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NEWS
of the Day
- December 1, 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 ...
We present this simply as a convenience to our readership ...
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From
the LA Times:
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Passing the Buck, and the Homeless
As if Los Angeles didn't already have enough problems, now the city
of Santa Clarita has decided it can't find a suitable place to shelter
its growing homeless population. So Santa Clarita is going to ship
them out, headed for guess where.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez1dec01,1,4617372.column?coll=la-headlines-california
Caruso Offers to Finance Drive for Sales-Tax Hike
Police commissioner seeks voter approval for half-cent increase
to hire more LAPD officers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax1dec01,1,6158026.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 24 Years Files Civil Rights Suit
Thomas Goldstein, who was falsely convicted of murder, seeks damages
from Long Beach, Los Angeles County and other defendants.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goldstein1dec01,1,3176891.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Shelters to Open as Chill Lingers
Eleven L.A. County sites are equipped to take in about 1,200 homeless
people each night.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless1dec01,1,6741092.story?coll=la-headlines-california
King/Drew to House New Emergency Psychiatric Clinic
To ease the burden on county-run emergency rooms, the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to set up a new center
in South Los Angeles to treat psychiatric patients who are in immediate
need of short-term help.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-psych1dec01,1,6124697.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Man Pleads Guilty in Extortion Plot Against Ralphs Markets
A Venice man pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $180,000
from the Ralphs supermarket chain by threatening to place contaminated
baby food on store shelves.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-extort1dec01,1,6043128.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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Deaton
to assert own style at DWP
New DWP head pledges to guard DWP interests
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2568385,00.html
Cops hit streets; training delayed
Police Chief William Bratton, under political pressure to meet his
goal of reducing violent crime by 20 percent by year's end, said
Tuesday that he is suspending some training to enlarge the city's
patrol ranks temporarily by as many as 200 officers.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2568241,00.html
Psychiatric care gets boost
Supervisors vote to spend $7.2 million on emergency room services
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2567952,00.html
D.A. will hire 45 prosecutors with extra cash
District Attorney Steve Cooley said Tuesday that he'll beef up his
anti-gang unit after the Board of Supervisors gave him $5 million
to hire 45 more prosecutors.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2567857,00.html
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From
other sources:
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From the LAPD
March Against Gang Violence and Softball Tournament
http://lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/11/pr04581.htm
From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Delivers Cell Phones To Victims Of Domestic Violence
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27425416_11302004.pdf
From Senator Cedillo
Driver's License Bill Redux
http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/servlet/gov.ca.senate.democrats.pub.members.memDisplayPress?district=sd22&ID=2477
From the Department of Homeland Security
First Responders
The Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) is responsible for enhancing
the capacity of state and local jurisdictions to respond to, and
mitigate the consequences of, incidents of domestic terrorism.
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0245.xml
DHS Announces Assistance To Firefighters
Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
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