BRIEFLY STATE HEARING CALLED ON TOILET WATER PLAN.State Sen. Richard Alarcon has called a June 8 special hearing of the Select Committee on Environmental Justice to hear details of Los Angeles' ``toilet-to-tap'' water recycling project. ``Like most people, I would, at minimum, give pause before drinking tap water recycled from toilets,'' said Alarcon, D-Van Nuys. ``More important, I am outraged that the East Valley is once again going to be the dumping ground. If the water is going to be so clean, why not start the program elsewhere?'' The project, which was to begin earlier this month, pumps treated wastewater into the ground to be naturally filtered for at least five years before being pumped into the drinking supply. East Valley residents would be the first recipients. Department of Water & Power officials say the East Valley Water Recycling Project is safe, and similar projects have had no ill effects. DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection officials and environmentalists will be invited to the hearing, to take place in the Northeast Valley. - Daily News Anti-gang program to get city review A Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. committee agreed Thursday to launch an
extensive review of the L.A. Bridges anti-gang youth program, using
representatives from various city departments and an outside consultant.
The city's Ad Hoc Committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished on Gangs and Juvenile Justice adopted recommendations from the city's chief legislative analyst and administrative officer. Their report recommends the city fund the program for at least a year and review its finances and effectiveness. The council will discuss the matter next week. - Daily News DWP reduces debt more than $2 billion Poised to compete in a deregulated electricity market, the Department of Water and Power has whittled down its debt by more than $2 billion in the past two years, officials said Thursday. Officials estimate the DWP is reducing its debt by $2 million a day, after sinking $4.1 billion into debt in 1997. The department unveiled an electronic countdown billboard titled ``DWP: Debt-Free in '03,'' to track the agency's outstanding debt. - Daily News staff and wire services Winds may have led to injury on freeway Powerful winds up to 40 mph whipped across parts of the Valley on Thursday and might have contributed to an injury crash at a freeway interchange in Sylmar, authorities said. The incident occurred about 11:35 a.m. on the transition road from the westbound Foothill Freeway to the southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , said Bob Collis of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . A trailer being pulled behind a Jeep overturned, seriously injuring a woman in the lead vehicle, Collis said. It was windy at the time. - City News Service Judge hears case against LAX growth A judge took under submission Thursday a request to halt expansion of Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX until an extensive environmental study is done. 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 Judge Dzintra Janavs said she has tentatively decided against granting a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. but plans to hear arguments from both sides. The complaint accuses the city of illegally sidestepping state environmental laws in deciding against a full impact report on the proposed major expansion of United Airlines' cargo terminal. In a related development, attorneys for Inglewood reached a tentative deal on LAX expansion. United Airlines agreed to convert diesel ground service vehicles to use only alternative fuel, delay cargo flight expansion by 18 months and contribute $25,000 in matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money to Inglewood's noise abatement fund. - City News Service Man held in death of 2-year-old son A Van Nuys man was arrested on suspicion of murder Thursday after his 2-year-old son died in a hospital, police said. Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department's Abused Child Unit were called to Valley Presbyterian Hospital Presbyterian Hospital can refer to several places:
Juan Deras was arrested after detectives suspected the boy's father had hit the boy in the stomach, Quijano said. - City News Service Valley streets to get cost-efficient lights Brighter and cheaper high-pressure sodium street lights will replace mercury vapor lamps at three locations, the Department of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. announced Thursday. Nearly 3,000 lights will be replaced at DeSoto Avenue and Sherman Way and in San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. and Sunland. The new lights will save about $7,000 in electricity costs per year at each location, and be 20 percent brighter on residential streets and 10 percent brighter on major streets. - City News Service |
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