L.A. BRIEFS : LEE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ABUSING WIFE, SON.MALIBU - Rocker Tommy Lee pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of abusing his wife, actress Pamela Anderson Lee, and their baby son. A judge reluctantly cut Lee's $1 million bail in half, despite a plea relayed through an attorney who said Pamela Lee was fearful. The Motley Crue drummer was soon released and left with his lawyer. Lee is on probation after pleading no contest to attacking a photographer in 1996. He also pleaded innocent earlier this month in Phoenix to misdemeanor assault for allegedly attacking a concert guard and was supposed to have been in court there Friday. - Associated Press Menendez retrial retrial n. a new trial granted upon the motion of the losing party, based on obvious error, bias or newly-discovered evidence. (See: newly-discovered evidence) bid struck down An appellate court found that the judge in the retrial of Erik and Lyle Menendez did not err in a series of rulings opposed by the brothers' lawyers, according to an opinion filed Friday. The 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg's decisions in the case, nixing the siblings' chance to get a new trial. Erik, 27, and Lyle, 30, were sentenced July 2, 1996, to life prison terms without parole for the shooting deaths of their mother, Kitty, and entertainment executive father, Jose, in the family's Beverly Hills home. - City News Service Missing girl found dead at her home ALHAMBRA - A 12-year-old girl reported missing from her Alhambra apartment was found dead Friday in a closet under the stairway in the home. Vanessa Marie Sanchez was found about 4 p.m. in the 400 block of South Granada Street, said sheriff's Deputy Joan Raber. The girl's disappearance was first reported to Alhambra police, but sheriff's homicide detectives took over the investigation. There was no immediate word on the cause of death. - City News Service Woman sues over cell phone failure A woman who was unable to connect with 911 operators on her cell phone and was shot in the face during a carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger filed a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax against several wireless companies Friday. Marcia Spielholz seeks unspecified damages in her suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Various defendants listed in the suit did not immediately return calls. Spielholz claims companies such as L.A. Cellular and AT&T Wireless are engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices, by leading customers to believe their coverages virtually blanket the Southland. - City News Service DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection seeks more time to build plant Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. officials said Friday that they have asked for a six-year extension to 2004 to build a water treatment plant at Lower Stone Canyon Reservoir in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. . The municipal utility originally agreed to construct the filtration plant by April. Delays in finding a site and accommodating nearby residents caused the agency to miss the deadline, said Bob Yoshimura, director of the DWP Water Supply Division. The new schedule was submitted to state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The reservoir, which services most of West Los Angeles
- Daily News LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. submits plan for LAX bomb unit Responding to a federal mandate to increase airport security, the LAPD proposed Friday to assign a police K-9 unit, with eight police officers and support workers, to handle bomb detection and threats at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Using funds from the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , the city Airport Department will reimburse the LAPD for the cost of the additional officers. - Daily News Officials say many beaches now safe Health officials gave a thumbs up Friday to most Los Angeles county beaches, which have been closed since Tuesday due to storm-related sewage spills, a spokeswoman said. High bacterial counts in coastal water prompted health officials to close beaches to swimmers from the Ventura County line to the Palos Verdes peninsula. Beaches that remain closed include: Marina del Rey Beach, Will Rogers State Beach from Temescal Canyon Road to Sunset Boulevard; Las Flores Beach, Big Rock Beach; Las Tunas County Beach; Point Dume County Beach; Westward Beach; and Zuma Beach. - City News Service |
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