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From the LA Times:

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DNA Analysis Links Inmate to 12 Slayings
The victims were all women, their bodies found mostly in one South L.A. swath. The accused is serving time in state prison for rape.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-serial23oct23,1,5001441.story?coll=la-headlines-california

100,000 Pennies Saved Are 100,000 Pennies Spurned
A producer agreed to pay $1,000 to neighbors inconvenienced by filming. When 20 sacks of coins arrived, they were not amused.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pennies23oct23,1,4653114.story?coll=la-headlines-california

$500-Million Water Proposal Has Nothing but Friends
A familiar sight returned to Long Beach Harbor this week with the season's first rains: rivers of trash, flushed out of the storm drains and culverts of Los Angeles and its suburbs into the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-measureo23oct23,1,1678743.story?coll=la-headlines-california

State Gets More Vaccine
The current flu strain may be a rerun of last year's, meaning that people who got sick then may be better off this year, health officials say.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocflu23oct23,1,6721434.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Water Official Convicted of Fraud Charges
A Carson businessman is found guilty of receiving kickbacks in exchange for contracts and votes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mcdonald23oct23,1,5428067.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Sales Tax Campaign Rings Up $2.4 Million
Backers of the ballot measure to raise funds to hire more police and sheriff's deputies plan a final-week ad blitz.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-measurea23oct23,1,2338690.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Pension Fund Conflict Resolved, but at What Cost?
Workers at Los Angeles City Hall are worried that a city retirement board member's refusal to resign her seat over a conflict of interest could wind up hurting their pension fund and costing taxpayers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-conflict23oct23,1,6930810.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Judge Won't Halt Work on Valley Busway
As Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials Friday unveiled a study touting the benefits of San Fernando Valley's Orange Line busway, a Superior Court judge rebuffed critics' latest attempt to halt construction of the 14-mile corridor.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-busway23oct23,1,3812618.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Police Arrest Suspect in Slaying of Teenage Boy
Mayor, victim's mother ask the public's help in finding two other men being sought in the case.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arrest23oct23,1,4079353.story?coll=la-headlines-california

REDONDO BEACH
Dozens of Day Laborers Arrested in Police Sweep
Responding to complaints from the public, undercover police arrested dozens of day laborers under a local ordinance that prohibits soliciting for employment in public, authorities said Friday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs23.1oct23,1,4280522.story?coll=la-headlines-california

City Denies Claim to Lower Water Rates
The city has denied a claim seeking to have the Department of Water and Power roll back water rates and refund $800 million, a spokesman for state Sen. Richard Alarcon (D-Sun Valley) said Friday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs23.2oct23,1,4673739.story?coll=la-headlines-california

There Are Solutions for Problem Students
If you were to poll L.A.'s teachers, you would find that chronically disruptive students are the main reason why teaching is a profession that many feel tempted to leave behind.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-vo-rakauskas23oct23,1,1317994.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

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From the Daily News:

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Shootout's handling triggers LAPD outrage
An undercover internal affairs sting operation in South L.A. that went awry when a gunbattle broke out between the cops and suspected gang members has ignited an uproar inside the Los Angeles Police Department because of how the investigation was handled, sources said Friday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2486137,00.html

Historic homes
Charming Van Nuys bungalows may get special status
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2486103,00.html

EIR finds busway is faster, cheaper
The Orange Line busway would be faster and more cost-effective than creating a series of Rapid buses crisscrossing the San Fernando Valley, transit planners concluded in a court-ordered environmental review released Friday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2486120,00.html

City dump study urged
Smith seeks alternatives
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2486029,00.html

High flu vaccine prices probed
Records sought from Van Nuys firm, 2 others
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2486043,00.html

'Make a Difference' today
Today is "Make a Difference Day," a nationwide campaign to spur volunteering in local communities.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2485921,00.html

Arrests made in beating
GLENDALE -- Three Glendale gang members were arrested early Friday on suspicion of murder, accused of beating to death a 17-year-old who was riding his bicycle to his sister's home, police said.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2485999,00.html

Cop-hiring plan submitted
A proposal to set up a special fund to pay for hiring more Los Angeles police officers was formally presented to the City Council on Friday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2486047,00.html

Background checks expanded for schools
WASHINGTON -- The federal government has begun conducting background checks on all foreigners seeking to attend U.S. flight schools, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2486057,00.html

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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Moves Toward Citywide Wi-Fi In Los Angeles
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424348_10222004.pdf

From the Department of Homeland Security
Ice Provides Record Support to Law Enforcement Counterparts
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/lesc102204.htm

Homeland Security Agents Target Violent Criminal Aliens
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/arrest102104.htm

Machine-Readable Passport Procedures for Visa Waiver Travelers
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0545.xml

Fact Sheet: Machine-Readable Passport Requirement
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0546.xml

Citizens - Don't Be Afraid, Be Ready
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=36