Sheriff to run at Sunday Alupus Race

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

 

SHERIFF BACA RUNS IN THE 10^TH ANNIVERSARY ALUPUS RACE FOR LIFE@

 

WHO:             SHERIFF LEE BACA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF=S DEPARTMENT; SOUTHERN DIVISION CHIEF WARREN STANLEY, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL; AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRISTINA KELLY, LUPUS INTERNATIONAL. 

 

WHAT:           SHERIFF BACA, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF RUNNERS AND PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, WILL RUN IN THE 10^TH ANNIVERSARY ALUPUS RACE FOR LIFE.@  THIS RACE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WITH LUPUS AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THIS INCURABLE DISEASE STRIKES PRIMARILY WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 44.

              

                        FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SIGN-UP FOR THE ALUPUS RACE FOR LIFE,@ GO TO WWW.LUPUSINTERNATIONAL.COM.

 

WHEN:           SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009, AT 6:30 A.M.

 

WHERE:        LA MIRADA COMMUNITY REGIONAL PARK

13701 SOUTH ADELFA DRIVE

LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA  90638

(THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 737, G-2)

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT CHRISTINA KELLY AT (949) 278-1646 OR DEPUTY BILL BRAUBERGER AT (323) 810-5716.

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DUI Enforcement a Top Priority for Sheriff

$1.25M ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION FOR CONTRAT CITIES GRANT

 

FOR RELEASE ON:  October 1^st, 2009

CONTACT:  John Burcher, Sergeant

Grant manager

(323)890-5400

jpburche@lasd.org

 

 

Driving under the influence (DUI) is a significant problem that affects every community.  DUI collisions resulting in death, injuries, and property damage are pervasive around the nation.  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) will be vigorously enforcing DUI related laws in the 40 contract cities.

 

The additional law enforcement services will be provided to the cities at no additional cost.  The Department sought and received a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety in the amount of $1.25M, dedicated to DUI enforcement and education.  This grant will be in effect for the upcoming Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010). 

 

The grant will be managed by Sergeant John Burcher and Deputy Aaron Percy of LASD’s Risk Management Bureau’s DUI Education and Enforcement Program.  Captain Dave Long, of the Risk Management Bureau, has made DUI enforcement a top priority. 

 

“Make no mistake.  Our message is clear and simple.  If we catch you driving impaired, we will arrest you.  No exceptions, no excuses.  We continue to see too many people suffer from the loss of loved ones or debilitating injuries as a result of impaired driving.  This behavior is irresponsible, is a danger to the community, and it must be stopped.  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is dedicated to arresting impaired drivers wherever and whenever we find them,” said Captain Long.

 

Several DUI enforcement operations and educational campaigns will be hosted through the grant.  CDL/DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols (targeting DUI and traffic violations), a variety of school education programs, and training for patrol deputies are just a few examples.

 

This grant will begin in the start of the Federal Fiscal year, October 1^st, 2009.  All of the contract cities will be beneficiaries of these operations.  DUI is a wide spread problem, and it will take vigorous enforcement and education to mitigate these incidents. 

 

The financial consequence of a DUI arrest or crash can be very significant.  Violators often face jail time, the loss of their driver’s license, increased insurance rates, attorney fees, time away from work, and countless other expenses.  “Driving impaired is simply not worth the risk. Don’t take the chance.  Remember, if my deputies find you driving impaired, then you will be arrested,” said Captain Long.

 

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.    

 

Patt Morrison for Thursday, 10/1/09--from the Governors' Global Climate Summit

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 1, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

PATT MORRISON LIVE FROM THE

GOVERNORS’ GLOBAL CLIMATE SUMMIT

 

 

1:06 – 1:19

Obama’s impossible task: Global environmental action in a skeptical U.S.

President Obama’s chief environmental advisor Nancy Sutley didn’t mince words when she promised that the President would stake his political future to rally Congress behind a sweeping climate change bill.  The time for the President to start throwing around his weight may have become, as the Senate took up a carbon cap-and-trade bill that promises to be both revolutionary and controversial.  Can the President, and his adviser Ms. Sutley, thrust the U.S. back into a global leadership role on reversing climate change?

 

Guests:

Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; principal environmental policy adviser to President Obama

 

 

1:21 – 1:30

Green maven

The glorious state of Washington has long been a pioneer for environmental stewardship. And the steward, Governor Christine Gregoire, has been at that helm, harnessing her state’s natural resources for sustainable energy and creating and training workers for green jobs. What’s her secret and how can she set other governors on her path?

 

Guest:

Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington

 

[MUSIC BRIDGE]

 

 

1:30 - 1:39

Will the United Nations be anything more than a spectator?

