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NEWS
of the Day
- August 8, 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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Hope and Reality Collide
Despite slayings, group struggles to help gang members change lives
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story>
Race Brings Donor Issues to Fore
Mayoral candidates, Hahn included, raise bundles from those with
City Hall business, despite his push for a ban on such donations.
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story>
Few D.A.s Use New Power to Try Juveniles as Adults
A 4-year-old state law that makes it easier for prosecutors to try
juveniles as adults has been used only sparingly by district attorneys,
keeping steady the number of youth offenders tried in the adult
justice system, lawyers say.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Sweeping questions facing DWP
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, already facing allegations
of overbilling on a public relations contract, is coming under scrutiny
over its contract to buy janitorial supplies from just one company.
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story>
Residents concerned about cleanup
Pacoima residents peppered environmental regulators with questions
Saturday about the cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater
at a former Price Pfister faucet plant during a legislative hearing.
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story>
Parking purchase a lemon?
BURBANK -- Bob Hope Airport officials contend their pending
$41.5 million purchase of an adjacent parking lot is a good deal,
but critics argue the property should have been assessed before
the sale agreement.
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story>
Traffic cameras now count
SANTA CLARITA -- The initiation period for the city's new stop-light
camera program is over, which means drivers who go through designated
red lights will now be cited and ordered to pay a $341 fine.
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story>
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