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From the LA Times:

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L.A. to Replace Sewage Pipes
After decades of spills, the city settles a lawsuit and will start replacing deteriorated lines. The cost could hit $2 billion, and rates may rise.
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First Line of Defense
Crews stage terror attack at Port of Los Angeles
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25 Deputies May Face Discipline Over Inmate Deaths
The Sheriff's Department is seeking to discipline 25 of its deputies for policy violations that contributed to a series of inmate killings in Los Angeles County jails, the chief attorney for the Office of Independent Review said Thursday.
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Area's Beach Health Risks Mixed
Closures due to water pollution increase in L.A. and Ventura counties, decline in O.C., according to an environmental group.
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Insurers Pay L.A. County Partial BailDebt
The $5.1 million is part of an estimated $10 million in unpaid forfeitures linked to Capital Bonding, now banned by the state.
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From the Daily News:

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Powerful Hahn backer may be jumping ship
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn's bid for re-election has suffered a series of setbacks in recent days with the latest turn of events -- the likely defection of powerful labor union boss Miguel Contreras -- having potentially the most serious consequences for the March primary election.
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LAPD panel may design flashlights
Two days after announcing that LAPD officers will stop carrying heavy metal flashlights that can inflict serious injuries, Chief William Bratton said Thursday that his officers will design their own rather than buy off-the-shelf models.
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Sheriff may use jail wristband
The Sheriff's Department is considering the use of high-tech, tamperproof wristbands to track inmates in an effort to prevent attacks like those that have plagued the Men's Central Jail in recent months, officials said Thursday.
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Bail bond firms send county $5.2 million
Two bail bond companies, under investigation in an emerging industrywide scandal to avoid forfeitures involving hundreds of fugitives from justice, have sent checks totaling $5.2 million to Los Angeles County to pay off forfeiture debts, officials said Thursday.
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Sewer-system upgrade part of city settlement
Under the terms of a $2 billion settlement, the city of Los Angeles has agreed to rebuild about 7 percent of its sewer lines -- or 488 miles of the system -- to end a lawsuit brought by community groups and the federal government over thousands of raw sewage spills during the past decade.
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Grants used to dress up street
City Council President Alex Padilla on Thursday unveiled $395,000 in new sidewalks and streetlights along a 700-foot stretch of Dronfield Avenue where residents have complained for years about a lack of improvements.
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CHP leader wants big rig disabler
SAN FRANCISCO -- Growing concerns about truck bombs have prompted authorities in California to look with new interest at a 3-year-old invention designed to disable big rigs hijacked by terrorists, but which critics dismiss as flawed and a waste of money.
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From other sources:

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From Attorney General Lockyer
Seizes Evidence, Obtains Court Order Freezing Assets of Private High School
Court Appoints Receiver To Run California Alternative High School Until Lawsuit Resolved
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From Senator Boxer And Schumer
Ask For Shortened Deployment Time For Shoulder-Fired Missile Defense On Commercial Aircraft
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