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NEWS
of the Day
- August 24, 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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Domino Effect Feared From Closures of Emergency Rooms
Los Angeles County, which has lost six emergency rooms in a little
over a year, is on the brink of a far more serious problem, facing
more closures that could jeopardize emergency care for tens of thousands
of residents, according to public officials and independent analysts.
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story>
Seniors at Center of the Action
Residents of Angelus Plaza welcome the new life taking hold in downtown
L.A. But some worry they may be pushed out.
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story> http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bunker24aug24,1,6021507,print.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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New Police Headquarters Site Draws Ire
Downtown residents say the city promised to turn the space north
of 2nd Street into a park. A protest is planned for tonight.
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No Bobbie Hat for Bratton
Police chief rejects rumors that he's a candidate to head New Scotland
Yard.
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Judge Upholds Censure of 2 L.A. Prosecutors
They were reprimanded in June for failing to release a man wrongly
convicted of murder.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Number of West Nile virus cases rises sharply
As the death toll mounts and the number of West Nile virus cases
rises sharply, public health officials for the first time said Monday
they are considering targeted neighborhood spraying to combat the
spread of the potentially deadly virus.
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New school could lose charter before first day
WOODLAND HILLS -- The Los Angeles Unified School District board
today will consider revoking the charter of a startup school that
used a questionable enrollment policy to sign up 355 students --
70 more than it is authorized to teach.
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Proposal to resume busway work stalled in Senate
Van Nuys Assemblyman Lloyd Levine's bill to allow construction to
continue on the Orange Line while a busway alternative is studied
appeared dead Monday amid opposition from environmental groups.
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Operation nabs 184 gang suspects
COMPTON -- A multiagency task force arrested 184 suspects during
a six-month undercover operation targeting drugs and gangs, officials
said Monday as they vowed to continue pursuing urban "terrorists."
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Schwarzenegger expected to veto minimum wage bill
SACRAMENTO -- A bill to raise California's minimum wage to $7.75
an hour over the next two years is headed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,
providing a major test of his pledge to reject bills that "harm
the state's business climate."
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story>
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From
other sources:
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Finds Jobs For Homeboy Industries Graffiti Team
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story> (pfd format)
Mayor Hahn and Chief Bratton Announce Stanley Miller Investigation
Ready To Be Handed Over to District Attorney
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story> (pfd format)
Mayor Hahn Announces City's Credit Rating Best In Nation
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story> (pfd format)
From Senator Feinstein
Statement by Senator Feinstein on Roberts' Intelligence Reform
Proposal
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story>
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