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NEWS
of the Day
- July 19, 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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More Now Carry Guns
As security fears increase, police and sheriffs have issued 28%
more permits for concealed weapons statewide since 2000.
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story>
City Airport Agency Is Accused of Bias
Companies competing for Van Nuys jet center say Los Angeles World
Airports granted David Murdock the lease based on political influence.
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story>
State PTA Backs Ban on Random Drug Testing
SACRAMENTO — Across America, the PTA has long fought to prevent
student drug use, but last month its California leaders found themselves
sparring with federal drug officials in the state Capitol.
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story>
MTA Outlines Traffic Plan for Antelope Valley
The agency proposes new roads and carpool and reversible lanes for
the fast-growing region.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Smile! It's LAPD camera
Touting a 45 percent drop in crime at MacArthur Park with the aid
of video cameras as "virtual patrols," the LAPD is seeking funding
to expand the program to crime hot spots in the San Fernando Valley
and other areas of the city.
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story>
Shifting winds fueling wildfire
SANTA CLARITA -- Unexpected wind shifts Sunday afternoon fanned
a wildfire that burned thousands of acres near Santa Clarita and
forced new evacuations of more than 800 homes.
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Retail complex to bring jobs back to old plant site
PACOIMA -- The long-vacant Price Pfister plant has a new owner --
a national retail developer that plans to build a Lowe's store and
other shops on the 25-acre site that was was left badly contaminated
by faucet-manufacturing processes.
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Hotel workers union looking to take on Wolff projects
Welcome to the world of Los Angeles politics, Lew Wolff. The millionaire
hotelier, accustomed to limos and red carpets wherever he goes,
is about to get a lesson in hardball politics.
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Blanket drive warms girl, 12
BURBANK -- Twelve-year-old Jessica Sara Halpern wants to bring more
warmth to the world, so early this year the home-schooled Burbank
resident began collecting blankets and taking them to homeless shelters.
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Activists' ire focused on wrong incidents
The airing of two separate videos showing Los Angeles police officers
striking black suspects with police flashlights has touched off
a revival of Rodney King-like charges, which continues to simmer
and brew as activists press their advantage.
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