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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Los Angeles
Police Protective League
the union that represents the
rank and file LAPD officers
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
June 22, 2011 |
LA stalemate ends red-light camera program
A Los Angeles City Council stalemate over extending the city's contract for red-light cameras effectively ended the program. The City Council voted 7-5 to allow a contract with the Arizona company that operates cameras to expire on July 31. They needed eight votes to overturn the Police Commission's decision to end the program. Under complicated procedural rules, the issue will remain on the City Council agenda until the contract expires, unless a majority of council members vote to resurrect the program, which is unlikely.
ABC7 |
North Hollywood LAPD: Leave fireworks to pros
The Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Division today warned would-be July 4 revelers that even so-called "Safe and Sane" fireworks are illegal in the city, and suggested that people instead attend a professional fireworks show. "Fireworks are extremely dangerous, and every year numerous children and adults are injured as a result of playing with fireworks. There is a very high degree of fire danger from fireworks, especially during the dry brush season,'' the LAPD North Hollywood Division said in a press release.
North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch |
Hybrid clean air vehicle decal program ends July 1, 2011
If you've been driving a hybrid vehicle and are lucky enough to have a yellow decal that gives you the privilege of driving in carpool lanes without the required number of occupants, your days are numbered. The yellow "Access OK" stickers will no longer allow use of diamond lanes to the over 85,000 people who have them. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles and a notice on the California Air Resources website, the program will expire July 1st.
LAPPL Blog |
I-5 reopened after police nab man with toy gun, blade in Mission Hills, suspect in custody
A man with a toy gun and a blade in Mission Hills Tuesday prompted authorities to temporarily close the Golden State (5) Freeway, police said. Police sent to the 11500 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard about 10:50 a.m. found the man near the freeway, holding a black, plastic gun with an orange tip and trying to cut himself with something sharp, Los Angeles police Officer Sgt. Julian Almaraz said. As a precaution, California Highway Patrol officers stopped freeway traffic in both directions for about 40 minutes.
Los Angeles Daily News |
U.S. auto thefts fall to lowest since 1967 on 7.2% drop in 2010
U.S. vehicle thefts dropped to the lowest since 1967, falling for a seventh straight year as more cars were equipped with security devices and police tactics helped deter thieves, an insurance industry group said. Thefts probably declined 7.2 percent last year from 794,616 in 2009, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The New York City region, Dallas, Los Angeles, Detroit and Miami were among 257 urban areas reporting fewer thefts, the non-profit trade group said, citing FBI data.
Bloomberg |
LAPD chief testifies in support of coloring airsoft guns
Despite support from the largest police department in the state, a bill to require air guns to be brightly colored died on Tuesday at the state capitol. During a packed committed hearing, lawmakers examined air guns to get an idea of how authentic they look. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck testified in support of the senate bill. He says making B.B. and other air guns bright colors would prevent officers from mistakenly shooting at someone holding an air gun.
ABC7 |
Brown promises Democrats alternative budget plan
Gov. Jerry Brown told Democratic lawmakers Tuesday that he was preparing an alternative to his budget proposal and would present it to Democratic leaders as early as Wednesday. Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, described Brown as "fairly circumspect" about this alternative proposal, which is expected to include deeper cuts to state programs in place of the higher vehicle, sales and income taxes Brown originally proposed.
Los Angeles Times |
Controller says he won't pay legislators
California lawmakers must forfeit their pay as of mid-June because the budget they passed last week -- which Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed less than 24 hours later -- was not balanced, the state controller said Tuesday. Since last week, Controller John Chiang, a Democrat, has been pondering whether to pay lawmakers. They passed budget legislation on June 15, meeting their constitutional deadline for only the second time in a quarter-century, but their plan relied heavily on accounting schemes to paper over the state's deficit.
Los Angeles Times |
DMV postponing vehicle renewal notices
The state Department of Motor Vehicles has postponed sending notices to owners of vehicles with annual license registration renewal dates in July and August. State officials said they have been waiting to see what happens with the state budget, and in particular whether the state's vehicle license fees will remain the same or be reduced beginning July 1.
Sacramento Bee
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New front in benefits fight, Atlanta may drop pensions
Atlanta's City Council is expected to vote as early as Thursday on one of the most sweeping overhauls of public-employee retirement benefits attempted by a large U.S. city in recent years, as cities and states across the country race to close big budget gaps. The legislation, if passed, would set the stage for eventually eliminating the city's current pension system entirely. That would shore up its budget and potentially bolster similar efforts by other municipal governments.
Wall Street Journal |
Report says big Southland quake would have huge effect on workforce and economy
A massive earthquake rippling down the lower half of the San Andreas fault could cripple Southern California's economy and deal a severe shock to millions of workers and hundreds of thousands of businesses, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Modeling the effects of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, the likes of which has not been felt in Southern California since the 1850s but which geologists say is overdue, the study divided the region into areas of vulnerability, highlighting zones expected to receive either "very strong" or "destructive" shaking.
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