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NEWS
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- July 17, 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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Hahn Rethinking Owens Valley Plan
The mayor is pulling back from his idea of a third-party conservancy
board amid fears it could be overly restrictive about land use.
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story>
PR Exec Placed on Paid Leave
Fleishman-Hillard, accused of falsely billing the DWP, removes the
former head of its L.A. office. Los Angeles sues the company.
<full
story>
L.A. Lists 260 Ways to Help the 101
Freeway plan by the city and residents calls for modest improvements,
but spares homes.
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story>
Police Arrest Gang Member Turned Author
Kody 'Monster' Scott is suspected of pushing an officer and trying
to flee during LAPD search of a possible drug house in the South-Central
area.
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story>
Firefighters Report Progress Against 15,500-Acre Blaze
Increased humidity and dying winds help officials battle the wildfire
that has claimed four homes in northwest L.A. County.
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story>
Council Backs Ballot Measure on Sales Tax Hike to Add Police
City would submit the half-cent increase to voters only if there's
no countywide proposal.
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story>
The True Picture of the People Behind the Badge
The video of the June 23 LAPD incident involving officers from the
Southeast Division captured a few moments of their daily work. Similar
to the Rodney King arrest, these scenes are imprinting a nation's
consciousness with an image of how police officers in the area respond
to a situation. What if the viewers of the video had the chance
to take a look at what's formed my perspective on police-community
interactions?
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story>
City working on starting bus line
Task force looking at variety of options to get people out of their
cars and into public transportation.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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City vows to put tax on ballot
Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously Friday to place
a half-percent sales-tax increase on the November ballot to hire
police and fund crime-prevention programs if the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors does not act to put a similar countywide measure
to a public vote.
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story>
Winds kick fire into overdrive
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- Four days after fire broke out on the
northern fringe of Los Angeles County, flames driven by winds flared
more intensely Friday through parched forest land, forcing hundreds
of people and a menagerie of animals from their homes.
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story>
Councilmen propose DWP rate rollback
Two Los Angeles City Council members got a cool reception Friday
to a proposal to roll back the Department of Water and Power's 11
percent water rate hike temporarily unless it makes major management
changes to prevent waste and fraud.
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story>
Multipronged approach stressed at gang summit
LAPD Chief William Bratton and other national experts said Friday
that a combination of officers, police, better intervention and
prevention programs, and community involvement will characterize
the next generation in the battle against gangs.
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story>
Police hunt for suspect in two rapes
ARLETA -- Following an unsuccessful attempt to capture an alleged
rapist, detectives on Friday stepped up the search for the man suspected
of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl
this week after forcing them into cars at gunpoint.
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story>
One overseer for intelligence agencies?
WASHINGTON -- The final report of the commission investigating the
9-11 attacks will recommend the creation of a Cabinet-level post
to oversee the nation's intelligence agencies, a position that would
take power away from the CIA, the FBI, the National Security Council,
the Pentagon and other agencies that face blistering criticism from
the panel, government officials who have seen the report said.
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story>
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From
other sources:
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Announces Appointment of John L. Reamer Jr. to Bureau
of Contract Administration
<full
story> (pdf file)
Mayor Hahn's Plan to Eliminate Business Taxes for Majority of
L.A. Businesses to Help Entertainment Industry
<full
story> (pdf file)
From the LAPD
"Three Retaliatory Shootings in South Los Angeles"
This style of vigilante shooting jeopardizes the safety of the entire
community regardless of any perceived gang affiliation. The cooperation
of the community is vital to capture the perpetrators and conspirators
of these criminal activities.
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story>
"2004 National Executive Session on Gangs"
Since Wednesday, July 14, 2004, the Los Angeles Police Department,
Mayor’s Office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in
conjunction with the Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing
Services, hosted a three-day high level meeting to identify, discuss
and define the issues regarding gang violence.
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story>
From Attorney General Lockyer
California Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Kicks off 2004
Season
66,000 Plants Valued at $264 Million Already Seized
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story>
From Senator Boxer
Boxer Introduces Legislation To Help Keep America's Firefighters
Healthy
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today introduced
the Healthy Firefighters Act, legislation to help keep our firefighters
healthy in the wake of disasters.
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story>
California Wildfire Preparedness
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story> (a website)
From Feinstein
Senators Seek to Protect U.S. Seaports
Bipartisan Bill Would Help Prevent Terrorism in American Harbors
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story>
House And Senate Appropriators OK $500 Million To Ensure That
Federal Firefighters Have The Resources Needed For The Upcoming
Fire Season
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story>
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