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From the LA Times:

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A Question of Age, Ability
State panel's proposal to delay kindergarten for youngest pupils should fund preschool for those who would have to wait, critics say.
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Graffiti Project a Victim of Gang Killings
Boyle Heights-based Homeboy Industries shuts down cleanup program, citing growing danger, after a second worker is shot to death.
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Mayor Backs Rate Hike to Pay for Sewer Repairs
Some taxpayers groups oppose the proposed increase of 42% over five years. City officials say it is necessary to fix the antiquated system.
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From the Daily News:

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Sewer rates up 40%
Los Angeles City homeowners can expect their sewer fees to increase 40 percent over the next five years to pay for sewer-line upgrades mandated in a $2 billion legal settlement stemming from thousands of sewage spills over the past decade.
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Officers say burglary ring caught in act, arrests made
Five members of a Russian-Armenian organized crime syndicate engaged in a series of burglaries that targeted cigarette, jewelry and pawn shops across the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County, authorities reported Friday.
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Business tax reform stalls in series of delays
Los Angeles business leaders clamored Friday for long-promised relief from city taxes but officials said they still don't know if the city can afford to cut their taxes, casting doubt on an Oct. 31 deadline for adopting a package of reforms.
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State called likely target
Terrorists are likely to attack California because they're jealous of the state, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asserted Friday as he reviewed California's first statewide terrorism drill in the town of Mather.
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