher removed from site WATTS - A Jordan High School Jordan High School could be one of several high school, including:
Superintendent Roy Romer was at the school and asked the school police to remove the teacher, who was handcuffed, a district official said. - City News Service |
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