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From the LA Times:

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Hahn Visits Owens Valley to Listen
The mayor hears differing views on preserving the Eastern Sierra land.
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California Pays Dearly for All That Borrowing
Wall Street charged $230 million to arrange $27.4 billion in loans. Other states fared better.
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No Officer Said 'Gun,' 2 Recall
They report witnessing the June beating of car-theft suspect Stanley Miller. One says she saw no object being taken from the man.
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Spit and Polish Day for the LAPD
The chief inspects 77th Street Division officers in a ritual meant to strengthen bonding and discipline.
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Council Plans to Cut Silly String
Los Angeles officials order the city attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting the popular plaything in Hollywood on Halloween.
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2 Girls Assaulted at Union Station
One victim was raped but the other foiled her attacker. Both were in an underground stairwell.
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Villaraigosa Votes Not to Extend DWP Contract
Los Angeles City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, who is weighing a run for mayor, voted Friday against extending one of the Department of Water and Power's legal contracts.
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County, city leaders meet
Council members meet with L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich for annual get-together.
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From the Daily News:

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State budget impasse all about city sales tax
SACRAMENTO -- One of the last obstacles to a state budget agreement, now 24 days overdue, is California's refusal to keep its hands off future increases in city sales-tax revenue, officials said Friday.
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Canine Court 'defendants' make Uncle Matty so proud
The Doberman barked each morning at 6:30, forcing neighbors to angrily toss aside their sheets long before they needed to wake up.
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Glendale council lifts eyes to the sky
GLENDALE -- The City Council will consider on Tuesday adopting an interim ordinance that would limit the height of downtown projects that exceed proposed limits.
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Rangers at Angeles Forest ban all campfires, stoves
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- Because of the premature brush-fire season, unprecedented restrictions have been ordered in the forest regions bordering the the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, banning all campfires and stoves.
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Revved up about wheel deal
Plans to build a public motocross course at an old dump site have outraged neighbors who say they were promised a golf course or recreational center 20 years ago by the city.
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Jail personnel to be disciplined
More than 10 employees in the Men's Central Jail will be disciplined in connection with a spate of jailhouse killings in recent months, Sheriff Lee Baca said Thursday.
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From other sources:

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From Senator Feinstein
Senate Approves Defense Appropriations Bill with $500 Million in Emergency Firefighting Funds
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