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From the LA Times:

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Interpreters Give Voice to the Indigenous
The need for translators to help Mexican Indians involved in court cases is growing along with the migrants' numbers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-interpret11oct11,1,1251081.story?coll=la-headlines-california

11th-Hour Proposal Would Save Ambassador Building
Los Angeles school board member David Tokofsky offered a last-minute proposal Sunday to preserve the historic Ambassador Hotel's main structure while building classrooms for up to 4,200 students elsewhere on the site.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ambassador11oct11,1,4455451.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Rivals Reject Hahn's LAX Plan
Four top candidates seeking to unseat the mayor say his $9-billion proposal won't make the airport safer or fix its shortcomings.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax11oct11,1,378140.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Advocates Rally Homeless to Get Out the Vote
Volunteers hope to register as many as 5,000 skid row inhabitants for the Nov. 2 election.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless11oct11,1,6991753.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Even if Growth Slows Down, State Services Need to Catch Up
So California's population growth is slowing! What does it mean? Not much.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap11oct11,1,6285565.column?coll=la-headlines-california

Police Foundation Honors 4 Officers for Community Work
March on Crime event recognizes lawmen dedicated to at-risk youth and the homeless.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-officers11oct11,1,3719539.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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A new gang problem
Russian-Armenian organized crime 'like the 1930s New York mob'
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2459582,00.html

Creating a class of their own
More California parents now choose to home-school their children
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459469,00.html

Billboard is latest salvo in Battle of the Ambassador
In the never-ending saga over the fate of the formerly glamorous Ambassador Hotel, a new battle is going on as the Los Angeles school board is scheduled this week to once again decide its future.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2458976,00.html

Cops go beyond mere call of duty
A patrol officer from the Devonshire Division who organizes an annual charity baseball game for children was one of four officers honored Sunday at a Los Angeles Police Foundation ceremony.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459417,00.html

Fitness boot camp starting at hospital
BURBANK -- Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is launching a fitness "boot camp" this month to replace a similar program that dissolved because it lacked a city permit.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459356,00.html

Prop. 64 could cut lawsuits
Kelly Stelle had just sunk her money into an auto repair shop in Laguna Hills when a Beverly Hills law firm filed a suit accusing her of a long list of business violations.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2459494,00.html

Neighborhood council meetings
Here is a list of upcoming neighborhood council meetings.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20951%257E2459485,00.html

Arrests triple at college
New AVC force embraces 'proactive' policing strategy
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20943%257E2459269,00.html