BRIEFLY.Master plan ready for public review SYLMAR - A draft report of Mission College's master plan is available for public review at several locations, as well as online. Mission College's master plan would expand college facilities and provide recreational amenities to the El Cariso Park area. A central part of the plan would make nine acres of parkland available to the college for expansion, in exchange for 17 acres of land owned by the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to being available on the college's Web site, www.lamission.edu, people may view the plan at the college library, and the Sylmar, Pacoima, Sunland-Tujunga and Mid 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. branches of the Los Angeles Public Library
The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. system. Public hearings are planned for 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 and 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the college Campus Center. - Daily News Bakley letter fuels case for defense A defense attorney in the wrongful-death lawsuit trial against Robert Blake Robert Blake may be:
n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. that claimed she had nearly been killed a half-dozen times. Attorney Peter Ezzel attempted to bolster the theory that there were many people who wanted to kill Bonny Lee Bakley. Blake was acquitted of murder in March, but Bakley's children are now suing him for damages, claiming he was responsible for her death in 2001 at age 44. Ezzel showed the letter to Blake, who indicated it had been written between November 1999 and June 2000, when Bakley was pregnant with the couple's daughter, Rosie, now 5. Bakley wrote: ``I've almost been killed a half a dozen times.'' Neither nor Ezzel nor Blake elaborated on the circumstances to which Bakley referred. - 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. Foster parents charged in death ALHAMBRA - The District Attorney's Office on Tuesday charged an Alhambra couple with the murder of their 2-year-old foster child earlier this month. Armando Abundis Sr., 32, and Frances Abundis, 35, were charged with one count of assault on a child causing death, one count of murder and two counts of child abuse likely to cause great bodily injury or death, District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
It was alleged in one of the child abuse counts that the couple inflicted injury that resulted in the child's death. The complaint alleged the child was assaulted sometime Oct. 10 or Oct. 11, when she died. The two were arrested at their Alhambra apartment on Friday and remain in custody. The couple had been the little girl's foster parents since she was about 9 months old. - Daily News Gas prices fall by nearly 9 cents The average price of regular gasoline in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, fell nearly 9 cents this month to $2.94 per gallon, 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. an Auto Club of Southern California survey released Tuesday. Prices peaked in September, with regular averaging $3.03 per gallon. ``All-time record-high prices in September had their effect on demand for gasoline in October,'' said Carol Thorp of the Auto Club. ``Most people can't reduce essential driving, such as commuting to work. But seeing gasoline prices above $3 per gallon apparently was enough for motorists to cut back discretionary driving. As demand for gasoline dropped, pump prices followed.'' - City News Service 16 groups share in games' grants The Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles announced $813,110 in grants to 16 organizations Tuesday from surpluses from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. An additional $240,194 was authorized for the foundation's Run 4 Fun Program that reaches 2,000 youngsters at 50 middle schools throughout the Southland. Among the organizations benefiting from the grants were LA's BEST to help fund a year-round after-school sports program at 138 schools in 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. ; Channel Islands YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. ; Boys & Girls Clubs in Oxnard and Port Hueneme and the San Fernando Valley Girl Scouts. - City News Service |
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