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NEWS
of the Day
- July 27, 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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Budget Deal Ends Weeks of Stalemate
The $103-billion state plan calls for no new taxes, few spending
cuts and more borrowing. Some payments were about to be withheld.
<full
story>
Prison Guards' Contract Amendments Under Fire
Critics say the new provisions will result in a loss of management
control.
<full
story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Budget finally in hand
SACRAMENTO -- Ending a 26-day impasse, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
and legislative leaders shook hands Monday on a $103 billion state
budget that closes a $15 billion deficit without raising taxes,
but still protects spending for health and welfare services for
the poor.
<full
story>
Kin sues LAPD in death of man after his arrest
Family members of an Atwater Village man who died after being taken
into police custody filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday
against the LAPD claiming wrongful death, negligence and battery.
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story>
Union eyes City Council aides
A Los Angeles city employees union, already beset by the defection
of some members to another union, now is attempting to wrap its
arms around a high-profile class of city employees: aides to City
Council members.
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story>
More oversight needed for MTA projects
A state audit of MTA's legal costs, which tripled after subway construction
a decade ago, says the transit agency should use better oversight
to keep expenditures in check.
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story>
Driver, damaged Altima sought in hit-run death
The California Highway Patrol asked Monday for the public's help
in finding the driver who killed Valencia resident Brian Westfall
and severely injured his passenger, Adam Lokey of Canyon Country,
on Friday night in Sylmar.
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story>
Phone tipster points deputies to body
Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of a male human
body buried in a shallow grave near two abandoned houses within
sight of Fox Field.
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story>
Prison guard contract fails to please
SACRAMENTO -- State senators assailed a revised state prison guard
contract Monday as fatally flawed and said it would set a precedent
preventing lawmakers from refusing to fund the pact in the future.
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story>
Canyon and forest plans up for debate
SANTA CLARITA -- As U.S. Forest Service officials approach the deadline
to consider land-use plans for the Angeles National Forest, city
officials hope residents will get the word out to help preserve
the Whitney, Placerita and Elsmere canyons as designated riparian
wetlands.
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story>
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