BRIEFLY MAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MURDER.A North Hills man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the slaying of his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife, whose dismembered body was found in the ocean off Point Mugu. Alfonso Castillo, 37, remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail pending his March 25 preliminary hearing. He is charged in the Dec. 4 asphyxiation asphyxiation /as·phyx·i·a·tion/ (as-fix?e-a´shun) suffocation; the stoppage of respiration. Asphyxiation Oxygen starvation of tissues. death of Maria Guadalupe Penazola Ambario, also of North Hills. - Daily News Padilla, city reach agreement on fine The 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. City Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. approved an agreement Thursday with Council President Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City to fine him a record amount for fund-raising violations committed during his 1999 campaign. Padilla will pay a $2,500 fine and return the more than $76,000 in public matching funds as a penalty for exceeding the spending cap during his first bid for office. Padilla said his campaign exceeded the cap when invoices came in after the election. - City News Service Journal finds Kent Librarian of Year The national magazine Library Journal named Los Angeles' Susan Kent Librarian of the Year for 2002. The journal cited Kent's aggressive support for the 1998 library bond measure and her success in shepherding the city's library system through the construction of 25 branches. - City News Service Cycle deputy hurt in crash with SUV THOUSAND OAKS - A motorcycle officer on his way to stop a motorist he suspected of speeding suffered a broken hip socket early Thursday after his motorcycle was hit by a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer that turned in front of him, police said. Sheriff's Deputy Mike Sahlman, 31, was taken to a hospital after the morning crash near Wildwood Elementary School Wildwood Elementary School may refer to:
- Daily News Medavoy named to center's board Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday announced the appointment of entertainment executive Mike Medavoy to the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center Executive Advisory Board. The 14-member board will guide administration of the center. - City News Service Workers' fraud suspect jailed CANOGA PARK - State investigators arrested a Canoga Park man on suspicion of fraud in connection with a workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. claim, officials said Thursday. Nasratullah Mohammad was arrested Wednesday after an investigation into his 1996 claim that he suffered a back injury while employed at a 7-Eleven store. Officials say he was working full-time at another store while claiming he was unemployed and receiving workers' compensation benefits. Payments totaling more than $61,000 were made in his case, including for medical costs and a living allowance. Mohammad was booked into Los Angeles County jail on five felony counts of grand theft and insurance fraud and is scheduled for arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted today. - Daily News Hearing set today on expansion plan VAN NUYS - Plans for a 75,000-square-foot expansion of Hillcrest Christian School Hillcrest Christian School is a private school that was founded in 1971,was formally MCLEUR ACADEMY of the White Citizens Council of Jackson, and was opened in 1968, title was transferred to Hillcreat Baptist Church just after integration laws came into effect, and is situated on are scheduled for a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. today at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave. Neighbors of the site at Rinaldi Street and Shoshone Avenue oppose the development, saying it will cause traffic, noise and safety concerns with 400 more students in the neighborhood. - Daily News |
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