BRIEFLY.Mom enters plea in infant's death A 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. woman initially charged with murder in the death of her 8-month-old daughter pleaded no contest Wednesday to child abuse. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta immediately sentenced Ana Mata, 30, to seven years and four months in state prison. Paramedics were sent in January 2004 to Mata's apartment, where the baby had died under suspicious circumstances, police said shortly after Mata's arrest. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Abused Child Unit and from the Rampart Division determined that the baby was the victim of severe neglect and was grossly undernourished, police said last year. Mata's then-4-year-old daughter was taken into protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. . - City News Service Bomb scare bomb scare n → amenaza de bomba bomb scare bomb n → alerte f à la bombe bomb scare n → Bombenalarm shuts L.A. bus terminal A bomb squad was called in Wednesday to remove a ``suspicious suitcase'' found on a bus at Union Station in 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 , but no explosives were in the luggage LUGGAGE. Such things as are carried by a traveller, generally for his personal accommodation; baggage. In England this word is generally used in the same sense that baggage is used in the United States. See Baggage. , authorities said. The discovery of the suitcase after the bus returned to the station about 4:30 a.m. prompted authorities to close the facility's bus terminal, said sheriff's Sgt. Vanette Christensen. The area was declared safe within a couple of hours, and the station was reopened, authorities said. - City News Service 2 recommended for utility board A Los Angeles city panel recommended Wednesday that two of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nominees be appointed to the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. The Commerce, Energy and Natural Resources Committee urged the City Council to approve Nick Patsaouras and David Nahai to serve on the board that oversees the nation's largest municipal utility. Patsaouras, an Encino resident, has long ties to Villaraigosa and has served on the Metropolitan Transportation Board and other city panels. Nahai is a member of the state Regional Water Quality Control Board. Both men promised a vigorous review of the department's operations. - Daily News Asia destination of Antonio's trip 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. will make his first overseas trip a visit to Asia, although the timing and itinerary have not been decided yet, a spokesman said. Villaraigosa met Monday with the Los Angeles-based consul general consul general n. pl. consuls general Abbr. CG A consul of the highest rank serving at a principal location and usually responsible for other consular offices within a country. for South Korea, and the Korea Times reported that the mayor said he would visit that nation in January, as well as China and Japan. Villaraigosa's press secretary, Joe Ramallo, said such a trip is being planned although the date has not been set and the Mayor's Office is still considering which countries to visit. ``He's said all along his first trade mission would be to Asia,'' Ramallo said. ``In recognition of the fact they're major trading partners and we have close relationships.'' - Daily News Departed Tanda lands planning job Former Transportation Director Wayne Tanda, whose departure in August marked the first shake-up of city department heads under Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has landed the top planning job in Monterey County. Tanda will become manager of the Monterey County Resource Management Agency, a newly created post that oversees planning, public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. and redevelopment agencies among others, officials there said. A 2002 appointee APPOINTEE. A person who is appointed or selected for a particular purpose; as the appointee under a power, is the person who is to receive the benefit of the trust or power. of former Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California , Tanda had clashed with Villaraigosa, particularly over a traffic signal conversion plan. When he resigned last month, Tanda said he wanted to be closer to his family in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. . - Daily News Antonio fills post for street lighting Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has appointed Ed Ebrahimian director of the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting. A 19-year veteran of the department, Ebrahimian has been interim director since December. The $18.6 million department oversees design, construction and maintenance of lights throughout the city. - Daily News |
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