BRIEFLY.Three convicted in teen's murder Three men who wanted to avenge the stabbing of a friend were convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for their roles in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. 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. Superior Court jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about 1 1/2 days before reaching a verdicts in the second retrial retrial n. a new trial granted upon the motion of the losing party, based on obvious error, bias or newly-discovered evidence. (See: newly-discovered evidence) of Angel Rodriguez, 23, of Sun Valley; Mauricio Montes mon·tes n. Plural of mons. , 22, of Panorama City; and Christian Hernandez Corporal Christian Hernandez is a United States Marine from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines who was part of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and while at Camp Whitehorse, in Iraq, was accused of having a role in the death of Nagem Hatab. , 23, of Van Nuys. None of the defendants showed any emotion as the verdicts were read. Trial testimony showed they were accomplices to the killing of 15-year-old Santiago Polanco of Sun Valley near Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley on Dec. 13, 2001. The actual alleged killer, 25-year-old Juan Chavez, remains at large. - City News Service Authorities name shooting victim GLENDALE - A 46-year-old man who was Glendale's first homicide victim of the year has been identified by authorities as Hamik Ordookhanian. Ordookhanian lived at the address where he was shot Jan. 30 in the 3600 block of Virginia Street in Glendale, said Lt. Cheryl MacWillie of the county coroner's office. An autopsy revealed he was shot multiple times in the head. Glendale police continue to search for Ordookhanian's killers. - Daily News Orange Line bus, car collide Feb. 2 After going accident-free during January, the Metro Orange Line had a minor, noninjury crash Feb. 2 when a motorist ran a red light and collided with the bus, officials said Wednesday. Also, officials told a City Council committee that near-misses are on the rise after dipping during December and January. - Daily News Math, sciences building at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge NORTHRIDGE - California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , will break ground next January on a $46 million science and math building, officials said Wednesday. The four-story project will include 13 ``smart'' lecture rooms with a seating capacity Noun 1. seating capacity - the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc. commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's of 770 students. Its construction comes at a critical time, with enrollment in the science and math program up 20 percent since 2000-01, with 2,400 full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. students. The building, funded with revenue from voter-approved Proposition 55, is set for completion in January 2009. - Daily News Ventura County saving greenbelts VENTURA - Ventura County supervisors tightened development rules to protect thousands of acres between Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. and Ventura from urban sprawl. The ordinance approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors preserves 27,900 acres as greenbelts. County planning official Deborah Millais said the ordinance specifies the acreage involved and makes the law hard to undo. To alter the new greenbelt ordinance, four of the five supervisors would have to agree and hold a public hearing. In 2000, supervisors adopted a companion greenbelt that preserves 72,000 acres of citrus and avocado fields and open land between Fillmore and the Los Angeles County line. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Council gives OK to new planners The City Council voted Wednesday to confirm two of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nominees to the West Los Angeles
The council voted 14-0 to confirm David Washington and Sean Burton to the citizen oversight panel, which helps set the planning agenda for West Los Angeles. Councilman Tom LaBonge was absent. - Associated Press CSUN to provide income tax help NORTHRIDGE - Low-income residents and families can get free help preparing their state and federal income taxes from 300 students at Cal State Northridge's College of Business and Economics. The students will be working out of 19 centers throughout metropolitan Los Angeles, including the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys. Call (818) 677-2130 or see www.csun.edu/vita. - Daily News |
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