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From the LA Times:

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Driver's License Bill Gains
Senate panel OKs bid to grant illegal immigrants the permits. Others fear terrorists would benefit.
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County to Boost Sheriff's Budget
Department could get at least $35 million after two years of cuts and the loss of 1,200 deputies.
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Man Held in Rampage Had an Unstable Youth
A mediocre student with 'lots of stepmoms,' suspect tried hard in sports, friends say.
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DWP Wants $2.8 Million for Upgrade
City Council balks at request for more funds for a computerized purchasing system that has already cost the city $5 million.
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Deputy, 35, Shot by Fellow Officer Dies
Michael R. Arruda was accidentally wounded by a colleague during a shootout at a motel a week ago. He leaves a son and a pregnant fiance.
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Concrete Mountain to Be Razed
The massive pile of concrete rubble, commonly known by Huntington Park residents as La Montaña, or the mountain, will finally be leveled. And this time it's for real.
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Mayor, Council Tussle Over How to Use Building
Setting the stage for a showdown over a new home for the Los Angeles Police Department, city leaders are poised to spend more than $100 million to buy and renovate a downtown building for city offices.
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Task Force on Jail Slayings Appointed Los Angeles County
Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley on Tuesday named the members of a citizen task force to review recent slayings in the County Jail system and to make recommendations on improving witness protection.
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City Council Reverses Itself and Lets Towing Pact Stand
Los Angeles City Council members decided Tuesday to let stand a Police Commission decision that denied a lucrative towing contract to a business with long-standing ties to the city's black community.
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Coroner Unable to ID Body Found in Whittier Riverbed
The Los Angeles County coroner's office is seeking the public's help in identifying a body found in the Rio Hondo riverbed in Whittier.
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Arnold may sign budget by July 1
Governor, Legislature close to deal
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Supervisors refuse to put cross issue on county ballot
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday against placing a measure on the November ballot giving voters a chance to decide whether to keep a tiny Christian cross on the official county seal.
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Hearing scheduled on Baca's sales tax
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on June 29 at 11 a.m. to receive public comment before voting on whether to place a half-percent sales tax measure on the November ballot.
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Committees endorse purchase of building
Setting the stage for a possible decision today on a permanent home for the Los Angeles Police Department, City Council members Tuesday endorsed a proposal to buy a South Broadway building for $35 million.
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Police panel OKs new regulations for cyber cafes
More than a year after a pair of shootings near a Northridge Internet cafe, Los Angeles city officials on Tuesday proposed 14 rules to apply to the businesses, including curfews for youths, video surveillance and limits on noise.
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The LAX lemon
Would you buy a $9.1 billion airport plan from these people?
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