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NEWS
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- November 10, 2004 |
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on
some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
activist
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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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Wary Blacks Voted No to More Police
A pronounced ambivalence about the role of police in largely African
American areas of Los Angeles helped sink last week's ballot measure
that would have raised the county sales tax to hire more officers,
and remains a formidable obstacle to rekindling the proposal solely
as a citywide levy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-coptax10nov10,1,4538108.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Man Shot After Taking a Hostage at Consulate
Police officer opens fire on an intruder who was threatening to
kill a female clerk at the Mexican government offices in L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hostage10nov10,1,3932216.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Council Adopts Anti-Sweatshop Law
The ordinance would eventually require garment makers who sell to
the city or its employees to pay workers a living wage.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sweat10nov10,1,1862584.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Animal Services Chief Hired
Over the vocal objections of animal rights activists, the Los Angeles
City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the appointment of
a Maryland civil servant to head the city's beleaguered Animal Services
Department.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-animal10nov10,1,2122449.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Airport Interim Chief Gets Job Permanently
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Kim Day as
the executive director of the city's airport agency.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs10.2nov10,1,5394640.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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Good jobs in Valley plan
Northeast section key, analysts say
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2524383,00.html
Dental program future in doubt
$75,000 required just to finish year
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524362,00.html
Register rip-offs drop 75%
Los Angeles County's 2-year-old program to enforce price accuracy
at the cash register has helped reduce overcharges by 75 percent,
saving consumers tens of millions of dollars a year, officials said
Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524336,00.html
Consulate worker briefly held hostage
Suspect shot; officials have no motive
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524382,00.html
LAPD anti-retaliation responsibility shifted
Concerned that the LAPD has not moved quickly enough to protect
officers who report possible misconduct, Los Angeles police commissioners
on Tuesday moved responsibility for an anti-retaliation policy from
one LAPD unit to another.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524437,00.html
Colleges take on hacking, ID theft
Los Angeles area university officials said Tuesday they are taking
a number of steps to boost protection of sensitive information following
a number of cases of computer hacking and identity theft.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524334,00.html
Fortner named county counsel
Interim County Counsel Raymond Fortner was promoted Tuesday to the
permanent post by a unanimous vote of Los Angeles County supervisors.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524367,00.html
Villaraigosa presses ahead on mayor's run
Councilman takes out papers; says incumbent is vulnerable
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524667,00.html
70 arrested in ID crackdown
City after peddlers of forged documents at MacArthur Park
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524454,00.html
New animal services chief OK'd
Activists protest Stuckey's lack of experience
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524725,00.html
DWP embarrassed over tent-purchasing foul-up
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, already criticized
for possible irregularities in its contracting practices, was forced
to return about 60 tents to a vendor after Los Angeles city officials
discovered that the tents do not meet fire-safety standards, officials
said Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524445,00.html
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From
other sources:
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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Helps Dedicate 36 Units Of Housing
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424789_11082004.pdf
Mayor Hahn, Chief Bratton Announce Successful Crackdown On The
Production And Sale Of Illegal Documents In MacArthur Park
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424808_11092004.pdf
From the Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Officials Meet in Mexico, Discuss Border Issues
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/speech/speech_0222.xml
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