BRIEFLY.Rabbi's death termed suicide NORTHRIDGE - Rabbi Steven Tucker, the longtime leader of Temple Ramat Zion, died Nov. 10 after driving his car over a cliff in Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (yōsĕm`ĭtē), 761,266 acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir. Located in the Sierra Nevada, it is a glacier-scoured area of great beauty; Mt. , an act officials determined was a suicide, authorities said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department said Tucker died when he drove his car off a 150-foot-high embankment on Wawona Road and that he left a suicide note A suicide note is a message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide. It is estimated that 12-20% of suicides are accompanied by a note.[1] However, incidence rates may depend on race, method of suicide, and cultural differences and may reach rates as high . Ramat Zion has not released any details of Tucker's death, but synagogue officials said they would issue a statement tonight. Funeral services were held Tuesday. - Daily News Blake jurors still in deliberations BURBANK - A Burbank jury spent a sixth day of deliberations Wednesday in the wrongful-death suit brought against Robert Blake Robert Blake may be:
Attorneys gave their closing arguments on Nov. 3 after about two months of testimony in the civil trial. Lakes' ice rink to debut Friday THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - A seasonal ice skating ice skating, gliding along an ice surface on keellike runners known as ice skates. Skating as a Sport Skating, besides being an important form of winter recreation and the essential skill in the game of ice hockey (see hockey, ice) has developed rink is scheduled to open Friday by the ponds in front of The Lakes shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into in Thousand Oaks. An opening ceremony featuring the center's owner Rick Caruso and city officials is set to begin at 5 p.m. with illumination of the rink, live music and an opportunity for guests to skate before the rink opens to the public at 8 p.m. The ice rink at The Lakes will be open daily through January 8. The cost is $7 per person for skating sessions that vary by day. For information, call (805) 494-0514. - Daily News Wesson can do all but cast votes City Councilman-elect Herb Wesson took responsibility Wednesday as caretaker of his new 10th District council office, allowing him to begin putting staff in place before his formal swearing-in next month. Wesson asked Council President Alex Padilla for the designation, letting Wesson begin the job that has been done since July 1 by the Chief Legislative Analyst's Office after the resignation of former Councilman Martin Ludlow, who went to work for the Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. . In the caretaker role, Wesson is allowed to perform all council member duties except vote at meetings. Councilman-elect Jose Huizar, who was elected to fill out the term for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the 14th District, is not able to take a similar role because of his final work as a member of 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. board, spokeswoman Monica Garcia said. - Daily News |
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