BRIEFLY.Suspect sought in shooting at school LAKE VIEW TERRACE - Authorities on Tuesday sought a possible gang member who shot and wounded a lunch truck operator during a daylight robbery daylight robbery Noun Informal blatant overcharging daylight robbery n it's daylight robbery! (fig, col) → ¡es un robo descarado! in the parking lot of a school. The suspect fled the parking lot of Delphi Academy Los Angeles at 11341 Brainard Ave. on a bicycle Monday after the noon attack, said Sgt. Jim Reid of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Station. He held up the Eagle Foods truck in broad daylight before opening fire in view of Delphi students and teachers, according to police. The truck operator was shot once in the chest and once in the abdomen. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, Reid said. - City News Service Event will honor fallen Iraq soldier NORTH HILLS - The Evan Ashcraft Memorial Foundation will hold its second annual reception on Sunday to raise funds for scholarships, health care and psychological services for military personnel. The event will be held at Sam's Cafe, 15725 Parthenia St., North Hills. The reception will include food, live entertainment and a silent auction. Sgt. Evan Ashcraft was a 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. soldier who was killed early in the Iraq war. Admission is $25. For more information, please contact the foundation at (818) 704-0051 or www.evanashcraft.org. - Daily News Charter division formed by LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) The 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. announced Tuesday that it has established a new charter school division because of the growing importance of charter schools. Charter schools are an integral part of the structure of the school district and, as the number of schools increases, a special division to oversee the schools was needed, according to a statement released by LAUSD spokeswoman Olga Quinones. Gregory L. McNair has been appointed chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive of the division, and will report directly to Deputy Superintendent Rowena Lagrosa. - Daily News Council OK's limit on Malibu filming MALIBU - A measure limiting movie and TV filming in this wealthy enclave of Hollywood celebrities was tentatively approved by the City Council. Regulations adopted Monday would require the consent of surrounding neighbors for late-night and early-morning filming and would likely limit productions to 16 days at one location. A final vote was scheduled for July 25. - Associated Press Panel to advise on preserving hotel School district officials said Tuesday that an advisory panel will recommend how to preserve parts of the defunct Ambassador Hotel where Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. in 1968. The Los Angeles Unified School District voted in October to approve a $318 million school complex for 4,200 students but pledged to use some of the money to retain some of the hotel's historic portions. The committee will be chaired by former California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso. Meanwhile, a Superior Court judge on Tuesday tentatively denied requests by preservationists to decertify de·cer·ti·fy tr.v. de·cer·ti·fied, de·cer·ti·fy·ing, de·cer·ti·fies To revoke the certification of: voted to decertify the union. the final environmental impact report for the site. Judge Dzintra Janavs held off making a final decision and said she will rule at a later date. - Associated Press Coins to benefit NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. families The House voted unanimously Tuesday to have the U.S. Treasury U.S. Treasury Created in 1798, the United States Department of the Treasury is the government (Cabinet) department responsible for issuing all Treasury bonds, notes and bills. Some of the government branches operating under the U.S. Treasury umbrella include the IRS, U.S. mint millions of coins containing spacecraft metals in honor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), and Jet Propulsion Laboratory's 50th anniversary. The commemorative coins are expected to raise at least $23 million in surcharges. Profits will go to families of deceased or injured NASA personnel. Under the bill, the Treasury will mint 50,000 gold coins Gold coins Coin minted in gold, such as the American Eagle or the Canadian Maple Leaf. worth $50 apiece, which will sell at face value. Treasury also will mint 3.6 million silver coins worth $1 apiece, each of which will bear an image of one of the nine planets in the solar system. They will sell for $10 apiece. - Daily News |
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