LACP.org
.........
NEWS of the Day - September 11, 2004
on some LACP issues of interest

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NEWS of the Day - September 11, 2004
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 ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From the LA Times:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2 Panelists Focus of L.A. Ethics Inquir
y
The city attorney's office is looking into whether the officials on the airport and harbor commissions solicited funds for the mayor.
<full story>

L.A. Police Captain Gets Probation
The 29-year veteran had pleaded no contest to possessing pirated DVDs. Film industry association sought prison term.
<full story>

Valley Busway Project Is Months Behind
A court-ordered work stoppage and other woes have plagued the line, but MTA officials still say it will open in August 2005.
<full story>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From the Daily News:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MTA views $1.1 billion bond plan
Faced with dismal government funding for transportation, the MTA is considering an ambitious plan to borrow $1.1 billion in order to finance and expedite five major transit projects, officials said Friday.
<full story>

West Nile virus rate may start tapering off
As California's 13th West Nile virus death was announced, mosquito-control officials said Friday they believe the epidemic may have peaked and that infections will start to decline.
<full story>

Baca urges support for tax
PALMDALE -- Promoting a proposed half-percent sales tax to pay for more law-enforcement officers, Sheriff Lee Baca called Los Angeles County the murder, robbery and illegal drug capital of the United States.
<full story>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From other sources:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From Senator Boxer
Boxer Tells FERC They Are in Defiance of Court Decision
On behalf of consumers, demands immediate refunds of $8.9 billion owed to California
<full story>

Boxer Honors Memory of September 11th Victims
Urges Congress to Act on 9/11 Commission Recommendations
<full story>

.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click below to find out how
to go to and sign up for the various online
newspapers and news sources listed:


LA Times

Daily News

LAPDonline

.