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NEWS
of the Day
- July 30, 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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Radical Revamp of State Bureaucracy
Schwarzenegger's panel says a restructured government would save
$32 billion in five years.
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story>
Senate Barely Passes Budget
Four Republicans join 24 Democrats in approving the plan, which
Schwarzenegger is expected to sign Saturday
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story>
Fundraising Prowess Has Hertzberg in Spotlight
Far ahead of other Hahn challengers financially, the candidate finds
that his message is getting attention.
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story>
A New Low Hit in Hustling the Elderly
Zelda and Ralph Brodsky live on Social Security, so they're always
looking for bargains. The pizza they share at the Target snack shop,
for instance, or coupons for discounted dinners at the IHOP.
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story>
Videoconferences Ease Access to Parole Hearings
To save travel costs and stress, more prosecutors and victims take
part in the sessions without going to the prisons.
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story>
Developers Are Flirting With Default
Group hasn't found a retail partner for redo of Crenshaw mall, but
city may not pull the plug.
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story>
Ex-Compton Mayor Avoids Prison
Omar Bradley, given three years for misusing public funds, is in
a halfway house.
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story>
Voters in Montebello Reject Tax Measure
Montebello is seeking ways to cut $3.8 million out of its $40.9-million
operating budget after residents emphatically rejected a utility
tax measure Tuesday, a move that affects services such as police,
fire and parks.
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story>
Controller Criticizes Mayor Hahn's Leadership
Months after endorsing Mayor James K. Hahn for reelection, Los Angeles
City Controller Laura Chick accused him Thursday of a failure of
leadership and questioned whether he was fulfilling his City Charter
responsibilities to evaluate the heads of city departments annually.
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story>
FBI Warns Police of Possible Terror Attack
Western U.S. agencies are told to be alert over unsubstantiated
threat that Al Qaeda could be planning to strike in California,
New Mexico.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Leaders mobilizing to smooth out traffic
Southern California's transportation leaders on Thursday identified
the region's top 10 "traffic busters" -- many of the same freeway
and public transit goals already in line for funding -- that will
be the focus of this year's advocacy efforts.
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story>
Program helps LAUSD teachers buy own homes
Manual Arts High School teacher Terese McKinney is proud to own
a small slice of the American dream: a three-bedroom town house
in Baldwin Hills.
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story>
Suspect's death raises questions
Latino community leaders and other activists on Thursday called
for an independent investigation in the death of Jose Antonio Rodriguez,
who died after being arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers
earlier this year.
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story>
Chick chastizes Hahn
City Controller Laura Chick stepped up her attacks Thursday on Mayor
James Hahn, saying he was failing to provide the leadership the
city needs and raising the possibility she might withdraw her support
of his re-election.
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story>
FBI issues terrorist warning for Southwest
The FBI issued a warning Thursday for Los Angeles and the Southwest
about possible terrorist attacks, but local officials said the threat
was vague so they were taking no specific action.
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story>
PR company banning political donations
An international public relations firm under investigation for overbilling
the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power under a $3 million-a-year
contract took steps Thursday to prevent itself from getting caught
up in "pay-to-play" in the future.
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story>
FlyAway parking structure fixes to be discussed today
A troubled project to build a parking structure and a terminal at
the Van Nuys FlyAway remains months behind schedule but no longer
is slipping further behind its projected April 2005 completion date,
officials said this week.
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story>
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