BRIEFLY.Injunction OK'd against 10 gangs A 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. judge granted an injunction curbing the activities of 10 criminal street gangs in a dense, 2.9-square-mile area west of downtown, the City Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. The preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. is the third obtained by City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's gang unit since April as part of an effort to prosecute gang-related activity, said Frank Mateljan of the City Attorney's Office. The order establishes a ``safety zone'' in an area bounded by the Harbor Freeway, James M. Wood Street, Normandie and Beverly boulevards. In the zone, members of the 18th Street, Crazy Riders, DIA, DTO DTO Data Transfer Object DTO Download-To-Own (video content) DTO Data Transport Option (Computer Associates' Unicenter addon) DTO Disruptive Technology Office , La Raza La Ra·za n. Mexicans or Mexican Americans considered as a group, sometimes extending to all Spanish-speaking people of the Americas. [American Spanish, the people.] Loca, Orphans, Rockwood Street Locos, Varrio Vista Rifa, Wanderers and Witmer Street Locos are restricted from associating in public. The injunction also imposes a 10 p.m. curfew on gang members, prohibits the intimidation of residents in the zone and prohibits extortion and the possession of weapons, drugs and graffiti tools by gang members. - City News Service L.A. panel rejects settlement deal The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. rejected a $9,500 stipulated settlement Tuesday with Clear Channel Outdoor over billboards promoting City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
The company admitted to 19 counts of failing to provide the commission with required notification as well as an additional 19 counts of failing to indicate that the advertisements were not purchased by the candidates. The commission deemed the recommended fine of $9,500 fine as too low, directing staff See: exercise directing staff. to impose a higher fine although not necessarily the $60,000 recommended by commission President Gil Garcetti. The commission imposed $16,500 in fines against the owner of two Hawthorne companies for violating campaign finance laws by reimbursing employees who donated to several City Council members. - City News Service Man is charged with escaping cell A 22-year-old man who allegedly punched a hole through drywall in a holding cell at the LAPD's 77th Street Station and fled last Thursday was charged Tuesday with escape and other counts. Francisco Ruiz, who was re-arrested Friday, is scheduled to be arraigned today at the 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 courthouse. Along with escape, Ruiz also is charged with one felony count of vandalism and two misdemeanor counts of giving false information to police, according to the District Attorney's Office. He was jailed on just over $1 million bail. - City News Service Officials urging election merger Los Angeles city officials urged Tuesday that the election for two City Council seats be consolidated with the Nov. 8 statewide special election called by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The city is faced with vacancies in the 14th District seat held by Mayor- elect Antonio Villaraigosa and the 10th District seat held by Councilman Martin Ludlow, who is expected to take over as head of the county Federation of Labor. Officials said the move would save up to $300,000 and increase voter turnout by avoiding three separate elections. Cost of the special election is estimated at $1.1 million. If the city holds its own elections, City Clerk Frank Martinez said the earliest it could be is October. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a runoff election will be held in January. The full City Council is scheduled to consider the matter Friday. - Daily News Cyclist pursuit reaches 130 mph With police and news media helicopters overhead, a motorcycle rider darted across 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. through rush-hour traffic at 130 miles per hour Tuesday before losing police in the parking lot of the Glendale Galleria. The suspect, wanted for traffic violations, was still at large Tuesday night, officials said. The California Highway Patrol attempted to pull over the driver for speeding about 5:30 p.m. near Sand Canyon Road on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. , CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Tariq Johnson said. Instead of pulling to a stop, the driver accelerated and the chase began, Johnson said. With the motorcycle driver weaving between cars at high speeds, the CHP decided to follow him by helicopter only. During the televised chase, the driver darted between cars at high speeds on both freeways and surface streets. He turned into opposing traffic or drove through red lights several times, narrowly avoiding accidents. The rider lost officers by driving into the Glendale Galleria parking lot. The rider was last seen running into the Robinsons-May department store, Glendale Police Sgt. Louis Haloulakas said. - Daily News |
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