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From the LA Times:

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Domino Effect Feared From Closures of Emergency Rooms
Los Angeles County, which has lost six emergency rooms in a little over a year, is on the brink of a far more serious problem, facing more closures that could jeopardize emergency care for tens of thousands of residents, according to public officials and independent analysts.
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Seniors at Center of the Action
Residents of Angelus Plaza welcome the new life taking hold in downtown L.A. But some worry they may be pushed out.
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New Police Headquarters Site Draws Ire
Downtown residents say the city promised to turn the space north of 2nd Street into a park. A protest is planned for tonight.
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No Bobbie Hat for Bratton
Police chief rejects rumors that he's a candidate to head New Scotland Yard.
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Judge Upholds Censure of 2 L.A. Prosecutors
They were reprimanded in June for failing to release a man wrongly convicted of murder.
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From the Daily News:

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Number of West Nile virus cases rises sharply
As the death toll mounts and the number of West Nile virus cases rises sharply, public health officials for the first time said Monday they are considering targeted neighborhood spraying to combat the spread of the potentially deadly virus.
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New school could lose charter before first day
WOODLAND HILLS -- The Los Angeles Unified School District board today will consider revoking the charter of a startup school that used a questionable enrollment policy to sign up 355 students -- 70 more than it is authorized to teach.
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Proposal to resume busway work stalled in Senate
Van Nuys Assemblyman Lloyd Levine's bill to allow construction to continue on the Orange Line while a busway alternative is studied appeared dead Monday amid opposition from environmental groups.
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Operation nabs 184 gang suspects
COMPTON -- A multiagency task force arrested 184 suspects during a six-month undercover operation targeting drugs and gangs, officials said Monday as they vowed to continue pursuing urban "terrorists."
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Schwarzenegger expected to veto minimum wage bill
SACRAMENTO -- A bill to raise California's minimum wage to $7.75 an hour over the next two years is headed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, providing a major test of his pledge to reject bills that "harm the state's business climate."
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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Finds Jobs For Homeboy Industries Graffiti Team
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Mayor Hahn and Chief Bratton Announce Stanley Miller Investigation Ready To Be Handed Over to District Attorney
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Mayor Hahn Announces City's Credit Rating Best In Nation
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From Senator Feinstein
Statement by Senator Feinstein on Roberts' Intelligence Reform Proposal
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