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NEWS
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- July 23, 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 ...
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From
the LA Times:
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MTA Agrees to Add Buses
Unanimous decision could end decade-old dispute over crowded service
in L.A. County.
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story>
PR Firm Billing Inquiry Expands
Alleged overcharging of DWP has L.A. officials scrutinizing Fleishman's
work for port, airports.
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story>
School Headquarters Purchase Investigated
A federal grand jury is examining L.A. Unified's $74.5-million acquisition
of a downtown high-rise, document shows.
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story>
Romer's Contract Is Extended to 2007
Action is hailed as giving L.A. Unified stability. His salary will
stay at $250,000.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Panel warns greater attack now ‘probable’
WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan commission that investigated the Sept.
11 attacks concluded in its unanimous final report Thursday that
they "were a shock but they should not have come as a surprise."
It warned that without a historic restructuring of the nation's
intelligence agencies and a new emphasis on diplomacy, the nation
would leave itself open to an even more catastrophic attack.
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story>
U.S. grand jury probing LAUSD headquarters buy
A federal grand jury has opened an investigation into the Los Angeles
Unified School District's controversial purchase of its downtown
Beaudry Avenue headquarters, a $74.5 million deal pushed by Superintendent
Roy Romer despite questions about the high cost and the high-rise's
structural integrity.
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story>
National Latino museum considered
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman on Thursday endorsed
the idea of a national Latino museum in the nation's capital, the
first step on a long road to establishing a major new cultural center
focused on Hispanic Americans.
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Silly String trivial? Not to City Council
Some call it trivial, others a waste of time, but that hasn't stopped
Los Angeles City Council members from their crusade to ban Silly
String in public places.
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story>
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From
other sources:
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Sponsers Security Exposition For Small Businesses
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story> (pdf file format)
Mayor Hahn Announces Expansion of LAs' Best To 119 Sites
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story> (pdf file format)
Mayor Hahn Anounces Grant To Identify And Protect Potential Los
Angeles Terror Targets
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story> (pdf file format)
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