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NEWS
of the Day
- September 9, 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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Wal-Mart Supercenter Gets Foot in the Door
Rosemead is the first L.A. County city to OK one of the retail giant's
stores that sell groceries. Foes still hope to stop the project
in court.
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story>
Study Finds Rampant Illiteracy in L.A. County
Irene Hernandez knows all too well what life is like for the estimated
3.8 million Los Angeles County adults who can barely read, write
or speak English.
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story>
New Seal, Sans Cross, Offers Other Changes
County unveils altered design, which also replaces the goddess Pomona,
after ACLU threatens to sue.
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story>
Mayor Fires Back Over Crime
Hahn accuses candidate Parks, whom he ousted as police chief, of
failure in that job.
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story>
Fire Drill to Evacuate High-Rises
Civic Center sites and 20,000 people will be involved in the exercise.
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story>
Foes Criticize Hahn Over Housing
Parks, Alarcon and Hertzberg outline plans to assist low-income
residents while faulting record of the mayor, who shuns debate.
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story>
Bus Tour Steers Latinos Toward College
Belmont High School senior Andres Ruiz wants to go to college, but
he says his immigrant parents don't know anything about applying
for financial aid and his college counselor is often too busy to
answer questions.
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story>
Traffic Signal Impasse Settled
Breaking a stalemate that has delayed Los Angeles' compliance with
state law, Mayor James K. Hahn directed the Department of Water
and Power on Wednesday to provide $20 million in loans to convert
the city's incandescent traffic signals into more energy-efficient
lights.
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story>
2 Suburbs May Get Council Video Link
San Fernando Valley and San Pedro residents would be able to testify
through video-conferencing during the Los Angeles City Council's
downtown meetings under a proposal that advanced Wednesday.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Dirty air's young victims
Children who grow up in smoggy Southern California neighborhoods
have underdeveloped lungs, which puts them at risk of illness and
premature death as adults, a landmark study published today says.
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Illiteracy shockingly high in L.A.
Continued immigration and a stubborn high school dropout rate have
stymied efforts to improve literacy in Los Angeles County, where
more than half the working-age population can't read a simple form,
a report released Wednesday found.
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Absent Hahn taken to task
Crime and housing emerged as key issues Wednesday as the major challengers
seeking to oust Mayor James Hahn met in their first debate.
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story>
Region on alert for fires
Working to prevent a repeat of last year's massive blazes, Los Angeles
County fire officials on Wednesday deployed additional crews and
engines across the region as triple-digit temperatures scorched
the already tinder-dry brush.
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Seal design gets 1st look
Los Angeles County officials on Wednesday issued a drawing of a
proposed county seal without a Christian cross, reigniting the controversial
issue.
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story>
Hahn gets tough on signals
After months of bureaucratic inertia over replacing Los Angeles'
traffic signals with energy-efficient models, Mayor James Hahn on
Wednesday ordered the city's Department of Water and Power to front
as much as $20 million to buy new lights.
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story>
Woodman Avenue-Oxnard Street intersection reopens
Part of Woodman Avenue reopened Wednesday as construction of the
San Fernando Valley's Orange Line busway slowly gets back on track
after a court-ordered work stoppage, officials said.
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Assault weapons ban will expire
WASHINGTON -- Congress will not vote to extend a federal assault
weapons ban, Republican leaders said Wednesday, rejecting a last-ditch
plea from supporters.
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Tainted-site controls vowed
PACOIMA -- Environmental officials on Wednesday promised to appoint
an on-site inspector, hold monthly meetings and immediately control
dust rolling off the old Price Pfister site in Pacoima.
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Latinos learn about college aid
Alex Alfaro, a freshman at Belmont Senior High School, hadn't planned
on going to college. He's not an ace student and figured he'd become
a Marine like his brother or a trucker like his stepfather.
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From
other sources:
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From the LAPD
Detectives Need the Public's Help to Identify Stabbing Victim
On September 5, 2004, at 9:30 p.m., a Reseda resident in the 8200
block of Tunney Avenue saw a man staggering southbound on the sidewalk.
The man collapsed, he appeared to be critically injured and had
blood on his shirt. A witness called "911" and the responding Los
Angeles City Paramedics transported the victim to Northridge Hospital.
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From Attorney General Lockyer
Attorney General Lockyer Announces Agreement with Rite Aid to
Reduce Tobacco Sales to Minors
Multi-State Deal Is Sixth Reached With Major Retailers; More Than
40,000 Outlets Covered
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story>
From Senator Boxer
Statement by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer on The Assault Weapons
Ban
Unless Congress and the President act immediately, the federal assault
weapons ban will expire in just 5 days.
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From Senator Feinstein
Senator Feinstein Calls on President Bush to Take Active Role
in Effort to Renew Federal Assault Weapons Ban
In a speech on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
today called upon President Bush to actively work to pass the renewal
of the ban.
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story>
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