BRIEFLY.House agrees to lift tunnel ban The House of Representatives unanimously agreed Wednesday to free up federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve for tunneling beneath Wilshire Boulevard Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was named for H. Gaylord Wilshire (1861-1927), an Ohio native who made and lost fortunes in real estate, farming, and gold mining. to create a $5 billion ``subway to the sea.'' The bill by Rep. Henry Waxman Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician. He has represented California's At-large congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975. , D-Los Angeles, lifts a 20-year prohibition that Waxman himself wrote against using federal money to build a subway from 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 to the Pacific Ocean. It now goes to the U.S. Senate where California Sens. Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. and Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. have introduced similar legislation. ``Lifting the prohibition has been a top priority for me,'' Waxman said in a statement. ``I am committed to its enactment as quickly as possible this year.'' -- Daily News Smith pushing tighter gun rules Concerned that people are dumping guns and bullets into garbage cans, Los Angeles City Councilman Greig Smith has asked the city attorney and Police Department to develop a city law that would prohibit the improper disposal of firearms and ammunition. < Los Angeles recently passed a law that requires owners to report the left or loss of a gun, but Smith said he's heard concern that criminals or straw buyers, who buy guns and pass them to criminals, can claim their gun was dumped in the trash. Smith wants new regulations to close any loopholes. -- Daily News Deputy involved in 4-car collision WOODLAND HILLS -- An on-duty Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy was involved in a four-car collision Wednesday in a busy Woodland Hills intersection, snarling snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. traffic for hours, authorities said. The collision occurred at about 10:20 a.m. at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Canoga Avenue. The deputy, whose name was not released, was working for the department's Transit Service Bureau, which handles policing duties for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said Bill Brauberger, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department. The deputy's patrol car received significant front-end damage in the collision. He was transported to a local hospital where he was later released, Brauberger said. -- Daily News Funeral planned for local soldier A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday for Army Spc. Carla J. Stewart of Glendale, who died Jan. 28 of injuries suffered when her convoy vehicle rolled over in Tallil, Iraq. Stewart, 37, had been assigned to the 250th Transportation Company, based in El Monte. The funeral will be held at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Memorial- Park, Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive. Visitation will be held at Forest Lawn at 9 a.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 5 p.m. at the cemetery's Old North Church. For more information, contact Forest Lawn at (800) 204-3131. -- Daily News 2 gunmen rob Valley restaurant SYLMAR - Two masked gunmen held up a Panda Wok restaurant late Wednesday during a takeover robbery in which one shot was fired but nobody was injured, police said. The two men, armed with pistols, entered the restaurant at 13205 Gladstone Avenue just before 9 p.m. and left with money from the cash register, Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee said. Lee said it was not known whether diners were robbed or if the takeover was tied to a series of restaurant robberies that have occurred in 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. over the past two years. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet if this is a copycat robbery or what,'' he said. When the two robbers left the restaurant one shot was fired, but no one was injured, Lee said. -- Daily News College student dies in dorm A 20-year-old Claremont McKenna College A member of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College is a small, highly selective, private coeducational, liberal arts college enrolling about 1100 students with a curricular emphasis on government, economics, and public policy. student from Glendale died Wednesday in his dorm room after a cerebral aneurysm Cerebral Aneurysm Definition A cerebral aneurysm occurs at a weak point in the wall of a blood vessel (artery) that supplies blood to the brain. Because of the flaw, the artery wall bulges outward and fills with blood. This bulge is called an aneurysm. ruptured, police said. William Wagner, who was an offensive lineman on the Claremont McKenna football team, collapsed and was not breathing at 1:08 a.m. when his roommate called paramedics, Claremont police Capt. Gary Jenkins said. -- Daily Bulletin |
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