BRIEFLY PUBLIC FORUM SET IN CANOGA.CANOGA PARK-City Councilwoman Laura Chick is holding a public forum at 10 a.m. today at the Canoga Park Community Center at 7248 Owensmouth Avenue to discuss ideas for improving the community using resources from the state Department of Commerce. The department is looking into investing in a 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. neighborhood under the California Main Street Program, aimed at redevelopment and community programs. - Daily News Two convictions are overturned Two more convictions tied to disgraced former police officer Rafael Perez were overturned by a judge Wednesday, bringing to 84 the number of cases undermined by a police corruption Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct sometimes involving political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political benefit for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. scandal. Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler accepted explanations from prosecutors that they no longer have confidence in the evidence presented against Salvador Luis Arias and Gerald Joseph Peters. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Council delays Playa playa or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts in arid and semiarid regions. Vista vote Snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. by years of attacks by environmentalists, the Playa Vista development hit another snag on Wednesday as a City Council panel delayed a vote on $128 million in public financing pending further information on explosive methane gas found under the residential and commercial construction site. The panel voted to take up the issue at its meeting next Wednesday, requesting additional information on the possibility of mitigating the possible methane dangers. - Daily News Woman arrested at Axl Rose estate MALIBU - An alleged stalker was arrested outside the hilltop estate of Guns 'n Roses rocker Axl Rose. Karen McNeil, 39, was arrested Tuesday on Latigo Canyon Road and she was booked for investigation of stalking, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Rick Martinez. - Associated Press Taboo delivery nets Flynt lawsuit A mother whose son got a copy of Hustler's ``Taboo'' instead of a skateboarding magazine he ordered sued Larry Flynt Publications Larry Flynt Publications or LFP runs the adult entertainment empire founded by the infamous Larry Flynt. Found in 1976 two years after Flynt begant publishing Hustler magazine, LFP was originally to serve as the parent company of this magazine. Wednesday, claiming the delivery left her family emotionally distressed. - City News Service Wounded officer out of hospital LONG BEACH - A police officer wounded in a surprise attack that left his partner dead was released from a hospital Wednesday. ``God bless the memory of my partner Daryle Black. He had the heart of a giant,'' said Officer Rick Delfin, 41, who was struck in the leg, hip and head in the burst of gunfire on April 29. - Associated Press Two protesters cut in on Galanter WESTCHESTER - Two people protesting the Playa Vista development interrupted City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. during her speech Wednesday, leading to what one demonstrator dem·on·stra·tor n. 1. One that demonstrates, such as a participant in a public display of opinion. 2. An article or product used in a demonstration. demonstrator Noun 1. characterized as a physical altercation with her. The incident occurred as the Westside council member was delivering a speech on the Ballona Wetlands The Ballona Wetlands is located in Southern California, USA adjacent to Marina del Rey and Playa Vista. It is the last significant wetlands area in the Los Angeles basin, and is named for Ballona Creek which runs through the area. during a symposium sponsored by the Ballona Wetlands Foundation at the Furama Hotel in Westchester. - City News Service |
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