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From the LA Times:

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Residents Fight Port Expansion
With reports of lung problems triggering increased worry over pollution, Long Beach council agrees to review construction plans.
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Club Provides Textbook Cases of Philanthropy
For most of its 110 years, a Los Angeles women's group has given scholarships to high-achieving but low-income students.
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D.A. Opposes Deportation of Sex Offenders
Prosecutors want violent predators placed in state hospitals after their prison terms, not returned to their home countries.
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In L.A., Tributes From Many Faiths
Pleas for religious tolerance and solemn ceremonies mark local Sept. 11 events.
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From the Daily News:

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State HQ in fast lane
Caltrans -- notorious for its slow pace in building freeways and soundwalls -- took just three years to erect its new $190 million headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, prompting critics to ask why that kind of efficiency isn't used to ease gridlock.
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Parents not informed by fed deadline
The Los Angeles Unified School District failed to meet federal deadlines for informing parents at struggling campuses that they have the right to transfer their children to higher-performing schools, officials said Friday.
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New CHP chief expected to reign in abuses
SACRAMENTO -- The first duty of the California Highway Patrol's next commissioner will be to control widespread abuse of disability retirements and workers' compensation by high-ranking officers, the governor's office and key lawmakers said in the aftermath of an investigative report.
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