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From the LA Times:

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Insiders Are Cashing In on State's Bond Market
SACRAMENTO - With California state and local governments issuing bonds at a rapid pace, a handful of political insiders are quietly profiting by helping investment banks win the underwriting contracts.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-consultant27sep27,1,1872003.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Initiative Fight Puts Focus on Felons
Proposition 66 would make fewer offenders subject to three-strikes law. Debate is emotional.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-strikes27sep27,1,7920741.story?coll=la-headlines-california

High Turnover Leaves City Departments in Limbo
Mayor James K. Hahn is spending a lot of his time these days in job interviews.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol27sep27,1,5193467.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Molina's Longtime Dream Almost a Reality
A Mexican American cultural center, to open as soon as 2007, is the result of years of work.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-plaza27sep27,1,3374506.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Downtown Building Up in Air -- for Now
City Council to decide if an overhang on Caltrans headquarters can remain above 1st Street.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-caltrans27sep27,1,3321745.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Quake Bill Is a Sad Victory for Victim's Parents
A measure to require warning placards on some brick buildings becomes law.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jenna27sep27,1,3051415.story?coll=la-headlines-california

2 Killed, 2 Injured at Party in L.A.
Two teenage boys were shot and killed and two others injured at a party in the garment district downtown Saturday night, police said.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-party27sep27,1,7629769.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Gunfire Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Injured
A man was killed and five other people were wounded Sunday evening in what police said appeared to be a gang-related shooting near Watts.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shoot27sep27,1,7498694.story?coll=la-headlines-california

TIMES ENDORSEMENTS
Yes to More Police Protection
Measure A, the Los Angeles County Public Safety, Emergency Response and Crime Prevention Measure, asks voters to hike the L.A. County sales tax by half a cent to hire 5,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies. Do we need more officers? And if so, is there any other way to pay for them?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-measurea27sep27,1,2544739.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials

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From the Daily News:

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Chick says she has no intention of changing her ways
This might come as a surprise to those who have watched her over the years, but City Controller Laura Chick says she never had plans for a full-time career in politics.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2428616,00.html

Councils may fight zoning plan
Idea for low-income housing draws fire
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2428982,00.html

West Nile virus epidemic sees statewide slowdown
A statewide drop in West Nile cases in recent weeks has raised hopes that this year's epidemic may soon end.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2428987,00.html

Sprawl hazardous to health
Report shows more chronic ailments as opposed to dense city areas
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2428996,00.html

What went wrong
Part 2 of a three-part editorial series
There's a reason why Southern California's three-decade-long war against gang violence has failed, and it's not because we're not trying hard enough.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20951~2428592,00.html