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From the LA Times:

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Home Can Be a Deadly Choice
State policy encourages the return of children to their once-abusive or neglectful parents. The action can prove tragically wrong.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mom14oct14,1,4900134.story?coll=la-headlines-california

County May Hand Control of King/Drew to Private Firm
A consultant group would run the hospital for at least a year and review each department.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kingdrew14oct14,1,4829066.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Port P.R. Pact Draws Fire
Angry council members may seek to review the lucrative deal for the former harbor chief, a witness in a U.S. probe of city contracting.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port14oct14,1,6985851.story?coll=la-headlines-california

L.A. Unified's Math Off by 5,000
Once again, the district has underestimated the drop in enrollment. Schools stand to lose teachers and millions in state funding.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-enroll14oct14,1,2440948.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Street Racers Face Crunch Time
L.A. officials' new strategy against illegal races packs a big wallop. It's a law that sends some seized cars to scrap heap.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-smash14_oct14,1,4940501.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Some Reforms Blocked, but Prison System Is Improving, Senator Says
Gloria Romero believes her hearings bore fruit, but more needs to be done for juveniles.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prisons14oct14,1,510571.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Fewer students enroll in LAUSD
State aid to drop by $22 million
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2466144,00.html

19 Valley schools fall below standards
180 troubled campuses in LAUSD
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2466238,00.html

Parents, faculty sound off about early-start proposal
RESEDA -- Nearly 100 parents attended a meeting Wednesday night to voice their opinions about a controversial proposal to start and end classes a month earlier at Los Angeles schools.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2466441,00.html

Homeowners: Tie development to funding
Homeowners who have battled Los Angeles' development policies for years argued in court Wednesday that the city should limit any new building unless it has the funds to provide traffic improvements for the gridlock that will result.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2466173,00.html

Racing warning a real smash
Demolition drives home new L.A. law
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2466116,00.html

Mixed results on pilot test
Only 22% of state's 11th-graders ready for college English; math results better
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2466056,00.html

Prop. 67 aimed at better health care
Hoping to provide more funding for hospitals, clinics and emergency medical services, the California Medical Association is sponsoring a measure to raise $500 million a year through a surcharge on telephone service.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2466047,00.html

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From other sources:

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From Attorney General Lockyer
Attorney General Lockyer Issues Alert About Flu Vaccine Price Gouging
Warns Against Exploiting Shortage; Urges Consumers, Pharmacists To Provide Information
http://caag.state.ca.us/newsalerts/2004/04-116.htm

From Senator Cedillo
The Immigrant Responsibility and Security Act - Thursday Press Conference - 10/14/04
State Senator Gilbert A. Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, author of this year's driver's license bill, The Immigrant Responsibility and Security Act, will be participating in a press conference tomorrow morning on the steps of City Hall.
http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/servlet/gov.ca.senate.democrats.pub.members.memDisplayPress?district=sd22&ID=2441

From Senator Feinstein
Senate Approves Feinstein Bill to Improve the Treatment of Unaccompanied Alien Minors
Bipartisan legislation builds on efforts in the 107th Congress, which moved custody and care of these children from INS
http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/04Releases/r-childrenfl.htm