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NEWS of the Day - October 12, 2004
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - October 12, 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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Latest King/Drew Lapse Blamed in Patient's Death
A nurse had lowered the volume on a monitor and failed to notice the man's heart failure.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kingdrew12oct12,1,3911558.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Waters Urges Health Chief to Quit
Garthwaite refuses. His critics say his departure could save King/Drew's trauma center, but other county and healthcare officials support him.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trauma12oct12,1,3948270.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Group Backs Romer's Plan for Ambassador
On the eve of what many call a long overdue decision by the Los Angeles Unified School District, about 30 parents and community leaders gathered outside the Ambassador Hotel on Monday to support a compromise plan that combines limited preservation with construction of a new school on the site.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ambassador12oct12,1,4914205.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Residents Denounce Teen's Slaying
Brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy shocks a South Los Angeles neighborhood that has seen much violence.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-memorial12oct12,1,3714945.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Parks Seeks Figures on Police Deployment
Councilman Bernard C. Parks, the former police chief who is running for mayor, said Monday that he plans to file a formal request for public records to compel Mayor James K. Hahn to reveal statistics on the deployment of police officers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs12.2oct12,1,3363015.story?coll=la-headlines-california

COMMENTARY
'Killer King' and Its Defenders
How can we solve the problems at King/Drew hospital if the debate is mired in racial politics?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-hicks12oct12,1,3919790.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

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From the Daily News:

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Busway crews back on job after delay
Most of the construction crews are back at work on the Orange Line busway across the San Fernando Valley after a court order shut down work for 23 days last summer, officials said Monday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2461437,00.html

Prop. 1A isn't like Prop. 65
With the Nov. 2 election three weeks away, most voters have only a dim memory of the summer's budget battle and a key issue that divided the Capitol for more than a month -- how best to protect local treasuries from state raids.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2461317,00.html

Arnold in 'anti' camp on 3 propositions
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on Monday his opposition to three measures on the November ballot including Proposition 67, which would raise $500 million a year for hospitals, clinics and emergency medical services through a surcharge on telephone service.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2461324,00.html

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