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NEWS
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- October 18, 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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Frequent Fire
The LAPD knows little about why a tiny number of officers have used
deadly force much more often than their colleagues
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shooting18oct18,1,7310256.story?coll=la-home-headlines
7 of 15 Council Members Favor Reelection of Hahn
As the contest for mayor of Los Angeles begins to move into the
spotlight, sharp divisions are being exposed in the City Council.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol18oct18,1,4013817.story?coll=la-headlines-california
20th AIDS Walk Tops $3 Million
An estimated 25,000 people join the yearly effort to raise money
for research and other programs in Los Angeles County.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-aidswalk18oct18,1,6144384.story?coll=la-headlines-california
A Plea for Public Safety
About 450 Southwest L.A. residents ask LAPD to protect those who
report criminal activity.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pico18oct18,1,1419874.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Voters Have Until Tonight to Register
Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 election.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-votebox18oct18,1,6544485.story?coll=la-headlines-california
City Parks May Get Their Own Rangers
A City Council committee on Tuesday will consider a proposal to
assign rangers to each of the city's large regional parks.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs18.1oct18,1,6508754.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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$11
billion LAX plan up for vote
Hahn wants action despite likely lawsuit
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2474925,00.html
Unregistered businesses cost city millions annualy in lost sales
tax revenue
Desperate to make the American dream a reality, thousands of undocumented
immigrants like Ignacia Cruz open unregistered businesses every
year in the underground economy.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2474911,00.html
Prop. O would aid cleanup of river, Santa Monica Bay
Faced with 67 new clean-water regulations over the next decade,
Los Angeles officials are asking voters to approve a property tax
hike to cover a $500 million bond needed to pay to reduce trash,
animal waste and other pollutants in the Los Angeles River and Santa
Monica Bay.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2474934,00.html
Museum plan ready for presentation
The City Council will hear a plan today to open a cultural arts
center in the city's former firehouse.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2474985,00.html
Death penalty halt sought
Attorneys want moratorium to review system
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2475090,00.html
Inmates suspected in money laundering
Suspecting drug money may have been laundered through the state's
toughest prison, officials at the Department of Corrections have
frozen the inmate trust accounts of 14 Mexican Mafia members, a
newspaper reported Sunday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2474965,00.html
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