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From the LA Times:

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Funding Isn't Where the Wild Things Are
The work of L.A.'s two wildlife experts falls victim to tight budgets. Councilman calls for reinstating the city's coyote program.
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Valley Jewish Center Vows to Stay Open
Leaders of Sherman Oaks facility unveil plan to break away from L.A. group that had proposed to close it and sell the site.
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Stem-Cell Research Initiative Receives Endorsement
The L.A. Chamber of Commerce comes out in favor of the $3-billion ballot measure, saying it would benefit health and the economy.
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40 DWP Workers Granted Raises
Despite charges by a Los Angeles councilman that his colleagues were "giving away the farm," the City Council voted Friday to give 40 employees of the Department of Water and Power retroactive raises for three years.
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Immigrants Advised of Their Rights
After recent Inland Empire arrests, activists and officials speak to anxious communities.
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35 City Pools Reopen Today
Although June is still gloomy, Los Angeles city officials expect a warm reception from swimmers at 35 public pools scheduled to reopen today.
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Landfill Operator's Petition Denied
State board rejects request to remove two provisions in permit to expand Valley dump.
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Hahn Siblings Get Signals Crossed on Port Director
Most of the time, Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn and his sister, Councilwoman Janice Hahn, stick together, supporting each other in public and in private, in ways large and small. But on Friday afternoon, Los Angeles' most prominent political siblings got their signals crossed.
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EDITORIAL
An Oasis in L.A.'s Core
At least five times over the last 20 years, city leaders have hailed the renaissance of MacArthur Park. They've tried everything from police patrols to public art, with good results — until attention waned and crime waxed again along the palm-lined lake west of downtown Los Angeles, long known as a place to buy fake IDs, hire prostitutes and score drugs.
Skeptics have every reason to believe that the latest cleanup campaign, to be celebrated this afternoon with a free outdoor concert, will follow the old pattern. But thankfully, skeptics aren't the ones trying to save MacArthur Park, because to give up on it is to give up on Los Angeles.
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EDITORIAL
Jolting FERC Into Action
Federal energy regulators seldom seem to do their jobs until the state of California gives them a swift kick. This time, state Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer had to deliver a Florsheim to the fanny of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Patrick H. Wood III, in the form of a lawsuit against Enron Corp.
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From the Daily News:

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West Nile virus hits the Valley
Health officials warn public
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Firm under new scrutiny
Delgadillo latest to hire engineer to review Tutor-Saliba work on FlyAway
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Court order sought to block home protests
Hoping to avoid future confrontations with animal-rights activists, the city of Los Angeles is seeking a court order to block protests such as last weekend's in San Pedro, where demonstrators were soaked with water by neighbors of Mayor James Hahn.
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Trafficking, smuggling up in region
Moving of humans lucrative
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Caltrans, CHP await new facility
They'll share transit hub
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From other sources:

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From Atty General Lockyer
Attorney General Lockyer and Superintendent of Public Instruction O'Connell Award School Community Policing Partnership Grants
$10.7 Million Awarded to Local Education Agencies to Prevent School Violence
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