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NEWS
of the Day
- December 27, 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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Go Ahead, Just Try to Disappear
Global positioning technology on mobile phones and other devices
can track errant workers, teens or even pets. The price is privacy.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gps27dec27,0,163095.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Give Up the Suburb? Yes. Give Up the Car? No Way
When urban planners first talked about the new residential boom
in downtown Los Angeles, they conjured up idyllic streets where
pedestrians - their cars sold to ex-neighbors in the suburbs - strolled
happily to work along streets lined with cafes and bookstores.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-downtown27dec27,1,3635634.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Bringing Her Lone Star Power
Donna Brorby was relentless in forcing Texas to clean up its prisons.
Now the lawyer is being asked to fix the troubled CYA.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prison27dec27,1,1453304.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Plan to Cut Port Smog to Be Unveiled
Potential new rules and initiatives to reduce air pollution could
require widespread changes and cost billions of dollars.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-air27dec27,1,7661817.story?coll=la-headlines-california
A Savvy Housing Group Expands
The East Los Angeles Community Union, known for cultivating Latino
leaders, builds in the Inland Empire.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-telacu27dec27,1,5595846.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Before the Parade Passes by, LaBonge Gets L.A. in Line
Budget woes threatened to end a long-standing Los Angeles tradition.
But a few civic boosters, including City Councilman Tom LaBonge,
stepped in to raise the money to make sure the city has a float
in the Pasadena Rose Parade.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol27dec27,1,5722328.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Formerly Homeless, He Has a Life Plan
After being a ward of the court for seven years, Tommy Davis found
himself thrust into adulthood - and homelessness - on his 18th birthday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holidayfund27dec27,1,3035539.story?coll=la-headlines-california
EDITORIAL
Free and Valuable Checkup
As the credit cards come to rest post-holiday, do yourself a favor
and exercise your new right to see what kind of damage you - or
someone else - might have done to your credit record.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-credit27dec27,1,5514489.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials
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From
the Daily News:
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Valley
groups rush to gather aid
San Fernando Valley Indian and Sri Lankan communities are organizing
fund-raising drives for survivors of the massive tidal wave that
killed more than 11,000 people across two continents.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2619908,00.html
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