BRIEFLY.14 freeway signs offer traffic info Caltrans on Monday began providing ``real time'' travel information on 14 electronic freeway signs in 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. County. The signs provide estimates of travel times between major interchanges and destination points weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. ``Posting travel times allows motorists on Los Angeles freeways to better plan their commutes,'' said Caltrans Director Will Kempton. The estimated travel times - based on information collected from traffic sensors embedded in the freeways - do not apply to car-pool lanes, said Jeanne Bonfilio of Caltrans. The technology is also being used in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Atlanta and Chicago. - City News Service Foster care effort gets bar's backing The American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law House of Delegates House of Delegates n. The lower house of the state legislature in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. gave its unanimous approval Monday to a resolution written by the Children's Law Center of Los Angeles designed to improve long-standing problems in the foster-care court system. The resolution urges Congress, state lawmakers and judges to take concrete steps to reduce the caseloads of lawyers who represent foster children and establish law school loan forgiveness programs to help attract higher quality attorneys. At any given time, Children's Law Center attorneys handle the cases of 150 to 200 foster children while in other parts of the nation attorneys represent up to 1,000 children, said Miriam Krinsky, executive director of the center. - Daily News Man shot, killed after road chase LANCASTER - A deputy-involved shooting in Lancaster Monday left a man dead, reportedly following a ``road rage'' incident and pursuit, 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. authorities and broadcast reports. The gunfire erupted shortly before 7 a.m. near 30th Street West and Avenue J, said Deputy Luis Castro Luis Manuel Castro (November 25, 1876 - September 24, 1941) was the first Colombian to play professional baseball in the United States since Cuban player Esteban Bellán in 1871. Likewise, Castro was the first Latin American ballplayer to play in Major League Baseball. of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. The name of the man - who died at a hospital - was withheld pending notification of his relatives. A deputy apparently suffered a minor injury during the confrontation, the Sheriff's Department reported. - City News Service Girl's kin seeking probe of shooting An attorney representing the family of a 19-month-old girl killed by Los Angeles police during a gunbattle with her father Monday asked the Justice Department for an independent investigation of the shooting. In a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales For the New York Yankees infielder, see . Alberto Gonzales (born August 4 1955) is an American jurist who served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States. Gonzales was appointed to the post in February 2005 by President George W. Bush. , Montebello attorney Luis Carrillo says the family has suffered harassment from the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. in the aftermath of the July 10 shooting in Watts. Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton told a reporter from KCAL kcal kilocalorie. kcal abbr. kilocalorie kcal kilocalorie. (Channel 9) that he does not believe a federal investigation into the shooting is necessary. ``It's not going to happen, given the federal violations in this incident,'' Bratton told KCAL. Bratton has said Suzie was used as a ``shield'' by her father, Jose Raul Pea, as he fired at officers during a 2 1/2-hour standoff at his used-car sales business in Watts. - City News Service Plea of not guilty entered in killing A reputed gang member pleaded not guilty Monday to the brazen daytime road-rage killing of a young college student who was shot in the head while driving his Chevrolet Camaro on the Harbor Freeway. D'andre Keyshaun Moorer, 27, of Los Angeles entered the plea to one count of murder. Superior Court Commissioner James N. Biano ordered him held without bail until a Sept. 14 hearing. Michael Ryan Livingston, 20, of Long Beach was driving north on the 110 Freeway near Manchester Avenue on March 29 when he was shot and his Camaro crashed into the concrete center divider wall. He died immediately. Moorer and Donald Ray Shorts, 23, of Los Angeles were allegedly linked to the Livingston killing by investigators with a multiagency task force that included the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF, sometimes BATF or BATFE) is a United States federal agency; more specifically a specialized law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice. and the U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. , authorities said. - City News Service |
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