BRIEFLY WOUNDED WOMAN IS CALLED STABLE.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - An unidentified 20-year-old woman was in stable condition Friday after she was hit by a bullet fired from the gun of a suspected gang member, police said. The gunman was described as a male Latino, 5 foot 8 inches tall, about 150 pounds, and 20 years old. He was seen fleeing in a white Ford F-150 after the 2 a.m. incident in the 11000 block of Sherman Way on Friday. - Daily News Ex-officer to serve 5-year sentence The partner of former Rampart Division police Officer Rafael Perez surrendered to authorities to begin serving a five-year sentence, his attorney said Friday. Nino Durden Gino Floyd Durden (born May 5 1963), known as Nino Durden, was an officer in the elite Los Angeles Police Department Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums unit implicated in the Rampart Scandal. , 34, pleaded guilty last year in state court to conspiring to obstruct justice, perjury perjury (pûr`jərē), in criminal law, the act of willfully and knowingly stating a falsehood under oath or under affirmation in judicial or administrative proceedings. under oath, grand theft and filing a false police report. He also pleaded guilty to a federal charge of civil rights violations. He surrendered Thursday before noon to begin serving five years for concurrent state and federal sentences, lawyer Bill Seki said. ``It's over,'' Seki added. He would not say where Durden will serve his sentence. - City News Service DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection customers can get rebates 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. residents were to begin receiving utility bill notices Friday about potential rebates of up to $500 for buying energy-efficient appliances. For the first time, the Department of Water and Power is offering rebates to residential customers for choosing appliances and related products that use less energy than standard models. The DWP has long offered rebates to its commercial and industrial customers. The rebates are available through the department's Green L.A. program, which is designed to increase energy conservation and alternative power production. Qualified appliances and products include Energy Star-rated refrigerators, air conditioners, thermostats, compact fluorescent lights, and high-efficiency windows and dishwashers. DWP customers have until Dec. 31 to apply for the rebates. - City News Service Students invited to art competition The Music Center is seeking talented high school students to compete in the 15th Annual Music Center Spotlight Awards, which offers up to $5,000 in prizes in dance, voice, instrumental and visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → categories. Non-classical voice applications must be postmarked by Oct. 1. All other performance category applications must be received online or postmarked by Oct. 8. Visual arts applications must be received online or be postmarked by Nov. 15. Mailed applications include a $10 fee; online registration is free. Information is available at www.musiccenter.org or by calling (213) 972-3300. Performance finalists will compete at the April 22 awards ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . - Daily News Strip clubs sued for bias vs. men Spearmint Rhino Spearmint Rhino is a chain of strip clubs that operates throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Central Europe, Russia, and Australia. The company was started by John Gray. The name "Spearmint Rhino" is a euphemism for the more salacious term "Hot and Horny". and Blue Zebra Adult Cabaret were among several adult entertainment venues sued in Los Angeles on Friday by men's rights groups. The National Coalition of Free Men The National Coalition of Free Men (NCFM) is a non-profit educational & civil rights organization based in the United States. The NCFM looks at the ways sex discrimination affects men and boys. The organization has sponsored conferences, adult education, demonstrations and lawsuits. , and an individual plaintiff described as ``John Doe John Doe formerly, any plaintiff; now just anybody. [Am. Pop. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 329] See : Everyman 1,'' sued the ``gentlemen's clubs'' because men are charged higher admission fees than women. At some clubs, women get in free, the suit alleges. Sex-based pricing violates the state civil rights code, according to the complaint. Two clubs named in the suit, Arena in Los Angeles and Camacho's in the City of Industry, reportedly subjected the individual plaintiff to a physical search while allowing women to go in unsearched. An employee at Spearmint Rhino in Los Angeles declined comment on the lawsuit, saying no managers would be at the club until late evening. - City News Service |
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