BRIEFLY.Two-year pact for MTA's Snoble The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will lead the agency for another two years under a contract signed Thursday by the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. board. Roger Snoble joined the agency in 2001 after seven years as executive director of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is a transit agency based in Dallas, Texas (USA) that operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and HOV lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs. It is the current largest light rail operator in the state of Texas. District and 20 years at the San Diego Transit San Diego Transit is a public bus service operated the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) for the San Diego area. San Diego Transit has following operating divisions: Under the new contract, Snoble will remain at the MTA until at least Sept. 30, 2008, at an annual salary of about $311,000. -- City News Service Dogs to help sniff out pirated DVDs BURBANK -- Dogs have been trained to sniff out drugs and bombs, but in Burbank on Thursday the Motion Picture Association of America showed off two black Labradors trained to smell DVDs. Lucky and Flo Lucky and Flo are a pair of black Labrador Retrievers, notable for being the first animals trained to detect optical discs by scent. They are sponsored by the MPAA and FACT, as part of an initiative to combat copyright infringement relating to motion pictures and DVD discs. were introduced to movie executives and the media at the Disney studios and were touted as the latest weapons in the fight against movie piracy. The stop in Burbank was the second leg in a world tour aimed at spreading an anti-piracy message and encouraging the use of more dogs to detect illegal DVDs. -- City News Service 134 soundwall set for Glendale GLENDALE -- Construction of a $9.4 million soundwall along 1 1/2miles of the Ventura Freeway could begin as early as next month, county transit officials said Thursday. The barrier, ranging from seven- to 14-feet high and slated to run from Harvey Drive to Louise Street on both sides of the freeway, is scheduled to be completed in November 2007, said Kim Upton, a county Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman. Building the eight-inch-thick wall was proposed after a 2002 noise study found a need to dial down the volume for residents lining the freeway, but the MTA only recently secured funds for the project, Upton said. -- Daily News Officials to join Valley bike ride City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and his family, along with former Mayor Richard Riordan and other city officials, will host a neighborhood bike ride on Saturday through 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. neighborhoods. The event also will include a raffle for two bikes. Riders will begin gathering at 6:30 a.m. at Warner Ranch Park, 21820 Califa Ave., Woodland Hills, to register for the 20-mile ride. The ride will start at 8 a.m. -- Daily News Grant to assist homeless pupils GLENDALE -- The Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. is receiving an $80,000 grant to assist homeless students. The district is among 82 school agencies statewide to be awarded a portion of the $8.2 million Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant, which ensures equal access to education for students without a permanent address up to age 21, the state Department of Education said Wednesday. -- Daily News Mayor nominates 3 commissioners Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday nominated two new area planning commissioners as well as a candidate to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. Dr. George Andres, director of the Diabetic Foot diabetic foot A foot with a constellation of pathologic changes affecting the lower extremity in diabetics, often leading to amputation and/or death due to complications; the common initial lesion leading to amputation is a nonhealing skin ulcer, induced by Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is a hospital in Burbank, California, USA. The hospital has 455 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. It's adress is: 501 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91505. , was nominated for the South Valley Area Planning Commission. Patricia Alvarez-Sahagun, community affairs manager for First 5 LA, was nominated for the East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. Area Planning Commission. The unpaid positions are subject to City Council confirmation. -- Daily News Man hurt in fall into L.A. River NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- A man suffered moderate injuries Thursday when he fell about 20 feet into the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. in the North Hollywood area, a fire official said. Emergency crews were sent to the 4300 block of North Vineland Avenue at 11:55 a.m., said Brian Ballton of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . -- City News Service |
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