BRIEFLY NAJEE ALI PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN CRASH.Prominent black community activist Najee Ali pleaded not guilty in 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. on Tuesday to a charge of felony hit-and-run driving and was jailed in lieu of $200,000 bail. Ali, 41, allegedly crashed a car head-on into another vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard shortly before midnight Sunday and fled into the nearby Magic Johnson “Earvin Johnson” redirects here. For the Milwaukee Bucks center, see Ervin Johnson. Earvin Effay Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan), nicknamed Magic Theatres. Ali said in court that he was running to get help. - City News Service Election could see dearth of workers Los Angeles County is facing a shortage of pollworkers for the March 2 primary election, the county registrar-recorder announced Tuesday. Conny McCormack said her office was trying to fill about 500 more pollworker positions in a number of communities, including Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Burbank, Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Glendale, Mar Vista, Newhall, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and Palmdale. People interested in these positions should contact the Polls Section of the county registrar-recorder's office at (800) 815-2666 and choose option 7, or go to www.lavote.net on the Internet. - Daily News Man shot to death in front of home SIMI VALLEY - A man returning home from working the graveyard shift was shot to death early Tuesday after an argument with an assailant outside his home, police said. Michael Budfuloski, 31, was shot several times in the upper body just before 5 a.m. as he fought with another person in the 1300 block of Rio Vista Court, said Simi Valley police Sgt. Joe May. His wife awoke to find his body. Anyone with information is asked to call the Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. at (805) 583-6950. - Daily News Victim settles suit against county VENTURA - Ventura County supervisors voted Tuesday to pay $340,000 to a Camarillo robbery victim who was threatened after a deputy public defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was gave her home address and phone number to the robber. The board voted in closed session to settle a lawsuit brought by Yvette Lopez, whose Oxnard insurance business was robbed in January 2002. Deputy Public Defender William Rutan neglected to black out Lopez's home address and phone number as required by state law when he provided court paperwork to the defendant, Timothy Thomas, officials and documents show. Lopez shut down her business and was forced to sell her home and enter a witness protection program with her teenage daughter as a result of threats she received, the lawsuit alleged. Thomas later pleaded guilty to robbery charges and was sentenced to prison, court documents show. - Daily News Nude body found in Angeles forest ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - Homicide detectives from the LAPD's 77th Division were investigating the death of a woman whose body was found dumped in the Angeles National Forest, authorities said Monday. The nude body was discovered about 5:15 a.m. near the 4100 block of Big Tujunga Canyon Road. - Daily News Man's car death ruled a suicide AGOURA HILLS - A man whose body was found in a burning car in Agoura Hills on Feb. 20 committed suicide, the coroner's office reported Tuesday. Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Cooper, 33, of Sherman Oaks died of smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. and burns, said David Campbell of the coroner's office. - City News Service Shows planned at planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. NORTHRIDGE - California State University Enrollment  Northridge's Bianchi
Planetarium will offer two shows every Friday night in March.
The first presentation, at 6 p.m., will be an examination of the night sky. The ``Winter Sky Show,'' which offers a view of the stars, constellations and planets visible during winter nights, takes up much of the month. The second presentation, which will begin at 7 p.m. include ``The Search for Life in the Universe,'' narrated by Leonard Nimoy, on March 5; ``Voyager Encounters,'' narrated by Patrick Stewart on March 12; ``Spring Sky Show,'' March 19; and ``Is there Water and Life on Europa,'' a presentation by John Olson, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . General admission tickets for one show are $5, or $8 for two shows. Student admission is $3 for one show and $5 for two shows. Tickets are available at the University Student Union box office from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by calling the box office at (818) 677-2488. - Daily News Pedestrians hurt in multicar crash VAN NUYS - A driver who later failed a sobriety test caused several crashes Tuesday night in Van Nuys that left a number of pedestrians injured, police said. Shortly before 5 p.m., a van driven by the individual collided with several vehicles, including one that then struck a man and a woman at Victory and Van Nuys boulevards, said Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee. The van driver continued on without stopping but was finally halted by citizens who followed him. He was taken into custody a few blocks away, Lee said. The driver failed a sobriety test and was arrested, Lee said. - City News Service |
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