BRIEFLY TEEN FLEES ATTACK DURING WALK HOME.NEWBURY PARK - A 16-year-old Newbury Park High School student fought off an attempted kidnapping this week while she was on her way home from school, officials said. A man ordered the girl on Monday to get into his white pickup truck and tried to grab her through the window, said Sgt. Harold Hanley of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. . The teen got away and ran to a nearby church. She was not injured, he said. - Daily News Boxer backing bill to report pollution Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is sponsoring legislation that would force anyone who released perchlorate perchlorate: see chlorate. , a chemical used in rocket fuel and linked to thyroid dysfunction, into water supplies to report it to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and . - Daily News State PUC (Public Utility Commission) A regulatory body in every state in the U.S. that governs public utilities within its jurisdiction such as electricity, gas, oil, sewer, water, transportation and telephone service. Some states call it the Public Service Commission (PSC). issues car-train report A rash of recent car-train crashes that killed four people in 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. was a coincidence, and motorists were at fault, according to a new report by the state Public Utilities Commission. - Associated Press Parks replaces LaBonge on panel Councilman Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. , with a goal of bringing professional football back to Los Angeles, was named Tuesday as a city representative on the Coliseum Commission. The announcement by council President Alex Padilla means Parks will take over from Councilman Tom LaBonge, who was named to the nine-member Coliseum panel in January. ``I'm disappointed that I will not be able to serve a complete term,'' LaBonge said Tuesday. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum For board track racing circuit, see . Present use The Coliseum is now primarily the home of the USC Trojan football team. During the recent stretch of its success in football, most of USC's regular home games, especially the alternating games with rivals UCLA and Notre is in Parks' council district, and Parks said he wants to work to bring a National Football League pro team to Los Angeles. - Daily News Police inquiries target of council Prompted by criticism that the Los Angeles Police Department's Inspector General's Office has been hampered in conducting inquiries, City Council members on Tuesday began looking at ways to make changes. The council asked for a full report on potential changes, including how the Sheriff's Department operates, to make it more effective. - Daily News Hahn files papers for re-election Mayor James Hahn filed papers Tuesday allowing him to begin fund-raising for his 2005 re-election campaign. - Daily News |
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