Catching up on the Headlines

Reforms Slow for City Contracting
Los Angeles Business Journal, Sat 05 Nov 2005
Efforts to reform the way the city doles out contracts and curb the political influence of contractors appear to be stalling.

Eleven Years After Northridge, Resolve Fades Over Quake Safety
Los Angeles Times Sun, 06 Nov 2005
Efforts to bolster earthquake safety in California have hit roadblocks at the state and local levels as memories of major temblors fade and lawmakers and business owners balk at the cost of retrofitting structures.

No checks on probes
Daily News, Sun 06 Nov 2005
Mandatory annual Police Commission audits of the LAPD's anti-terrorism activities haven't been conducted for more than seven years, in defiance of a requirement intended to end police abuses of keeping secret dossiers on prominent individuals, the Daily News has learned.

City will pay $1.1 million to find dump alternatives
Los Angeles Daily News, Sat 05 Nov 2005
... The effort is being spearheaded by Northwest San Fernando Valley Councilman Greig Smith, who has tried to steer the city away from using Sunshine Canyon ...

Mini Documentary: Internet Video Covers 'The news behind the news' on Full Disclosure Network
PR Web Mon, 07 Nov 2005
The FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK™ is launching a free eight minute “Mini Documentary” video on the Internet website www.fulldisclosure.net on Monday, November 7, 2005. The video provides a background and commentary on their “alternative news” network that has been billed as “the news behind the news” and is distributed to 40 cable systems and video streamed world-wide from the Internet.