Sunday, April 27, 2008

Ross Store Evacuated After Robbery

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=65488@kcbs.dayport.com&cid=227

Lead In School Water Alarms Parents

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_9070026

Officials in LA City Hall Depict the San Fernando Valley as a Gang War Zone; Residents Say It's Not That Bad

http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9069486?source=rv

People Nearing Retirement are Hit by the Bad Economy

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-makeover27apr27,0,595583.story

LA's Chinese Community Demonstrate at CNN's Hollywood Headquarters

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese26apr26,0,6415623.story

Fears Arise Over Racial Tension and Gang Violence in LA's Poorest Schools

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-survey26apr26,0,2139687.story

Once Again, the California Wildfires Have Started

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-weather27apr27,0,5226792.story

Ethnic Tension Between Armenians and Hispanics

On April 24, ethnic tension erupted in Grant High School (my old school), between Armenian and Hispanic students during the commemoration of the Armenian genocide by the Turks in 1915.

http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-schoolfight,0,4991993.story

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Fear That New Jail in Mira Loma Could Increase Crime

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8896795

Immigrant Rights Groups Charge Police with Singling Out Certain Groups of People

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_8925480

Report Finds LAPD SWAT Team to be "Insular, Self-Justifying and Resistant to Change."

http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8934326

Victims of 2005 Police Beating Win Big Settlement

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bell15apr15,1,5492287.story?track=rss

Mayor Asks for Tax Hike to Pay For an Expanded Police Force

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-mayor15apr15,1,4907504.story

Geologists Predict Southern California Could Experience Another Big Earthquake Within the Next 30 Years

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-quake15apr15,1,5567448.story

The Steady Rise in Housing Foreclosures is Blamed for a Decrease in Property Values

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-homes16apr16,0,1614205.story

Animal Shelter Supervisor Convicted in Sex Assaults

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shelter16apr16,1,7340096.story

Toxic Carcinogen in the Air Around Riverside

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hex16apr16,0,152814.story

Thursday, April 3, 2008

It Doesn't Just Happen in Israel

In early March, a documentary entitled "South Central Farm" was released to the public documenting the life of this former farming community which had become a source of food and a tremendous economic asset to South Central Los Angeles. In 2006, LA authorities destroyed this peaceful community. Although there are many differences, similarities between this community and Gush Katif can also easily be seen. The following youtube links are not part of the "South Central Farm" documentary, but they are still worth viewing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT66AsTk4iQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wusCsE9C5rw

There is precedent. In 1947, a peaceful Mexican neighborhood in Chavez Ravine was destroyed and its inhabitants expelled in order for Dodger Stadium to be built.

2 Road Shootings on the 101 Freeway and in Long Beach Seem to be Unrelated

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=63478@kcbs.dayport.com&cid=227

Glendale Cop, Shot by Dangerous Murder Suspect, Saved From Death by Bullet Proof Vest

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=63790@kcbs.dayport.com&cid=227

Anthrax Hoax at the Port of Long Beach

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-container3apr03,1,4159952.story

LA Neighborhood, Once Thought to be Finally Gang-Free, Isn't After All

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-robertson3apr03,1,6706681.story

The Illegal Activities of "Private Eye to the Stars" Anthony Pellicano

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-pellicano-sg,1,6702911.storygallery

Police Detain 3 in Illegal Weapons Sales

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-barricade4apr04,1,4304791.story

Living in LA's Skid Row

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere15feb15,0,1072762.story

Violence in South LA

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere28mar28,1,4553144.story

Substitute Teacher in Azusa Arrested on Child Molestation Charges

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-azusa4apr04,1,942778.story

Go-Kart Rider is Shot Dead in Florence

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gokart4apr04,0,4333471.story

Elementary School Teacher Arrested For Carrying Gun To Class

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teacher4apr04,0,1165839.story

Orange County Sheriff Found Dead, Accused of Child Molestation

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-deputy4apr04,0,5180857.story