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NEWS
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- October 19, 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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Navigant Is Expected to Take On King/Drew
The private company expected to be chosen today to operate Martin
Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center has a great deal of experience
cutting costs and improving hospitals' bottom lines.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kingdrew19oct19,1,7122836.story?coll=la-headlines-california
4 Hospitals Get Surprise Inspections
A national accrediting agency scrutinizes L.A. County facilities
to see if they have the same problems as King/Drew.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-inspect19oct19,1,2158159.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Campaign Makes False Claims About Crime Rate
Backers of sales tax hike to pay for police use fake headlines on
website.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-measurea19oct19,1,4501388.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Train Seats With a View -- of Traffic They're Not in
Frustrated motorists are increasingly opting for rail commutes.
In the last year, ridership on Metrolink lines has jumped by 9%.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wheel19oct19,1,1277351.story?coll=la-headlines-california
L.A., El Segundo Close In on Deal to Limit Growth at LAX
Pact is needed if Hahn's airport plan is to work, but an FAA spokesman
questions its legality.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax19oct19,1,4048172.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Report Is Critical of L.A. Port
A draft review finds that harbor commissioners are too often involved
in day-to-day operations.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port19oct19,1,1279628.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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Scathing
audit of Harbor
Poor leadership found at helm of vast L.A. port
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2477101,00.html
Staples land missing from tax rolls
Oops! The 26 acres next to Staples Center that is earmarked for
a $1 billion hotel and sports-entertainment complex has been off
the property tax rolls for five years because of what officials
call a bureaucratic oversight -- a $2.5 million slipup.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2476764,00.html
School offered $5,000 for local official's help
WOODLAND HILLS -- A prominent member of the local neighborhood council
discussed whether he would take a $5,000 fee to help the Ivy Academia
charter school get its Woodland Hills campus opened despite the
objections of Councilman Dennis Zine.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2477096,00.html
Villaraigosa gets key endorsements
Berman, Waxman, Weiss backing mayoral candidate
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2476876,00.html
Fraud probe results in one arrest
Phony charities created?
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2477016,00.html
A flying shame
Mayor's flawed LAX plan is headed for a council rubber stamp
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20951~2476621,00.html
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From
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Announces Full Scale Evacuation Drill At Century Plaza
Towers
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424201_10152004.pdf
Mayor Hahn And Councilmember LaBonge Ask Public For Help To Catch
A Serial Rapist In Koreatown
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424225_10182004.pdf
From the Department of Homeland Security
Fact Sheet: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
of 2005
Today President George W. Bush signed the FY 2005 Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, which provides $28.9 billion in net discretionary
spending for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0541.xml
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