Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce that a baby boy was safely surrendered at a hospital in the City of Downey last week. The newborn Hispanic male was surrendered (more…)
October 2007
Monthly Archive
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Another Newborn Safely Surrendered
Posted by admin under County of LA , Safety/Preparedness No CommentsWed 31 Oct 2007
Los Angeles County-Run Hospitals Show Improved Performance, Hospital Report Card Says
Posted by admin under Original Site No CommentsAfter you read the following article on improved hospital performance we couldn’t help but flag this mishap that appeared in the Los Angeles Times today: Untreated ER patient dies at Olive View; The 33-year-old man, reporting pain in his chest and left arm, waited more than three hours, then stepped outside and collapsed.
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) hospitals rate “average” and “above average” in several key quality indicators and showed improvement in other areas according to the latest (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Los Angeles County Waives Park Fees for Veterans, Military Personnel and Their Families
Posted by admin under Parks , County of LA , Holidays No CommentsIn honor of Veterans Day, admission fees for the County Arboreta and Botanical Gardens are being waived as well as vehicle entrance fees to regional park facilities from November 9 through November (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Annual Fall Festival tonight in Stevenson Ranch
Posted by admin under Arts/ Entertainment , Holidays , Stevenson Ranch No CommentsThe Annual Fall Festival is tonight at the Dr. Richard H. Rioux Memorial Park. The annual festival, held on Halloween night, is co-Sponsored by Royal Oaks Foursquare Church and the Stevenson Ranch Community (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
A Little History behind the Origins of Halloween
Posted by admin under Holidays , History No CommentsHalloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Tim Myers’ Local Content: Natural Disasters Always Political
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I spend time; some would assert too much time, listening to podcasts of public affairs/political talk shows. I listen weekly to the podcast of “Left, Right and Center” produced by KCRW, and this past Friday, during a discussion regarding the California wildfires, Tony Blankley, former staffer for Newt (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Boy started Local “Buckweed” Blaze, L.A. County says
Posted by admin under County of LA , Crime , Canyon Country , Fire No CommentsA fire that charred more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes in northern Los Angeles County last week was sparked by a boy playing with matches, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. The disclosure about the Buckweed fire, initially blamed on downed power lines, came as firefighters continued to push forward in containing the (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake centered in the foothills east of San Jose rocked the Bay Area on Tuesday night, shaking up residents over a broad area but producing no immediate reports of (more…)
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Justices Stay Execution, a Signal to Lower Courts
Posted by admin under National , Law/ Courts No CommentsMoments before a Mississippi prisoner was scheduled to die by lethal injection, the Supreme Court granted him a stay of execution on Tuesday evening and thus gave a nearly indisputable (more…)
Tue 30 Oct 2007
Board Renews $50,000 Reward in Attempted Murder Case of Whittier Sheriff’s Deputy
Posted by admin under County of LA , Crime , Sheriff No CommentsThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $50,000 reward today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Emigdio Preciado, the primary suspect in the shooting (more…)
Tue 30 Oct 2007
Are you tired of calling different agencies to find out information? Get all the answers you need by using Service Locator!
Posted by admin under County of LA No CommentsCounty of Los Angeles Department of Public Works announces a new service on the Public Works homepage (www.dpw.lacounty.gov) that uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) to retrieve (more…)
Tue 30 Oct 2007
The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care & Control would like to call your attention to this important Halloween message to keep your pets safe and stress-free this time of the year. Halloween (more…)
