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From the LA Times:

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Getty Deal Raises Questions
Conflict-of-interest specter haunts land sale to Eli Broad, a close friend of the trust's CEO.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-getty20dec20,1,2063765.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Space Crunch for Charter Schools
Finding sites for new facilities -- especially where land is scarce and pricey -- challenges operators of the alternative campuses.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-charter20dec20,1,2827267.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Credit Card Bill for State Skyrockets
Loan payments, which are expected to climb to about $5.5billion a year, will hinder efforts to fund freeways, schools and water projects.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-statedebt20dec20,1,1526973.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Alarcon, Hahn in Opposite Lanes on Tollbooth Idea
It should surprise no one in car-crazy Los Angeles that one of the newfangled initiatives floated in the mayor's race is a suggestion that the city plant tollbooths at the city line to pay for road improvements.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol20dec20,1,2511050.story?coll=la-headlines-california

5 Held in Heist of 198 Pounds of Cocaine
Los Angeles police officers, acting on a tip, arrested five men Sunday after they allegedly stole nearly 200 pounds of cocaine, likely worth between $4 million and $7 million, authorities said.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drugs20dec20,1,6918022.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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New year's new laws
Vote-by-fax, marriage-by-proxy legal
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2607673,00.html

Schools falter, reap funds
Lagging progress nets more state aid
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2607671,00.html

Dogs help kids pat away pain
WESTWOOD -- One of the angels that 9-year-old Cory Callison eagerly awaits each day wags a tail.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2608113,00.html

Duck and cover, there's a councilman coming near!
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge needed all the protection he could muster when he came to Los Angeles last week to announce the latest federal grants.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2607678,00.html

Fake 9-11 stat spreads
WASHINGTON -- It's the biggest urban legend of the immigration debate, repeated as gospel at town-hall meetings, on Sunday talk shows and even on the floor of the House of Representatives.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2608114,00.html

Revival for neighborhood panel
Troubled Van Nuys council regrouping, plans new elections
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2608039,00.html