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NEWS
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- December 20, 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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Getty Deal Raises Questions
Conflict-of-interest specter haunts land sale to Eli Broad, a close
friend of the trust's CEO.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-getty20dec20,1,2063765.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Space Crunch for Charter Schools
Finding sites for new facilities -- especially where land is scarce
and pricey -- challenges operators of the alternative campuses.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-charter20dec20,1,2827267.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Credit Card Bill for State Skyrockets
Loan payments, which are expected to climb to about $5.5billion
a year, will hinder efforts to fund freeways, schools and water
projects.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-statedebt20dec20,1,1526973.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Alarcon, Hahn in Opposite Lanes on Tollbooth Idea
It should surprise no one in car-crazy Los Angeles that one of the
newfangled initiatives floated in the mayor's race is a suggestion
that the city plant tollbooths at the city line to pay for road
improvements.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol20dec20,1,2511050.story?coll=la-headlines-california
5 Held in Heist of 198 Pounds of Cocaine
Los Angeles police officers, acting on a tip, arrested five men
Sunday after they allegedly stole nearly 200 pounds of cocaine,
likely worth between $4 million and $7 million, authorities said.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drugs20dec20,1,6918022.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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New year's new laws
Vote-by-fax, marriage-by-proxy legal
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2607673,00.html
Schools falter, reap funds
Lagging progress nets more state aid
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2607671,00.html
Dogs help kids pat away pain
WESTWOOD -- One of the angels that 9-year-old Cory Callison eagerly
awaits each day wags a tail.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2608113,00.html
Duck and cover, there's a councilman coming near!
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge needed all the protection
he could muster when he came to Los Angeles last week to announce
the latest federal grants.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2607678,00.html
Fake 9-11 stat spreads
WASHINGTON -- It's the biggest urban legend of the immigration debate,
repeated as gospel at town-hall meetings, on Sunday talk shows and
even on the floor of the House of Representatives.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2608114,00.html
Revival for neighborhood panel
Troubled Van Nuys council regrouping, plans new elections
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2608039,00.html
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