BRIEFLY MAN SHOOTS SELF DURING STANDOFF.GLENDALE - A suicidal man held Glendale police at bay for hours Wednesday before shooting himself, prompting officers to fire tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. into his residential hotel room and pull him out, police said. The man was taken to a hospital shortly before 5 p.m. with a wound described by police as non-life-threatening. The standoff started about 12:40 p.m. when police got a report of a suicidal man with a gun in a hotel at 102 N. Glendale Ave., said Glendale police Officer Leticia Chang. The man refused to come out, and the Glendale Police Department's Special Response Team and crisis negotiators were dispatched to the scene, she said. Officers closed a section of Glendale Avenue. Chang said the 36-year-old man, whose name was withheld, shot himself in the side of his upper body. - City News Service 59 are arrested in dumping probe 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 officials announced on Wednesday that 59 people have been arrested on suspicion of illegal dumping of goods in streets and alleys. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California said the arrests by the Bureau of Street Services working with 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 . came over the last three
months where people were seen dumping mattresses, couches, televisions
and other trash in alleys and on local streets.
``Illegal dumping not only contributes to neighborhood blight blight, general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and fire blight of fruit trees), viruses (e.g., soybean bud blight), fungi (e.g. , but poses a danger to public safety,'' Hahn said. Councilwoman Janice Hahn Janice Hahn is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th district. Hahn was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005, running unopposed. The 15th District encompasses the Los Angeles communities of Watts, Wilmington, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, Athens on the said the city was sending a message that illegal dumping is a crime and will not be tolerated. Dumping is a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine or six months in jail. - Daily News Shelters to stay throughout year In a move to deal with homeless problems in the city, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Wednesday approved a $3.25 million program to
keep shelters open throughout the year.
Under the program, nine shelters with 860 beds will remain open year- round to provide housing. The shelter program began more than a decade ago to provide relief to the homeless during cold and rainy periods and was later extended to run through the winter season. There are a total of 19 shelters operating throughout the county and officials say they are turning away the homeless every night because there is not enough space. - Daily News Man is convicted of fatal shooting VENTURA - Jurors convicted an El Rio gang member of shooting a teenager to death two days before Christmas 1999. The seven-woman, five-man Superior Court panel deliberated about four hours Tuesday before finding Marcus Moralez, 22, guilty of first-degree murder and street terrorism. He faces 50 years to life in prison when he's sentenced by Superior Court Judge Rebecca Riley Rebecca Riley (b. 2002 d. December 13, 2006), the daughter of Michael and Carolyn Riley and resident of Hull, Massachusetts, was found dead in her home after prolonged exposure to various medications, her lungs filled with fluid. . Riley will set a sentencing date during a hearing Thursday. Deputy District Attorney Susan Aramesh said the verdicts ``were a long time coming'' for the family of 17-year-old Frankie Miramontez. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Property owners submit signatures GLENDALE - Property owners opposed to rent control submitted nearly 20,000 signatures Monday to the city clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". in hopes of placing a Property Rights Protection Charter Amendment on the next citywide ballot. In order for the anti-rent control measure to qualify for the ballot, the group needs the signatures of 13,200 registered voters. The amendment would ensure that property owners are the only persons who determine the price for which their home or property is sold, rented, leased or transferred. - Daily News |
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