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NEWS
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- October 22, 2004 |
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on
some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
activist
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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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Ballot Items All But Ignored
Measures aim to guard local funds, widen DNA net, aid ailing kids
and open government more.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-props22oct22,1,1071560.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Fighting This Conservancy Won't Be a Walk in the Park
Baldwin Hills project is on state's performance review hit list
but has strong local support.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-baldwin22oct22,1,4072473.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Panel Picks New Chief of Airport Agency
The Los Angeles Airport Commission voted unanimously Thursday to
appoint Kim Day, an architect with extensive experience in aviation
design, as executive director of the city's airport agency.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-day22oct22,1,4708114.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Audit Unveils Alleged Frauds
A report on theft by county workers says one ran up an $86,000 phone
bill and finds dead people on medical leave.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fraud22oct22,1,3116945.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Hacker Attack at UC Campus Probed
Federal and state authorities are investigating a computer hacker
attack that could have garnered personal information on 600,000
or more Californians involved in a home-care program for seniors
and the disabled.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hacker22oct22,1,4027583.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Report Finds Business Tax Reforms Workable
The city Office of Finance issued a revised report Thursday that
indicates the city may be able to afford business tax reforms pending
in City Council, including an exemption from the gross receipts
tax for firms that earn $100,000 or less.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs22.3oct22,1,4477130.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Supervisors
Might Take Meetings to Districts
County Supervisor Mike Antonovich has proposed that the board hold
one meeting each month outside of downtown to better acquaint supervisors
with regional concerns.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs22.1oct22,1,3690696.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Suit to Keep Cross on County Seal Dismissed
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday that sought to preserve
a tiny gold cross on Los Angeles County's official seal, which county
supervisors voted in June to remove.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs22.2oct22,1,4083913.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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Job fund for LAPD proposed
City Hall would economize
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2484090,00.html
Officials find ways to trim business tax
Just a month after casting doubt about whether Los Angeles can afford
business tax reform, city finance officials reversed themselves
Thursday and announced the loss of revenue could be covered by tougher
enforcement and other measures.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2483929,00.html
L.A. joins lawsuit challenging DOE's field-lab cleanup
Hoping to protect west San Fernando Valley residents from radioactive
and chemical contamination at the Santa Susana Field Lab site, City
Attorney Rocky Delgadillo announced Thursday the city joined a lawsuit
challenging the U.S. Department of Energy's cleanup of the former
nuclear research site.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2484115,00.html
State obtains more doses of flu vaccine
60,000 shots set for L.A. County can trim from bottom for space
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2483891,00.html
CRA cancels depot pact
Train station may be moved
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2483949,00.html
Volunteers to try to make a difference
Across the country, in both big and small ways, hundreds of volunteers
will come out Saturday to mark the annual "Make a Difference
Day" in their communities.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2483813,00.html
$50,000 reward offered in killing
CANOGA PARK -- A $50,000 reward was offered Thursday for information
leading to the identities of three gunmen who killed 20-year-old
Jason Lee Deeks during a robbery that netted them $2.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2483919,00.html
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