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NEWS
of the Day
- July 18, 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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Prison Jobs Program Just Barely Working
Once a national model, the state's effort to get private manufacturers
to hire inmates has withered because of neglect, some say.
<full
story>
Feinstein Touts Measure to Create Intelligence Czar
The senator, speaking in Beverly Hills, says her bill calling for
a national spy chief would unify agencies in the fight against terrorism.
<full
story>
1 Fire Wanes, Another Ignites
With the Pine blaze more than 50% contained, evacuees return home.
But flames threaten 90 homes in the Santa Clarita Valley.
<full
story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Parking perks rankle
Despite government pressure on private business to make employees
carpool and use public transit to reduce smog and traffic congestion,
Los Angeles city, county and school officials heavily subsidize
parking for tens of thousands of their employees based downtown.
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story>
LAPD ticket writing down
Drivers may welcome the trend, but the sharp drop in the number
of traffic tickets issued by Los Angeles police since 1999 has city
leaders worried.
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story>
State stuck with cost of jailing illegals
California citizens will continue to shoulder most of the financial
burden for jailing illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, under
a newly approved spending bill.
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story>
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