BRIEFLY.Bannerjee back in transit position Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Thursday the appointment of Francis Bannerjee as interim general manager of the city Department of Transportation - a post from which she had previously retired. Bannerjee retired in 2002 after 30 years with the city to form her own consulting firm, working with public agencies. She is filling the post of Wayne Tanda, who resigned, while a search is under way for a permanent director. - Daily News City seeks input on 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 auditor City officials are seeking input from neighborhood councils on the job description for an independent contractor A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job. who will be hired to study the Department of Water and Power's finances to help the city determine whether to hike rates. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment on Thursday distributed the description of the work the city expects from the contractor. Neighborhood councils have until Sept. 14 to respond. The contractor will be expected to review the DWP's current budget while projecting future revenues and expenditures, as well as comparing the DWP's costs and rates with other utilities. The contract will also call for consideration of alternatives to rate increases. The description of the contractor's work is available at www.LACityNeighborhoods.com. - Daily News Pilot who ditched in ocean rescued MALIBU - A lone pilot who lost engine power near Point Mugu ditched his plane in the ocean Thursday and was rescued in good condition after being in the water for about an hour, authorities said. The pilot left from Camarillo and reported engine trouble about 10:50 a.m., said Donn Walker of the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control . Minutes later, the single-engine Citabria went down about seven nautical miles off Point Mugu, Walker said. A U.S. Coast Guard crew pulled the pilot from the water in good condition, KCAL kcal kilocalorie. kcal abbr. kilocalorie kcal kilocalorie. (Channel 9) reported. - City News Service Man to face bank robbery charges A 39-year-old man already in custody on a drug charge and suspected in three 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. bank robberies will face federal charges, an FBI spokeswoman said Thursday. Jerome Powers, 39, was arrested by Los Angeles police Aug. 23 on suspicion of illegal possession of a hypodermic needle hypodermic needle n. 1. A hollow needle used with a hypodermic syringe. 2. A hypodermic syringe including the needle. . He is being held at Men's Central Jail. Powers is suspected in the robberies of a World Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest. in Granada Hills on June 24, a Comerica in Studio City on June 30 and a Citibank in Montrose on July 23. He is being held without bail. - Daily News Guilty plea given in racial attacks The son of a former Lancaster mayoral candidate pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted murder for racially motivated attacks on two black men in the Antelope Valley, prosecutors said. Sean Patrick Delaney, 24, of Lancaster is facing nearly 26 years in state prison when he is sentenced Wednesday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell, said Deputy District Attorney John Allen Ramseyer. Along with two counts of attempted murder, Delaney admitted hate crime and gang allegations and the use of a knife, according to the prosecutor. - City News Service CSU See DSU/CSU. 1. CSU - California State University. 2. CSU - Cleveland State University. 3. CSU - Channel Service Unit. set to admit storm-displaced The California State University system California State University System, coordinating agency established in 1960 by the merger of individual California state colleges, now consisting of 23 campuses. will admit students from Gulf Coast-area colleges who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina as well as California students who planned to attend those colleges. Students interested in attending a CSU campus should call the CSU Chancellor's Office, Academic Affairs, at (562) 951-4727. - Daily News LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) board OKs 2005-06 budget L.A. Unified's school board unanimously approved on Thursday the district's $13.2 billion budget for the 2005-06 school year. The budget includes a $7.1 billion general fund, maintains the 2 percent ongoing salary increase granted in 2004-05 and also allocates $2 million for the A-G A-G Air-to-Ground Initiative, which would require all students to take college preparatory courses. - Daily News |
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