BRIEFLY.Man found dead under his tractor SAUGUS -- A 78-year-old man was found dead under his tractor Wednesday by his wife, 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. County firefighter said. The man, who was apparently using the tractor at his home on the 23400 block of Lady Linda Lane, was crushed by the vehicle, fire dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. Art Marrujo said. No other information was available, he said. -- Daily News City panel urges fat, smoking bans A Los Angeles city panel Wednesday recommended joining with the county to study banning trans fats in restaurant food and banning smoking in public parks. ``These are issues that affect the public health, and we ought to be doing all we can to help people,'' Councilman Tom LaBonge said as the council's Arts, Health and Aging Committee urged the full City Council to support studies on the bans. City representatives said other cities' smoking-ban policies need to be reviewed. In Los Angeles, smoking is now banned within 25 feet of any child's play area as well as at ball fields. However, officials said they think there also should be designated areas to accommodate smokers. -- Daily News `Cheating spouse' sues reality show A young woman who says she was duped into playing a cheating spouse in a Spanish-language reality television show sued the director and the station that aired the show. Elizabeth I. Anderson filed her lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Among the defendants are Hearst-Argyle Television Inc., the owners of Spanish-language KCRA KCRA Kentucky Court Reporters Association , and Alejandra Duque, producer/director of the series ``Secretos.'' Anderson alleges fraud, misrepresentation misrepresentation In law, any false or misleading expression of fact, usually with the intent to deceive or defraud. It most commonly occurs in insurance and real-estate contracts. False advertising may also constitute misrepresentation. , negligent supervision, intentional infliction of emotional distress The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , defamation and assault and battery. Anderson's suit alleges the series implies that the cast members are real people who cheat on their spouses. In reality, the show is scripted, the lawsuit stated. -- City News Service Aguilar, Galatzan backed for board Yolie Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Aguilar was endorsed Wednesday by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilman Jose Huizar in her bid to gain a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District's Board of Education. Aguilar is running against Bennett Kayser in the March6 election for the LAUSD's 5th District seat, which David Tokofsky is vacating. Also Wednesday, Tamar Galatzan, a candidate for the LAUSD's 3rd District seat, was endorsed by the National Women's Political Caucus The National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) is a nationwide multi-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women's participation in the political process by recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek elected and appointed offices. of the 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. . Galatzan and Louis Pugliese are running against incumbent school board member Jon Lauritzen. -- City News Service Mayor takes case to state high court The Mayor's Office on Wednesday filed a request with the state Supreme Court to give a final decision on the constitutionality of the legislation that would give the mayor significant control over Los Angeles schools. Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs ruled Dec.21 that Assembly Bill1381, which was signed into law in September, is not constitutional and blocked its Jan.1 implementation. A state appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. is scheduled to hear arguments the first week of April. But if the state Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, it will bypass the appellate court level. -- Daily News |
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