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From the LA Times:

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Candidates Compete With the Rain
The leading contenders for the mayoralty find that getting media coverage now isn't easy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor23feb23,1,2391447.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Slain Boy's Family Files Claim
The action, a prelude to a suit, alleges that the killing of Devin Brown, 13, by an LAPD officer was due to inadequate department policies.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-devin23feb23,1,6594935.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Public Financing Could End Pay to Play
The mayor of Los Angeles could go down in flames because of it, and the governor of California is turning out to be one of the biggest frauds in political history because of it.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez23feb23,1,4095385.column?coll=la-headlines-california

Hope of Hollywood Housing
About 1,000 people line up, some before dawn, to receive applications for 56 low-cost units. Only 140 of the documents are issued.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-housing23feb23,1,7995436.story?coll=la-headlines-california

New Revenue to Help Fill Projected Gap
Billions are expected, but legislative analyst says money should be used to cut borrowing.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget23feb23,1,287420.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Program Offers Tutoring and Fun Close to Home
A real estate investment firm buys apartments, then converts some units into learning centers. Teachers get a discount on rent.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-class23feb23,1,5611895.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Visions for Grand Avenue Offered to L.A. Residents
Officials launched a round of community outreach meetings Tuesday on the ambitious effort to remake a portion of downtown's Grand Avenue, presenting some concepts of how the project might eventually look.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-grand23feb23,1,2269549.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Damage Could Raise a Red Tag
Building officials have a color-coded system for labeling structures deemed uninhabitable, partly habitable and safe to return to.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-question23feb23,1,489891.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Supervisors Create Panel to Oversee King/Drew
The county Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to create a panel of independent healthcare experts to oversee the management of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs23.1feb23,1,6316714.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Sunshine May Get a Chance
Storms are likely to ease after six days of punishing rains. Mayor Hahn urges President Bush to declare L.A. a disaster area.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-rain23feb23,1,672790.story

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From the Daily News:

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Pols vow to love Valley
Mayoral hopefuls making promises
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2726936,00.html

Hillside density challenged
Critics argue subdivision violates city rules
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2726723,00.html

Developers unveil vision for downtown
Public hearings scheduled on Grand plan
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2726861,00.html

Mom files claim in LAPD shooting
The mother of Devin Brown, the 13-year-old fatally shot by a Los Angeles Police Department officer Feb. 6, has filed a wrongful death claim against the city, her lawyer said Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2726791,00.html

Parents worry less about drugs
NEW YORK -- While today's parents were more likely to have used drugs than in previous generations, they see less risk in drug experimentation and are less likely to speak with their children about it, according to a survey released Tuesday.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2726971,00.html

Public hearing set for Van Nuys airport
City planning officials will hold a public hearing Thursday on a master plan for Van Nuys Airport, a long-sought blueprint to guide development at the nearly 80-year-old facility.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2726779,00.html

Uninformed consent
MTA haunted by agreement that imperils public treasury and safety
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20951~2726428,00.html