NEWS
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- September 30, 2004 |
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on
some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
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From
the LA Times:
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Provision of Patriot Act Is Ruled Unconstitutional
A method used to obtain electronic data allows for 'coercive searches,'
says a judge, who grants time for an appeal.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-patriot30sep30,1,5664024.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Governor
Vetoes Port Smog Curbs
Environmentalists say big business wins out over clean air. Also
killed are bills to curb outsourcing and allow importation of drugs.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bills30sep30,1,3968917.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Coalition
Seeks to Protect Watershed's Very Nature
Army engineers and Ventura and L.A. counties will study ways to
prevent development from harming the Santa Clara River.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-scriver30sep30,1,5500491.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Cities on
710 Push for Port Smog Clause
Panel's report says freeway expansion should not happen until air
pollution is reduced.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ports30sep30,1,3955148.story?coll=la-headlines-california
City Panel
Delays Vote on LAX Plan
A City Council committee deferred a vote Wednesday on a modernization
plan for Los Angeles International Airport, asking the city attorney
and the airport agency to answer numerous questions about legal
and security issues.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax30sep30,1,2147616.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Business
Tax Reform Could Be Costly
The main proposals to reform Los Angeles' business tax would cost
the city $95 million annually, about a fifth of the revenue from
the gross receipts tax, according to a report released Wednesday
by the city's Office of Finance.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax30sep30,1,7390504.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Deputies'
Offenses Reported
A uniformed Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who had sex with
a prostitute in his patrol car and destroyed videotaped evidence
of the incident was among six deputies fired between April and June,
the Office of Independent Review reported Wednesday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sheriff30sep30,1,7803430.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Windsor Square
Designated a Historic District
The area of stately mansions near Hancock Park contains 1,200 homes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hpoz30sep30,1,3643509.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Chick's Audit
Is Criticized
Reviving a political fight over alleged wasteful practices at City
Hall, a budget official for Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn has
accused City Controller Laura Chick of overstating problems with
the purchase of police cars and computers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-audit30sep30,1,5345174.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Alarcon Spearheads
Suit Over DWP Rate Hike
State Sen. Richard Alarcon (D-Sun Valley) said Wednesday he was
spearheading a class-action lawsuit that would be filed today to
overturn the Department of Water and Power's 11% water rate increase.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs30.4sep30,1,5460171.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Rocket Launcher
Causes Evacuation at LAX
Authorities evacuated the Southwest Airlines ticketing lobby in
Terminal 1 of Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday after
a man was found to have a rocket launcher in his checked luggage.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs30.3sep30,1,5066954.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Poker's hold
on teens, tweens
TV and the Web spur the trend, which has kids betting potato chips
and push-ups. Some worry: Is it too soon?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-hm-poker30sep30,1,7129832.story?coll=la-editions-valley
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From
the Daily News:
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Congress airs debate on new phone books
WASHINGTON -- Congress may follow California's lead and require
cellular companies to ask permission before adding their customers'
numbers to wireless phone directories.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2435391,00.html
LAX plan
on hold for study
Councilcommittee seeks more details
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435395,00.html
Hahn defends
crime fight
Mayor responds to charges by challenger Hertzberg
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435411,00.html
Business
tax cuts to cost $95 million
Critics say study doesn't figure in extra revenues
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435416,00.html
Baca says
Measure A still needed
Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday he was surprised to learn that Los
Angeles County government suddenly found a $309 million surplus,
but he still urged voters to pass Measure A, a sales tax increase
on the Nov. 2 ballot.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435427,00.html
Cross removal
prompts suit
The three Los Angeles County supervisors who voted to remove the
cross from the county seal were sued Wednesday by a church and nine
people, including 1960s Ramparts magazine editor and radical-turned-conservative
David Horowitz.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435443,00.html
Tutor sign-ups
deadline is today
Today is the deadline for students at struggling Los Angeles Unified
schools to sign up for free tutoring provided under the federal
No Child Left Behind Act.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435486,00.html
Security
searches reined in
Judge curbs government's secret access to Net, phone records
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435494,00.html
Council,
including Zine, rejects area preschool
Bowing to pressure from Reseda neighbors, the Los Angeles City Council
on Wednesday shot down a proposal to open a preschool for up to
48 children.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2435522,00.html
L.A. business-tax
cuts tab: $95 million
Proposals to reduce the Los Angeles city business tax would cost
the city as much as $95 million a year in annual revenues, according
to a report released Wednesday that casts doubts on the feasibility
of major tax relief.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20946%257E2435727,00.html
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From
other sources:
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From
the LAPD
Six Month-Old Abducted by Mother
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department is requesting that
the media provide the public with the following information to assist
law enforcement efforts in locating a missing child.
http://lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/09/pr04486.htm
From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Appoints Sarah Magana-Withers To Board Of Information
Technology Commissioners
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27423657_09282004.pdf
Mayor Hahn
Meets With City's Technology Industry
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27423656_09282004.pdf
Mayor Hahn,
Councilmember Garcetti Cheer Passage Of Hybrid Parking Program
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27423655_09282004.pdf
From Senator
Boxer
Boxer Testimony on Wireless 411 Privacy Before the House Subcommittee
on Telecommunications and the Internet
http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=226912
From the Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security Announces $1.4 Million Competitive
Grant Awarded to Telecommunications for the Deaf
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4051
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