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NEWS
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- December 15, 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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An
Ethnic Center's New Pull
Koreatown was once the place one left. Now, focused on a shiny strip
of Wilshire, it's a mecca for suburbanites and wealthy immigrants.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koreatown15dec15,1,927981.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Judge OKs South L.A. Apartment Evictions
City officials sought the removal of all tenants from a complex
called gang 'headquarters.'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-apartment15dec15,1,4082897.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Mandatory Health Insurance Is Urged
Requiring all in the state to carry coverage would address healthcare
crisis, backers argue. Critics say subsidies for the poor would
be needed.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-health15dec15,1,4355249.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Money 101: College Aid Is Available
Too few students are asking for financial assistance, a program
overseer believes. He blames misconceptions about eligibility.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-class15dec15,1,5480824.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Disclosure Exemption Is Proposed
L.A. Ethics Commission recommends that members of the city's 84
neighborhood councils not be required to reveal their financial
interests.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ethics15dec15,1,4416194.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Closure Urged for Plant Near School
A metal-plating facility has been blamed for a high number of illnesses
in elementary students.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-plant15dec15,1,5279624.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Council's Final Vote on LAX Modernization Advances Plan
The City Council overwhelmingly approved several measures tied to
Mayor James K. Hahn's $11-billion modernization plan for Los Angeles
International Airport on Tuesday, clearing the way for federal officials
to decide whether to sign off on the proposal early next year.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax15dec15,1,3790595.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Supervisors OK Funds for Jail
Vote to give the sheriff $24.4 million a year to reopen beds is
aimed at stemming early releases. The department says it's still
not enough.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jails15dec15,1,4170101.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Police Panel Endorses Limits on Use of Flashlights
The proposed policy, a response to a taped beating, discourages
officers from using the devices as weapons.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poxcom15dec15,1,5390054.story?coll=la-headlines-california
City Panel Delays Hotel Subsidy Plan
Faced with objections from labor leaders and the threat of a lawsuit,
a City Council panel delayed action Tuesday on a plan to provide
$150 million in subsidies and loans for a 55-story hotel across
the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hotel15dec15,1,4099973.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Bill Targets Loss of Hotels
An L.A. City Council committee considers a six-month moratorium
on conversions of lodging into condos.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-condos15dec15,1,7407822.story
$100,000 Loan Raises Stakes in Mayoral Race
Walter Moore donates money to his campaign, raising the ceiling
for all other contenders.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-moore15dec15,1,753042.story
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From
the Daily News:
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Cities block 5,800 homes
Las Lomas would cover L.A.-Santa Clarita open space
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2598214,00.html
LAX modernization takes off
Council approves Hahn's $11 billion plan
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598107,00.html
LAPD traffic officers patrolling Valley schools
The Los Angeles Police Department has deployed two traffic officers
to patrol San Fernando Valley schools, working to ease congestion
and improve student safety during drop-off and pick-up times.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598930,00.html
Millions eyed in aid to develop new hotel
A massive plan for a $1 billion downtown hotel-entertainment complex
next to Staples Center received wide support on Tuesday but also
faced tough questions over requests for at least $160 million in
public funding.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598075,00.html
Chief Bratton reorganizes LAPD leadership ranks
In a new shake-up of the Los Angeles Police Department's leadership
ranks, Police Chief William Bratton announced Tuesday that he is
dissolving the LAPD's Human Resources Bureau, getting a new chief
of staff and giving his counterterrorism leader authority over fighting
organized crime.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598929,00.html
Immigration incarceration heart of debate
SACRAMENTO -- Adding to the immigration debate, state Senate Majority
Leader Gloria Romero has scheduled a hearing Thursday in Los Angeles
on the cost of holding illegal-immigrant convicts in state prisons
and why the federal government isn't paying more.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598408,00.html
Local knowledge needed for post
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn made a televised plea on Tuesday to
President George W. Bush to appoint a Homeland Security chief who
is familiar with local government and its needs.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598258,00.html
Funds allocated to reopen jails
In a move to stem the early release of thousands of Los Angeles
County jail inmates, county supervisors voted Tuesday to spend $24
million over the next three years to reopen several jail facilities.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598213,00.html
Many needy seniors will get gifts for Christmas after all
BURBANK -- Christmas stockings won't be empty this year for 175
of the region's elderly residents, who will receive presents from
shoppers at a local Kmart and Sav-On Drugs store.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598190,00.html
Bill to boost oversight of First 5 panels
OAKLAND -- Advocates of California's First 5 program to fund children's
education and health care with increased tobacco taxes unveiled
legislation Tuesday aimed at boosting oversight over how the money
is spent.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598544,00.html
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From
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From the LAPD
Metropolitan Division's Annual Kids, Dogs, Horses, and Cops Christmas
Party
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/12/pr04607.htm
You Better Watch Out, Guess Who's Coming To Town
On Friday, December 17, 2004, at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles
Police Department, Central Traffic Division, Community Traffic Safety
Unit, will conduct it's annual Crosswalk Enforcement Detail just
in time for the Holidays.
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/12/pr04608.htm
From Senator Boxer
Boxer Urges Cell Phone Users To Act To Ensure Their Privacy
As the author of the proposed Wireless 411 Privacy Act, U.S. Senator
Barbara Boxer urged her constituents who want to protect their cell
phone privacy to register their cell phone numbers in the National
Do Not Call List.
http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=230139
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