Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Nov 4 2010

Serves 2,400 square miles

 Thousands of people voted for three possible members to serve on the Board of Directors of the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water District (AVEK), a regional water wholesale provider and public agency established in 1959.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Nov 4 2010

Two individuals selected, Mukund Shah and Don V. Parazo

The Antelope Valley Health Care District voted for two individuals to the serve for the Board of Directors. Out of six individuals, only two members won the position.
 
Mukund Shah and Don V. Parazo won last night's race against four other candidates including Steve Fox, Cedric L. Jackson, June A. Snow and Philip J. Tuso.
 
Shah, who won 25 percent of the votes, is a cancer physician and is serving for the first time as a member of the Board of Directors. 
 

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 4 2010

Epilepsy may be to blame for random behavior

LANCASTER, Calif. —Last week, sources close to the family of Lonnie Liner said the young man, who is in custody for allegedly murdering his cousin, Dahlia Lenaris, does not remember committing acts that led to the death of his relative. 
 

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 4 2010

Defend yourself in public housing

LANCASTER, Calif.—At last week’s Lancaster City Council meeting, Mayor R. Rex Parris asked Dorian Jenkins, deputy executive director of housing programs with the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles, if there was a way to confiscate Section 8 vouchers from tenants who did not enroll their children in school. He asked Jenkins if he would look into federal enforcement of state laws requiring children to attend school. Parris said that it would be beneficial for the whole community. 
 

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Support/Volunteer Opportunities

The following numbers can be contacted for drug and alcohol assistance. 

Alcoholics Anonymous (323) 936-4343 
Cocaine Anonymous (310) 216-4444 
Narcotics Anonymous (323) 933-5395 
 
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