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NEWS of the Day - January 23, 2005
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - January 23, 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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Hahn's Big Ally? Incumbency
The mayor has assets his challengers can't match, such as greater exposure and the levers of power.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor23jan23,1,5012899.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Land-Use War, Malibu Style
One side wants to help blind kids. The other wants to save a bit of paradise.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-malibu23jan23,1,2384583.story?coll=la-headlines-california

South Gate Chases Legal Firms
The city is suing its former lawyers to recoup fees run up under ex-Treasurer Albert Robles, who is accused of corruption.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-southgate23jan23,1,71417.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Group Sees Threat to Park
Would the state dare sell Exposition Park?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-review23jan23,1,3817197.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Lacking Union Clout, Villaraigosa Turns to Volunteers
After a key labor group backs Hahn, challenger rallies supporters to hit the streets and phones.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-antonio23jan23,1,4194355.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Boy Rescued From Flood Channel
The teenager is swept a mile downstream before firefighters can pluck him from rain-swollen wash in Pacoima, where he was taking a shortcut.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nurescue23jan23,1,2395034.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Hahn's traffic jam
Critics say mayor puts low priority on transit
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2669152,00.html

Innovative program brings kids together
BURBANK -- Although she's only 8, Sadie Whitney recently took on the role of teacher when she wanted to better communicate with a friend at her school.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2669300,00.html

Students get dose of police drama
LANCASTER -- Fourth-graders got a lesson in policing when an alleged probation violator tried to flee authorities and jumped onto their desks at Sacred Heart Catholic School.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2669741,00.html

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