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NEWS
of the Day
- June 24, 2004 |
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on
some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
activist
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following group of articles from local
newspapers and other sources constitutes but a small percentage
of the information available to the community policing and neighborhood
activist public. It is by no means meant to cover every possible
issue of interest, nor is it meant to convey any particular
point of view ...
We present this simply as a convenience to our readership ...
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From
the LA Times:
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Beating by LAPD Officer Airs on TV
The televised beating of a suspected car thief Wednesday by a flashlight-wielding
Los Angeles Police Department officer was described by a top department
official as "Rodney King-esque," drawing comparisons with the 1991
beating of an African American man by LAPD officers that led to
catastrophic riots a year later.
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Schools Bar Anti-Drug Program
L.A. district warns against the use of presentations by a group
linked to the Church of Scientology. The state plans an investigation.
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Site Near City Hall OKd for New Police Headquarters
The replacement for Parker Center will be built on 2nd Street, the
council decides.
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Airport, Burbank Reach Deal on Growth
Declaring a "cease fire" and the dawn of a new era of cooperation,
officials at Bob Hope Airport and in Burbank, who have long fought
over expansion issues, have reached a tentative agreement that would
place a 10-year moratorium on building a new terminal.
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story>
Hospital Avoids Federal Funds Cutoff
Officials rescind threatened action after the King/Drew center agrees
to limit use of stun guns to control psychiatric patients.
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Fire Plan Targets Illegal Parking on Hollywood Hills' Narrow
Streets
City officials announced a new evacuation plan for the Hollywood
Hills on Wednesday, targeting what they called one of the city's
highest-risk areas for summer brush fires.
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L.A. Officials Call for Sales Tax Hike
Los Angeles City Council members and Mayor James K. Hahn on Wednesday
unanimously called on county supervisors to put a measure on the
November ballot asking voters to raise the sales tax by half a cent
to pay for more police officers and sheriff's deputies.
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L.A. Plan for Owens River Is Criticized
Activists complain that the DWP's blueprint to restore a 62-mile
stretch of the waterway was completed without Inyo County or U.S.
help.
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City, Wal-Mart Step Up Hostilities
Following a federal judge's decision to authorize a class-action
gender-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the standoff between
Los Angeles and the world's largest company is heating up again.
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Family of Strangled Inmate Seeks $35 Million From L.A. County
The family of a Los Angeles County Jail inmate, who was strangled
in his cell while waiting to testify as a key witness in a murder
trial, filed a $35-million federal lawsuit Wednesday against the
Sheriff's Department.
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A new crack in the old neighborhood
The Windsor Square preservation debate has divided the area. Some
fear friendships will suffer long after the issue has been decided.
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From
the Daily News:
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'Here we go again'
In an incident that recalls the Rodney King beating, a Los Angeles
police officer was captured on camera Wednesday repeatedly hitting
a car theft suspect with a flashlight after the African-American
man appeared to have surrendered.
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Consent-decree protocols being used in investigation
The videotaped beating of a suspect Wednesday by a Los Angeles police
officer came just days after the Police Department entered a period
of heightened federal scrutiny of its efforts to curtail brutality
and abuses under a consent decree.
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Felons could get extra 2 years on sentence for identity theft
Stealing a Social Security number or other identity data could land
a felon in jail for an extra two years under legislation the House
passed Wednesday.
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New Parker Center OK'd by council
Bowing to community and political pressure, the Los Angeles City
Council on Wednesday approved building a new police headquarters
building on a site less than two blocks from City Hall.
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Mayor Hahn insists he deserves second term
Faced with a strong field of challengers to his re-election, Mayor
James Hahn defended his three-year record in the city's top office
Wednesday by saying he has tried to do what's best regardless of
the political consequences.
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Hillside dwellers warned: Don't block fire engines
Facing prolonged fire danger in the Hollywood Hills and other mountain
areas of Los Angeles, city officials and firefighters have announced
new evacuation plans for hillside neighborhoods and a crackdown
on illegally parked cars.
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Board to step into mess on neighborhood council
The panel that oversees advisory neighborhood councils in Los Angeles
has agreed to intervene in a months-long impasse that has paralyzed
the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council.
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City Council backs raise in sales tax
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed county
Sheriff Lee Baca's proposal to raise the sales tax by 0.5 percent
to expand police forces countywide.
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Helping kids in need
In the past, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family
Services has taken more than its share of lumps -- usually for good
reason. But it's now time to pay the DCFS a rare bit of praise.
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From
Atty General Lockyer:
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Attorney General Lockyer Obtains Judgment in First "Do Not Call"
Lawsuit Filed in Nation
American Home Craft Must Obey Telemarketing Laws, Pay $100,000
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