NEWS
of the Day
- September 16, 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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Human Errors Silenced Airports
A controllers union official describes 'harrowing' incidents in
the sky, but the FAA insists the radio system failure posed no threat.
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story>
A Reeling
King/Drew Receives Huge Blow
The hospital could lose its accreditation, along with insurance
contracts and training programs.
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story>
Terror Risk
to Nuclear Plants Is Debated
The threat is from air attacks, say critics of government security
efforts. They push for more safety measures.
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story>
Family Faces
Loss of Home Over Signature
L.A. Housing Authority revokes their rent subsidy. An official says
those are the rules.
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story>
AQMD Critical
of Port Plan to Grow
The agency says Long Beach officials have underestimated the amount
of smog likely to result from added berths.
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story>
D.A.
Calls Jails Lethal for Witnesses
After series of killings, Cooley urges L.A. sheriff to better protect
inmates who testify against others.
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story>
Graffiti
Art Park Brushed Aside
Historic status for tunnel doesn't include the urban murals that
decorate nearby walls.
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story>
New Head
of CHP Is Named
The governor picks Michael L. Brown, the agency's Southern California
chief.
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story>
EDITORIAL
Troops for L.A. War Zones
It turned out that the teenager's tattoo served a purpose after
all. It was the way his parents identified him in the hospital when
his head had swelled as big as a basketball and his forehead bore
the imprint of his attacker's shoe.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Galleria
owners not sold Glendale mall fight is over
GLENDALE -- Opponents of the Americana at Brand project vowed on
Wednesday to press forward with their court challenge of the $264
million outdoor mall after voters gave a narrow victory to the development
in a citywide referendum.
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story>
Arnold stumps
for Prop. 1A
Using the city firefighter training center as a backdrop, Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger joined Mayor James Hahn and other officials Wednesday
to campaign for a ballot measure to prevent the state from taking
tax revenues away from cities and counties.
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story>
Alarcon demands
DWP rate cut
State Sen. Richard Alarcon called Wednesday on city officials to
rescind the 11 percent water rate hike approved earlier this year,
saying it was illegal and immoral.
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story>
D.A.: Jail
must protect inmates
A blue-ribbon panel that investigated the recent deaths of five
Los Angeles County Jail inmates on Wednesday recommended 51 changes
designed to dramatically improve the safety of jailhouse witnesses.
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story>
Hahn deputies
criticize audit of city vehicles
Stepping up their criticism of Los Angeles City Controller Laura
Chick, aides to Mayor James Hahn on Wednesday ripped into her report
that found hundreds of city vehicles and computers in storage and
unaccounted for.
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story>
Greuel taps
federal grants for West Nile fight
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel on Wednesday earmarked
$100,000 in federal grants to repair damaged gutters in her San
Fernando Valley district, saying the work will help prevent the
spread of the West Nile virus.
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story>
Santa Clarita
man to lead California Highway Patrol
SACRAMENTO -- A veteran California Highway Patrol chief and Santa
Clarita Valley resident was appointed Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
to lead the agency.
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story>
Opinion...
City Hall's rubber stamp
Council gives DWP commission head a big pass
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story>
Opinion...
Planning before acting
LAPD policy, not flashlights, needs review
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story>
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From
other sources:
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From the LAPD
One Year-Old Abducted by Mother
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story>
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