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From the LA Times:

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Business Files Its Objections to State's Hunt for Back Taxes
SACRAMENTO - Business groups are pushing to scale back a new state law that imposes stiff penalties on taxpayers who do not pay all they owe.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-amnesty6feb06,0,42544.story?coll=la-home-headlines

No Clear Favorite in Race for Mayor
Graft inquiries and a plunge in black support hurt Hahn, but he and Villaraigosa lead field. A third of L.A.'s likely voters are undecided.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll6feb06,0,3546925.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Charter Schools a Beacon of Hope
Growing numbers of low-income and minority students seek safety and academic quality at the alternative campuses.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-charter6feb06,0,2476554.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Some Hospitals Met Nurse Ratios
Though the hospital industry has insisted it was all but financially impossible to meet the state's strict nurse-to-patient ratios, a number of hospitals have been able to do it without breaking their budgets.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hospitals6feb06,1,611810.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Scads of Debates, but Scant Interest
Few care, but mayoral hopefuls keep facing off in L.A. In funny, nasty, even boring remarks are clues to their visions.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-debate6feb06,1,425382.story?coll=la-headlines-california

3 Mayoral Candidates Make Similar Pitches
Alarcon, Parks and Villaraigosa rarely disagree at South Los Angeles forum. Hahn and his other major challenger, Hertzberg, do not attend.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor6feb06,1,5797029.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Hahn's thin blue line
Rivals say mayor has let LAPD languish
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2694519,00.html

DWP may receive tab for cleanup of toxic site
The Los Angeles DWP is one of dozens of former customers of a defunct hazardous waste dump in West Covina that could be stuck with the bill for its cleanup -- a tab that could total hundreds of millions of dollars.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2695098,00.html

Belmont fix could be only $8 million
New system might solve problem of leaking gases
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2695052,00.html

House moves quickly on driver's license bill
WASHINGTON -- The House could move to deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants as early as this week.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2695025,00.html