BRIEFLY SEVEN ARRESTED IN AUTO CRASH RING.A dentist and six other people, including two from the greater 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. , were arrested Friday for allegedly participating in a ring that staged auto crashes, state insurance officials said. - City News Service Porn means jail for probationer A convict who is released from prison provided he maintains good behavior. One who is on Probation whereby she is given some freedom to reenter society subject to the condition that for a specified period the individual conduct herself in a manner approved by a special officer Northridge resident Leon Eric Ollison, 22, was sentenced Friday to a four-month jail term 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. Superior Court for violating his probation on a 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. conviction by having more than 27,000 adult porn images on a computer at his home, authorities said. - City News Service Man charged with destroying trees VAN NUYS - Criminal charges were filed Friday in Van Nuys Superior Court against Onni John Laine, 41, of North Hollywood, accused of destroying more than five dozen trees planted along a Victory Boulevard median as neighborhood improvements, authorities said. - City News Service Apartment owner facing charges Criminal charges were filed Friday against a North Hollywood residential complex owner accused of failing to comply with repeated orders to remedy slum conditions at the facility, prosecutors said. Dineshkumar Amrutlal Shah, 51, of Cerritos, and his Glendale-based Magnolia Apartments Inc., are charged with 37 violations of codes. - City News Service Rededication Noun 1. rededication - a new dedication; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem" dedication - a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose set for L.A. City Hall Los Angeles City Hall, the landmark building closed for three years for a $300 million seismic retrofit, is slated to be officially rededicated with a two-day celebration Sept. 1-2, the City Council agreed Friday. - Daily News Taco Bell adding energy surcharge SANTA ANA - In the latest sign the state's electricity crisis is eating into the economy, some Taco Bell restaurants this week added a 15-cent energy surcharge to all purchases. - The Orange County Register Blaze at refinery quickly doused CARSON - A fire at the British Petroleum/Arco refinery was quickly extinguished Friday, but a related release of sulfur dioxide prompted officials to encourage downwind residents to stay inside, authorities said. - City News Service Freeway collision leaves one dead NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A fiery, three-vehicle crash on the northbound Hollywood (170) Freeway on Friday afternoon left one person dead and traffic backed up for miles. - City News Service Ventura County keeping A rating VENTURA - Ventura County's credit rating is expected to remain intact following a trip to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of by local officials who met with financial and investment agencies, officials said. County officials said Standard and Poor's Noun 1. Standard and Poor's - a broadly based stock market index Standard and Poor's Index rates the county as an A, two steps from the highest rating of AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. . Moody's Investor Services, which downgraded the county from an A1 to and A2 two years ago, is continuing to monitor the county's growth for another two years. - Daily News Studio chief OK'd for parks board The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday approved the mayor's
appointment of studio chief Mike Medavoy to the Board of Recreation and
Parks.
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