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NEWS
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- September 12, 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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Residents Fight Port Expansion
With reports of lung problems triggering increased worry over pollution,
Long Beach council agrees to review construction plans.
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story>
Club Provides Textbook Cases of Philanthropy
For most of its 110 years, a Los Angeles women's group has given
scholarships to high-achieving but low-income students.
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story>
D.A. Opposes Deportation of Sex Offenders
Prosecutors want violent predators placed in state hospitals after
their prison terms, not returned to their home countries.
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story>
In L.A., Tributes From Many Faiths
Pleas for religious tolerance and solemn ceremonies mark local Sept.
11 events.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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State HQ in fast lane
Caltrans -- notorious for its slow pace in building freeways and
soundwalls -- took just three years to erect its new $190 million
headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, prompting critics to ask why
that kind of efficiency isn't used to ease gridlock.
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story>
Parents not informed by fed deadline
The Los Angeles Unified School District failed to meet federal deadlines
for informing parents at struggling campuses that they have the
right to transfer their children to higher-performing schools, officials
said Friday.
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story>
New CHP chief expected to reign in abuses
SACRAMENTO -- The first duty of the California Highway Patrol's
next commissioner will be to control widespread abuse of disability
retirements and workers' compensation by high-ranking officers,
the governor's office and key lawmakers said in the aftermath of
an investigative report.
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