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- September 6, 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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A Bid to Drop Out of High School District
State board will decide if neighborhoods' plan to leave Centinela
Valley can be put to local vote.
<full
story>
Virus a Risk to Blood Supply
Individual donations will now be tested to keep transfusions free
from West Nile. It was found in one of 1,000 donors in L.A. County.
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story>
Filipina Who Says She Was a Slave Wants Family Here
Nena Ruiz, who was awarded $825,000, says she is afraid to return
to her homeland.
<full
story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Ports still vulnerable
WASHINGTON -- Security at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
has improved since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, mostly due to relatively
low-cost measures like fixing fences, putting up K-rails and repairing
locks.
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story>
County labor unions facing tough choices
After years of racking up one success after another, Los Angeles
unions find themselves faced with new political challenges and a
reassessment of where they stand as the nation celebrates the Labor
Day holiday.
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story>
What's protected: Confusion between target list, grants
What do the La Brea Tar Pits and the Golden Gate Bridge have in
common? Both rank high on California's list of terrorist targets.
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story>
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