BRIEFLY LAPD TO BUY FOUR MORE BOMB ROBOTS.The Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . will buy four bomb-handling
robots to handle any threats to mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers.
Types and AdvantagesMass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a in the wake of last week's terrorist bombing in London. The City Council unanimously approved the $561,000 purchase, to be paid for with existing homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States grants, at its meeting Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department already has three of the robots, which are made by Foster-Miller Inc. Police officials asked for additional robots after reviewing bomb squad capabilities at the request of the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , which raised the terror alert level to ``high'' after the July 7 transit bombings in London. - Daily News Psychiatric unit closure planned SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Simi Valley Hospital's behavioral health unit, which cares for adult psychiatric patients, will close within 60 days, officials announced Friday. Efforts are under way to relocate about 40 employees, including nurses, therapists and social workers, to other units at the hospital or other local hospitals in the Adventist system, said Alicia Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the hospital system. The behavioral health unit usually cares for about 10 patients for periods of seven to 10 days. However, the number of patients has dropped to four to six in the past several months, too low to support the 32-bed facility, officials said. Former patients will be notified of the closure and of other care options. If psychiatric patients come to the emergency room, they will be assessed and every effort will be made to get the care they need, officials said. - Daily News Frank named one of deputy mayors Larry Frank, project director for UCLA's Center for Labor Research and Education, has been named deputy mayor of neighborhood and community services, the Mayor's Office said Friday. Frank will start work at City Hall sometime next week, said a spokeswoman for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Villaraigosa is expected to hire a total of eight deputy mayors to oversee the city's various departments. Frank is currently working on several projects at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , including a regional power analysis of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor; development of a partnership between nonprofit housing developers and the Building Trades union; and an assessment of the efficacy of different kinds of precinct-based voter participation efforts. Before working at UCLA's Labor Center, Frank worked as a labor organizer and attorney. He is also a graduate of the UCLA School of Law The UCLA School of Law is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. It is generally regarded as the top law school in Southern California, as well as one of the top fifteen law schools in the United States. . Frank also worked with the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy on a 2002 study that said the San Fernando Valley's secession would hurt the poor by eliminating the city's living wage law and rent control. - City News Service Seniors can keep cooler at centers With the heat wave expected to continue, city officials announced Friday that senior citizen centers will remain open this weekend to give the elderly a place to go to keep cool. ``The Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. has issued a heat advisory, which means we must all prepare and plan for the heat,'' said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa during an afternoon news conference at the Fairfax Senior Center. ``I've directed all senior centers citywide to remain open this weekend to give anyone who needs relief from the heat a place to go.'' - City News Service Two killed, 5 hurt as van overturns PALMDALE - Two people were killed and five others were injured Friday when their van overturned and went off the side of an embankment along the southbound 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. near Palmdale, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two children were taken by helicopter to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with injuries, a 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 spokesman said. It was unclear if the van was hit or if it hit something before it overturned and landed on an embankment at 5:37 p.m., he said. Both the north- and southbound lanes of the freeway near Vista Point remained closed as the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La landed helicopters on the roadway. It was unclear how the passengers were related, CHP said. - Daily News |
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