BRIEFLY.Suspect arrested in street stabbing CANOGA PARK - A 29-year-old Mexican national was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal street stabbing of another man. Jose Tame Monasterio was booked on suspicion of murder in connection with the Dec. 11 stabbing of Carlos Plascencia in the 21000 block of Sherman Way, said Lt. Gary Hallden of the 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. Police Department's West Valley Division. Police said the suspect stabbed Plascencia, then disappeared from the street. Police said they recovered the knife, and they credited witnesses with helping identify the suspect, who had been living in the Valley with family and friends since disappearing. - Daily News PR scandal isn't over, Parks says A Los Angeles city official called on Wednesday for a further review of the contract with a downtown public-relations firm. Councilman Bernard Parks, who is one of the major challengers to 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 , said he wanted a review of the contract with Fleishman-Hillard to determine what strategy it was offering involving other elected officials. ``There was a notation on one bill that it was providing strategy on dealing with (Controller Laura) Chick,'' Parks said. ``I think we need a policy to prevent companies on contract (from) working against other officials.'' Parks' proposal was sent to the City Council's Rules and Elections Committee. Bills from Fleishman Hillard are being closely monitored amid accusations it overbilled the city. - Daily News Council skeptical on deprivatizing Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. members expressed skepticism Wednesday
that city crews could replace 180,000 failing or inefficient traffic
signals for less money than it would cost to hire a contractor for the
job.
The council's Transportation Committee declined to authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) the city Department of Transportation to replace burned-out or energy-wasting lights with more efficient light-emitting diodes. The committee agreed to review the matter in 30 days. The city received bids from six companies to replace the lights, ranging from $17.3 million to $83 million. The Department of Transportation estimated that it could do the job in-house for $22 million over five years. - Daily News Ecstasy suspect faces extradition extradition (ĕkstrədĭsh`ən), delivery of a person, suspected or convicted of a crime, by the state where he has taken refuge to the state that asserts jurisdiction over him. A former Studio City gym owner who owns a $3 million South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. game farm is facing extradition to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. on suspicion of playing a role in large-scale international Ecstasy ring, authorities said. Meir Elran, a 38-year-old Israeli national who also goes by the name Meir Elran Ben Hamo, was arrested Friday in Johannesburg by South African police
The South African Police (SAP) traces its origin to the Dutch Watch, a paramilitary organization formed by settlers in the Cape in 1655, initially to protect civilians against acting on a U.S. arrest warrant issued last year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation and infrastructure officials said Wednesday. Elran is the 14th defendant charged as a result of an international investigation in which U.S. authorities seized more than 300,000 doses of Ecstasy they contend the ring brought into the United States. - City News Service |
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