Incentives: When it comes to rewards, there...

Incentives: When it comes to rewards, there are plenty of disparities, as this chart shows. Some funds, such as those for Pal the pug, as well as those of other such high-profile victims as Ennis Cosby, include donations from private sources. . . . The reward for Jyotsna Prajapati, fatally shot at a Van Nuys market in July 1995, was renewed Thursday by the Los Angeles City Council in a bid to drum up fresh information (B3).

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Reward Money

Money offered for locating the killers of:

Ennis Cosby: $300,000

Monica Lynne Leech (Thousand Oaks bank teller): $160,000

Paul Youhanian (11-year-old Santa Clarita boy): $35,000

Pal the pug: $26,000

Shelby Antonio Graham (popular Venice skater): $25,000

Charles Mann (CSUN student): $25,000

Jyotsna Prajapati (market clerk): $25,000

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Quake Update: Scientists have downgraded the magnitudes of the two largest weekend Northridge aftershocks. . . . Saturday morning’s quake, originally called a 5.0, is now considered a 4.9, and the Sunday morning quake, originally called a 4.9, is now considered a 4.8, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Thursday.

Feline Evidence: Want one of those 45 cats rescued from the home of a Tarzana woman this week? You’re not alone, says Peter Persic of the city’s Department of Animal Services. . . . But for now the kitties will have to stay at the West Valley Animal Shelter--as evidence--in case criminal charges are filed.

Bernardi’s Bash: Supporters of former Los Angeles City Councilman Ernani Bernardi want to celebrate his success in upholding a $750-million spending cap on a Community Redevelopment Agency downtown project. . . . Two North Hollywood Citizen’s groups are hosting a shindig in Studio City tonight.