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NEWS
of the Day
- December 22, 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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State Wants Money Back From Nonprofit
L.A. group is told to repay $150,000 as officials' oversight of
grants is questioned.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-soccer22dec22,1,4743869.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Rivals Fire at Hahn's Record
Challengers accuse incumbent of only protecting environment when
forced to do so.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-debate22dec22,1,99989.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Beat of Different Drummer Leads Students to Learn
ArtsCOOL sessions in music, dance and other subjects are taught
by CalArts faculty and graduates. The program aims to get struggling
L.A. Unified youth interested in art and school.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-class22dec22,1,4694388.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Hahn's Ties to Fundraiser's Mailers Probed
Ethics panel is looking at whether associates helped skirt campaign
fund rules in 2001.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hahn22dec22,1,249380.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Morrison Hotel Hit With Tenant Suit
Residents of the downtown building made famous by the Doors say
conditions are awful. The city has filed a criminal case.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-slum22dec22,1,6531668.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Nurses Sue Gov. Over Staffing
Schwarzenegger's decision to side with hospitals and suspend a law
requiring lower patient-to-staff ratios is illegal, group says.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nurse22dec22,1,7634329.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Tanzanian Pleads Guilty in Mall Bomb Hoax
A Tanzanian man who claimed in a hoax telephone call that Al Qaeda
terrorists were planning to bomb a Westside shopping center has
pleaded guilty to federal charges, the U.S. attorney's office said
Tuesday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hoax22dec22,1,2538556.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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1,150 sex offenders here
About 10 percent of them haven't registered with police or this
combo
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2611969,00.html
Mayoral hopefuls take shots at Hahn
Challengers focus on Hahn
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2612147,00.html
D.A.'s office probing campaign donations
As part of a mortgage scam investigation, the Los Angeles County
District Attorney's Office has started a review of campaign contributions
to Mayor James Hahn and two Los Angeles City Council members to
determine whether city ethics laws were broken, prosecutors said
Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2612046,00.html
An 'Eiffel' idea for downtown?
Report: Public demands iconic architecture
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2611645,00.html
Supervisors fret over extra cost of replacing seal
Cover-up proved ineffective
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2611676,00.html
Arnold urged to ask Bush for fairer share of money
SACRAMENTO -- Legislative Democrats called on Tuesday for Republican
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to persuade President George W. Bush
to return California's "fair share" of federal taxes,
allowing the state to erase its deficit without huge cuts or GOP-opposed
tax hikes.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2611990,00.html
Governor's health care reform plan ready
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to restructure the
state's mammoth health care program for the poor has finally been
completed and is expected to be released next month as part of his
proposed budget.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2611993,00.html
Arnold reveals size of staff
About 185 work for governor, says report
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2612005,00.html
Teen drug use down; inhalants new worry
WASHINGTON -- Fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes or using illegal
drugs, but a survey released Tuesday shows a troubling increase
in the use of inhalants by younger adolescents.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2611900,00.html
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From
other sources:
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From the LAPD
LAPD Supports Wounded Troops
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/12/pr04623.htm
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