BRIEFLY NOHO PANEL AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE BAN.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - The Midtown North Hollywood Neighborhood Council has become the first of the city's advisory neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to oppose President George W. Bush's proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage, panel leaders said Thursday. The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council In June, 1999, the voters of Los Angeles approved a new City Charter which created the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE). Its purpose is to promote more citizen participation in government and to make government more responsive to local needs through a citywide network of decided earlier to oppose the amendment. The City Council also has gone on record against it. Diann Corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most , president of the Midtown North Hollywood Neighborhood Council, acknowledged that the panel has little clout on the issue. ``I think it was meant for the actual community to express how we feel about this,'' Corral said. - Daily News Motorcyclist dies after Valley crash A motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning when his motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Raymer Street and Sepulveda Boulevard. Officer A. Kwiatkowski with the Valley Traffic Division of 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 . , said the motorcyclist was traveling westbound
on Raymer in the left turn lane to go south on Sepulveda. Traffic in
that lane was backed up, and the motorcyclist went around it on the left
side and collided with a car turning left.
The motorcyclist, whose name was not released pending notification of relatives, was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center's Sherman Way campus where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room. The car driver's name also was not released. Officers are still investigating the incident and no charges have been filed. - Daily News Police ask for help in identification Police were asking for the public's help Thursday identifying a man and woman who have robbed at least two San Fernando Valley banks. Dubbed ``Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie and Clyde in full Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow (born March 24, 1909, Telico, Texas, U.S.—died May 23, 1934, near Gibsland, La.) (born Oct. 1, 1910, Rowena, Texas, U.S.—died May 23, 1934, near Gibsland, La.) U.S. criminals. ,'' the duo robbed a Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. in Tarzana on Feb. 4 and a Bank of America in Northridge on Nov. 21. They are also believed to be responsible for several commercial robberies in the Valley. They usually enter the bank, get in line and pass a note to the teller demanding money. In the Tarzana robbery, Clyde brandished a gun. The woman is described as a female Hispanic 5 feet 9 inches tall, 130 pounds in weight, with dark orange or brown hair, acne and a dark complexion. The man is described as a male Hispanic, 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 7, 200 pounds, black hair, thin black mustache and a dark complexion. Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Robbery-Homicide Division at (213) 485-2511. - Daily News Bicyclist who died in shooting named PACOIMA - Officials Thursday identified a 33-year-old bicyclist who was killed 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 in Pacoima. Librado Miguel Ramirez of Long Beach died at the scene of the shooting, said coroner's Investigator John Kades. Two suspected gang members fled in a gray Nissan after the driver pulled alongside Ramirez at Van Nuys Boulevard and Sutter Avenue about 9 p.m. Tuesday, said 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. police Officer Jason Lee. No further suspect information was immediately available. - City News Service Project cuts crime in MacArthur Park A public-private partnership meant to reduce crime at MacArthur Park has decreased homicides by 38 percent and shootings by 50 percent, officials said Thursday. The Alvarado Corridor project, started six months ago, focused the efforts of the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart Division's narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. squad, foot patrol and gang and bike units on the 40-acre park just west of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . As a result, there have been five homicides at the park so far this year, compared with eight last year, while shootings have dropped to 13 this year from 26 the year before, officials said during a presentation near the park. In the past month, more than 50 arrests have been made in the park for sales and possession of narcotics, police said. - City News Service More letters going out to taxpayers The state Franchise Tax Board is sending 10,000 letters to taxpayers who may have used illegal tax shelters and to businesses that sell the shelters, the board announced Thursday. The mailing is in addition to 18,000 letters already sent as part of a continuing crackdown, officials said. This round includes 125 letters to the promoters of tax shelters, informing them of their responsibilities under legislation signed last year. The new law increased penalties for investing in illegal shelters and added registration requirements for such shelters. - City News Service |
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