BRIEFLY.Council calls for speech decorum DECORUM. Proper behaviour; good order. 2. Decorum is requisite in public places, in order to permit all persons to enjoy their rights; for example, decorum is indispensable in church, to enable those assembled, to worship. Comparing the City Council chambers to a religious institution, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. called Wednesday for a policy on decorum in
speeches.
Prompted by several speakers during public comment sessions who have used profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity or racial slurs, the council instructed staff to develop a policy on how to control the language that is used. ``The moment we degrade this place is the moment we degrade democracy,'' Council President Eric Garcetti Eric Garcetti (born 1971) is the son of former Los Angeles county district attorney Gil Garcetti, and was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001. He was reelected in 2005. said. ``I view this chamber as a synagogue.'' Councilman Bernard Parks said the council does not want to limit speech but to develop a policy to deal with offensive behavior. -- Daily News Accused `mom' pleads not guilty SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. -- A woman believed to be the mother of a newborn girl who was found dead in a trash bin at a Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, trailer park pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and assault charges. Jacquelin Linaras, 22, was ordered jailed on $1 million bail pending her next appearance in San Fernando Superior Court next week. She is charged with murder and assault on a child causing death. Her boyfriend, Jose de la Cruz de la Cruz is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning 'of The Cross.'
-- City News Service Two men charged with tax fraud Two men accused of stealing more than $250,000 in taxpayer money by using the names of county employees in a fraudulent billing scheme were charged Wednesday in a 54-count criminal complaint. Samvel Melkonyan Samvel Melkonyan (Armenian: Սամվել Մելքոնյան, born March 15, 1984 in Yerevan) is an Armenian midfielder who plays for FC Banants. , 48, of Glendale was scheduled to be arraigned 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, while police were seeking a second defendant, Tigran Ghalmukhyan, 34, of Van Nuys, officials said. The indictment alleges that the two took the money through fraudulent medical billings using the names of nearly 200 county employees who reportedly were not aware they were being listed as ``patients'' for medical services not performed between last June and this month, prosecutors said. The charges against Melkonyan and Ghalmukhyan include identity theft, insurance fraud, grand theft of personal property and conspiracy to commit grand theft. If convicted, each defendant faces a possible maximum sentence of 40 years and four months in state prison. -- City News Service Fake designer goods seized Police seized more than $18 million worth of fake designer brand merchandize, including Tiffany, Prada and Loius Vuitton, and shut down a massive counterfeiting operation in downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District, officials said Wednesday. Chul Kim, 46, and Angie Kim, 50, were arrested on suspicion of willfully willfully adv. referring to doing something intentionally, purposefully and stubbornly. Examples: "He drove the car willfully into the crowd on the sidewalk." "She willfully left the dangerous substances on the property." (See: willful) manufacturing, intentionally selling, or possessing for sale counterfeit items. Their arrest came after investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and members of the Fashion District Security
conducted a two day raid on Santee Street, near 12th Street and Olympic
Boulevard. The area is commonly known as ``The Alley.''
``This is definitely one of the largest raids in recent memory,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Central Division Capt. Andrew Smith. ``Santee is one of the primary places to shop in the nation. It's one of those notorious places where people go there knowing they are buying fakes.'' But some merchants try to pass off fakes as legitimate merchandise, Smith said, and police had been investigating the Kims' operation for several months. Police seized $6.4 million in fake Tiffany jewelry, and $12 million worth of counterfeit handbags, clothes, sunglasses, shoes and wallets. Chul Kim's bail was set at $25,000 while Angie Kim's was $20,000. -- Daily News Man charged in boating crash SAN FERNANDO -- A man suspected of being under the influence of alcohol while at the helm of a boat involved in a fatal Memorial Day crash at Pyramid Lake was charged Wednesday with manslaughter. John Galvan, 46, was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on one count of vessel manslaughter with alcohol. Galvan was piloting the boat and towing a large inner tube carrying the victim, Edward Gomez, authorities said. Galvan swerved to avoid hitting another boat, and the tube carrying Gomez crashed head-on into the hull of the other boat. -- City News Service |
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