The United Nations has tried its best to be a motivating point for global action against climate change, but so far it has failed miserably to entice its most influential members into global climate deals.  With the latest international climate talks starting in two months in Copenhagen the UN will try, once again, to shove its biggest member countries (namely China and the U.S.) into agreeing to dramatic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.  Is it possible for the UN to be anything other than a spectator?

 

Guest:

Olav Kjørven (shh-yore-vin) UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme

 

[BREAK]

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Can green energy still be profitable energy?

As businesses wise up to the coming mandates for energy conservation and the need to control carbon emissions, environmental groups have also grown to be more flexible in their approach.  The Sierra Club, in particular, has begun to consider natural gas and nuclear power as bridge energy sources before a purely green, renewable energy economy is realistic.  Are these kinds of compromises possible, on the part of big industry and environmentalists, and when will that green economy become a reality?

 

Guest:

Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club

 

2:06 – 2:39

Preparing for the worst: Adapting to climate change

Optimistically-minded scientists and political leaders still believe there’s a chance to stop and even reverse the effects of climate change; but the more pragmatic leaders are preparing for a drastically hotter and more volatile world within the next 100 years.  The impacts of climate change will be felt most destructively on the most impoverished areas of the world, which raises a philosophical question:  since developed countries are overwhelmingly to blame for polluting the Earth, are they most responsible for helping the planet adapt?  Patt asks that question and more to a panel of experts planning for the worst.

 

Guests:

Ann Veneman, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

 

Amy Luers, environmental program director for GOOGLE.org

 

Michele de Nevers, senior manager of the environmental department at The World Bank

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

An Amazonian perspective on climate change

It is easily one of the front lines of the environmental battles, a place where the beauty of nature intersects with the commercial possibilities of endless natural resources.  The Amazon river and rainforest in Brazil has absorbed plenty of blows from mankind over the centuries, but it still remains the world’s lungs and a home to incredible bio-diversity.  How will Brazil protect the remaining Amazonian wilderness while still ensuring economic growth for its citizens?

 

Guest:

Carlos Eduardo de Souza Braga, governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

626.585.7821, office

415.497.2131, mobile

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

www.scpr.org

 

Baby found in cabinet: Child Neglect, Lancaster

 

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LANCASTER SHERIFF’S STATION

PRESS RELEASE

 

Date: 09/30/09 Time of Incident: 0650 hours

Type of Incident: Child Neglect

Location of Incident: 44100 Block of Soft Avenue

Type of Location: Residential

 

VICTIM/SUSPECT INFORMATION

LAST NAME FIRST NAME SEX AGE CITY

Gutierrez Alyna F 19 Lancaster

 

NARRATIVE

At approximately 0650 hours on September 30, 2009, Lancaster Sheriff Station

received a call from Antelope Valley Hospital stating that a 19 year old female was in the Emergency Room and it was determined that she had given birth within the last few hours. The whereabout of the newborn child was unknown at the time.

 

Deputies responded to the female’s home and discovered the newborn child

wrapped in a towel inside a cabinet in the female’s room. Deputies immediately called for paramedics and the baby was determined to be in good health. The baby was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital where the baby was listed in good condition.

 

There is an ongoing investigation. For further information contact the Lancaster

Sheriff Station Detective Bureau, Detective Torres at 661-948-8466.

Court to Sanction Residents Who Did Not Report on Jury Service

Los Angeles Superior Court Los Angeles County www.lasuperiorcourt.org Contact: Public Information Office 213-974-5227 Public Information Officer: Allan Parachini

NEWS    

RELEASE

Sept. 30, 2009

EDITOR’S NOTE: No courtroom photography is allowed unless prearranged with Judge Alan B. Honeycutt. If summoned parties agree, they may be interviewed and photographed outside the courthouse following their court appearance.

 

Southwest District Jurors Ordered

To Appear at Sanctions Hearings

 torrance -- As part of the Los Angeles Superior Court’s coordinated program to encourage participation in jury service, Southwest District Assistant Supervising Judge Alan B. Honeycutt will convene juror sanction hearings for LASC Southwest District citizens who did not respond to jury-service notices mailed on three separate occasions to their last-known address.

The sanction hearings begin at 2:30 p.m. on four Fridays during October – Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30 -- in Department 6, fourth floor, 825 Maple St. 90503. The jurors in the Southwest District to whom notices were mailed are among thousands who may face stiff fines, plus a new jury service assignment, for failure to respond to the jury-service notices.

