SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : 4.0 AFTERSHOCK JOLTS REGION.A 4.0-magnitude aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. shook 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. and other parts of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, early Wednesday afternoon. The aftershock, which was felt throughout the Valley and parts of Ventura County, struck at 12:49 p.m. and was centered five miles north-northeast of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , said Jay Aller, spokesman for the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. in Pasadena. The temblor was an aftershock of the 6.7-magnitude Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge Earthquake, Aller said. Sgt. Bob Gardner of the Simi Valley police described the aftershock as ``one strong jolt, one slightly less strong jolt, and maybe a little shaking in between.'' SOURCE: - Daily News Transit commission OKs spending plan The California Transportation Commission approved its 1996 transportation spending plan Wednesday, including $75 million for Metro Red Line subway work in North Hollywood and the city's east side. The money brings to $120 million the funds the state has contributed to 23.4 miles of Red Line work, which overall will cost $5.8 billion and run into the Mid-City area as well as Boyle Heights and North Hollywood before it is completed, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. SOURCE: - Daily News Sting ends in fraud arrests After a lengthy sting operation, the owners and operators of five Southland medical labs were charged with offering and paying kickbacks for the referral of Medi-Cal business, prosecutors said Wednesday. The defendants were arrested and charged after the state Attorney General's Office set up a ``dummy'' medical clinic with undercover law enforcement officials running the facility and hidden video cameras recording all the activities inside. The defendants are accused of often asking the clinic operator to order more expensive and comprehensive lab tests than would ordinarily be needed. Five people were charged: Carlo Luansing, 42, the owner of Latino Americano Lab in Pico Rivera; Hadi Angorsi, 36, the owner of United Health Laboratory in Temple City; Noune Oganessian, 33, a marketing executive for Health Line Laboratories in Los Angeles and Glendale; Lorenzo Devera, 37, the owner of Clinilab Consultants Lab in Sherman Oaks; and, Anis ANIS Association pour le Développement National de l'Internet dans la Santé ANIS Animations Makarem, 62, the owner of Makarem Inc. in West Hills. SOURCE: - City News Service Actress sued by former assistant Sharon Stone's former personal assistant filed a breach of contract lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the actress fired her, then stiffed her for almost $200,000. Kristine Harlan claims Stone failed to pay her $175,500 in overtime, $10,312 in vacation pay, $3,000 in severance pay Severance Pay Compensation that an employer gives to someone who is about to lose their job. Notes: Severance pay is not always paid to employees. It depends on the situation in which the employee is losing their job and whether legislation requires severance to be paid. and several small reimbursement expenses. Harlan is also seeking $500,000 in punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. . Neither Harlan's lawyer nor a spokesman for Stone could immediately be reached for comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint. Harlan says she was hired by Stone in October 1991 and fired last April. SOURCE: - City News Service Club's camp sign-ups begin The West Valley Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club has opened registration for its second annual Summer Camp, which will feature a field trip to Universal Studios during the first session and a trip to Hurricane Harbor in the second. Children attending summer camp will take part in a host of daily activities, including computer labs, games, outdoor recreation, swimming, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. programs and more. The first session, which costs $207 for the first child and reduced fees for additional children from the same family, will begin June 24 and end July 26. The second sessions, which costs $180 for the first child, will begin July 29 and end Aug. 23. The camp is held at Calvert Street Elementary School at 19850 Delano St. in Woodland Hills. The cost of participating in the field trips are included in the enrollment cost. The club will halt enrollment after 125 children sign up. For more information or to register call 340-3561. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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