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- September 3, 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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County Cancer Pockets Are a Puzzle
High levels of certain respiratory and throat cancers are found
in parts of southeast L.A. County. The study offers no reason.
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story>
City Has an 'Archangel' Overseeing Its Security
Local agencies develop anti-terrorism plans and, with help from
U.S. authorities, redefine how best to protect high-risk locations.
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story>
Case List Turned Over in Drug Lab Errors
Defense attorneys plan to review nearly 1,000 cases handled by an
LAPD chemist.
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story>
County Moves to Fire Surgeon at King/Drew
Audit finds that William T. Long, head of an orthopedic training
program, lied on time cards and referred patients to his practice.
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story>
Bid to Cut Killings by 20% Will Fail, Bratton Admits
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton conceded Thursday that
his ambitious goal of reducing killings by 20% this year cannot
be met.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Bratton: City can't meet 20% cut in homicides
With the murder rate in Los Angeles outstripping last year's level,
Police Chief William Bratton said Thursday he is all but certain
the Los Angeles Police Department won't meet his goal of reducing
homicides by 20 percent this year.
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story>
21 Valley campuses fall short
As many as 84 Los Angeles Unified campuses, including 21 in the
San Fernando Valley, have been added to a list of schools that failed
to meet federal academic benchmarks for two consecutive years, according
to a preliminary report issued Thursday.
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story>
Body may be missing woman
A body believed to be that of a missing Burbank woman, Sharon Santos,
was discovered in the trunk of her car near Chinatown on Thursday,
16 days after the Warner Bros. financial analyst vanished.
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story>
$827,000 raise for workers
BURBANK -- The city will spend $827,000 this fiscal year for cost-of-living
raises and extra medical coverage for 580 employees, as well as
raises for dozens of high-ranking city officials.
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story>
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