NEWS
of the Day
- September 19, 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 ...
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From
the LA Times:
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Burke Cools on Trauma Unit Vote
Following protests, the supervisor seeks to postpone board action
that would close the facility at King/Drew Medical Center.
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story>
Gov. Vetoes
Minimum Wage Hike
Schwarzenegger also axes a bill that would have made retailers such
as Wal-Mart pay for studies of proposed stores' economic impact.
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story>
Teen's Big
Heart Touches Lives of Smallest Victims
Sarah Wolfson works with USC's Violence Intervention Program to
collect toys, clothes and food for infants affected by abuse.
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story>
Fundraising
in Race for Mayor Gets Boost
Parks' $50,000 loan to his campaign lifts limit for others. Hertzberg,
Hahn, Alarcon benefit.
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story>
Thousands
Help on Coastal Cleanup Day
More than 10,000 volunteers picked up trash along 53 beaches and
waterways in Los Angeles County on Saturday as part of International
Coastal Cleanup day.
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story>
Editorial
More Fuel on the Fire
Stirring up emotions and trying to score political points instead
of offering real solutions to a regional issue helps no one.
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story>
They Changed
Their Minds on Three Strikes. Can They Change the Voters'?
Ten years ago, these men wanted to see three strikes become the
law in California. Now they're leading the fight to reform it.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Freeway
bill in a jam
WASHINGTON -- A crucial federal funding bill that would provide
more than $20 billion for California highways is stuck in political
gridlock, threatening dozens of transportation projects in Los Angeles
County and around the state.
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story>
Dollars from
heaven
"I'm sending you out among the rich and famous. You better
have a balance in your life." Father Donald Merrifield, former
president of Loyola Marymount University.
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story>
Coastal cleanup's
a dirty job, but somebody has to do it
ENCINO-- Joshua Dorkin of Sherman Oaks vowed to get involved in
the 20th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day when he got sick
last year after a day of surfing at Manhattan Beach.
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story>
Minimum wage
raise vetoed
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday vetoed a proposed $1 increase
in California's minimum wage, drawing criticism from Democrats as
he delivered on his promise to govern as a fiscal conservative.
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story>
Gun ban lapse
worries Bratton
When the federal ban on 19 types of assault weapons expired this
week, law enforcement officials were quick to point out that a California
law outlawing an even larger number of the military-style firearms
would remain in place.
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story>
King sticks up for U.S. as he tries to get along
He is still recognizable, though he has walked with a limp since
he lost control of his car last year, crashed into a house at 100
mph and shattered his pelvis.
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story>
Opinion
Mosquito
repellent
As the West Nile virus has spread throughout Los Angeles County,
infecting 186 people, most public officials have simply wrung their
hands. Not City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel.
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story>
Opinion
Milloy
rant junkier than his target
I have stumbled across an ideologue masquerading as a champion of
science on the Fox News Web site. What a surprise! Steven Milloy
hosts JunkScience.com. Normally I wouldn't bother to argue with
him, but he has decided to stick his opinionated nose into our affairs.
Specifically he has turned his wrath upon Dr. Paul Simon, an epidemiologist
with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
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story>
Opinion
Election
Day scare tactics might not work any more
Two years ago, Los Angeles County officials sold voters on a parcel
tax by scaring the pants off them.
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story>
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