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From the LA Times:

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King/Drew Trauma Unit Faces Closure
County supervisors say that shutting the heavily used center and hiring outside managers could save the rest of the troubled hospital.
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King/Drew Proposal Assailed
Closure of the trauma unit would further strain the remaining facilities in L.A. and probably cost lives, critics of the plan say.
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Building Stands in Path of Project
Activists back proposed cultural complex but oppose razing of historic downtown structure.
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Some SUVs Have a Serious Weight Problem
Santa Monica bans vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds from most streets. Technically, that includes many large sport utility vehicles.
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L.A. Expands Lawsuit Against PR Company
Two additional city departments are added to the complaint against Fleishman-Hillard, which has been accused of defrauding the DWP.
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Parks Calls for End to 3/12 Police Schedule
Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks, the former police chief who is hoping to unseat Mayor James K. Hahn, continued his attack on Hahn's public safety record Monday, gathering outside City Hall with relatives of homicide victims to call for an end to the shortened work schedule for LAPD officers.
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Gov. Signs Bill Banning .50-Calibers
Measure outlawing the rifles comes the same day a federal assault weapons ban expires. For Schwarzenegger, it's a break with the GOP.
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It's Back to School for 2,600 Displaced Students
Charter community aids pupils of 60 closed California Charter Academy campuses.
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From the Daily News:

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Day-care scramble
Working parents who relied on the Los Angeles Unified School District's after-school programs to provide day care for more than 50,000 children are scrambling to come up with other solutions after the district shortened the pickup time from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Walk, wait? $9.3 million in signals too dim to read
Three years after Los Angeles city officials paid $9.3 million for 15,000 energy-efficient pedestrian-crossing signals, they face spending millions more to replace them because the lights went dim.
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Fire district tax decrease expected to be hot topic
In a proposal that has stunned taxpayer advocates, Los Angeles County supervisors today plan to consider reducing the voter-approved fire protection district tax by 6 percent for the second consecutive year.
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Parks again criticizes 3-day LAPD workweek
Backed by victims of violent crime, City Councilman Bernard Parks stepped up his criticism Monday of the LAPD's shortened work week, saying Los Angeles would be safer if police worked a traditional schedule.
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Incident highlights protocol
Los Angeles officials got assurances Monday that federal agents will take charge in case of a hijacking at Los Angeles International Airport.
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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn:

Mayor Hahn, Chief Bratton Urge Immediate Renewal Of Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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Mayor Hahn Announces Appointments Of General Managers To ITA And General Services Departments
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Mayor Hahn Kicks Off Latino Heritage Month 2004
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From Senator Feinstein:

For Weapons Dealers, Ban Was 'Big Nothing'
Some Backers Agree Flaws Marred Effectiveness
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Senator Feinstein Raises Concerns about the Justice Department's Anti-Terror Efforts
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Statement of Senator Feinstein on the Expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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