BRIEFLY.Parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer gets two life terms BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. -- A parolee who fatally stabbed a painting contractor and tried to kill the victim's business partner in December 2005 -- the first homicide in Beverly Hills in four years -- was sentenced Friday to a pair of consecutive life prison terms. Beverly Hills Superior Court Judge Elden Fox imposed the sentence on Nathan Hall, 51, of 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. , who was convicted in February of second-degree murder in the Dec. 14, 2005, slaying of Jurgen Hapke, 65, of Burbank, and the attempted murder of Helmut Mende. Hapke and Mende were painting the exterior of a Wells Fargo Bank building in the 9300 block of Wilshire Boulevard when the assailant jumped out of a car and began stabbing Mende. Hapke was stabbed in the upper body as he came to Mende's aid, likely saving his friend's life, police said. Hall was arrested Dec. 22, 2005. Family members denied he was home, but he was found hiding in the attic In the Attic can refer to:
Hall has an extensive criminal history, with 21 convictions between 1981 and 1999, according to court records. -- City News Service Swearing in set today of Alarcon PACOIMA -- Newly elected City Councilman Richard Alarcon will be sworn in today during a public inauguration. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the new headquarters of Meet Each Need with Dignity, 10641 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . Alarcon was officially sworn in to the 7th Council District seat on March 30, just months after he was elected to the state Assembly. He opted to return to the council after voters approved Measure R, which extends terms limits for the City Council. -- Daily News Hotel conversion ban is extended The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. unanimously agreed Friday to a
six-month extension of a moratorium on demolishing or converting
residential hotels into luxurious lofts and costly condominiums.
The ordinance applies to hotels that serve as a primary residence to low- income and homeless people, particularly in downtown's Skid Row. The council first passed the one-year ban on hotel conversions May 10 as efforts to gentrify gen·tri·fy tr.v. gen·tri·fied, gen·tri·fy·ing, gen·tri·fies To subject to gentrification: gentrify a row of Victorian houses. 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 began to intensify. Friday's action extends the ordinance to Nov. 24. The council granted the extension as the city's Planning Department works on a plan to control the demolition or conversion of residential hotels. There are some 14,000 residential hotel units citywide, but the city and county announced plans last year to build 50,000 short- and long-term affordable housing units by 2016 at a cost of $12 billion. A Housing Department report showed that the city lost 10 residential hotels with 1,087 units between 1995 and 2003. -- City News Service |
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