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NEWS
of the Day
- July 16, 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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L.A. Plans to Sue PR Firm Over DWP Bills
City officials react to allegations that Fleishman-Hillard defrauded
the utility.
<full
story>
Authorities Act Against Real Danger of Replica Guns
Citing risks to users, a state senator has introduced a bill that
seeks to make it illegal to show the realistic looking fakes in
public.
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story>
Officials Question Timing of LAX Security Study
Two federal lawmakers are questioning whether the City Council will
have all the information it needs on security issues at Los Angeles
International Airport when council members vote this fall on Mayor
James K. Hahn's modernization plan.
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story>
$25-Million Claim Filed in Videotaped Beating
A suspected car thief beaten by police last month filed a claim
Thursday with the city of Los Angeles for $25 million in damages.
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story>
Body May Be Missing Woman's
The car of an El Segundo Realtor contains a corpse that has not
yet been identified.
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story>
Chick Urges City to Keep Better Tabs on Property City
Controller Laura Chick proposed Thursday that Los Angeles overhaul
the way it manages its multibillion-dollar real estate holdings,
calling for a central database to keep track of what the city owns.
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story>
Use of Prop. 10 Funds Faulted
A state audit of five counties finds most money for child programs
unspent.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Bush hikes term for identity theft
WASHINGTON -- Calling identity theft "one of the fastest-growing
crimes in our nation," President Bush signed legislation Thursday
imposing mandatory prison time for those who use fake IDs to commit
terrorist-related crimes.
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story>
PR firm to be sued in DWP overbilling
City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo announced Thursday that he will file
a lawsuit claiming that a public relations firm with close ties
to Mayor James Hahn defrauded the city by inflating its bills under
a $3 million-a-year contract with the Department of Water and Power.
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story>
New system for the city's properties? Controller calling for
overhaul
Renewing her complaint that the city has poorly managed its property,
Controller Laura Chick called on city leaders on Thursday to change
how Los Angeles handles its landholdings.
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story>
Federal report shows child poverty has risen
WASHINGTON -- The family life, education and health of America's
children are generally improving, though child poverty has risen
for the first time in a decade, according to the government's broadest
measure of children's well-being.
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story>
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