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From the LA Times:

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4 Hahn Appointees Switch to Hertzberg
They resign from city panels and endorse the former Assembly speaker for L.A. mayor.
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Latinos, Border Patrol Have Calm Meeting Over Arrests
Community leaders call discussion in Claremont a positive step toward ending recent 'raids.'
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Police Seeking Man in Jammed-ATM Scam
Police are searching for a man wanted in a series of scams in Orange and Los Angeles counties in which he tampers with ATMs, then withdraws money from customers' accounts.
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From the Daily News:

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Van Nuys air show grounded
The 41-year-old Van Nuys air show, the San Fernando Valley's biggest event -- drawing crowds of up to 300,000 people -- is being grounded to make way for firefighting helicopters, airport officials announced Thursday.
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Parks in; 4 panelists quit to back Hertzberg
As Los Angeles Councilman Bernard Parks formally announced he's running for mayor, four city commissioners -- including Mayor James Hahn's 2001 campaign co-chairwoman -- abruptly resigned Thursday to throw their support to Bob Hertzberg, another challenger in the race.
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Hollywood rails at censoring software, legislation
The Hollywood film industry lashed out Thursday at smut-filtering software, saying technology that strips graphic sex and violence from movies "disfigures" a filmmaker's creative vision.
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State sues Enron for restitution
The state of California sued Enron Corp. and several subsidiaries Thursday, claiming market prices were manipulated during the state's 2000-01 energy crisis at a cost to Californians of billions of dollars.
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Vets home construction in West L.A. set for 2007
State officials hope to begin construction in three years on a state veterans home on the grounds of the U.S. Veterans Affair's West Los Angeles health center.
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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
"Theft of Vehicle License Plates and Registration Tags"
Beginning in January 2004, Rampart Area’s community has been inundated with the theft of vehicle rear license plates and registration tags. The investigation has revealed that the suspect(s) remove the rear license plates and registration tags from parked vehicles. The tags are then illegally sold to people with unregistered vehicles.
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