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NEWS of the Day - January 22, 2005
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - January 22, 2005
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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As Race Heats Up, Hahn Aims Some Heavy Fire at Hertzberg
The incumbent and his aides deride the former Assembly speaker as a 'Sacramento politician.'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor22jan22,1,4554145.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Money to Aid Poor Misused, Auditors Say
Conflicts of interest and mismanagement are found in a Housing Authority program.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-audit22jan22,1,1281929.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Outside Auditors to Review MTA Project

A former official says he was forced out after reporting on glitches in the agency's $29-million computer system.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta22jan22,1,5887753.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Where'd the books go?
LAUSD relies on new $8 million system to follow paper trail
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2667647,00.html

Police arrest 10 truants, issue 128 citations
More than 120 truant teens got a big surprise Friday -- a ticket, a court date and a ride back to school -- as police and probation officers combed Hollywood streets and subway stations, looking for kids who were supposed to be in school.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2667332,00.html

Census of homeless aimed at preserving funding
Hoping to preserve millions in federal funds and better track help for the homeless, volunteers will comb the streets next week for a first-ever tally of Los Angeles County transients.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2667363,00.html

Zine calls for close look at changes on projects
Concerned that change orders are adding millions of dollars to the cost of some city projects, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine on Friday called for a sweeping review of the practice.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2667701,00.html

Hahn staffer facing discipline
Woman drove official city car to endorsement hearing, a policy violation
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2667431,00.html

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From ther sources:

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From the LAPD
At Risk Missing Person
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/01/pr05040.htm

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