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NEWS
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- October 9, 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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A Clash of 2 Passionate Forces
L.A. Conservancy finds itself sparring with Kennedys over Ambassador
site.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-conservacy9oct09,1,5501781.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Dog Beheading Case Illustrates Prop. 66 Battle
A La Habra man with a violent past gets 25 years to life for the
crime. If voters revise the state's three-strikes law, he'll be
released within months.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-strike9oct09,1,861205.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Retailers Are Urged to Save Flu Shots for Most Vulnerable
The appeal from public health officials comes amid a shortage of
the vaccine. Stores pledge to cooperate, but compliance is spotty.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flu9oct09,1,4383989.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Boxer Hasn't Agreed to a 2nd Debate
With the election three weeks away, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer has
yet to commit to a second debate with Republican challenger Bill
Jones, a move likely to ensure a continued low-profile campaign
for one of the state's most important elective offices.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-senateoct09,1,474872.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Panels' Political Clout Grows
Los Angeles mayoral candidates turn to the biannual convention of
neighborhood councils to woo voters.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nhood9oct09,1,6124724.story?coll=la-headlines-california
L.A. Will Look at European Trash-to-Energy Plants
City officials hope ideas gleaned in Germany, Spain and Belgium
can address landfill crunch.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trash9oct09,1,4678341.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Plan Targets L.A. Councils, Lobbying
Under proposed laws, people paid to pressure neighborhood groups
would have to register.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bfi9oct09,1,1373912.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Megan's Law Coauthor Seeks Probe of E-Mail 'Threat'
SACRAMENTO - A state assemblyman who co-wrote legislation to put
the Megan's Law database of sex offenders on the Internet has asked
the California Highway Patrol to investigate two aggressive e-mails
he received.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-megan9oct09,1,3966621.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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County suspending 189 flu-shot clinics
Los Angeles County health officials announced Friday that they would
suspend 189 flu-shot clinics that have traditionally vaccinated
up to 130,000 poor residents a year.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2455660,00.html
Lobbyists to be banned from panels?
Concerned that a lobbyist hired by Sunshine Canyon Landfill was
trying to drum up support for the dump among fellow neighborhood
council members, Councilman Greig Smith introduced a motion Friday
that would bar registered lobbyists from serving on the advisory
panels.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2455746,00.html
Hahn willing to meet Inyo County officials
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn is willing to meet with Inyo County
leaders who objected to a Hahn-appointed commissioner's attempt
to link an airport lease in the Eastern Sierra county with extracting
more water from the area, a top Hahn deputy said Friday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2455792,00.html
Criteria vary for no-fly list inclusion
The government has "two primary principles" but no "hard
and fast" rules for deciding who gets put on the secret no-fly
list barring suspected terrorists from boarding commercial airlines,
the Transportation Security Administration disclosed Friday in federal
court documents here.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2455830,00.html
Children's hospital improvements funding on ballot
As a cure for the long waits patients typically endure at California's
13 children's hospitals, health officials are advocating passage
of Proposition 61, a $750 million bond measure on the Nov. 2 ballot
that would fund hospital improvements.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2455623,00.html
Terror attack simulated for training
CHATSWORTH -- Minor communications glitches marred a drill Friday
designed to test the plans by public-safety agencies to handle a
terrorist attack.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2455849,00.html
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From
other sources:
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From the LAPD
Los Angeles Police Foundation Honors Four LAPD Officers at the
5th Annual March on Crime Brunch
http://lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/10/pr04502.htm
From Senator Boxer
Boxer Receives 100% Approval Rating From Leadership Conference
on Civil Rights
http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=227287
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