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From the LA Times:

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Prisons Fail to Heal Healthcare
Disclosures of doctors' spotty backgrounds point to a state system still in crisis, a lawmaker declares. A hearing is scheduled for today.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prison29sep29,1,1841951.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Expansion of Port Faces Vote
Long Beach officials to consider rescinding approval of the Pier J environmental review.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port29sep29,1,2918032.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Official Had OKd Site of Blaze
Authorities don't know if a fire inspector in May overlooked 10 illegal rooms in a warehouse that burned Friday, killing one resident.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire29sep29,1,7912540.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Council Backs Expansion of the Red Line
The officials agree that 'congestion has reached a breaking point' and support building the subway system westward along Wilshire.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-subway29sep29,1,1841951.story?coll=la-headlines-california

County Officials Cite Improved Balance Sheets
With nearly $1 billion in the general fund, years of budget discipline appear to have worked.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-county29sep29,1,2497318.story?coll=la-headlines-california

D.A. to Get Records of King/Drew Meetings
Under fire for allegedly breaking California's open-meeting law, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed late Tuesday to give the district attorney records from two closed meetings on the proposed closure of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center's trauma unit.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown29sep29,1,3828677.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Bratton Is Certified as State Peace Officer
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton was officially certified as a California peace officer Tuesday after he passed tests in firearms and arrest techniques.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bratton29sep29,1,3272279.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Hahn Foe Posts Crime Statistics on Website
Mayoral candidate Bob Hertzberg hammers public safety issue on his campaign site.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor29sep29,1,4156357.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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County finds unexpected $309 million
Surplus funds will cover pay raises, building repair
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2433100,00.html

Business tax survey to be aired
Hot-button issue in race for mayor's post
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2433171,00.html

Council gives vector control more power
Even with cooler temperatures reducing the risk of the West Nile virus, the Los Angeles City Council moved on Tuesday to make it easier to try to eradicate the mosquito-borne illness.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2432964,00.html

City votes to lift ban on subways
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to support Councilman Tom LaBonge's resolution seeking to lift the bans on subway construction in Los Angeles.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2432937,00.html

Sweeping CRA changes made
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a sweeping reorganization of the Community Redevelopment Agency to streamline it and create seven regional offices across the city.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2432942,00.html

Hertzberg joins criticism
Hopeful challenges Hahn on rising crime
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2432934,00.html

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From other sources:

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From Senator Feinstein
Senator Feinstein Cosponsors Collins-Lieberman Intelligence Reform Legislation
http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/04Releases/r-nid-092704.htm

Senator Feinstein Seeks Overturn of Federal Regulations that May Preempt California's Landmark Privacy Law
http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/04Releases/r-privacyregs2.htm

From the Department of Homeland Security
Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the Public/Private Sector Program on Emergency Preparedness
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4049