BRIEFLY SEVERAL RECRUITS BUSTED FOR PARTY.Three 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. firefighter recruits resigned and four others were suspended after some of them got drunk at a wild party the night before their graduation from the Fire Academy. The recruits had just undergone four months of training at a cost to taxpayers of $100,000 each when they showed up for a graduation ceremony Oct. 22 and were told they faced an investigation to determine whether they were fit for duty, fire Capt. Rex Vilaubi said. - City News Service Pedestrian bridge stays shut for now A pedestrian bridge across the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. in Sherman Oaks will remain closed as Los Angeles police examine safety issues associated with it, city Councilwoman Wendy Greuel said Tuesday. The bridge has been a flash point among Greuel and residents on both sides of it, some of whom say it's a vital link for two neighborhoods and others who say it's a magnet for vandalism and other crimes. Three months ago, Greuel ordered it closed temporarily. Although some residents say Greuel promised a decision on whether to reopen it by Tuesday, Greuel said she awaits more information from 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 . and plans to host a community meeting before deciding.
- Daily News Woman stabbed dead as cops wait LONG BEACH - A woman was stabbed to death as officers waited for her to unlock a gate so they could search her yard for an intruder, police said. The officers had asked Lynn Schockner, 50, to unlock the gate to her back yard Monday so they could perform a search. She went inside the house to go unlock the gate. ``The officers waited there a few moments,'' police Sgt. David Cannan said. ``And then it became a few moments too long.'' Schockner was found dead outside her back door. Nicholas Harvey, 22, of Port Hueneme was arrested on suspicion of murder. A second man, whose name was not immediately available, surrendered to Ventura County sheriff's deputies late Tuesday morning. - Associated Press Conditional OK for housing plan SIMI VALLEY - The City Council has given conditional approval for a housing project that calls for building 200 town homes and 66 triplex triplex /tri·plex/ (tri´pleks) triple or threefold. triplex triple or threefold. units. The decision Monday allows the developer Casden Properties to file for a zoning change from commercial to high-density residential on the 17-acre site on Madera Road and Los Angeles Avenue. - Daily News Jury pool probed in ecoterror case Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a 24-year-old physics graduate student charged with the firebombing Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire from a incendiary device, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs. and vandalization last year of more than 100 sport utility vehicles This page lists sports utility vehicles currently in production (as of April 2007), as well as past models. The list includes crossover SUVs, Mini SUVs, Compact SUVs and other similar vehicles. at dealerships and homes in the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. . William Jensen Cottrell, a student at the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. , has been jailed since March without bail on nine felony counts of arson and vandalism. He faces 35 years to life in prison if convicted. - Associated Press Council may ban sweatshop sweatshop: see sweating system. goods The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. called Tuesday for a measure banning
the city from doing business with firms that produce goods in sweatshop
conditions in the United States or abroad.
``This shows we are standing up for the dignity of workers,'' Councilman Eric Garcetti said. Under the proposal, which calls for a formal policy to be developed and returned to the council, the city will review all contracts for garments it might purchase to make sure workers are paid a living wage and have safe working conditions. - Daily News |
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