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From the LA Times:

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King/Drew Stripped of Accredited Standing
A national healthcare accrediting agency revoked its seal of approval Tuesday from troubled Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, a rare sanction that underscored repeated lapses in patient care at the hospital.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kingdrew2feb02,0,5414221.story?coll=la-home-headlines

County Must Pay for Roads
Storm-related repairs are expected to total about $45million, but aid from federal agency is unlikely. Existing budget will cover costs.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roads2feb02,1,5277319.story?coll=la-headlines-california

L.A. Port Meeting Canceled
No new date is set for a task force seeking to improve air quality. Activists are concerned.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port2feb02,1,1211759.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Hahn Donor Case Faulted
Defense says charges from 2001 campaign should be voided under city's 2-year statute of limitations. Prosecution says state law applies.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-odonnell2feb02,1,7199842.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Jury Convicts LAPD Officer of Fraud
Jurors took half an hour Tuesday to convict a veteran Los Angeles police officer of workers' compensation fraud after seeing surveillance videotape of her working at Dodger Stadium as she was collecting temporary disability payments.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fraud2feb02,1,624256.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Chick Won't Endorse a Mayoral Candidate
After meeting with Mayor James K. Hahn's four major challengers, City Controller Laura Chick said Tuesday that she would not endorse anyone in the March 8 election.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs2.4feb02,1,4942764.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Area's Streets Shut as 3 Robbers Are Sought
A search for three armed men who robbed a computer store tied up traffic and caused residents to stay locked in their homes for more than three hours Tuesday evening.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs2.3feb02,1,4549547.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Honoring heroes, victims
Community thanks Costco workers and firefighters, then remembers victims with evening vigil.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/glendale/news/police/la-gnp-vigil02feb02,1,2883874.story

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From the Daily News:

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Southland not getting storm aid
More than three weeks after deadly rainstorms and mudslides devastated Southern California, local officials complained Tuesday they have received no federal aid and that disaster officials seem reluctant to help.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2686825,00.html

Deputy hailed as role model
Thousands attend services for victim of Metrolink crash
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686641,00.html

Arnold on the hot seat now?
Dems want to know about terror funds
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686656,00.html

Easy-to-win campaigns rake in cash
SACRAMENTO -- Most local legislators faced only token opposition for re-election in 2004 but still raised and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns, new finance reports filed this week show.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686927,00.html

Fraud fighters set to get funding
A proposal to create an anti-fraud unit at City Hall got a major boost Tuesday when a City Council committee agreed to fund the operation for six months.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686649,00.html

Hahn seeks phone fixes
Mayor James Hahn announced a plan Tuesday to reduce cell-phone "dead spots" in Los Angeles, as his opponents in the March 8 primary stepped up efforts to make a case against his re-election.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686753,00.html

Hahn signs stored in city yard
Campaign denies involvement in placement
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686557,00.html

New chance given to avoid tax penalties
Californians who owe past-due state taxes will be able to pay them without penalties through March 31 under an amnesty program announced Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686650,00.html

Asset disclosure dropped
Addressing a key complaint of Los Angeles' neighborhood councils, the City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to an ordinance exempting the volunteer groups' members from disclosing their financial assets.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686664,00.html

Robbery suspects linked to slaying
GLENDALE -- Two men awaiting trial in four home-invasion robberies in North Hollywood are being investigated in the slaying of a man during a break-in at his Glendale home, police said Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686845,00.html

O'Donnell seeks dismissal of charges
A lawyer accused of laundering thousands of dollars in contributions to Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn's 2001 campaign tried Tuesday to get the charges dismissed, claiming the statute of limitations had expired.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686770,00.html

Hybrid lane use needs feds' OK
WASHINGTON -- Advocates for hybrid-car owners revved up their campaign Tuesday to allow solo drivers of the fuel-efficient vehicles to drive in California's car-pool lanes.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2686610,00.html

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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
$25,000 Reward Offer
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/01/pr05060.htm

Monthly Media Availability Meeting
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/01/pr05063.htm

Robbery Suspects Sought
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/02/pr05064.htm

Two Men Arrested for Murder of Sylmar Man
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/02/pr05065.htm

LAPD Uses New Technologies to Fight Crime
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/02/pr05066.htm

LAPD Officer Convicted of Workers' Compensation Abuse
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/02/pr05067.htm