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NEWS of the Day - November 15, 2004
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - November 15, 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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Guards Union Is Giving Prisons Chief Hard Time
Roderick Q. Hickman's reform agenda has riled the state's correctional officers association.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union15nov15,1,6974407.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Jurors to Face Less Legal Jargon

A state panel is drafting simplified instructions for juries in criminal cases. New 'plain language' is already being used in civil trials.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jury15nov15,1,4884118.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Lobbyists Exert Their Influence on Lobby Reform
They claim to be misunderstood, unfairly maligned.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol15nov15,1,5848832.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Glendale Settles Police Suits
Three female officers who alleged sexual harassment, and then retaliation, receive a total of $4 million.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-glendale15nov15,1,4707180.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Study Analyzes Economic Power of L.A. Air Base
The California military space industry, led by the Los Angeles Air Force Base, supports $16 billion of economic activity in the state each year, according to a report by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. to be released today.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-impact15nov15,1,5001454.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Dose of help in the Valley
School clinic slated for kids, families
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2535543,00.html

Immigrant parents rely on kids' English
Maribel Palafox was just 11 when she stood in a medical office, translating the doctor's news that her mother was pregnant.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2535561,00.html

'Extreme makeover' for city
Council to hear sweeping plan tonight
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2535433,00.html

Villaraigosa brushes off talk of DNC leadership post
The Democratic National Committee is searching far and wide for answers -- to why it lost the presidential election and seats in the House and Senate -- and for new leadership to get it on the right track.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2534966,00.html

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