BRIEFLY SHEEN TO RECORD AHMANSON ATTACK.An environmental group is launching a radio campaign featuring actor Martin Sheen, attacking the Ahmanson Ranch housing project. Groundbreaking for the proposed 3,050-home development, which includes two golf courses, a hotel and commercial space, is planned for 2003 in the southeast corner of Ventura County. In the campaign, Sheen, who serves as spokesman for Rally to Save Ahmanson Ranch, attacks the project for destroying the environment and increasing traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . The ad campaign also will point out developer Washington Mutual's refusal to support a new environmental impact report on the project in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. . A supplemental environmental impact statement is due to be released soon. The ads will run on news, talk and music radio stations in Los Angeles <noinclude> List of radio stations in the Los Angeles/Orange County market (Arbitron #2): </noinclude><includeonly></includeonly> |KABC |AM 790 | |Los Angeles |ABC Radio |talk |KALI |AM 900 | |West Covina | | |KAZN |AM 1300 | and Ventura counties. - Daily News 3 men arrested in purse snatch Three Palmdale men were arrested Monday on suspicion of robbing an 81-year-old woman while she was sitting in her car in a parking structure, police said. Terrell Jamison Woodard, 31, Bryan Alynell Jefferson, 20, and Steven Tyera Jones, 19, each were held in lieu of $35,000 bail, officials said. While the victim was sitting inside her car in a parking structure in the 100 block of East Orange Grove Avenue, one of the suspects confronted her and grabbed her purse, police said. Based on information provided by a witness, Burbank police said they tracked down the men and arrested them in Sylmar. - Daily News Conspiracy, fraud land man in prison A Sherman Oaks man who prepared false corporate and payroll tax Payroll Tax Tax an employer withholds and/or pays on behalf of their employees based on the wage or salary of the employee. In most countries, including the U.S., both state and federal authorities collect some form of payroll tax. returns was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison. Roger Rebbe reb·be n. A Jewish spiritual leader or rabbi, especially of a Hasidic sect. [Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbî, rabbi; see rabbi.] , 48, was convicted last May 23 of one count of conspiracy and 17 counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan DeWitt. Rebbe helped Sherman Oaks Tree Service Inc. avoid paying workers compensation insurance and federal payroll taxes for the tax years 1994-97. Gregg Buskett, the company's owner, pleaded guilty last year to tax evasion The process whereby a person, through commission of Fraud, unlawfully pays less tax than the law mandates. Tax evasion is a criminal offense under federal and state statutes. A person who is convicted is subject to a prison sentence, a fine, or both. and signing false corporate tax returns, DeWitt said. Buskett is scheduled to be sentenced in two weeks. - City News Service Competing rides raise AIDS funds The California AIDS Ride, a fund-raising event that has become a state institution, can expect competition for bicyclists this year, a judge 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. ruled Monday. Superior Court Judge David Yaffe refused to issue an injunction against the San Francisco AIDS Foundation Committed to ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by HIV, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation develops innovative solutions, combining scientific evidence with community experience to fight HIV/AIDS and promote health. and the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, which have set up an event to rival the 9-year-old San Francisco to Los Angeles California ride. Pallotta Teamworks, which organizes the AIDS Ride, sued to stop the rival AIDS/Lifecycle ride, arguing that its scheduling two weeks before the Pallotta event would dilute support from the original. - Associated Press 2 Valley students win scholarships Two high school students from the 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. area have been chosen as winners of the 2002 Music Center Spotlight Award in the drawing/painting category. The first-place winner is Peter Sriployrung, a 10th-grader at Clark Magnet High School in Glendale. He will receive a $1,500 scholarship. The second-place winner is Joo Ri Lee, a 12th-grader from Granada Hills High School Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. The school colors are green, black, and white. . She will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The two were announced as winners Sunday at an evening reception at the 18th Street Arts Complex in Santa Monica, where their work and that of others were on display. - Daily News |
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