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- December 26, 2004 |
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some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
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issue of interest, nor is it meant to convey any particular
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From
the LA Times:
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2 Bias Suits May Be Settled
L.A. reaches tentative agreements with two homosexual policemen
who alleged discrimination. They would get $650,000.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaycops26dec26,1,7082531.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Drug Benefit Goes Unclaimed
Too few seniors have applied for up to $1,200 in federal prescription
credits. Advocates step up outreach in advance of the Dec. 31 deadline.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-medicare26dec26,1,1631552.story?coll=la-headlines-california
City Worker Target of Animal Rights Group
Slogans spray-painted on an employee's home may signal an escalation
of threats, police say.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-alf26dec26,1,2681070.story?coll=la-headlines-california
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From
the Daily News:
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Face ID system's reviews mixed
The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition
software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties
advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not
identity people accurately.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2618748,00.html
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