BRIEFLY UNION OKS TERMS FOR STAPLES CENTER.The last remaining group of workers without a union contract at the Democratic National Convention site have resolved their labor dispute, calming fears that Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. employees could disrupt the Democrats' big party. The International Union of Operating Engineers The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a labor union within the AFL-CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers, who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and Local 501 has voted to accept the latest contract offer from Sempra Energy Sempra Energy NYSE: SRE is a San Diego, California-based energy services holding company that was founded in 1998. Sempra owns the Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Commodities, and Sempra Generation. , union President Don Mears said Tuesday. The engineers are responsible for making sure the center's heating, cooling and electrical systems work. The contract is key to paving the way for an agreement that would ensure Staples Center employees don't strike during the convention. - Associated Press Criticism delays principals' raise The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. board postponed action on a contract giving school principals the same raise as teachers, after hearing criticism of the plan from the teachers union, Assemblywoman Gloria Romero and new Superintendent Roy Romer. Romer said he does not like the proposal, feeling instead that the district should negotiate individually with each group of employees. Romero, D-Monterey Park, said when the state allocated an additional $2 billion for education recently, it intended most of the money to go to raise teacher salaries. - Daily News World's librarians will drop by Oviatt Library employees from a dozen countries arrived in the Southland on Tuesday to study library services in the computer age. On the agenda for the 15-member delegation is a visit to the Oviatt Library at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , to learn about the school's Automated Storage and Retrieval System Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (often referred to as ASRS or AS/RS) refers to a variety of computer-controlled methods for automatically depositing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. , according to the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles. - Daily News Councilman asks anti-gang money With the rise in gang violence across the city, Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas called on Tuesday for the city to make a special $5 million allocation to anti-gang programs. Ridley-Thomas said he wants the money to fund conflict resolution teams, summer job programs and a family development network program, among other things. - Daily News Northeast Valley CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. plans killed The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Tuesday decided to formally abandon
plans for a redevelopment project in the northeast San Fernando Valley San Fernando ValleyValley, 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. . Councilman Alex Padilla, who was under increasing pressure from the community he represents, said he wanted at least a two-year moratorium on any such plans because he had lost faith in the Community Redevelopment Agency. - Daily News Woman run over by 18-wheeler A 52-year-old Glendale woman suffered a crushed pelvis Tuesday when she was run over by an 18-wheel truck, officials said. Leyla Cabrera walked into the street attempting to walk around the truck, which had exited 1342 E. Colorado St., when she lost her footing and fell into the street, said Sgt. Rick Young. The truck driver, who had stopped for traffic, drove forward, Young said. A passerby shouted for the driver to back up, he said, noting it appeared the driver never saw her. - Daily News |
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