Posts Tagged ‘Westchester’


Second hearing set on Westchester redistricting changes

January 31, 2012 at 5:37 pm
www.dailybreeze.com - The second of seven planned public hearings on the draft Los Angeles City Council district maps is set for Thursday night in Westchester - a community that could see a significant change if the new boundaries are adopted.

Comment invited on L.A. council redistricting maps at Westchester meeting

January 28, 2012 at 7:31 pm
pipes.yahoo.com - Anyone wanting to comment on the recently released draft Los Angeles City Council district maps can do so Thursday at a public meeting in Westchester.

Don’t Panic! Giant Fireball at LAX Part of Training Exercise

January 26, 2012 at 6:03 pm
www.ktla.com - LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Don't panic if you saw flames near Los Angeles International Airport Thursday morning.

Passenger Count Rose at LAX Last Year

January 25, 2012 at 9:58 am
labusinessjournal.com - Traffic at Los Angeles International Airport last year grew 4.7 percent, with 61.8 million passengers passing though the world’s sixth busiest airport.

Teachers receive Westchester Rotary grants to purchase materials

January 23, 2012 at 7:48 pm
www.dailybreeze.com - The Westchester Rotary Club and the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club have donated $20,000 in grants to dozens of public K-12 teachers who made requests for all manner of classroom materials, from document cameras to books to this year's most interesting ask: an aquarium containing hermit crabs.

Westchester-area seniors group receives foundation grant

January 22, 2012 at 5:12 pm
pipes.yahoo.com - Westchester Playa Village, a group supporting seniors in Westchester, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Marina del Rey and Ladera Heights, has received a $75,000 grant from the Drollinger Family Charitable Foundation.

Developer plans housing projects in El Segundo, Westchester

January 11, 2012 at 5:38 pm
www.dailybreeze.com - A Seal Beach development company plans to break ground and complete construction this year on new housing projects in El Segundo and Westchester.

New, Improved Breed Of Bomb-Sniffing Dogs On Patrol At LAX

January 11, 2012 at 9:35 am
losangeles.cbslocal.com - LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The LAPD has a new breed of bomb-sniffing dogs at Los Angeles International Airport. For years, bomb detection K-9s have been highly effective at identifying the presence of explosives but here’s the catch: the package had to be stationary. But the vapor wake dog’s target is the bomber who is moving. Izzy is part [...]

Homeless Efforts in Westchester Park Produce Success Stories

January 5, 2012 at 7:26 pm
marinadelrey.patch.com - A nonprofit group that seeks to find affordable housing and jobs for the homeless reported this week to the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa that progress has been made at Westchester Park.The park, which is adjacent to City Coucilman Bill Rosendahl's Westchester District Office, had become a homeless enclave with people sleeping overnight in the park's [...]

LA Neighborhood Councils will Have 2012 Elections

January 4, 2012 at 8:42 pm
la.curbed.com - The City Council is going to make sure that neighborhood council officer elections take place in 2012--they're moving forward with an ordinance to transfer management of the elections to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, reports the Contra Costa Times. DONE had run the neighborhood council elections up until 2008, when the city clerk's office took [...]

’405 Bandit’ bank robbery suspect strikes again in Westchester

December 30, 2011 at 7:24 pm
www.dailybreeze.com - A hooded man who robbed banks in El Segundo and Culver City has struck in Westchester, again having his photograph taken by a surveillance camera.

Businessman pleads no contest to hanging illegal signs near LAX

December 30, 2011 at 5:59 pm
www.dailybreeze.com - A businessman pleaded no contest this week to eight counts of hanging giant advertisements from an office building near the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport, the City Attorney's Office said Wednesday.