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From the LA Times:

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Fire Reopens Debate on Sprinklers
A Los Angeles councilman said Tuesday he would propose an ordinance that would close a gap in the city's fire codes that allows an estimated 75% of high-rise residential buildings to go without fire sprinklers, renewing a decades-long debate over the costly improvements.
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State Isn't the Only One Failing Our Kids
So who gets detention now?
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Bill Would Cap Pollution at Ports at 2004 Levels
Air emissions from the Los Angeles and Long Beach facilities would be limited even as they expand to handle increased imports.
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Use of Flashlights Probed in 2 More LAPD Incidents
Chief Bratton says the cases are far different from the highly publicized Miller beating in June.
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CRA Chief Affirms Plans to Create 7 Regional Agencies
The head of the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency said Tuesday that he planned to move ahead with a major overhaul that would effectively create seven regional agencies to better focus the department's limited resources in different parts of the city.
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Probe of DWP Contracts Intensifies
As city attorney hires private investigators for PR billing controversy, agency's own auditors report lax oversight in a separate case.
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Bratton Backs Merger
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton on Tuesday endorsed a merger of the independent police department that patrols Los Angeles International Airport with the LAPD for the first time, arguing that a combined force would make the airport more secure.
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Decision Delayed on Solar Power Rebates
Faced with opposition to a plan to give large companies and other major electric users the bulk of solar power rebates, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's board delayed a decision Tuesday on resuming financial subsidies for sun power.
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County Raises Fees for Juvenile Stays, Health Inspections
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to raise fees charged to parents of juvenile delinquents and owners of apartment buildings, restaurants, tattoo parlors and other businesses.
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City Council Bans Silly String on Halloween
City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday to ban silly string in Hollywood on Halloween.
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From the Daily News:

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City Hall stymies LAPD
City Hall bureaucracy has stymied the Los Angeles Police Department's efforts to buy a $2 million crime-fighting computer system that would help in the arrests of thousands of gang members a year and free up dozens of officers for other duties, the Daily News has learned.
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West Nile cluster in Valley targeted
With reports of illness rising statewide, a cluster of West Nile virus cases have turned up in the Van Nuys and Northridge areas extending through the Sepulveda Basin and up to the 118 Freeway, officials said Tuesday.
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Investigation in beating case nearly complete
As police faced questions about two use-of-force incidents involving flashlights over the weekend, Chief William Bratton said Tuesday that the investigation into a televised June 23 flashlight beating is nearly complete.
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Union objects to city plan to close in on 'bandit' taxis
A city initiative to crack down on the estimated 2,000 "bandit" taxis in Los Angeles is being hamstrung by union opposition, police commissioners and city officials said Tuesday.
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Panel to explore recovery of costs
The LAPD spends about $8 million a year patrolling special events such as the Academy Awards and the Hollywood Christmas Parade -- a cost that some police commissioners suggested Tuesday should be reimbursed to the department.
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Teams of cops to tag, tow stolen cars
Seeking to speed the removal of abandoned cars and identify those that have been stolen, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a pilot program to make broader use of traffic officers.
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Ex-LAPD cop, wife seek damages
BURBANK -- A retired LAPD deputy chief has filed a claim against the city of Burbank, saying he was falsely accused of misconduct in a letter written by a city official.
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From the LAPD
Motorcycle Collision Deaths on the Rise
Recent Collision Site (Wrecked motorcycle will be on display)
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