BRIEFLY MAN LYING IN ROAD IS HIT AND KILLED.LAKE VIEW TERRACE - A 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. man lying on a dark stretch of Foothill Boulevard was fatally injured after two drivers traveling on the roadway inadvertently hit him early Thursday, police said. - Daily News L.A.'s Olympics bid is submitted Nearly four years in the making, the final version of the city's written bid to host the 2012 Olympics was submitted to selection officials, the bid committee's president said Thursday. - City News Service LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. completes program phase 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 . Internal Affairs group has
completed the installation of the first phase of a new computer program
- part of a proposed federal consent decree A settlement of a lawsuit or criminal case in which a person or company agrees to take specific actions without admitting fault or guilt for the situation that led to the lawsuit.A consent decree is a settlement that is contained in a court order. - that tracks police officer misconduct investigations, officials said Thursday. - Daily News 2 youths airlifted to L.A. hospital Two 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. youths were airlifted to Childrens Hospital in separate incidents Thursday night - a 4-year-old boy was pulled from a swimming pool in Sun Valley and a 12-year-old boy suffered a possible broken leg after being hit by a car in Van Nuys, authorities said. - City News Service Suit accuses park of profiling people A proposed class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax filed against Magic Mountain in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that the amusement park practices racial profiling The consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin by an officer of the law in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement capacity. Police officers often profile certain types of individuals who are more likely to perpetrate crimes. of African-American, Latino and Asian guests, attorneys said Thursday. Magic Mountain officials declined comment on the suit's claims. Grand opening set for Darby library NORTHRIDGE - Darby Avenue Elementary School will hold a grand opening today for its new library that will feature a reading amphitheater, tutoring stations and 10,000 new books. The library was built with the help of the Los Angeles-based Wonder of Reading Foundation a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that has built more than 55 libraries in city schools. - Daily News Special meters going to L.A. firms Los Angeles businesses can save power by using ``real-time'' electric meters, courtesy of Gov. Gray Davis, officials said Thursday. The governor plans to give more than 3,400 free meters - expected to save 240 megawatts during peak power demand this summer - to businesses covered by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. as part of his $800 million conservation program. The meters record the amount of power being used at any hour of the day, and businesses can whittle down Verb 1. whittle down - cut away in small pieces wear away, whittle away damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" power bills by using less during peak periods. - Staff and wire services Gym to be named after Chamberlain A $2.6 million gymnasium at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center will be named after the late basketball star and former Los Angeles Laker Wilt Chamberlain after the Los Angeles Parks and Recreation board approved the move this week. - Associated Press Man sentenced to 60-day jail term VENTURA - A Newbury Park man was sentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail and five years' probation for his conviction on charges of conspiracy and unlawfully transporting hazardous asbestos waste, officials said. Louis K. Feinstein, 34, was accused of unlawfully transporting 1,300 bags of asbestos waste from various Southern California job sites to his Simi Valley company, Eagle Asbestos Lead & General Contractors. His sentence also includes $18,500 in penalties. - Daily News Letter urges mayor to run for governor WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans from California on Thursday signed a letter urging outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan to run for governor next year. - The Orange County Register |
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