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From the LA Times:

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Black Leaders Express Anger at Boy's Death
LAPD's fatal shooting of an auto-theft suspect, 13, prompts questions over why the department has not yet revised its policy on firing at moving cars.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shoot8feb08,0,3872370.story?coll=la-home-headlines

A Second Chance
Antonio Villaraigosa, accustomed to challenges, is back for another mayoral run four years after a bitter defeat.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-villaprofile8feb08,0,3993415.story?coll=la-home-left1

Four Who Want His Job Tackle the Mayor
Major candidates clash on live TV over crime, transportation and campaign financing.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-debate8feb08,1,1342890.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Tollways Give a New Meaning to 'Pay As You Go'
Shelling out gets some motorists more quickly up to speed. Some say tolls can help the cash-strapped state build needed highways.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wheel8feb08,1,6719119.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Hahn Plan Would Shift Control of Repair Funds
Neighborhood councils would have control over $7.5 million to fix streets. Rivals criticize the announcement's timing, just hours before a debate.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hahn8feb08,1,6468416.story?coll=la-headlines-california

In Signed Statements, 4 Deny Commissioner Was Host of Hahn Fundraiser
Mayor James K. Hahn's campaign took steps Monday to counter recent allegations of improper fundraising, gathering four statements that a city commissioner did not play host at a recent fundraiser.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fundraiser8feb08,1,1246505.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Super-Majority Vote Is Urged on Police Merger
The city Airport Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve a resolution calling on the City Council to require a super-majority council vote to approve a merger of the independent police force that patrols the airports with the Los Angeles Police Department.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs8feb08,1,7171015.story?coll=la-headlines-california

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From the Daily News:

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Cuts to hit L.A. hard
Cops, women's programs slashed
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2698196,00.html

Rules can slam retired public workers
When Gladys and Mel Roseman retired after a combined four decades teaching Los Angeles schoolchildren, they were stunned to find their Social Security benefits slashed to less than $100 a month.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698508,00.html

Challengers aim attacks at Hahn
Mayor James Hahn found himself on the defensive again Monday as four of his challengers stepped up their criticism of his administration in a spirited, and often hostile, televised debate.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698567,00.html

Population growth slows again in L.A.
SACRAMENTO -- Growth in Los Angeles County slowed again last year as coastal Californians fled for more affordable areas inland, new population figures released Monday show.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698150,00.html

Mexican ID cards' use assailed
Antonovich revives debate in L.A. County
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698224,00.html

Panels may get say on streets
NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- Mayor James Hahn said Monday that if re-elected, he will give advisory neighborhood councils a say in spending about 15 percent of the city's $51 million street repair budget.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698201,00.html

Teen's death stirs emotions
13-year-old theft suspect led police on chase
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698124,00.html

Rubalcava says he stuck to rules at Hahn's event
Los Angeles Water and Power Commission President Dominick Rubalcava in a sworn statement Monday disputed accusations that he may have violated city ethics rules by participating in a fund-raiser for Mayor James Hahn at a downtown restaurant last week.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698225,00.html

Greuel, aide help nab a hit-and-run driver
If two other Los Angeles Council members have earned the nicknames of "Starsky and Hutch" for their reserve police officer duties, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel and a top aide are the city's new "Cagney and Lacey."
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698085,00.html

Airport leaders finalize pact with Burbank
BURBANK -- An agreement between the Bob Hope Airport and Burbank that blocks the creation of a new passenger terminal for 10 years is a done deal after Monday's approval by the airport commission.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2698305,00.html

Los Angeles needs more cops -- not more taxes
Nothing is more important to me than protecting our communities and our families.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~24781~2697846,00.html

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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
14 Year-Old Boy Missing
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/02/nr05072.htm

LAPD Releases Names of Officers Involved in Shooting
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/02/nr05078.htm