BRIEFLY LOCAL ATTORNEYS TO SERVE ON BENCH.A Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, resident and a Studio City attorney were among four women named to the Los Angeles Superior Court bench on Friday by Gov. Gray Davis. Deputy District Attorney Lisa Mangay Chung, 37, of Santa Clarita and civil litigator lit·i·gate v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates v.tr. To contest in legal proceedings. v.intr. To engage in legal proceedings. Donna Fields Goldstein, 55, of Studio City were named along with Deputy Attorney General Robin Miller Sloan and Nancy L. Newman. Chung has been a deputy district attorney since 1992, prosecuting crimes ranging from drunk driving to murder. Goldstein has been a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips since 1991, specializing in complex civil litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . - City News Service Naming ceremony planned at college VALLEY GLEN - Valley College will have a naming ceremony for its new library and learning resource center at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the campus center. The Robert N. Hertzberg Library and Learning Resource Center, a $34 million facility, will honor former Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg. Hertzberg has pledged an initial gift of $100,000 to launch a $1 million endowment campaign for the library. Hertzberg will be in attendance along with other dignitaries. The ceremony will be followed by a Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. meeting. The library is scheduled to be completed in 2005. - City News Service League seeking funds for police The Los Angeles Police Protective League appealed Friday for more federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve for law enforcement organizations whose officers would be among the first responders to a terrorist attack. ``With our state and nation simultaneously facing both economic challenges and preparations for war, it is important for members of Congress to analyze our spending and allocate funds appropriately to sustain us through this difficult time,'' LAPPL LAPPL Los Angeles Police Protective League President Bob Baker wrote to city, state and federal officials. - City News Service A-grade may cost county millions Following a recent American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. report that gave Los Angeles County's infrastructure a C-plus grade, county public works officials said Friday it would cost $294 million to $412 million a year to bring the county up to an A-grade. ``The department has identified over $400 million in unmet renovation needs for existing infrastructure,'' county Department of Public Works Director James A. Noyes wrote in a report to the Board of Supervisors. - Daily News |
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