Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The groundbreaking will herald the transformation of a dusty DWP water yard into a new slice of green space.
Councilmember Paul Krekorian, with officials from the Department of Water and Power and Recreation and Parks, along with community leaders, will break ground on a new pocket park in North Hollywood Thursday at 9 a.m. The groundbreaking will herald the transformation of a dusty DWP water yard into a new slice of green space – with benches, playground equipment, and more - at the corner of Fulton Street and Vanowen Avenue (map: http://g.co/maps/vthnp), slated to open later this year. When open, the park will continue adding to a greatly improved intersection that now includes new landscaping, trails, benches and more at all four corners. Who: Councilmember Paul Krekorian; Marty Adams, Director of Water Operations for the L.A. Dept. of Water …
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Fulton Ave & Vanowen St, North Hollywood, CA
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The honor is in connection with the launch of its reruns on the Me-TV digital television channel this month.
The City Council will declare today "My Three Sons Day" in Los Angeles, honoring the 1960-72 comedy in connection with the launch of its reruns on the Me-TV digital television channel this month. Stanley Livingston, who played Chip Douglas, his brother Barry, who played Ernie Douglas, Tim Considine, who played Mike Douglas on the show's first five seasons, and Tina Cole, who played Katie Miller Douglas, will join Councilman Tom LaBonge at a ceremony at City Hall. My Three Sons premiered on ABC on Sept. 29, 1960, and starred Fred MacMurray as widowed consulting aviation engineer Steve Douglas raising three sons (Considine, Don Grady and Stanley Livingston) with the assistance of his father-in-law, Bub (William Frawley), in the fictional …
Tamar Galatzan of School Board, District 3, writes about charter affiliate schools.
Several years ago, when the state budget crisis began, we saw the first of the Valley Schools applying to become affiliated charters. Yesterday, at the Charter meeting, a whopping 24 schools had public hearings to become affiliated charter schools—nearly all of them from my own Board District 3 and the San Fernando Valley. They represent some of the highest performing schools in my district, and some of the last schools with a significant middle class population in the city. They represent a tidal wave of change, and I wonder what it means for the Los Angeles Unified School District and for public education. Is this the birth of a new system? Will traditional public schools become a repository for the poor and the special education …
See Los Angeles City Council member and mayoral candidate Jan Perry in conversation before a live audience at Cal-State Northridge.
(If video window doesn't appear, refresh the page.) Los Angeles City Council member Jan Perry cruised through a list of issues at Cal State Northridge Tuesday in the second of the "Talking About Los Angeles" series of interviews with mayoral candidates. Moderator Christine Essel, the CEO for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, started off the event by saying that she had known Perry for 20 years. Questioned by Essel, Perry touched on redevelopment, jobs, housing, transit, education, pensions and the city's budget deficit. Patch is a co-sponsor of the series, which was organized by the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, a Latino voter participation organization; and Cerrell Associates, a Los Angeles political …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The gang member was found through DNA evidence.
May 15, 2012 A gang member linked through DNA to the 1994 cold-case murder of a Studio City man and the attempted murder of the man’s wife was convicted late Monday, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Daniel Akemon of the Hardcore Gang Division said jurors deliberated for two days before convicting Kevin Bernard Smith Jr., 36, of the first-degree murder of Rupert “Rudy” Thompson, 73, with the special circumstance allegations that the murder was committed during the course of a burglary and robbery. Jurors also convicted Smith of the willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of Thompson’s wife, then 69, and found true an allegation of great bodily injury. The jury additionally found true, as to both …
The man is suspected in at least a dozen crimes in the Los Angeles area, including the Westside, the Valley and Hollywood areas.
Police released security video Tuesday of a man who they say committed carjackings and about a dozen strong-arm robberies and other crimes recently across Los Angeles, and in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Glendale and Pasadena. The suspect, dubbed the "Opportunistic Bandit," was described as black, about 25-35 years of age, 5-feet 9-inches to 6-feet 4-inches tall, weighing 180-250 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The man generally approaches his victims, mostly women, after they have obtained money at ATMs at banks or convenience stores, said Capt. William Hayes of the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division. The footage released Tuesday is of a carjacking that occurred at about 8:45 p.m. April …
The victim of the gunshot wound is hit one time and is expected to survive.
Two people opened fire on Tujunga Avenue in North Hollywood last night, missing their intended victim but striking a bystander, who was a family member of the intended victim, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD North Hollywood Division posted the following message on its Facebook page this morning: Wondering what the commotion was about last night? At approximately 8:00pm, a shooting occurred near Tujunga Ave and Miranda St. The Suspects exited their vehicle and began shooting at the intended Victim. They ended up hitting a family member who was standing behind the intended Victim. The Victim of the gunshot wound was hit one time and is expected to survive. If you have any knowledge or information regarding this …
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Tujunga Ave & Miranda St, North Hollywood, CA
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In her directorial debut, Drina Durazo keeps the action moving and the chemistry between the characters intense.
A farce without substance is like a tree without roots. Yet those are abundant. A farce on the rarer side now inhabits the Lonny Chapman Theatre and is produced by The Group Repertory in the NoHo Arts District through June 24. It is Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo and it tickles the funny bone to the nth degree. It is the story of a struggling theatrical family that tries to keep its company alive by performing "hack versions of popular theater classics." When the actors find themselves in Buffalo unable to meet payroll and the announcement that the legendary film director Frank Capra is coming to check out the company is made, all hell breaks loose. The depth here resides beneath the surface in characters that are frustrated with their lot…
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The Group Repertory at the Lonny Chapman Theatre
10900 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA
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The man was removed from duty on Monday, says Monica Carazo of the LAUSD.
A teacher has been removed from his duties at James Madison Middle School in North Hollywood while a police investigation is conducted into "alleged misconduct," the Los Angeles Unified School District reported today. The man was removed from duty on Monday, said Monica Carazo of the LAUSD. His name was not released. Carazo said the principal of the school sent a letter to parents that read, in part: "The purpose of this letter is to inform you of an investigation involving alleged misconduct by a school employee who has been removed from campus pending the results of the investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. "The school and district administration have fully cooperated with the authorities. At the direction of the Los …
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James Madison Middle School
13000 Hart Street, North Hollywood, CA
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Drew Michael talks about the benefits of the fitness craze.
I've read about celebrities and pro athletes who credit pilates with drastic improvements to their physique. I've heard friends talk about how they have improved their range of motion, flexibility, posture and abdominal strength while reducing back, hip, neck and other joint pain all through pilates. The exercise phenomenon has deep roots. Created by Joseph Pilates more than 80 years ago, the technique strengthens and tones muscles, improves posture and increases flexibility and balance. Pilates, a native of Germany, was a nurse in a prison camp during World War I. To help his immobilized patients regain strength, he created simple resistance and stretching exercises by attaching pulleys and springs to a steel-frame cot. After moving to …
Laura
12:15 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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