“Sanctions are a last resort, but even at that late date, monetary sanctions may not be imposed if a person agrees to serve.  The Court’s priority is having the people More-More-More

 

Southwest District Sanctions

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Sept. 30, 2009

 

cooperate with us to ensure that jury service is shared by all eligible citizens in Los Angeles County, as mandated by the Legislature,” said Presiding Judge Charles W. McCoy Jr.           

“The Court has no interest whatsoever in using these sanctions as a source of money,” said McCoy.

As a result of a 1999 court rule establishing One Trial Jury Service, jurors now summoned for jury duty need only be present at a courthouse for a single day of jury selection or one trial.  If jurors are not selected to be part of a jury – or a jury panel -- on the first day, jurors will be excused with their jury-duty obligation completed for at least 12 months.

However, if jurors are selected to be part of a jury -- or a jury panel -- they must serve until the trial is completed or they are excused by a bench officer.

 

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Termino Storm Drain Groundbreaking

 

Long Beach Community Breaks Ground on

Long-Anticipated Storm Drain Project

 

$22.6 million project promises future flood relief for local residents and businesses.

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The mood today was one of elation and relief as dozens of residents and a full complement of local elected officials marked the arrival of a $22.6 million storm drain project in Long Beach. After years of planning and numerous public meetings, the flood relief that had been just a pipe dream for East Anaheim Business Corridor residents and business owners is finally materializing in the form of 12,190 linear feet of underground storm drain pipe.

“This is a landmark project for the City of Long Beach and one of the Flood Control District’s largest storm drain projects in recent memory,” County of Los Angeles Supervisor Don Knabe said. “Getting this project over numerous hurdles was a monumental task and a true testament to the hard work of the men and women of LA County Public Works in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the community.”

During severe winter storms, city streets have acted as swollen tributaries carrying vast amounts of storm water into this busy southeast Long Beach neighborhood. The existing storm drain system could not keep up, and the resulting flood-like conditions engulfed cars and caused severe damage to local homes and businesses. 

“Today we celebrate the construction of an underground storm drain system that will accommodate a 50-year rain event and help alleviate flooding in the surrounding neighborhood,” said City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster.  “The Termino Avenue Storm Drain also will clean our oceanfront through the system’s filters and sponges to keep trash and pollutants such as grease and oil out of our City’s beaches and waterways.”

 

 “Flooding in this neighborhood has gone on for far too long and caused far too much damage,” Long Beach City Councilmember Gary DeLong said. “Today is a safety milestone for residents and businesses in this community and a turning point for improved water quality for the City of Long Beach.”

In addition to the mainline drain and six lateral drains servicing adjacent streets, the project includes water quality improvements that will protect Long Beach’s surface waters from harmful pollutants. These project elements include a low-flow diversion structure that will redirect flows away from coastal waters and into the septic sewer system for treatment and retractable screens to keep trash from entering catch basins.  

"This is a great occasion for Long Beach. When this project is completed, it will greatly enhance safety and the community's quality of life,” Long Beach City Councilman Patrick O’Donnell noted. “Special thanks to Supervisor Don Knabe for his efforts on this project."

Project construction will begin in mid-October near Marine Stadium and is slated for completion by November 2011. During construction, Appian Way, Nieto Avenue, Colorado Street, Park Avenue, 8th Street, Mayfield Street, and 11th Street, near the storm drain alignment, may be closed to through traffic. Sixth Street may be closed to through traffic during construction hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Local access will be permitted at all times.           

 

 

ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District encompasses more than 3,000 square miles, 85 cities and close to 2.1 million parcels of land. District infrastructure includes 14 major dams, 487 miles of open channel, 2,834 miles of underground storm drain, and more than 79,000 catch basins. The District is governed, as a separate entity, by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. The District’s stormwater program is undertaken in partnership with the cities at the beaches and in the watersheds and includes multifaceted public education efforts, such as stenciling storm drains and airing public service announcements as well as extensive structural improvements, such as devices to exclude trash from entering into the streams, waterbodies and low-flow stormwater diversion devices at the beaches. Visit lawatersheds.org for more information.

 

Contact:

Kerjon Lee
Public Affairs Manager
Los Angeles County Flood Control District

T (626) 458-4348
M (626) 476-0533

 

closed session of Board of Supervisors

REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN

CLOSED SESSION ON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

 

 

CS-1.     CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 

Natural Resources Defense Council and Santa Monica Baykeeper v. County of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No.

CV08-01467

 

                        This litigation arises from allegations that the County and Flood Control District violated water quality standards.  (09-0147)

 

No reportable action was taken.

 

 

CS-2.     CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 

Jung v. County of Los Angeles, Superior Court Case No. BC 385127

 

                        This litigation arises out of allegations of harassment brought by an employee of the Department of Health Services.  (09-2178)

 

No reportable action was taken.