BRIEFLY WORKPLACE SAFETY A HAHN DIRECTIVE.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. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California on Wednesday directed city department heads to implement a comprehensive workplace safety program to reduce injuries and workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. costs. ``Reducing injuries keeps workers on the job and saves money that can be used for police, fire and other critical services,'' Hahn said. According to the mayor's directive, the number of city workers ``unavailable due to on-the-job injuries has risen to a level that significantly impacts the delivery of critical services.'' During fiscal year 2003-04, the city lost 1.7 million employee hours - the equivalent of 834 positions - to workplace injuries, according to the Mayor's Office. Continuing to pay salaries and nonmedical workers' compensation payments for those workers cost nearly $48 million, according to the office. - City News Service Off-duty officer dies in road crash An off-duty Montebello police officer was killed when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle he was riding on the Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern , it was reported Wednesday. Frank Torres, 24, was a four-year veteran assigned to his department's patrol division, Montebello police Sgt. Greg Powers said. Torres, who lived in Covina, had recently been married and came from a law enforcement family, grieving colleagues said. The motorcycle went down at 9:28 a.m. Tuesday on Angeles Crest Highway east of mile marker 50, according to the California Highway Patrol. - City News Service Kids get supplies, visit of NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= stars PACOIMA - More than 180 third-graders from Vaughn Next Century Learning Center were treated to new shoes, school supplies and a guest appearance from NBA stars Wednesday during the annual Teeth to Toes event, sponsored by MEND. The students, all from families at or below poverty level, were treated to the donated items, as well as free dental checkups and arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. projects, said Marianne Haver haver Verb 1. Scot & N English dialect to talk nonsense 2. to be unsure and hesitant; dither [origin unknown] Hill, executive director of Meet Each Need with Dignity, a philanthropic organization based in Pacoima. NBA stars Jason Collins, with the New Jersey Nets, and Jarron Collins, with the Utah Jazz, spoke to the children about doing well in school and finding college scholarships. - Daily News Car-theft suspect eludes police net RESEDA - Police combed a Reseda neighborhood for more than four hours Wednesday in a search for a suspected car thief who ran from authorities. Officers saw a man they believed to be a grand theft auto suspect near Hartland Street and Hesperia Avenue at about 1:40 a.m., said Sgt. Paul Sciarrillo of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley station. ``He fled from them on foot, and they set up a perimeter,'' Sciarrillo said. ``Canine searched for him with negative results. As the officers were getting ready to leave, they saw him again and reset the perimeter at 5:45 a.m.'' Police searched each vehicle that left the area, he said. - City News Service Driver sickened in spill of solvent SIMI VALLEY - Solvent used in silk screening spilled from a carrier company truck Wednesday, sickening the driver and forcing police to shut down Tapo Street for several hours. The driver, an employee of USF USF University of South Florida USF Universal Service Fund (often part of phone bill in US) USF University of San Francisco USF University of Sioux Falls USF University of St. Bestway, was taken to Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. , where he was in good condition after being treated, said Capt. Mark Taillon of the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. . No other injuries were reported in the noon incident. - Daily News Manson follower to stay locked up Thirty-five years after the Tate-LaBianca murders, Leslie Van Houten Leslie Louise Van Houten (born August 23 1949 in Altadena, California) is a former member of Charles Manson's "Family" who was convicted of the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Early Life Van Houten was described by the prosecution as having had a happy childhood. , the youngest of the women convicted with Charles Manson, was denied parole for a 15th time Wednesday, a spokesman for the Board of Prison Terms said. None of those convicted in the August 1969 slayings in Los Angeles has been released. Last month, the board denied parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, who was convicted along with Manson, Van Houten and Susan Atkins. - Associated Press |
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