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NEWS of the Day - February 28, 2005
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - February 28, 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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The Mayor's Race Is L.A.'s Traveling Circus
Hahn and rivals pull out the stops to get weary voters into their tents. A colossal bore? Hardly.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor28feb28,0,7820624.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Inland Empire Sees Rise in Hate Crimes, Bucking Trend in State
The tally stands out in regions where violations have declined. Authorities say the stimulus is an influx of racial minorities.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hate28feb28,1,5819956.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Burglars Striking It Rich in Bel-Air
LAPD forms a special unit to combat a surge in break-ins at the homes of wealthy Westsiders.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-belair28feb28,1,1143987.story?coll=la-headlines-california

GOP Candidate Makes Some Waves
Though fairly unknown in mayor's race, some say Walter Moore has risen above the fringe.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-moore28feb28,1,3177883.story?coll=la-headlines-california

50 Volunteers Are Acknowledged for Community Work
Elba Guerrero is a Huntington Park mother of three who makes blankets for convalescent home patients.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-volunteers28feb28,1,2326141.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Churches Help Campaign to Restore Cross
With little cash to back its drive for a ballot measure, a group favoring the old county seal makes appeals at places of worship.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-seal28feb28,1,834622.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Candidates for mayor start rush to the finish
The primary election for mayor enters its final frantic week with an expected series of get-out-the-vote rallies accompanied by a multimillion-dollar flurry of television commercials and mailings as Mayor James Hahn fights for his political life.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2735963,00.html

Ongoing drama of mayor's race is the best show in town
With apologies to the Academy Awards, now that their little show is history, the real Oscar wars starts now for our local pols.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2735752,00.html

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