Los Angeles To enhance rapid initial air attacks on wildfires in Los Angeles
County, the Fire Department has acquired a Firehawk helicopter from the Air Methods
Completion Center in Colorado that will be in service on July 1st, announced
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

The Sikorsky S 70-A Firehawk represents the most technically advanced multi-mission
helicopter in service statewide, capable of a thousand gallon water-drop operation,
self-fill snorkeling, hoist rescue, fire crew transport, and EMS medical transport.

LANE CLOSURES FOR I-5 CARPOOL LANE CONSTRUCTION NEAR SYLMAR JUNE 27-30

      Sylmar/North San Fernando Valley - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the following lanes, ramps and connectors of the Golden State Freeway
(I-5) as part of a $41.6-million project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle, (HOV), or carpool lanes on northbound and southbound I-5 from State Route 118 to State Route 14: NIGHTLY MONDAY, JUNE 27, THROUGH THURSDAY, JUNE 30  -
(NOTE: EXCEPTION: CLOSURES FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 1 WILL BE PICKED UP BY 5
A.M.)

The William S. Hart Union High School District board has adopted a budget for the 2005-06 school year of over $150 million....

The board doesn't know if the entire amount will be underwritten by the state, however. 

This budget reflects an increase over last year's budget, which was $143.5 million.

More on this story is in today's Signal.