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NEWS
of the Day
- August 7, 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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A Question of Age, Ability
State panel's proposal to delay kindergarten for youngest pupils
should fund preschool for those who would have to wait, critics
say.
<full
story>
Graffiti Project a Victim of Gang Killings
Boyle Heights-based Homeboy Industries shuts down cleanup program,
citing growing danger, after a second worker is shot to death.
<full
story>
Mayor Backs Rate Hike to Pay for Sewer Repairs
Some taxpayers groups oppose the proposed increase of 42% over five
years. City officials say it is necessary to fix the antiquated
system.
<full
story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Sewer rates up 40%
Los Angeles City homeowners can expect their sewer fees to increase
40 percent over the next five years to pay for sewer-line upgrades
mandated in a $2 billion legal settlement stemming from thousands
of sewage spills over the past decade.
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story>
Officers say burglary ring caught in act, arrests made
Five members of a Russian-Armenian organized crime syndicate engaged
in a series of burglaries that targeted cigarette, jewelry and pawn
shops across the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County, authorities
reported Friday.
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story>
Business tax reform stalls in series of delays
Los Angeles business leaders clamored Friday for long-promised relief
from city taxes but officials said they still don't know if the
city can afford to cut their taxes, casting doubt on an Oct. 31
deadline for adopting a package of reforms.
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story>
State called likely target
Terrorists are likely to attack California because they're jealous
of the state, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asserted Friday as he reviewed
California's first statewide terrorism drill in the town of Mather.
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story>
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