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NEWS of the Day - October 31, 2004
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - October 31, 2004
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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Key Hahn Supporter Is Accused of Scam
Real estate fraud suspect Mark Abrams helped funnel $300,000 to the mayor's campaigns. The developer got prime City Hall access on a permit.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-abrams31oct31,1,484046.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Gov. Pounds Away at Prop. 66
Buoyed by a new poll, he drives home his opposition to changing the three-strikes law.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campaign31oct31,1,54111.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Readers' Helping Hand Starts With Reach for Wallets
The annual fundraising campaign assists the poor with their basic needs.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holidayfund31oct31,1,7295395.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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New taxes on the line
With California long regarded as safely in Sen. John Kerry's column and few legislative seats up for grabs, voter interest has largely focused on 16 state ballot propositions with far-reaching implications and a Los Angeles County sales-tax increase for more police and sheriff's deputies.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2502311,00.html

New schools shine
Kids get clean books, high-tech bathrooms
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2502314,00.html

Study calls for worker upgrade
City's meager skills crippling recovery
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2503611,00.html

Housing boom may be finally cooling off
SANTA CLARITA -- For Sal and Shelley Mannion, selling their four-bedroom Saugus home of 18 years before retiring to Surprise, Ariz., has been harder than they expected.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2503376,00.html

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