BRIEFLY MISCIKOWSKI GETS HER WAY FOR WEEK.With Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn and most of the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. in Boston for this week's Democratic National Convention, Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski finds herself in charge. Miscikowsi, who is City Council president pro tem president pro tem n. pl. presidents pro tem Informal A president pro tempore. , became acting mayor when Hahn and Council President Alex Padilla left the city - a post she has held at different times in the past. ``I suppose I could do something, like reverse the mayor's airport plan or fire some commissioners, but I think I'll behave myself,'' Miscikowski joked when asked about her plans as the city's top executive. - Daily News Lawyer, TV writer on science board Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named two Los Angeles residents Tuesday to the California Science Center The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State board. The appointments of Dale Bonner and David Israel to the unpaid posts do not require Senate confirmation, according to the governor's office. Bonner, 39, is a partner with the law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. Israel, 53, is a television writer and producer. Schwarzenegger also named Kenneth Owens of Los Angeles as coordinator of Web site and electronic communications for the California State Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. . - City News Service Flynn swing voter on rules near lab VENTURA - Ventura County supervisors on Tuesday postponed a vote on whether to require testing of soil and groundwater before building housing developments on unincorporated land within two miles of the Santa Susana Field Lab. Supervisor John Flynn, whose vote likely will decide the issue, proposed the one-week delay to allow him to study the issue further, he said. Supervisors Linda Parks, who proposed the testing, and Steve Bennett were prepared to vote for the new requirement, with Kathy Long and Judy Mikels voicing their objections. The proposal would require developers planning projects within two miles of the lab to test for perchlorate perchlorate: see chlorate. and trichloroethylene trichloroethylene /tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene/ (-eth´i-len) a clear, mobile liquid used as an industrial solvent; formerly used as an inhalant anesthetic. tri·chlo·ro·eth·yl·ene n. or TCE TCE trichloroethylene. TCE Environment A volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon that boils at 88ºC and is highly soluble–1000 ppm in water, with various industrial uses Toxicity Peripheral neuropathy, carcinogenic. , two contaminants found at the lab and also on neighboring property. The Boeing Co., which owns the contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. rocket-testing lab, opposes the new rules. - Daily News Plea postponed in saloon shooting A former TV actor accused of walking into a Simi Valley bar and opening fire on its customers, killing one man and wounding another, appeared in court Tuesday but did not enter a plea. Robert Sorrells, 74, is charged with one count of murder with the special allegation of using a firearm and one count of attempted murder. His 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 was continued until Aug. 12. Bail was set at $750,000. Police said Sorrells walked into the Regency Lounge just after 5 p.m. Saturday and opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun, killing Arthur De Long, 45, and wounding Edward Sanchez, 40. Sanchez remains in serious condition at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. . Over the past 50 years, Sorrells has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, including ``Gunsmoke,'' ``Bonanza'' and ``Rawhide Rawhide series depicting cowboys as cattle-punchers along the Santa Fe trail. [TV: Terrace, II, 235] See : Wild West .'' - Daily News Actor Sizemore has date in court A Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered actor Tom Sizemore to appear in court on Aug. 5 to set another hearing into whether he violated probation after being convicted of abusing ex-girlfriend and former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. Prosecutors allege he made contact with Fleiss and tested positive for drugs, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office. Sizemore's attorney, Michael Rovell, said he expected the hearing to last no more than five minutes. The actor, who will attend, is doing well and did not violate his probation, Rovell said. Sizemore, who has appeared in such films as ``Black Hawk Down'' and ``Saving Private Ryan,'' was sentenced in October to six months in jail on misdemeanor charges of harassing, annoying and physically abusing Fleiss during the two years they were together. - Associated Press |
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