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NEWS of the Day - October 11, 2004
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - October 11, 2004
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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Interpreters Give Voice to the Indigenous
The need for translators to help Mexican Indians involved in court cases is growing along with the migrants' numbers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-interpret11oct11,1,1251081.story?coll=la-headlines-california

11th-Hour Proposal Would Save Ambassador Building
Los Angeles school board member David Tokofsky offered a last-minute proposal Sunday to preserve the historic Ambassador Hotel's main structure while building classrooms for up to 4,200 students elsewhere on the site.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ambassador11oct11,1,4455451.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Rivals Reject Hahn's LAX Plan
Four top candidates seeking to unseat the mayor say his $9-billion proposal won't make the airport safer or fix its shortcomings.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax11oct11,1,378140.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Advocates Rally Homeless to Get Out the Vote
Volunteers hope to register as many as 5,000 skid row inhabitants for the Nov. 2 election.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless11oct11,1,6991753.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Even if Growth Slows Down, State Services Need to Catch Up
So California's population growth is slowing! What does it mean? Not much.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap11oct11,1,6285565.column?coll=la-headlines-california

Police Foundation Honors 4 Officers for Community Work
March on Crime event recognizes lawmen dedicated to at-risk youth and the homeless.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-officers11oct11,1,3719539.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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A new gang problem
Russian-Armenian organized crime 'like the 1930s New York mob'
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2459582,00.html

Creating a class of their own
More California parents now choose to home-school their children
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459469,00.html

Billboard is latest salvo in Battle of the Ambassador
In the never-ending saga over the fate of the formerly glamorous Ambassador Hotel, a new battle is going on as the Los Angeles school board is scheduled this week to once again decide its future.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2458976,00.html

Cops go beyond mere call of duty
A patrol officer from the Devonshire Division who organizes an annual charity baseball game for children was one of four officers honored Sunday at a Los Angeles Police Foundation ceremony.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459417,00.html

Fitness boot camp starting at hospital
BURBANK -- Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is launching a fitness "boot camp" this month to replace a similar program that dissolved because it lacked a city permit.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459356,00.html

Prop. 64 could cut lawsuits
Kelly Stelle had just sunk her money into an auto repair shop in Laguna Hills when a Beverly Hills law firm filed a suit accusing her of a long list of business violations.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459494,00.html

Neighborhood council meetings
Here is a list of upcoming neighborhood council meetings.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20951%257E2459485,00.html

Arrests triple at college
New AVC force embraces 'proactive' policing strategy
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20943%257E2459269,00.html

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