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NEWS
of the Day
- August 25, 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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Shift in Inmate Rehab Signaled
A bill to boost education and job training to cut recidivism is
approved. Critics decry the cost.
<full
story>
No Quick, Cheap Fixes for Healthcare
We all know the reason six Los Angeles County emergency rooms have
shut down in the last year and even more are expected to go belly
up as well.
<full
story>
City-County Feud Could Stall LAX Plan
Instead of a routine OK, an obscure panel could deal a setback to
Mayor Hahn by requiring a council override and delaying timetable.
<full
story>
Hahn Halts Coal Plant Investment
Environmentalists hail the decision by the L.A. mayor to redirect
up to $400 million investment toward increasing renewable power.
<full
story>
Brentwood Gate Plan Is Blocked
The city attorney tells a residents' group to keep the road to their
hilltop enclave open.
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story>
Bus Riders Organization Asks That MTA Be Fined
The advocacy group charges that city buses are still overcrowded,
in violation of a 1996 court order.
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story>
$25,000 Reward Offered for Missing
Woman Warner Bros. Studios offered a $25,000 reward Tuesday for
information leading to a financial analyst missing since she left
work Aug. 17.
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story>
Firm Accuses DWP of Nonpayment
A consulting firm plans to file a claim today against the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power alleging the agency unfairly backed
away from a $2.7-million contract extension and hadn't paid its
bills.
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story>
Downtown Residents Protest Police Plans
Architects hired by the city to design a new police headquarters
showed off building models at City Hall on Tuesday night, as the
downtown area's councilwoman tried to defuse opposition from residents.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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L.A. new epicenter of W. Nile
As Los Angeles County's 100th case of West Nile virus was confirmed
Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors took steps to assert sweeping
new powers to enter private property to eradicate mosquito-breeding
spots.
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story>
Busway work stoppage a net loss for businesses
Already inconvenienced by busway construction, small-business owners
along the Orange Line route in the San Fernando Valley say they
face an unbearable hardship because of the court-ordered work stoppage,
now in its fourth week.
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story>
School to keep charter but must conduct lottery
The Los Angeles Unified School District reached a last-minute deal
Tuesday with Ivy Academia that will allow the start-up school to
keep its charter, but requires the campus to hold a new enrollment
lottery less than two weeks before school starts.
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story>
DWP ditches plant expansion
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn on Tuesday ordered the city to withdraw
from a planned $2.1 billion coal power plant in Utah, saying the
city's $215 million share of the project should be spent on cleaner
energy sources instead.
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story>
Police break up 'sophisticated' ring of burglars
GLENDALE -- Police announced Tuesday that they had cracked a "sophisticated"
residential burglary ring responsible for a spree of break-ins in
Glendale neighborhoods.
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story>
Bill OKs online Megan access
Eight years after California created a public database containing
information on the whereabouts of registered sex offenders, the
Legislature approved a bill allowing residents to view personal
information about the offenders online.
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story>
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From
other sources:
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Halts Coal Energy Project
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story> (pdf format)
From Attorney General Lockyer
Attorney General Lockyer's Legislation to Post Megan's Law on
the Internet Approved by Legislature
Parra's AB 488 Makes Important Public Safety Information Accessible
to Millions
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story>
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