BRIEFLY.Police seek help in shooting death VAN NUYS -- 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. police are asking for the public's help in finding whoever shot a 16-year-old boy to death in a gang-related attack. The shooting occurred about 12:10 p.m. Saturday near Sherman Way and Van Nuys Boulevard. The boy, whose identity has not been released by police, was approached by a Latino man wearing a gray hooded sweat shirt and white baggy shorts, police said. The man fired several shots, hitting the boy, then ran to a nearby car, where another Latino man drove him away, police said. The boy died at the scene. Anyone with information can call Van Nuys detectives at (818) 374-0040. -- Daily News Magnet deadline coming Jan. 19 The deadline to apply for enrollment in Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. magnets for next year is Jan. 19, district officials said Tuesday. Magnet schools are on regular campuses and specialize in such subjects as math, science and technology. They also offer programs for gifted students. ``The magnet program is a wonderful opportunity for students from kindergarten to 12th grade to participate in enriching educational programs,'' said Superintendent David Brewer This article is about the businessman and Lord Mayor of London; for the American jurist, see David Josiah Brewer Sir David Brewer CMG (born 1940) was Lord Mayor of London between 2005 and 2006. III. The LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) has 162 magnet programs and attracts about 65,000 applications annually for 16,000 openings, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the district. Last month, the district mailed brochures with details of its magnet program and applications to all homes with students in kindergarten through grade 11, according to the LAUSD. -- City News Service Teacher returns book a little late PACOIMA -- A Los Angeles Unified School District teacher shelled out a $171.32 late fee upon returning a book he checked out more than 45 years ago at a public library in Michigan, back when he was a teenager writing a class paper on the Egyptian pyramids The Pyramids of Egypt are among the largest constructions ever built[1] and constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. Most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods[2]. . Pacoima Middle School teacher Robert Nuranen found ``Prince of Egypt'' while perusing a box of family archives. His mother had initially misplaced mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. the book while cleaning house, according to an LAUSD spokeswoman. District officials said Nuranen's decision to return the book to the public library in Hancock, Mich., where he checked it out on June 2, 1960, demonstrated ``honesty and integrity to his students.'' -- City News Service Appeals court expedites hearing A state appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. said Tuesday it will hear arguments in the first week of April on the constitutionality of the mayor's legislation to assume significant control over the Los Angeles Unified School District. The court approved the mayor's request for an expedited hearing, and set arguments for either April 2 or April 6. A decision is expected shortly thereafter. The Mayor's Office today is also expected to file a request with the state Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of Assembly Bill 1381, which was signed into law in September. If the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, it will bypass the appellate court. The Mayor's Office appealed one day after Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs ruled Dec. 21 that the legislation is not legal, and blocked its Jan. 1 implementation. -- Daily News Two convicted in prison plots Two men who prosecutors say helped lead the Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, (also known as the AB or The Brand) is a prison gang numbering about 15,000 members in and out of prison.[1] In March 2006, four leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood were indicted for numerous crimes, including murder, conspiracy, drug prison gang in California were convicted Tuesday of plotting at least six murders from behind bars. A federal jury found Robert ``Blinky'' Griffin, 59, and John ``Youngster'' Stinson, 52, guilty of conspiracy to commit racketeering Traditionally, obtaining or extorting money illegally or carrying on illegal business activities, usually by Organized Crime . A pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity. and committing violent acts in aid of racketeering. They face life in prison without the possibility of parole when they are sentenced May 14. -- 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. |
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