BRIEFLY LAW FIRM BUILDING DAMAGED IN FIRE.NORTHRIDGE - A fire that swept through a one-story commercial building that housed a law firm in the 19400 block of Business Center Drive early Thursday caused $50,000 in damages to the structure and $150,000 to the contents, officials said. No injuries were reported and the cause was under investigation. - Daily News Janitors seek help from Davis on jobs Nearly 200 janitors held a downtown rally Thursday in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to urge Gov. Gray Davis to sign a bill aimed at giving them more job stability. Under SB 20, authored by Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, cleaning companies taking over an account would be required to keep the existing janitors on for a 90-day transition period. - City News Service Spineflower plant now endangered 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. spineflower, once thought to be extinct, was declared an endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. Thursday by the California Fish and Game Commission. Developers of the controversial Ahmanson Ranch project in southwest Ventura County where the plant was found submitted a plan to preserve it. - City News Service AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot fuel rules upheld by judge In a landmark ruling, a federal judge Thursday in Los Angeles upheld South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. rules requiring public fleet operators to buy alternative-fueled vehicles instead of diesel-powered ones. - City News Service Suspect can defend self Kevin Jerome Pullum, accused of escaping from Los Angeles County jail and spending 16 days on the lam after being convicted of attempted murder, will be allowed to act as his own attorney, a judge said Thursday. - City News Service Ahmanson Ranch hearing slated WOODLAND HILLS - Two state lawmakers will receive public testimony about the Ahmanson Ranch development project during an informational hearing from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective room at El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO") is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. , 5440 Valley Circle Blvd. - Daily News Suspect files for dismissal VENTURA - A Ventura County school board member charged with molesting two children more than 30 years ago wants the case dismissed. Albert Rosen, 74, of Simi Valley filed court papers challenging the constitutionality of a state law that permits prosecution of certain sex crimes after the statute of limitations A type of federal or state law that restricts the time within which legal proceedings may be brought. Statutes of limitations, which date back to early Roman Law, are a fundamental part of European and U.S. law. has expired. - Associated Press Sunshine landfill on discussion list The state Senate Committee on Urban Landfills is slated to convene an informational hearing that will include discussion of the proposed expansion of Sunshine Canyon Landfill from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Ronald Reagan State Office Building auditorium, 300 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. - Daily News |
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