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From the LA Times:

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Supervisors Can Play Santa All Year
Each county board member has about $1 million a year to spend without oversight.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-discretion28nov28,1,177259.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Screeners' Job: High Stakes, Tedium
At LAX, the challenge during the Thanksgiving holiday is to stay alert while thoroughly checking an estimated 1.8 million travelers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-screen28nov28,1,1720063.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Food Bank Collects Fresh Produce for the Needy
From a warehouse on the gritty side of Long Beach, one of the country's largest independent food banks has distributed millions of meals with a unique ingredient: fresh produce.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holidayfund28nov28,1,5128131.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Hahn's P.R. freebie
Taxpayers foot the bill to showcase mayor
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2562086,00.html

More graffiti than ever in city
Surge may be sign gangs are less active
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2562531,00.html

Did the system fail Desarie?
Death raises questions about how girl could have been saved
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2562796,00.html