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NEWS
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- July 1, 2004 |
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on
some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
activist
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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
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From
the LA Times:
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Police Beating Case Stirs Up Rifts
Early solidarity in the city's response to the June 23 incident
appears to be cracking. At a community center in South Los Angeles
and in the council chambers at City Hall, cracks began to emerge
Wednesday in what had been a relatively united front in the city's
response to last week's televised police beating of a black suspect.
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Bratton Calls Beating 'a Mess'
The police chief cites several points in last week's televised arrest
when officers ignored department policy.
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L.A. to Inspect More Housing
Agency will now check residential hotels in an effort to improve
conditions for tenants.
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story>
Catholic Church Asking Court to Void California's 2003 Abuse
Law
Accusing state lawmakers of "religious gerrymandering," the Roman
Catholic Church is asking a federal judge to declare unconstitutional
the California law that opened courthouse doors to hundreds of victims
of decades-old sexual abuse by priests.
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Council Confirms New Airport Panel Members
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously confirmed three new members
of the city's Airport Commission, which oversees Los Angeles International
Airport and airports in Ontario, Van Nuys and Palmdale.
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2nd Police Clash Seen on Video
A local television station aired a home video late Wednesday showing
Los Angeles police officers apparently striking a man several times
with a flashlight after he allegedly threw a bottle at an officer
and ran from police.
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Officer Charged With Stealing Drug Money
A Los Angeles police officer was charged Wednesday with stealing
at least $4,200 in seized drug money while part of a team investigating
narcotics trafficking at Los Angeles International Airport, prosecutors
said.
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Glendale City Council approves day-labor ordinance
GLENDALE — Glendale City Council members voted 4-1 for an ordinance
that eliminates charging $25 to use a local day-labor center, but
the law also bars day laborers from standing on sidewalks or in
parking lots to solicit work.
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From
the Daily News:
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Police department seeks TV station tapes of beating
Unclear whether flashlight blows struck suspect's head, Bratton
says
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Host loud party, go to jail
PACOIMA -- Hosts who throw loud or illegal parties will face fines
and even jail time beginning this weekend as officers in the Los
Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division launch a crackdown.
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Council OKs airport panelists
Los Angeles City Council members unanimously approved Wednesday
a trio of nominees to the panel that oversees four city-owned airports,
including LAX and Van Nuys.
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Panel wants $600,000 to fight gangs
A City Council committee on Wednesday directed that $600,000 be
found to restore reductions to gang prevention and intervention
programs, including Communities in Schools in North Hills.
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City's Section 8 dilemma
LANCASTER -- City officials are offering to help pay for an additional
county housing investigator to deal with an influx of people using
governmental rent subsidies to rent Antelope Valley apartments and
homes.
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From
other sources:
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From Senator
Feinstein
Senator Feinstein, California Officials Call for Renewal of Federal
Assault Weapons Ban
San Francisco, Calif. – Two days before the 11 year anniversary
of the shootings at 101 California in San Francisco, U.S. Senator
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) urged her Senate colleagues to once
again approve the reauthorization of the federal assault weapons
ban, which could expire on September 13, 2004.
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