BRIEFLY MOTORCYCLIST DIES AFTER STRUCK BY CAR.WEST HILLS - A 40-year-old Woodland Hills motorcyclist died Friday after he was hit by a car in a West Hills intersection, police said. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. after the 4:10 p.m. crash that occurred on Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. near Fallbrook Street. Police say the crash occurred as a 65-year-old woman driving her car into a parking lot turned in front of the motorcyclist. - Daily News Council considers 'head shop' ban Concerned about encouraging drug use, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday took the first step toward seeking a ban on ``head
shops'' that sell drug paraphernalia drug paraphernalia Controlled paraphernalia Substance abuse As defined in a regulatory context, DP is a hypodermic syringe, needle, metal or plastic (snorting) tube, or other instrument or implement or combination adapted for the administration of controlled , near schools.
In a 10-0 vote, without comment, the council asked the city Planning Department to look at zoning law that would prohibit the opening of such shops within 500 feet of schools. - Daily News Oscar site illegal, ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. lawsuit says The Kodak Theatre, where the Academy Awards will be held Sunday, is inaccessible to people in wheelchairs and in violation of state and U.S. law, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The Western Law Center for Disability Rights, on behalf of Elizabeth Bancroft and Joyanna Wendt, alleges that the owners and operators of the theater are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. , which Congress passed in 1990. It also alleges violations of California laws requiring that new buildings be fully accessible to the disabled. - City News Service Vigil will be held for slain reporter VAN NUYS - A candlelight vigil for slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl will be held at 6 p.m. tonight across the street from his alma mater, Birmingham High School Birmingham High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, California. The school is a part of District One of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). , at Victory and Balboa boulevards. Pearl, 38, was kidnapped Jan. 23 in Pakistan while working on a story about terrorism suspect Richard Reid. U.S. authorities later received a videotape of Pearl's murder. For more information about the vigil, call Zachary Lopez at (818) 0320-0153. - Daily News Oil company must pay fines for spills VENTURA - A Bakersfield oil and gas producer was ordered Friday to pay more than $126,000 in fines for spilling 50 barrels of crude oil at its Ventura operation. Aera Energy had 21 crude oils spills between January 1999 and February 2001, with most of crude finding its way to area streams and waterways, officials said. - Daily News Teacher faces six more sex counts VENTURA - Six felony counts have been added to a growing list of charges against a Camarillo high school teacher accused of sexual misconduct sexual misconduct Professional ethics Any behavior that violates a health professional's ethics through sexual contact of physician and his/her Pt. See Professional boundaries. with male students. Chad Wenzlick Pridgen, 30, now faces 39 felony and misdemeanor counts of sex acts with 11 victims. - Associated Press Day care owner pleads not guilty SAN FERNANDO - Involuntary manslaughter The act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally. Most unintentional killings are not murder but involuntary manslaughter. The absence of the element of intent is the key distinguishing factor between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. and child abuse charges were filed Friday against the owner of a North Hills day care center where a 19-month-old girl died after being pulled from a shallow fish pond. Omolabake Ajoke Martinez, 29, pleaded not guilty this afternoon in San Fernando Superior Court. - City News Service |
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