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From the LA Times:

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Jail Food Can Be a Hard Sell
Reforms have made prison chow tastier and more nutritious. But at mealtime, inmates' reviews often boil down to: 'It's basically slop.'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jailfood8jan08,1,5828192.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Sen. Clinton Aide Indicted in L.A. Fundraiser Probe
A veteran political fundraiser has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of lying about the amount collected and spent during a Hollywood gala that raised more than $1 million for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign, authorities announced Friday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rosen8jan08,1,3498683.story?coll=la-headlines-california

L.A. Limits Height of Retaining Walls
The City Council votes to cap hillside barriers at 12 feet. Owners of canyon lots say the ordinance will make it hard to develop their properties.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wall8jan08,1,4099947.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Fatal Neglect by King/Drew Nurse Alleged
A 47-year-old woman died at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center after an intensive care nurse ignored her deteriorating condition over the course of a day, neglecting to alert doctors until the patient was in cardiac arrest, Los Angeles County health officials said Friday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kingdrew8jan08,1,1821313.story?coll=la-headlines-california

State Lifts All Age Limits on Flu Shots
With a bigger vaccine stockpile than expected, health officials make it available to everyone.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flu8jan08,1,582886.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Air Agency Alters Smog Regulations
Tougher rules affect 'pollution credit' program that caps amount of two chemicals industries can emit. By 2011, they must cut such emissions even more.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-smog8jan08,1,7835505.story?coll=la-headlines-california

City Misusing Neighborhood Councils to Push Police Tax, Councilman Says
Greig Smith wants to halt the presentations. Agency head invites foes to present their views.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-coptax8jan08,1,5523445.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Boy Grabbed From Mother in Venice
A 2-year-old boy was snatched from his mother's arms on a Venice street by a woman and two men Friday, and police later were questioning a man as a possible suspect.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kidnap8jan08,1,416214.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Hertzberg Proposal Would Help Teachers Buy Homes
Unveiling a new education initiative, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Bob Hertzberg on Friday proposed tapping the city's housing trust fund to assist teachers in buying a home near where they work.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hertzberg8jan08,1,5728225.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Lawyer Finally Gets Council's Attention
Roger Diamond appears before city leaders after winning a court order that admonished them for inattentiveness.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-porn8jan08,1,3833217.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Group Sues Over Curbs on Mountain Ridgeline Building
A homeowners group has sued to overturn a county zoning ordinance that strictly limits development along the scenic ridgelines of the Santa Monica Mountains.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mountains8jan08,1,2442240.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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AQMD's Burke vows to get tough on smog
On the heels of new research showing Southern California children can suffer permanent lung damage from breathing pollution, the head of the region's smog-fighting agency vowed on Friday to "take off the gloves" to help speed up clean-air improvements.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2641677,00.html

Delgadillo says he'll cooperate
Seeking to defuse allegations that he is attempting to squelch a probe into his use of outside lawyers, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo wrote in a letter released Friday that he will cooperate with a state audit into the matter.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2641526,00.html

Lawyer scolds council again
Group still inattentive after ruling, says attorney
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2641519,00.html

After-school programs are set to be expanded
SUN VALLEY -- Educators call them "demotes" -- teenagers held back one, two and even three grades because of lagging reading and math skills.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2641143,00.html

L.A. Mexican congressional office may not be legal
The Mexican Consulate issued an advisory Friday that a satellite office of the Mexican Congress opening this month in Los Angeles lacks the official approval of the Mexican government.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2641598,00.html

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From other sources:

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From Attorney General Lockyer
Attorney General Lockyer Releases Report Showing Statewide Decrease in Violent and Property Crime Statistics for First Nine Months of 2004
Decreases in Robbery, Forcible Rape and Aggravated Assaults Contributed to Violent Crime Reduction
http://caag.state.ca.us/newsalerts/2005/05-002.htm

From the Department of Homeland Security
Completion of the National Response Plan Announced
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/