BRIEFLY.Mayor dedicates park in East L.A. East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. had a new park on Sunday, the largest area of open space on the Eastside. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. joined Councilman Jose Huizar at the dedication Saturday of the first phase of the 92-acre Ascot Hills Park. The improvements made to this natural open space area since groundbreaking in November 2005 include a new entry gate structure, hiking trails, rest and picnic areas, a temporary gravel parking lot and a temporary restroom. The second phase of development for the park will consist of the restoration of streams and native plants, and the construction of an outdoor classroom, a permanent parking lot, and permanent restroom facilities. Mayor Villaraigosa, when council member of the 14th District, worked to secure the site and a $3 million grant from state Proposition 40 funds, the ``California Clean Air, Clean Water, Safe Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood parks, which generally range in size up to 30 acres, serve as a social and recreational focal points for neighborhoods and are the basic units of a park system. Many include a playground. , and Coastal Protection Act of 2002'' to develop the area into a passive park open to the public. -- City News Service 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. area heats up again The Southland will warm up today, and be even hotter Tuesday, but the heat is unlikely to break any records and will be only slightly above normal for August, the National Weather Service reported today. The hot weather is forecast to last through the week, and with it, high electricity usage, prompting utility companies to urge customers to conserve. But it's not expected to be nearly as hot and humid as it was during the July heat wave, and will be close to average August weather, said Bill Hoffer Temperatures could climb into the upper 80s today and into the 90s inland, he said. On Tuesday, which is expected to be the hottest day of the week, temperatures are expected to reach the 90s inland and into triple digits in some Valley locations, he said. -- City News Service Motorcycle crash kills Oxnard man ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los -- A motorcyclist was killed Sunday and another was injured in a crash in the Angeles National Forest, a California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer said. The crash was reported at 10:27 a.m. on Lake Hughes Road at Taylor Canyon Mountainway, according to the 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 . Michael Paul Brogan, 47, of Oxnard, died at the scene, according to the coroner's office. Another man was airlifted to a hospital in unknown condition, said CHP Officer Francisco Villalobos. -- City News Service |
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