BRIEFLY UCLA RESEARCHER TO BE HONORED.A UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX researcher whose work led to the development of the breast cancer drug Herceptin will receive the American Cancer Society's highest honor for scientists, the university announced Monday. Dennis Slamon, director of Clinical/Translational Research at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, will receive the Medal of Honor Medal of Honor highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery for clinical research during a ceremony in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on Saturday, according to the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . - City News Service Councils involved with Public Works Four neighborhood councils 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. have reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Public Works to involve them in planning projects such as street repairs and tree trimming, officials said Monday. The advisory panels in Studio City, Valley Village, central North Hollywood and Toluca Lake will be consulted when the department develops its periodic work plans for the areas, said University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission professor Terry Cooper, who helped broker the agreement as part of the university's Neighborhood Participation Project. Cooper said the pact between the neighborhood councils and Public Works is intended as a model for other advisory councils and other city departments. - Daily News Man pleads guilty to abuse of son An Oxnard man pleaded guilty Monday to felony child-abuse charges for dipping his 3-year-old son into scalding scalding plunging of pig or poultry carcasses into very hot water to facilitate scraping and dehairing and plucking. Chicken scalding water is 130°F for broilers (larger birds higher) applied for 1 to 2 minutes. Modern pig abattoirs use steam at 144 to 147°F for about 3 minutes. water after the boy soiled his pants, officials said. Alfredo Esquivel, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of inflicting corporal injury on a child and one count of felony child abuse. A torture charge was dropped in exchange for his guilty plea. He will be sentenced to 16 to 19 years in prison on April 9, prosecutor David Lehr said. Esquivel's wife, Maria, pleaded guilty to one count of felony child abuse for failing to seek medical care for the boy, and was sentenced earlier this month to five years in prison, Lehr said. - Daily News Body discovered inside burned car SYLMAR - A charred body was found Monday inside the trunk of a Mercedes sedan that appeared to have been intentionally set on fire, officials said. Firefighters responded to a report of a car fire about 4 a.m. in an alley near Foothill Boulevard and Arroyo Street. ``They extinguished the fire and found a body inside that was burned beyond recognition,'' said Sgt. Robert Ginther of 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 . . - Daily News Foundation hosts fund-raiser dance Local environmentalists will host a western dance and barbecue Saturday at the Cowboy Palace Saloon in Chatsworth to raise money for preservation of the Santa Susana Mountains The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west separating the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley on its south from Santa Clara River Valley to the north and . The Foundation for the Preservation of the Santa Susana Mountains event costs $15 per person and $25 per couple. There's a no-host bar with a percentage of the proceeds going to the foundation. The will begin at 4 p.m. at the Cowboy Palace Saloon at 21636 Devonshire St. For information, call Pearl Turbush at (661) 242-5506 or Gretha Davis at (818) 340-4011. - Daily News Meet-and-greet new schools chief GLENDALE - The school board will host a get-acquainted reception welcoming Superintendent Mike Escalante to Glendale from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the district's Administration Center at 223 N. Jackson St. Escalante began his service as the district's chief executive on Feb. 2. He comes to Glendale from the Fullerton Joint Union High School District Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD), founded in 1893 is a school district in Orange County, California that serves a fifty-square-mile area which includes the cities of Fullerton, La Habra and Buena Park. . - Daily News Man, 72, believed to have shot self LAKE VIEW TERRACE - The body of a 72-year-old man who apparently committed suicide was discovered inside his vehicle Sunday night, coroner's officials said. Oscar Zuniga of Montrose was found in his car in the 11100 block of Foothill Boulevard, near the Hansen Dam Recreation Area, at 7:20 p.m. Sunday, said Los Angeles County coroner The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was created in its present form on December 7, 1990 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, though it has existed in some form since the late 19th century. spokesman David Campbell. He had apparently shot himself. - Daily News |
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