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LIBRARIES & MISCELLANEA
- Los Angeles Public Library (City)
- County of Los Angeles Public Library
- American Library Association
- including
Intellectual
Freedom and Banned Books, among others of interest.
- California Library Association
- California School Library Association
- Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations
(ALTAFF), a division of ALA
- iPL2 = Internet Public Library 2
- A standard for research - done by humans - live librarian content specialists who
monitor the websites and keep LII current.
- Morton Grove Public Library (Illinois) "Webrary"
- Not To Be Missed.
- 100 Places to Connect With Other Bibliophiles Online
- Gnash about your favorite books with your fellow bibliophiles.
- Los Angeles Public Library's Job Hunting Guide
- Includes: Coping with Unemployment, Financial and Health Care Issues; Where to Look for Jobs; Exploring Career Opportunities, Education and Training; Researching Potential Employers; Interviewing, Resumes, Cover Letters, Exams, Dress for Success, etc.
NEWSPAPERS
- L. A. Times
- Daily News
ENCINO
- Encino Chamber of Commerce
- Encino Neighborhood Council
TARZANA
- Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce
- Tarzana Neighborhood Council
- Tarzana Community & Cultural Center
- (includes a museum featuring community history and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan memorabilia)
- Tarzana Post Office and history
- Documents from the Oviatt Library Collection of CSU Northridge, some on display at the Tarzana Post Office.
- Tarzana history
- Tarzana history on the erbzine.com website
CREDIT REPORTS, IDENTITY THEFT, OPT-OUTS, LEGAL
- Free Credit Reports
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires
each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies - Equifax,
Experian, and TransUnion - to provide you with a free copy of your
credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.
- Identity Theft
- U. S. Dept of Justice - What it is, how to avoid identity theft, actions to take if victimized.
- Identity Theft
- CALPIRG - (Public Interest Research Group) Identity theft prevention
- Online Privacy
- "Opt out" of targeted advertising from online tracking from Network Advertising Initiative member ad networks.
- National Do Not Call Registry
- Gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Or call (888) 382-1222
- Catalog Choice
- A free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you do not wish to receive.
- Credit card and insurance offers
- Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Consumer Credit Reporting Companies are permitted
to include your name on lists used by creditors or insurers to make firm offers of credit or insurance that
are not initiated by you ("Firm Offers"). You have the right to "Opt-Out", which prevents Consumer Credit
Reporting Companies from providing your credit file information for Firm Offers. Or call (888) 567-8688
- Deceased Do Not Contact List
- When you register a name with DDNC, the person's name, address, phone number
and e-mail address is placed on a special do not contact file. All Direct Marketing Association members are required to
eliminate these individuals from their prospecting campaigns.
- Colleges
- U. S. Dept. of Education site describing parent and student rights regarding disclosure of information.
- Data brokers
- The nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has an opt-out guide to data aggregators. Contact information
for many companies which sell personal data are included.
- Choicepoint
- (click on "opt out" on the menu bar) Allows consumers to opt-out of the dissemination
of Personally Identifiable Information from ChoicePoint-owned marketing services databases.
In addition, certain ChoicePoint products and services are subject to security "freeze" laws, which
allow consumers to restrict access to certain consumer reports.
- LexisNexis
- Offers individuals the opportunity to request that records about themselves be removed, under
certain terms and conditions, from LexisNexis non-public information databases.
- Computer Malware
- Adware, Spyware and other unwanted "malware" - and how to remove them.
LOS ANGELES
- County of Los Angeles:
- Supervisors, licenses, real estate, services, directory, much more.
- City of Los Angeles:
- Information, boards & commissions, departments & bureaus, maps (including traffic),
phone directory, much more.
- Dennis Zine, Tarzana Councilman
- Paul Koretz, Encino Councilman
- L.A. Police Dept.
- Check the crime
maps
- Los Angeles Fire Dept.
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Where to dispose of hazardous materials, recycling, illegal dumping, and more.
- Metro (Metropolitan Transit Authority)
- About public transportation in Los Angeles, includes a "trip planner" for specific directions.
- Los Angeles Parks and Recreation
CALIFORNIA
California State Representatives:
- Senator Sheila James Kuehl (District 23)
- Assembly Member Julia
Brownley (District 41)
FEDERAL
United States Congress:
- Senator Barbara Boxer
- Senator Diane Feinstein
- Representative Howard Berman
- Representative Brad Sherman
- Social Security Online Services
- Federal Trade Commission: Credit, Privacy, Identity theft
TAXES
- California Franchise Tax Board
- Internal Revenue Service
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