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From the LA Times:

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Passing the Buck, and the Homeless
As if Los Angeles didn't already have enough problems, now the city of Santa Clarita has decided it can't find a suitable place to shelter its growing homeless population. So Santa Clarita is going to ship them out, headed for guess where.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez1dec01,1,4617372.column?coll=la-headlines-california

Caruso Offers to Finance Drive for Sales-Tax Hike
Police commissioner seeks voter approval for half-cent increase to hire more LAPD officers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax1dec01,1,6158026.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 24 Years Files Civil Rights Suit
Thomas Goldstein, who was falsely convicted of murder, seeks damages from Long Beach, Los Angeles County and other defendants.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goldstein1dec01,1,3176891.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Shelters to Open as Chill Lingers
Eleven L.A. County sites are equipped to take in about 1,200 homeless people each night.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless1dec01,1,6741092.story?coll=la-headlines-california

King/Drew to House New Emergency Psychiatric Clinic
To ease the burden on county-run emergency rooms, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to set up a new center in South Los Angeles to treat psychiatric patients who are in immediate need of short-term help.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-psych1dec01,1,6124697.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Man Pleads Guilty in Extortion Plot Against Ralphs Markets
A Venice man pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $180,000 from the Ralphs supermarket chain by threatening to place contaminated baby food on store shelves.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-extort1dec01,1,6043128.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Deaton to assert own style at DWP
New DWP head pledges to guard DWP interests
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2568385,00.html

Cops hit streets; training delayed
Police Chief William Bratton, under political pressure to meet his goal of reducing violent crime by 20 percent by year's end, said Tuesday that he is suspending some training to enlarge the city's patrol ranks temporarily by as many as 200 officers.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2568241,00.html

Psychiatric care gets boost
Supervisors vote to spend $7.2 million on emergency room services
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2567952,00.html

D.A. will hire 45 prosecutors with extra cash
District Attorney Steve Cooley said Tuesday that he'll beef up his anti-gang unit after the Board of Supervisors gave him $5 million to hire 45 more prosecutors.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2567857,00.html

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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
March Against Gang Violence and Softball Tournament
http://lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/11/pr04581.htm

From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Delivers Cell Phones To Victims Of Domestic Violence
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/myrpress/mayormyrpress27425416_11302004.pdf

From Senator Cedillo
Driver's License Bill Redux
http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/servlet/gov.ca.senate.democrats.pub.members.memDisplayPress?district=sd22&ID=2477

From the Department of Homeland Security
First Responders
The Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) is responsible for enhancing the capacity of state and local jurisdictions to respond to, and mitigate the consequences of, incidents of domestic terrorism.
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0245.xml

DHS Announces Assistance To Firefighters
Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/