NOTEBOOK: COUNTY FUNDS KEEP CASTAIC OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER.Byline: Bill Becher Special to the Daily News Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² will stay open for at least the rest of September after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Tony Bell, speaking for L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich Mike Antonovich might refer to:
An account that allows a broker to buy and sell securities without the client's consent. Sometimes referred to as a managed account. The client must sign a discretionary disclosure with the broker as documentation of the clients consent. to keep the lake open through the Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. week and convinced the board of supervisors to allocate general-fund money to keep the lake open through the end of the month. The county parks department, which operates the lake that is actually owned by the state, had said the lake loses $2 million a year and there are no funds in their budget to meet this shortfall. Assemblyman Keith Richman, D-Northridge, hopes to keep Castaic operating after Oct. 1. ``It's critical that the lake remains open,'' he said. ``It's critical for recreational purposes, for the economy surrounding the lake and for the community.'' Richman is trying to get the county and state working together to find long-term solutions to the lake's fiscal problems. Richman is also working on introducing legislation that would allocate $900,000 from the state's Boating and Waterways Fund to keep the lake open after Oct. 1 and create a commission consisting of representatives from local, county and state government to come up with solutions that will keep the lake open for the long term. --Deeper for Rockfish rockfish, member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs. : Federal fishery regulators have approved the recommendation made in June by the Pacific Fishery Management Council The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) is an advisory body; it is charged with regulating most fisheries in U.S. federal waters off Washington, Oregon, and California. to move the maximum depth fishing line from 20 fathoms (120 feet) out to 30 fathoms (180 feet) in waters south of Point Conception. California's Fish and Game Commission had already approved the extension at its August meeting after fishery managers said restrictions could be eased because over-fished boccacio rockfish have begun to recover. But the rules could not be finalized until approved by the federal rule makers. State and federal regulations allowing sport anglers to fish in deeper waters in Southern California took effect Sept. 1 and Sept. 2, respectively, and will last until Dec. 31. --Ventura River on endangered list: The Ventura River was added to a list of the most endangered fisheries in the United States by the Federation of Fly Fishers. Kiza Gates, conservation coordinator for the organization of angling clubs, said the Ventura River was nominated because it once supported a run of more than 5,000 steelhead trout, but now is home to only 50-100 fish because of man-made obstructions to the fishes' spawning habitat. Southern California steelhead were added to the Federal Endangered Species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. list in 1998. Construction of a $6 million fish ladder by the Casitas Municipal Water District to allow the fish to get past the Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
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