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From the LA Times:

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New Census Takes to the Streets
With federal funds at stake, cities and counties mount a massive effort to count the homeless.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless24jan24,1,5615492.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Fire Watch Ordered at New School
Reports say CSUN High's alarm system hasn't worked properly since September. L.A. Fire Department requires 24-hour guard.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lausd24jan24,1,5083023.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Council Is Split Over Sales Tax Increase
If OKd for May ballot, the half-cent hike would boost LAPD. Critics say it could hurt business.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salestax24jan24,1,2002033,print.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Hahn's Campaign Tactics Trouble Young Democrats
Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn's drive to win more endorsements ruffled feathers last week as his supporters flooded a local political group's endorsement meeting to stop Hahn's rivals.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polcol24jan24,1,7426271.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Turning a Lens Homeward
A high school student chronicles the effects of gentrification on her neighborhood.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-echo24jan24,1,3919413.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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PR bills to port padded
Account involves current press secretary of Hahn
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2670318,00.html

Spreading message improves neighborhood
VALLEY GLEN -- It's quieter now in Sharon Anton's neighborhood, an area where residents used to fall asleep to the blast of loud music and awaken to the blare of car horns.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2670356,00.html

Group aims to ax law on labor
Day workers' free speech blocked?
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2670305,00.html

Always look on the bright side of losing endorsements
In the world of politics, spin means never having to say you've lost.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2669940,00.html

Monitoring sick inmates costly
SACRAMENTO -- Prison guards monitoring sick inmates at hospitals are racking up considerable overtime and costing California taxpayers millions.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2670392,00.html