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From the LA Times:

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Wary Blacks Voted No to More Police
A pronounced ambivalence about the role of police in largely African American areas of Los Angeles helped sink last week's ballot measure that would have raised the county sales tax to hire more officers, and remains a formidable obstacle to rekindling the proposal solely as a citywide levy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-coptax10nov10,1,4538108.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Man Shot After Taking a Hostage at Consulate
Police officer opens fire on an intruder who was threatening to kill a female clerk at the Mexican government offices in L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hostage10nov10,1,3932216.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Council Adopts Anti-Sweatshop Law
The ordinance would eventually require garment makers who sell to the city or its employees to pay workers a living wage.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sweat10nov10,1,1862584.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Animal Services Chief Hired
Over the vocal objections of animal rights activists, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the appointment of a Maryland civil servant to head the city's beleaguered Animal Services Department.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-animal10nov10,1,2122449.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Airport Interim Chief Gets Job Permanently
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Kim Day as the executive director of the city's airport agency.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs10.2nov10,1,5394640.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Good jobs in Valley plan
Northeast section key, analysts say
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2524383,00.html

Dental program future in doubt
$75,000 required just to finish year
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524362,00.html

Register rip-offs drop 75%
Los Angeles County's 2-year-old program to enforce price accuracy at the cash register has helped reduce overcharges by 75 percent, saving consumers tens of millions of dollars a year, officials said Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524336,00.html

Consulate worker briefly held hostage
Suspect shot; officials have no motive
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524382,00.html

LAPD anti-retaliation responsibility shifted
Concerned that the LAPD has not moved quickly enough to protect officers who report possible misconduct, Los Angeles police commissioners on Tuesday moved responsibility for an anti-retaliation policy from one LAPD unit to another.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524437,00.html

Colleges take on hacking, ID theft
Los Angeles area university officials said Tuesday they are taking a number of steps to boost protection of sensitive information following a number of cases of computer hacking and identity theft.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524334,00.html

Fortner named county counsel
Interim County Counsel Raymond Fortner was promoted Tuesday to the permanent post by a unanimous vote of Los Angeles County supervisors.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524367,00.html

Villaraigosa presses ahead on mayor's run
Councilman takes out papers; says incumbent is vulnerable
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524667,00.html

70 arrested in ID crackdown
City after peddlers of forged documents at MacArthur Park
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524454,00.html

New animal services chief OK'd
Activists protest Stuckey's lack of experience
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524725,00.html

DWP embarrassed over tent-purchasing foul-up
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, already criticized for possible irregularities in its contracting practices, was forced to return about 60 tents to a vendor after Los Angeles city officials discovered that the tents do not meet fire-safety standards, officials said Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2524445,00.html

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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Helps Dedicate 36 Units Of Housing
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424789_11082004.pdf

Mayor Hahn, Chief Bratton Announce Successful Crackdown On The Production And Sale Of Illegal Documents In MacArthur Park
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424808_11092004.pdf

From the Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Officials Meet in Mexico, Discuss Border Issues
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/speech/speech_0222.xml