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From the LA Times:

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Northeast Valley Police Make Loud Partygoers Face the Music
'Party car' halts events including a 150-person Pacoima gathering in efforts to quiet the area.
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2 King/Drew Programs Shut Down
Radiology and surgery training are halted amid findings of lax oversight. The loss of 53 residents means other doctors face greater workloads.
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Ballot could have 3 looks
GLENDALE CITY HALL — For the city's first special election in 40 years, another first is possible: sample ballots in three languages.
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From the Daily News:

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County's OT shocker
Benefits for Los Angeles County firefighters have become so expensive -- equaling 59 percent of their base salaries -- that officials say it's now cheaper to pay massive amounts of overtime than hire more firefighters.
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More state fees, oversight sought on vended water
A bill approved recently by the Assembly Health Committee and now pending before the Appropriations Committee would require additional inspections of vended-water machines and would create an educational program to let consumers know that such water is usually just municipal tap water that goes through an extra filtering process.
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Will Mel Gibson's passion play out in county-seal fight?
Mel Gibson, whose "The Passion of the Christ" stirred so much controversy this year, is being pulled into the debate over the tiny cross on the official seal of Los Angeles County.
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Bratton says he's sorry for remarks
Police Chief William Bratton apologized for comments he made about a local black activist and others after last month's police beating of a suspected car thief.
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Feds bent on rooting out terrorists inside nation
WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities, concerned about a terror attack during this summer's national political conventions, have begun a new effort to identify potential extremists inside the United States, including interviews in communities where terrorists might seek refuge, government officials said.
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