BRIEFLY MAN GETS LIFE FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPE.A 23-year-old man convicted of kidnapping, robbing and sexually assaulting two couples in Sherman Oaks last year was sentenced Wednesday to several life terms in prison, prosecutors said. Joseph Navar Downey was found guilty March 13 by a Van Nuys Superior Court jury of 10 counts, including forcible rape, forcible oral copulation copulation /cop·u·la·tion/ (kop?u-la´shun) sexual union; the transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals. cop·u·la·tion n. 1. , robbery and kidnapping to commit robbery, said 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. County Deputy District Attorney Ed Abele. Downey was sentenced by Judge Michael Hoff to 16 years in prison, to be followed by two consecutive life terms, each with the possibility of parole, and then two consecutive 25-years-to-life terms, Abele said. ``Practically speaking, it is highly unlikely he will get out of prison in his lifetime,'' Abele said. - Daily News Seniors can get free beach pass Senior citizens may park for free at Los Angeles County beaches run by the Department of Beaches and Harbors, Supervisor Michael Antonovich said Wednesday. Individuals must be at least 62 to get the free pass from Five Star Parking, the department's parking lot contractor. The pass is honored Monday through Friday, holidays excepted, at all county lots monitored by an attendant. Interested seniors should contact Five Star Parking at (310) 821-1081 to make an office appointment to get a pass. Five Star's office is at 14110 Palawan Way in Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
- City News Service District will try to pass fix-it bond The 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. voted unanimously Wednesday to attempt a bond measure to raise money for repairs throughout its aging nine-campus system. The district had hoped for the passage of Proposition 26 in March, an initiative that would have allowed such bonds to pass by the vote of a simple majority of the electorate. It failed, however. District spokeswoman Lynn Winter-Gross said the amount to be sought in the bond measure has not yet been determined. The district hopes to place it on the April 2001 ballot. ``They're going to evaluate the need at each individual college,'' she said. - Daily News Bernson aide will seek council seat Francine Oschin, assistant chief deputy to Los Angeles City Councilman Hal Bernson Hal Bernson served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 12th district. He was chair of the Transportation Committee. Prior to being on the City Council, he served in the Navy. Preceded by Robert M. for the past decade, filed papers Wednesday to run for the 3rd District City Council seat to be vacated by Laura Chick. The district includes Canoga Park, Encino, Reseda, Tarzana, West Hills, West Van Nuys, Winnetka and Woodland Hills. - City News Service Gould, Myers lead university board LONG BEACH - Los Angeles attorney Laurence K. Gould Jr. and former Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers were elected Wednesday as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the California State University Enrollment  board of trustees. Gould, a Pasadena resident, has been a trustee since 1996. He chairs the trustees' Committee on Organization and Rules and is vice chair of its Committee on Finance. He also chaired the search for the new president of California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . Myers was appointed to the board last year by Gov. Gray Davis. The Los Angeles resident has her own business, Dee Dee Myers and Associates, and regularly provides political analysis on NBC's ``Today Show'' and other programs. - Daily News 2 nursing homes accused of fraud State Attorney General Bill Lockyer William Westwood "Bill" Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. Prior to this, he served as California's Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice for the U.S. state of California. on Wednesday announced the filing of criminal complaints against two Los Angeles County nursing homes he accuses of defrauding Medi-Cal of at least $111,000 through fake billings. Criminal complaints were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Orchard Gables Convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. Hospital in Hollywood and the Happy Days Adult Health Care Center in Glendale. Complaints were also filed against the hospitals' owners and operators. - City News Service Clean-air vehicles may park for free The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. agreed Wednesday to ask for a pilot program that would allow the owners of low-emission vehicles to park for free at metered spaces citywide. The Department of Transportation will report back to the City Council with a plan to implement the pilot program, which would provide free parking for owners of zero-emission and super-ultra-low-emission vehicles. - City News Service Buses restricted to 10-minute wait In an effort to cut noise and air pollution, a city councilwoman proposed Wednesday that tour and charter buses be limited to 10 minutes in the city's passenger loading zones. - City News Service Vent fire damages USC-area housing A fire sparked by a malfunctioning vent fan in a bathroom Wednesday damaged the attic of a three-story apartment building that houses a number of University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission students, authorities said. Sixty firefighters sent to the 2600 block of South Severance Street shortly after 6 a.m. doused the flames in about half an hour, said Brian Humphrey of 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. . Hillview Apartments is a 120-unit facility that ``primarily serves as student housing associated with USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ,'' Humphrey said. Damage was estimated at $25,000 - $20,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents. He said three students were displaced, but will be staying elsewhere in the complex until their units can be repaired, he said. - Daily News |
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