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Upset Protestors Rally Against Ferguson Verdict, Block Freeways by jennifer schlueter
cember 2 records of the past 50 years in “downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Long Beach Airport and communities such as Antelope Valley, Palmdale and Camarillo,” meteorologist Eric Bolt from the National Weather Service told Voice of
chase body worn cameras and requisite storage. In fact, the proposed $75 million, threeyear investment could help purchase 50,000 body worn cameras. As noted in a recent rePlease see page 2
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America (VoA). In Glendora and other mountain communities, residents and city departments feared mudslides resulting from desolated hillsides due to previous wildfires. A few evacPlease see page 4
Increasing Use of Body Cameras and Improving Community Policing Top of Obama’s Priority List The President has proposed a three-year, $263 million investment package that will: •Increase police officers’ use of body worn cameras •Expand training for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) •Add more resources for police department reform
•Multiply the number of cities where the Department of Justice facilitates community and local LEA engagement Part of the proposal is a new Body Worn Camera Partnership Program, which would provide a 50 percent match to states and localities that pur-
Club Collects Canned Food for the Holidays The Boys & Girls Club of Cypress hosted a Canned Food Drive for the month of November. Members brought in nonperishable food donations to assist families in need during the holiday season. All collections were donated to We Care, a non-profit organization formed to meet the emergency needs of families with services such as food, personal care items, clothing, and more. Landell Elementary School recently hosted a school-wide food donation drive of their own. The school collected over 2,700 pounds of food, which was given to the OC Food Bank. The Boys & Girls Club of Cypress received $0.10 for each pound donated. The money will be used to purchase food and supplies for members in need, as well as help supplement the costs of the Club’s nutrition curriculum. During the holiday season, the Boys & Girls Club of Cypress is collecting items needed to run the after school program on a daily basis. Community members may get involved by selecting an item off of the Club’s “giving tree” throughout the month of December. Items such as playing cards, board games, sports equipment, ping pong balls, cleaning supplies, paper products, and school supplies are an ongoing operational need. The Club is also hosting a handmade ornament drive all month long to raise funds needed for games and supplies.
Monrovia residents brace for the storms with K-rails and sandbags near the Madison Fire area.
Last week, drought-stricken California finally received some much needed rain for two straight days along with delayed and canceled flights, traffic chaos, destroyed power lines, and mudslides. The subtropical storm that emerged south of Hawaii broke De-
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