BRIEFLY MTA SAYS DECREE HURTS OTHER PLANS.While the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. is meeting 98 percent of the requirements in a 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. designed to relieve bus overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. , officials said Thursday that the agency will seek some flexibility in future operations. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it would have to sacrifice projects such as freeway improvements and rail expansions if it has to meet 100 percent compliance with the consent decree. The consent decree was the result of a class-action lawsuit brought against the MTA by the Bus Riders Union and other groups. A spokesman for the Bus Riders Union said the MTA needs to add at least an additional 250 new buses. He said his group would not be opposed to the MTA going forward with rail projects if it was in compliance with the consent decree. - City News Service Reward proposed to catch litterers City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
City 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 joined Delgadillo to outline the plan, which would need to go to the council and mayor for approval. - City News Service Hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. , PCs will be taken SUN VALLEY - Household hazardous waste Household hazardous waste (HHW) is the term for common household chemicals and substances for which the owner no longer has a use. Exhibiting many of the same dangerous characteristics as fully regulated hazardous waste, HHW is not regulated by the EPA. - including paint, motor oil, pesticides and car batteries - will be collected 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Francis Polytechnic High School. In addition, computers and electronics will be accepted Saturday only. For information, call (800) 988-6942, or visit www.larecycles.org. - Daily News Education board hopefuls sought CAMARILLO - Candidates can now apply to fill a vacated seat representing the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Moorpark areas on the Ventura County Board of Education. The board will interview candidates at a public meeting at 4 p.m. Monday. Application packets are available at the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools office, 5189 Verdugo Way, Camarillo. - Daily News Children can golf for just one dollar Youth golfers between the ages of 7 and 17 will be able to hit the links for just $1 next month, under the Department of Recreation and Parks Junior Golfer Month in August. The offer applies to all 13 city-run golf facilities, for both reserved and walk-up rounds. Golfers who are 18 years old can also play for $1 if they graduated from high school this year. Those under 14 must pass a certification test in order to play. - City News Service Man shot in head on Pacoima street PACOIMA - A man was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang Thursday night in the 13000 block of Kagel Canyon Street, police said. The attack was reported at 7:25 p.m., said Los Angeles police Sgt. Tony Carranza. A gray car rolled up, and one of two occupants inside opened fire, shooting the victim in his head, he said. - City News Service State's top court upholds legal pot SAN JOSE - Californians who have a doctor's approval to smoke marijuana are protected from conviction for violating state drug laws, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The unanimous decision - the first time the court has ruled on the state's controversial medical marijuana initiative - could reduce the number of prosecutions for growing and possessing the drug. It also bolsters the law by making it easier to defend against such prosecution under the measure that was approved by voters in 1996. ``The possession and cultivation of marijuana is no more criminal - so long as its conditions are satisfied - than the possession and acquisition of any prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, with a physician's prescription,'' Chief Justice Ronald M. George Ronald Marc George (born March 11, 1940) is the current and 27th Chief Justice of California, where he heads the Supreme Court of California. He was appointed to his current position by Governor Pete Wilson in May 1996. He has an B.A. from Princeton University, a J.D. wrote for the court. - Knight Ridder Newspapers |
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