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From the LA Times:

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Shutdown of Trauma Unit Defended
Los Angeles County health officials on Friday made their most detailed defense of the plan to shutter the trauma unit at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, saying that few patients with critical injuries would have to travel farther to receive care.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kingdrew13nov13,1,7581589.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Words to Make a Living By
With help from cities that once shunned them, laborers are learning English on the days that they can't find work.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-english13nov13,1,393277.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Vote on Tax for Police May Be Put Off
L.A. council members are uncomfortable adding the measure to the ballot so soon after a countywide proposal was defeated Nov. 2.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cops13nov13,1,6662767.story?coll=la-headlines-california

New Landfill Could Cost Millions More
Sanitation Bureau finds alternatives to Sunshine Canyon. The report dismays some activists.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trash13nov13,1,2124732.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Publicist Wants City Suit Against Him Dismissed
Executive denies telling workers to overbill L.A., and calls the legal action frivolous. Controller Chick's audit of the firm's work is due soon.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dowie13nov13,1,2325931.story?coll=la-headlines-california

L.A. County to Get More Flu Vaccine
Los Angeles County health officials announced Friday that they would soon receive another major shipment of flu vaccine, but did not know how much.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flu13nov13,1,5489967.story?coll=la-headlines-california

11 Juvenile Offenders Caught in Police Dragnet
A dragnet centered in North Hollywood and Sun Valley caught 11 juvenile offenders who had failed to appear in court to face charges such as burglary.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs13.1nov13,1,6770901.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Hahn stirs challengers' ire by skipping debate
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn came under heavy fire Friday for refusing without explanation to participate in a televised Dec. 2 debate with his four major challengers.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531940,00.html

L.A. trash could leave town for Antelope Valley, Corona
Landfills in the Antelope Valley and Corona appear to be the cheapest and most viable destinations for Los Angeles' residential trash if city officials choose to pull out of Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Granada Hills, according to a Bureau of Sanitation staff report released Friday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531791,00.html

P.R. overcharge case target wants city to disclose, pay
One of the key figures in the controversy over whether Los Angeles was overcharged for public relations service denied any wrongdoing Friday in a formal response to the city's lawsuit.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531739,00.html

DWP looks for waivers to air rules
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power wants an exemption to proposed clean-air rules so that it doesn't have to replace toxic soot-producing diesel equipment with cleaner-burning models.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531963,00.html

Council will take its time in search to replace Deaton
The Los Angeles City Council wants to take its time in hiring a successor to Chief Legislative Analyst Ron Deaton, who is expected to be confirmed this month as the new head of the Department of Water and Power.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531789,00.html

Judge again refuses to halt MTA busway
A judge refused again Friday to halt construction of the Orange Line while the MTA studies the environmental impacts of an alternative bus system.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531814,00.html

City settles harassment suit
Agreement avoids appeal in officers' case
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2532150,00.html

Padilla opposes tax hike to add cops
City Council President Alex Padilla announced Friday that he opposes Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn's plan to ask voters on the March 8 primary ballot to pass a half-percent sales tax to hire more cops.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531794,00.html

Airlines in U.S. told to hand over passenger info
WASHINGTON -- The government ordered U.S. airlines Friday to turn over personal information about passengers so it can test a system for identifying potential terrorists. The move was expected but nonetheless brought protests from civil libertarians worried about invasions of privacy.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2531955,00.html

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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn And City Officials Celebrate Passage Of Prop 1A
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424902_11122004.pdf

Mayor Hahn Urges Bilingual Volunteers To Assist City's Crisis Response Team
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27424901_11122004.pdf