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NEWS
of the Day
- September 4, 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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Public Defenders Decry Aid Recipients' Arrests
Critics call U.S. agents' roundup of mostly disabled people an abuse
of authority. Some raise questions of possible racial discrimination.
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story>
Cancer Study Spurs Outcry
Some of the nation's heaviest truck traffic runs through Tonia Reyes
Uranga's City Council district, humming day and night past the tree-shaded
Spanish-style bungalows of northwest Long Beach.
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story>
Chick Pays for Excess Donations
City Controller Laura Chick said Friday she will pay $4,500 to the
Los Angeles Ethics Commission for accepting political contributions
to her 2001 election campaign that exceeded city limits.
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story>
Ex-Councilman Charged in Bribery
He offered Alhambra's vice mayor $25,000 to OK a housing project,
prosecutors say.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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High-tech stale of stalking in the 21st century
GLENDALE -- A Glendale businessman faces stalking charges that allege
that he attached a cell phone with Global Positioning System technology
to his ex-girlfriend's car so he could track her every move and
show up unexpectedly wherever she was.
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story>
Pollution concerns slow plans
Fast-track plans to clear the former Price Pfister faucet manufacturing
plant in Pacoima and make way for a big-box shopping center have
been temporarily halted after neighbors complained their environmental
concerns were being overlooked.
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Funding problem settled by Chick
City Controller Laura Chick wrote a $4,500 personal check on Friday
to the city Ethics Commission to resolve an audit showing that amount
of excess contributions to her 2001 campaign.
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story>
W. Nile deaths rise in state
The West Nile virus death toll in California rose to 11 on Friday
as health authorities confirmed that the virus has spread farther
across the state.
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story>
Bratton passes state cop test
Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton has passed a test required
of police officers in California, officials said Friday.
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story>
Dead body ID'd as missing WB analyst
A body found in the trunk of a car belonging to a Warner Bros. financial
analyst missing since Aug. 17 was that of Sharon Santos, the Los
Angeles County coroner's office confirmed Friday.
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City weighs anti-gang law
SANTA CLARITA -- City officials have been asked by the county to
draw up a local version of an anti-gang loitering ordinance as an
additional deterrent to crime within Santa Clarita's boundaries.
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story>
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Seeks Protection For Residential Hotel Tenants
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story> (pdf format)
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