BRIEFLY STATE LOTTERY NOW BIGGEST IN NATION.The SuperLotto Plus jackpot for tonight's draw is now up to $86 million, the head of the state lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. reported Friday. Tony Molica said the jackpot is the nation's largest. A single jackpot winner who chooses the 26 graduated annual payments would receive about $2,150,000 the first year, he said, and those payments would graduate to $4,386,000 by the 26th year before taxes. A single jackpot winner would take home about $43 million before taxes. There are no state or local taxes on California Lottery prizes. The retailer who sells a single winning $86 million ticket would receive a $430,000 bonus, Molica said. - City News Service One killed in crash with state truck An occupant of a compact car was killed Friday when the car collided with a Caltrans truck east of Moorpark, authorities said. It was unclear whether the person who was killed was the driver or a passenger in the car, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Shawna Davison said. The driver of the Caltrans truck, which apparently had a plow attachment, suffered only minor injuries. The crash happened about 2:20 p.m. on New 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. Avenue at Grimes Canyon Road. One vehicle apparently rear-ended the other, Davison said. Traffic was blocked in both directions for several hours. - Daily News County assessor Web site honored The Los Angeles County Assessor's Office has won the prestigious Public Information Program Award for its Web site, which allows property owners to get information about parcel and recent sales data in the neighborhood, officials said Friday. ``Our goal is to provide property owners and the public with an array of options for obtaining accurate and understandable information, from property values and area sales to building data and maps,'' Assessor Rick Auerbach Frederick Steven Auerbach (born February 15, 1950 in Woodland Hills, California) was an shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played from 1971-1981. See also
The International Association of Assessing Officers gave the county the award for the Web site, located at www.lacountyassessor.com, which has logged more than 2.3 million visits since the current version went online three years ago. - Daily News Christmas trees can be recycled Los Angeles County's annual curbside Christmas tree collection program runs through Jan. 17, and the city of Los Angeles
Residents in unincorporated areas and various cities can take part by placing their trees curbside next to the recycling and waste containers on scheduled trash collection days. Make sure to remove plastic containers, metal stands and bars, ornaments and tinsel tin·sel n. 1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration. 2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events. . Flocked trees or those coated with a fire retardant fire retardant Public health A chemical used to resist combustion, which may contain polybrominated biphenyls and antimony oxide will be accepted. In the Valley, recycling sites will be opening at: Chatsworth Park South, 22360 Devonshire St.; Balboa Sports Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino; Sylmar Park, 13109 Borden Ave.; and Sunland Park Sunland Park may refer to:
For more information on the city's program, call (800) 587-3356. - City News Service CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan says 5 killed on roads in county Five people died on Los Angeles county freeways and streets patrolled by the California Highway Patrol in the first 36 hours of the New Year's holiday weekend, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the agency. Statewide there were 26 freeway fatalities. CHP officers arrested 121 people in the county for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Statewide, 711 DUI arrests were made. - City News Service |
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