Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.

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Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday afternoon for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said.

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The agency has conducted mandatory safety audits of the civil aviation authorities of member countries since 1999.

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One answer is for states and federal authorities to review other crimes for which mandatory minimum sentences are too stringent.

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These initiatives are under the supervision of national institutions or authorities which shall work for the strengthening of the enforcement system of mandatory building codes, protecting critical facilities such as schools, hospitals and historic buildings, and promoting the development of more affordable retrofitting techniques and the use of available seismic isolation or energy dissipation techniques.

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He said authorities have not determined how the measure will be enforced, but it will be mandatory.

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