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From the LA Times:

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Human Errors Silenced Airports
A controllers union official describes 'harrowing' incidents in the sky, but the FAA insists the radio system failure posed no threat.
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A Reeling King/Drew Receives Huge Blow
The hospital could lose its accreditation, along with insurance contracts and training programs.
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Terror Risk to Nuclear Plants Is Debated
The threat is from air attacks, say critics of government security efforts. They push for more safety measures.
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Family Faces Loss of Home Over Signature
L.A. Housing Authority revokes their rent subsidy. An official says those are the rules.
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AQMD Critical of Port Plan to Grow
The agency says Long Beach officials have underestimated the amount of smog likely to result from added berths.
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D.A. Calls Jails Lethal for Witnesses
After series of killings, Cooley urges L.A. sheriff to better protect inmates who testify against others.
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Graffiti Art Park Brushed Aside
Historic status for tunnel doesn't include the urban murals that decorate nearby walls.
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New Head of CHP Is Named
The governor picks Michael L. Brown, the agency's Southern California chief.
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EDITORIAL
Troops for L.A. War Zones
It turned out that the teenager's tattoo served a purpose after all. It was the way his parents identified him in the hospital when his head had swelled as big as a basketball and his forehead bore the imprint of his attacker's shoe.
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From the Daily News:

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Galleria owners not sold Glendale mall fight is over
GLENDALE -- Opponents of the Americana at Brand project vowed on Wednesday to press forward with their court challenge of the $264 million outdoor mall after voters gave a narrow victory to the development in a citywide referendum.
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Arnold stumps for Prop. 1A
Using the city firefighter training center as a backdrop, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined Mayor James Hahn and other officials Wednesday to campaign for a ballot measure to prevent the state from taking tax revenues away from cities and counties.
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Alarcon demands DWP rate cut
State Sen. Richard Alarcon called Wednesday on city officials to rescind the 11 percent water rate hike approved earlier this year, saying it was illegal and immoral.
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D.A.: Jail must protect inmates
A blue-ribbon panel that investigated the recent deaths of five Los Angeles County Jail inmates on Wednesday recommended 51 changes designed to dramatically improve the safety of jailhouse witnesses.
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Hahn deputies criticize audit of city vehicles
Stepping up their criticism of Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick, aides to Mayor James Hahn on Wednesday ripped into her report that found hundreds of city vehicles and computers in storage and unaccounted for.
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Greuel taps federal grants for West Nile fight
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel on Wednesday earmarked $100,000 in federal grants to repair damaged gutters in her San Fernando Valley district, saying the work will help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus.
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Santa Clarita man to lead California Highway Patrol
SACRAMENTO -- A veteran California Highway Patrol chief and Santa Clarita Valley resident was appointed Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to lead the agency.
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Opinion...
City Hall's rubber stamp
Council gives DWP commission head a big pass
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Opinion...
Planning before acting
LAPD policy, not flashlights, needs review
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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
One Year-Old Abducted by Mother
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