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NEWS
of the Day
- December 28, 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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California's Readiness Lags Other Pacific Coast States
Only one town, hit by a killer wave 40 years ago, is 'tsunami ready.'
Maps of worst-case flooding are done for only half of the state's
shoreline.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calquake28dec28,0,5879861.story?coll=la-home-headlines
How to Send Help
These aid agencies are among those accepting contributions for assistance
that they or their affiliates will provide for those affected by
the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia:
http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-aid27dec2704,0,453500.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Club Fans Fight Proposed Takeover
Officials are eyeing Hollywood's Florentine Gardens, long popular
with older teens, as a possible site for a fire station.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gardens28dec28,1,3482638.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Freeway Project to Extend 405's Carpool Lanes
The Caltrans effort draws some complaints from Culver City and West
L.A. residents.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-freeway28dec28,1,6820388.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Youth's Death Spurs Call for Tougher Driving Laws
Harsher penalties are urged for teen violators after a boy, 13,
dies in the crash of a truck driven by a 16-year-old friend.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wheel28dec28,1,2985862.story?coll=la-headlines-california
An Island of Peace on the Peninsula
Palos Verdes Estates has the least violent crime among the state's
cities of 10,000 or more. Last year, police responded to only one
such felony.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-safe28dec28,1,5033520.story
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From
the Daily News:
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Tsunami horror stuns Angelenos
More than 48 hours after a tsunami devastated his Sri Lanka homeland,
Aparekke Punyasiri hadn't slept a wink.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2621963,00.html
HOW TO HELP:
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2621963,00.html
Valley doctor's wife, daughter die
Much like other Sri Lankans who live abroad, Dr. Anton Ambrose and
his wife, Beulah, traveled to their homeland during the holiday
season to get some rest and relaxation.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2621688,00.html
Wave deaths unlikely in L.A.
Conditions would allow warning, evacuation
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2622021,00.html
'Frankly, I'm getting a little tired'
Hahn says investigations are taking much too long
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2621342,00.html
LAUSD added eight campuses this year
High, middle schools first in decades in Valley
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2621058,00.html
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From
other sources:
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From the Department of Homeland Security
$153 Million In Homeless Aid Awards For 2005
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) announced that federal funds totaling $153 million have
been awarded to help feed and shelter the nation's hungry and homeless
people in 2005.
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=15785
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