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NEWS
of the Day
- August 5, 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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Border Patrol Agents Giving LAX a Careful Look
In a crackdown on human smuggling, officials are putting travelers
under scrutiny.
<full
story>
King/Drew Treatment Errors Cited
U.S. inspectors discover medication mistakes and nursing lapses
at the troubled hospital. Report also finds soiled bedding, holes
in walls.
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story>
Youth Prisons to Stop Use of Extended Isolation
The confinement, called barbaric by state Senate panel, has been
blamed in recent suicides.
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story>
Jailers' Lapses Led to Slaying, Report Says
Deputies violated policies that could have prevented the killing
of inmate, review shows.
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story>
LAPD Tightens Rules on Use-of-Force Probes
Chief Bratton orders the immediate separation of officers after
any incident involving potential deadly action.
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story>
City Panels Back Plan to Hinder Wal-Mart Stores
Firm would have to fund economic impact studies before opening new
outlets. Full council will consider the proposal.
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story>
Santa Clarita Sues Over Proposed Gravel Mine
The city of Santa Clarita has sued Los Angeles County over a massive
sand and gravel mine proposed for east of the city, alleging the
county's approval of the project violated California environmental
quality laws.
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story>
Man With TV Show Alibi Sues LAPD
He accuses police of violating his civil rights after taped footage
puts him at Dodger Stadium at time of slaying.
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story>
Antonovich plugs tax alternative
Rather than raising sales tax, supervisor wants to use tobacco settlement
money to fund law enforcement.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Busway Stopper
The brains behind the San Fernando Valley residents group that has
stopped construction of the Orange Line busway is a former Los Angeles
transit official who has worked as a highly paid consultant to MTA
unions, the Bus Riders Union and even the Los Angeles school district.
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story>
Council: Start gridlock relief
The Los Angeles City Council urged the start Wednesday of $400,000
in short-term improvements along the 101 Freeway corridor, despite
warnings they may not be enough to ease congestion.
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story>
Bratton orders changes
In the second major LAPD reform stemming from the videotaped beating
of a car-theft suspect, Chief William Bratton ordered police commanders
Wednesday to thoroughly investigate some use-of-force incidents
that previously were treated as routine.
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story>
Gift of public funds? Can't have that!
Leave it to those subversives on the West Hills Neighborhood Council
to try and compromise the high ethical standards of the city of
Los Angeles.
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story>
Fe-9 team called in for rat control
PACOIMA -- There's a new kind of cop at LAPD Foothill Division.
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story>
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