BRIEFLY SCHOOLS GET TIME FOR WEB WIRING.Federal regulators have granted the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. officials a three-month reprieve to wire 375 schools for Internet access. Unable to meet a June 30 deadline to spend some $40 million in federal ``E-Rate'' funds, the district filed the extension request in March. The new deadline will be Sept. 30. - Daily News Sheriff opposes casino in Oxnard OXNARD - Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks urged the Oxnard City Council on Tuesday to reject a casino proposed at the Oxnard Factory Outlets. ``It cannot be disputed there will be some negative impact from the casino and an undetermined additional influence from the prostitution, vice and often corruption that accompanies major gambling venues,'' Brooks said in a statement. - Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge rewarding Grant High teens NORTHRIDGE - A group of Grant High School freshmen will visit California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , today as a reward for their participation in a cultural awareness program aimed at stemming ethnic tensions on the high school campus. Under the guidance of students from CSUN professor Kathryn Sorrells' undergraduate intercultural communication class, 80 Grant High students examined culture, power, identity and other topics during an eight-week program funded by the National Communication Association and the Southern Poverty Law Center The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an internationally known nonprofit organization that files Class Action lawsuits to fight discrimination and unequal treatment; it also tracks hate groups and runs a program to educate Americans about racism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of . CSUN also is a partner in the venture. - Daily News Man faces prison in bid to lure teen A man who tried to lure what he thought was a 14-year-old girl into having sex with him pleaded guilty to two federal offenses Monday. Edwin Saleh, 43, a Canadian who was living in Reseda at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of using the Internet to attempt to induce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and one count of possession of child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. . - Associated Press Suspect arrested leaving hospital SANTA CLARITA - As he was released from the hospital Tuesday, a Saugus man was arrested on suspicion of causing an alcohol-related crash that killed a popular College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. athlete last month, officials said. Michael Glover, 44, will face charges of vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. with gross negligence An indifference to, and a blatant violation of, a legal duty with respect to the rights of others. Gross negligence is a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or when he is arraigned later this week, said Deputy Mike Shapiro of the Santa Clarita sheriff's station. Glover is suspected of being under the influence when his pickup truck crossed the center median on Soledad Canyon Road on April 9 and collided head-on with a sport utility vehicle driven by 19-year-old Nolan LeMar of Castaic, Shapiro said. - Daily News Endangered toad found near creek SANTA CLARITA - The arroyo toad has been discovered along the banks of the San Francisquito Creek The San Francisquito Creek is a creek that flows into San Francisco Bay in California, United States of America. Its headwaters are in the Santa Cruz Mountains above Menlo Park, around 667m (2000 feet) above the Bay. in an area where developers assured federal agencies there were no signs of the endangered species. Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that they are reviewing a permit issued to The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. for erosion control construction along the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
- Daily News Woman attacked near courthouse PALMDALE - A man sexually assaulted a Palmdale woman after pointing a gun at her and ordering her into a car Tuesday as she was walking near the new Palmdale courthouse, officials said. Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Ken Wright said the woman was approached by a man in his 40s driving a white car who pointed a handgun at her near Avenue Q-9 and 10th Street East about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. The man drove the woman, also in her 40s, to the Ona Lake area, near Sierra Highway, south of Avenue S, and sexually assaulted her, Wright said. The vehicle driven by the attacker could have been an '80s model two- door Oldsmobile Cutlass or Buick Regal, Wright said. The attacker was described as having black hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 8 inches, 180 pounds, with the tattoo ``homeboy'' on top of his left hand, Wright said. - Daily News |
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