BRIEFLY RESIDENTS VOTE TO VOID ELECTION.VAN NUYS - A group of Van Nuys residents voted Wednesday night to nullify nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. the results of a controversial election for a local advisory panel, but it wasn't clear whether the vote would carry any weight. The majority of about 60 ``stakeholders'' in the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council voted to throw out the results of the Feb. 8 election for the group, which many say was tainted taint v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints v.tr. 1. To affect with or as if with a disease. 2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate. 3. by electioneering at the polling place. Invoking a clause in the bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an of the neighborhood council, the residents demanded a new election. But officials from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, which oversees the 98 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. under development 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. , said early this week that they would not recognize the meeting or any votes taken at it. DONE officials were not available for comment Thursday. - Daily News $7 million in pot seized; 6 arrested TORRANCE - Six people - four in the same family - were arrested last week and more than a ton of marijuana was seized in a Chatsworth warehouse in a bust involving Torrance and Glendale police, it was announced Thursday. The raid in Chatsworth happened about 5 p.m. Saturday, said Torrance police Officer Dave Crespin. Locations in Encino, Toluca Lake, Fresno, Tarzana, Burbank and Sanger, Calif., also were searched, he said. The 2,582 pounds of pot seized had a street value of about $7 million, Crespin said. Thomas Dunn
Also arrested were Robert Tanney, 54, of Sanger and Henry Mathews, 61, of Sausalito, police said. Each was booked on suspicion of selling and transporting marijuana and conspiracy, Crespin said. Bail was set at $5 million for each, he said. The investigation was continuing, Crespin said. - City News Service Wet weekend set for the Southland A cool, possibly rainy weekend is forecast for the Southland, with showers - and even a chance of thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. - predicted into Monday. Today's clouds were expected to give way to drizzle on Saturday, with high temperatures from 63 to 67 forecast, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Weather Service. Sunday was expected to be even cooler - highs of 60 to 64 predicted and the chance of rain likely, the weather service said. Showers and the same cooler temperatures were predicted for Monday. - Daily News |
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