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From the LA Times:

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Alarcon Seeks Audits of L.A. Contracts
State senator, a mayoral candidate, targets pacts with outside lawyers, DWP fund transfers.
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Angry Supervisors Berate King/Drew Chief
Officials threaten to sever a contract with the medical school unless standards are raised.
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City Council Votes to Fight Halt of Valley Busway
In a unanimous show of support for a half-built busway, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to seek ways to overturn a court ruling that has halted construction.
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Day labor debate hits the streets
Enforcement of city's anti-solicitaton law to begin today after judge denies group's request for injunction.
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Ethics Panel OKs Looser Fine
Policy Members tentatively agree not to fine candidates who return smaller excess contributions promptly. Some criticize change.
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Group Offers Affordable Housing Plan
Industry coalition counters L.A. proposal with its own alternative for low-income units.
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L.A. Council Votes to Restrict Superstores
The law would require studies of possible harm before large centers such as Wal-Mart's are built.
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'One Door Closes, Another Opens'
Homeboy Industries ends graffiti removal but not its program of hope.
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Scathing Report on Prison Doctors
A panel of experts ordered by court to review state system calls physician quality 'seriously deficient'
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Shootout Kills County Policeman
The off-duty officer was confronted by two men during a morning bike ride, officials say.
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State, ACLU Settle Suit on Education
The agreement would set aside up to $1 billion to repair deteriorating schools, many of them in L.A. It requires a judge's approval.
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From the Daily News:

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Bratton pledges help for Pacoima
PACOIMA -- Neighborhoods in Pacoima have been designated for extra resources as part of a Safer City Initiative to turn around crime, Police Chief William Bratton said Tuesday.
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Captain killed in shootout An off-duty
Los Angeles County police captain was killed Tuesday in a shootout with at least one gunman, authorities said.
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City measure would single out Wal-Mart
After years of debate, the Los Angeles City Council will consider a measure today that would effectively single out Wal-Mart and make it prove that opening a superstore selling groceries and merchandise would not economically harm neighborhoods where stores would be located.
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County puts focus on mosquito control
Vector control crews stepped up their efforts Tuesday to find mosquito breeding sources in the Northridge neighborhood where health officials confirmed a 91-year-old woman had died from West Nile virus.
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DWP may redo way of buying
After spending five years and nearly $10 million to develop a computerized system for buying products and services, Department of Water and Power officials said Tuesday they are thinking about starting over.
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Joined against hate crimes
CHATSWORTH - Five years after white supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr. wounded five people at the North Valley Jewish Community Center, then brutally murdered mail carrier Joseph S. Ileto, the victims' families and local officials joined Tuesday in calling for stricter gun control and hate crime legislation.
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Orange Line backers hope stall ends today
Successful so far in court on a narrow legal point, members of the residents group fighting the Orange Line have waged a broad attack on the busway, which they say will be unsafe, cause traffic tie-ups and provide little transit punch for the $330 million investment.
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Utility overcharged, employee says
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is being overcharged for janitorial supplies through an exclusive contract with one vendor, a DWP custodial supervisor told a City Council committee Tuesday.
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From LAPD:
Los Angeles Police Commission Holds Community Meeting in South Los Angeles
As part of the Los Angeles Police Commission's ongoing community dialogue, the panel will listen to and address the public safety issues of South Los Angeles including the Southeast Use of Force incident.
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From Mayor Hahn:
Statement From Mayor Jim Hahn on State Budget
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Mayor Hahn Directs Harbor Department to Explore Inland Ports as a Solution to Congestion
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Mayor Hahn Urges Passage of Resolution in Support of Farm Workers
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Mayor Hahn, Chief Bratton Announce Significant Decrease in Valley Auto Thefts
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Mayor Hahn Announces Successes of Derelict Building Crackdown
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Mayor Hahn Unveils Community Improvement Project in the Valley
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Mayor Hahn Announces Appointments to City Commissions
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Mayor Hahn, Councilmembers Garcetti & Reyes Urge Support for Superstore Ordinance Proposal
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From Senator Feinstein:
Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
-- On President Bush's Call for a Director of National Intelligence --
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Senator Feinstein Urges Speaker Hastert to Schedule Vote on Assault Weapons Ban
-- Comments Follow Speaker's Mistaken Comments on NPR --
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Statement by Senator Feinstein on Nomination of Representative Porter Goss as new CIA Director
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