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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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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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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with elected officials, community and faith leaders, and law enforcement officials to discuss how communities and law enforcement can work together to build trust to strengthen neighborhoods across the country. -(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
port released by Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), evidence shows that body worn cameras help strengthen accountability and transparency, and that officers and civilians both act in a more positive manner when they're aware that a camera is present. The President is planning to create a Task Force on 21st Century Policing, chaired byPhiladelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, who also serves as President of
the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association; and Laurie Robinson, professor at George Mason University and former Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Office of Justice ProgramsIn August, the President ordered a review of federal funding and programs that help equip state and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs). Over the course of the review, the White House explored whether existing federal programs: •Provide LEAs with equipment that is appropriate for what their communities need.
•Ensure that LEAs have adequate policies in place for use of the equipment, and that their personnel are trained and certified on how to use this equipment. •Encourage LEAs to employ practices and standards that prevent misuse or abuse of this equipment. The final report, released today, finds inconsistencies in how these federal programs are structured, implemented, and audited. The report also identifies four areas of further focus that could help ensure that these programs help maximize the safety and security of both police officers and their communities: 1.Local community engagement. 2.Federal coordination and oversight. 3.The community-policing model. In light of this review, President Obama is planning to issue an Executive Order directing relevant agencies to work together and with law enforcement and civil rights and civil liberties organizations to develop specific recommendations within four months.
Two men were charged today with attacking an actor on Thanksgiving Day in Hollywood, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Dusan Lilic (dob 3/1/88) and Nikola Ilic (dob 5/5/91) were charged in case BA431882. Lilic faces one count each of assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence causing injury, driving with a .08 blood alcohol content causing injury, battery with serious bodily injury and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury. Ilic is charged with one count of battery with serious bodily injury and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury. Both men are scheduled to be arraigned today in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Prosecutors said Corey Sligh was walking to a store on Nov. 27 with his girlfriend and a friend to deliver Thanksgiving dinner to another friend when they saw a car driving erratically in the parking lot. Sligh was concerned the defendants were going to hurt someone and he asked Lilic to stop and leave. Lilic opened the car door, striking Sligh, prosecutors said. Sligh was then hit by the car. The vehicle drove away, but Lilic and Ilic returned and began beating Sligh, who suffered a broken arm and other injuries, prosecutors added. If convicted as charged, Lilic faces up to seven years in state prison, while Ilic faces a maximum fouryear prison term. The case remains under investigation by Los Angeles Police Department’s West Traffic Division.
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City Attorney Feuer Secures Conviction Under State’s “Revenge Porn” Law City Attorney Mike Feuer today announced that his office has secured a conviction and jail sentence against a Los Angeles man for allegedly posting nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend online. The conviction is the first by the City Attorney under California’s new “Revenge Porn” statute that was signed into law in October 2013 and prohibits the unauthorized posting of nude or sexual images of an individual with the purpose of causing emotional distress. “California’s new revenge porn law gives prosecutors a valuable tool to protect victims whose lives and reputations have been upended by a person they once trusted,” said City Attorney Feuer. “This
conviction sends a strong message that this type of malicious behavior will not be tolerated.” Noe Iniguez, 36, was found guilty of three criminal counts including two restraining order violations and the state revenge porn statute following a seven day jury trial. Judge David Fields sentenced Iniguez to one year in jail and 36 months’ probation and ordered him to attend domestic violence counseling and stay away from the victim. Iniguez was immediately taken into custody to begin his sentence. In December 2013, Iniguez, using an alias, allegedly began posting derogatory com-
ments about his ex-girlfriend on her employer’s Facebook page. In March, 2014 Iniguez allegedly posted a topless photograph of the victim on her employer’s Facebook page which was accompanied by a message that called the victim a “drunk” and a “slut” and encouraged her firing from the company. The victim had previously secured a restraining order against Iniguez in November 2011 after receiving several harassing text messages following the breakup of their four year relationship. Deputy City Attorney Brad Pregerson successfully prosecuted the case.
Free Holiday Music Concert Join us in the Cypress Community Room on December 13th at 11:00 a.m. for a holiday musical program presented by Oxford Academy instructor Ms. Miner and her students. All ages are welcome to attend. No reservations are required. Please call the library at 714-826-0350 for more information.
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Add Some Sparkle to Your Holiday Décor By Melinda Myers Liven up your holiday décor with lights, a bit of glitz and some colorful blossoms this season. Start by gathering greenery from your landscape. Use needled evergreens like pines and firs, broadleaf evergreens like boxwood, holly and evergreen magnolia as well as junipers and arborvitaes to create wreaths, swags, centerpieces and garlands. And don’t forget to include cones, holly berries, crabapples and the bluish-colored fruit of junipers. Be selective as you prune your trees and shrubs when collecting these materials. Use sharp bypass pruners that have two sharp blades and will make a clean cut that closes more quickly. Make your cuts above a healthy bud, where the branches join another branch, or back to the main trunk. Take only a few branches from each tree or shrub to maintain the plants’ beauty. Place freshly cut greens in a cool location away from heaters, fireplaces and open flames. Set them on colorful fabric or paper to catch the sap and avoid
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greenery and flowers in dampened floral foam to create a longlasting holiday centerpiece. Or place cut flowers in floral picks and set them in dish gardens and houseplants to brighten things up. Then swap out the flowers as they fade. And consider making a few extra planters or centerpieces to give as holiday and hostess gifts this year. Now is the time to put on your gardening shoes, grab the pruners and get started decorating for the holiday season ahead. Gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has a master’s degree in horticulture and has written over 20 gardening books, including Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening and the Midwest Gardener’s Handbook. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment segments. Myers is also a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Her web site, www.melindamyers.com, offers gardening videos, podcasts and monthly tips.
Record-Breaking Storm and cities and residents were well prepared with barricades and 18,000 distributed sand-
bags. However, despite last week’s downpour, California is still experiencing a severe drought. "We certainly hope that the rainfall we have now pushes us toward normal — but we're still below normal.… We're just trying to get to average," said spokesman for the California Department of Water Resources to the Los Angeles Times. Whereas downtown Los Angeles normally receives 15 inches of rain per year, 2014 only recorded a meager 5.89 inches, according to VoA. The LA times quotes state water experts who claim “it would take 150% of the average rain-
fall for California to recover from the current drought. That would mean a total of 75 inches of rain from Oct. 1, 2014, through Sept. 30, 2015, recorded at eight stations in the northern Sierra.” Gov. Jerry Brown issued a state of emergency in January due to the drought and asked Californians to reduce their daily water usage by 20%, because “most important [water] reservoirs contain just 39 percent to 60 percent of normal water levels,” according to abc. In August, Californians used 11.6% less water compared to the previous year, but in October that number shrank to 6.7%.