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NEWS
of the Day
- July 15, 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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PR Firm Routinely Overbilled DWP, Former Employees Say
They claim that time sheets were falsified at Fleishman-Hillard.
The company says it does not condone unethical or improper billing.
<full
story>
Latest Twist in Beating Roils Waters
Report that the suspect was not carrying wire cutters troubles LAPD
friends and foes. But some see hope if officer risked telling the
truth.
<full
story>
Smuggling Rings at LAX Targeted
Federal operation takes aim at those who send illegal immigrants
on flights to the East Coast.
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story>
Bootleg-DVD Operation Raided
L.A. police arrest 5 and close a factory that allegedly could make
1million copies a year.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Officials arrest 64 illegals at LAX
In a crackdown on smugglers who transport their human cargo on commercial
flights from Los Angeles International Airport to the East Coast,
federal agents Wednesday announced the arrest of 64 suspected illegal
immigrants.
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story>
No public funds for L.A. hotel
Developers behind the proposed $1 billion hotel-entertainment complex
in downtown Los Angeles insisted on Wednesday they have learned
the political lessons of the past and will not seek any new tax
sources to help fund their project.
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story>
Landfill firm OKs two liners
The operators of Sunshine Canyon Landfill said Wednesday they will
comply with mandates to install a costly double liner under the
dump expansion, which will keep an early 2005 opening on track while
lessening residents' fear of water contamination.
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story>
Union: Nurse ratio not met
Los Angeles County has failed to hire enough nurses to meet a state
law on nurse-to-patient ratio, and current staffing levels endanger
thousands of patients at county hospitals and clinics, a nurses
union said Wednesday.
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story>
New Valley community has long-standing name
A tree-lined section of northern Toluca Lake today will become the
newest distinct community to win official recognition by the city
of Los Angeles
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Proposal would require quick retrieval of shopping carts
Driving around his northwestern San Fernando Valley district, Los
Angeles Councilman Greig Smith said he invariably sees abandoned
shopping carts littering city streets and alleys.
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Audit says fraud, sexual harassment in department
The Los Angeles County department that serves nearly 2 million senior
citizens is rife with mismanagement and fiscal abuses, costing taxpayers
millions of dollars, according to a new audit.
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story>
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From
other sources:
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn, City Council Urge Board of Supervisors to Put Baca's
Initiative on November Ballot
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story> (pdf file)
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