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From the LA Times:

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Landmark East L.A. Hospital Is Closed by Bankruptcy Judge
Shutdown of facility with $10 million in debt raises fears of impact on weakened emergency care system.
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Canine Detail a Pocket of Concern
Study reports 83% of suspects bitten by L.A. County sheriff's dogs are minorities.
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Man Beaten on Videotape Is Charged
Suspected car thief Stanley Miller is accused of joyriding and evading arrest in June incident.
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Hahn Delays 1st Event of Campaign
Mayor had to attend a security meeting instead. He also defends skipping the race's first debate.
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$100,000 Offered for Tips in '93 Murders
City and county put up reward for clues in the deaths of a mother and her daughter.
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Court OKs Inmates' Suit
A federal appellate panel ruled Friday that three former inmates held in Los Angeles County Jail for as long as 29 1/2 hours beyond their ordered releases are entitled to their day in court.
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L.A. County Warns Against Leaving Children in Cars
As sizzling summer temperatures heat up the region, Los Angeles County is launching a campaign to warn people not to leave children in parked cars.
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Gov., ACLU Settle Suit Over School Funding
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the American Civil Liberties Union announced on Friday the settlement of a 4-year-old lawsuit that accused the state of denying low-income students basic necessities such as textbooks and trained teachers.
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From the Daily News:

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Budget prevents widespread use of cameras in LAPD
After more than a decade of delays and equipment failures, the LAPD has installed video cameras in all of its patrol cars in the Rampart Division, but a citywide rollout of the program remains stalled by budget constraints.
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$12.4 million more sought for cops
Saying the Los Angeles Police Department doesn't have the money to promote officers and backfill their positions, the Police Commission Friday asked the City Council for an extra $12.4 million on top of the LAPD's $1 billion budget.
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City skips opportunity to purchase 2 buildings
The City Council on Friday bypassed a chance to buy a pair of downtown office buildings the city already leases, despite warnings that the move would cost Los Angeles millions in rent.
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Sheriff's K-9 policy at issue
A county special counsel on Friday urged the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to conduct a study addressing possible racial profiling in the use of its police dogs, citing that African-Americans and Latinos accounted for 83 percent of the people bitten last year.
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Council's members split on backing Hahn
The Los Angles City Council has grown increasingly divided over next year's mayoral election, as only seven of the 15 council members have proclaimed support for incumbent Mayor James Hahn while others waver in uncertainty as his office faces a federal probe.
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Reversible lane may ease Valley traffic
As traffic to and from the Santa Clarita Valley continues to back up in the San Fernando Valley, a city councilman called on Friday for a reversible lane on Balboa Boulevard.
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LAPD catches school burglars in act
NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- Undercover LAPD officers arrested three burglary suspects early Friday at Madison Junior High School as they loaded speakers, a stereo, video equipment and other items into a vehicle.
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City hires private eye in P.R. case
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said Friday that it has hired a private investigator to assist in its lawsuit against a powerful downtown public relations firm.
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Charges filed against man beaten on tape by LAPD
Prosecutors on Friday filed charges of auto theft and evading an officer against a man who was struck repeatedly with a flashlight during a videotaped arrest after an auto pursuit and foot chase.
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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn and CalHFA Announce $40 Million First-Time Home Buyer Program
Funds Enhance the Established CalHFA and SCHFA Partnership
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Mayor Hahn Directs LAPD to Reassess Security Measures at Department of Water and Power
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Mayor Hahn Announces Appointments to City Commissions
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