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From the LA Times:

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1 Suspect Is Killed, 1 Wounded in Fierce South L.A. Shootout
No one else is hit despite more than 120 shots by police and two men who fired from moving SUV.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shootout11mar11,1,1402820.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Labor to Bolster Hahn Endorsement
Labor leaders backing James K. Hahn's reelection attributed the mayor's tepid support from union members on Tuesday to ongoing devotion to Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa among much of the rank and file and limited efforts by some unions on Hahn's behalf.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-labor11mar11,1,5415294.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Eatery Grades Said to Reduce Illness
L.A. County's restaurant rating system, which includes letter scores, has cut hospitalizations for food-borne diseases by 13%, study finds.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-grades11mar11,1,418500.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Lawyers Unite to Help Assure Justice for All
L.A. Pro Bono Council brings attorneys together with people who need a friend in court but can't afford to pay the legal fees.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-onthelaw11mar11,1,2727308.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Youth Gets Life Term for Slaying
Judge orders no parole for gang member, 16, convicted of murdering a police officer on the Pomona courthouse steps last April.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arenas11mar11,1,2384584.story?coll=la-headlines-california

More Patients Got Wrong Syphilis Medication at Gay Center, CDC Says
More than 650 received a weaker penicillin, not 300 as earlier thought. Many were re-treated.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-syphilis11mar11,1,2849197.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Candidates Pick Up High-Profile Endorsements
Hahn wins support of business and labor groups. City controller gives her backing to Villaraigosa.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor11mar11,1,5275044.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Public Paid Hahn Consultant
Longtime campaign aide Kam Kuwata got $46,000 for helping press city agenda in Sacramento, but neither he nor the city disclosed the work.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kuwata11mar11,1,3489513.story?coll=la-headlines-california

FBI Ends Probe Into Killing of Rap Star
Bureau discards theory being pursued by its lead agent regarding slaying of Notorious B.I.G.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-biggie11mar11,1,6391463.story

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From the Daily News:

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Grading eateries reduces illness
13% fewer hospital stays are reported
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2756568,00.html

Candidates get backing
Chamber supports Hahn; Chick behind Villaraigosa
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2756192,00.html

House OKS highway bill
Too little, too late for California, critics say
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2756244,00.html

Physical fitness lags at LAUSD
Few students in Los Angeles Unified get adequate physical education instruction, and more than half of high school freshmen didn't even take a state-mandated fitness test, says the first-ever audit of the district's P.E. program.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2757032,00.html

CHP officer's killer gets life in prison
POMONA -- A judge on Thursday sentenced 16-year-old Valentino Mitchell Arenas to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of California Highway Patrol officer Thomas Steiner nearly one year ago.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2756500,00.html

South Gate rife with pay-to-play
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A New Jersey financial consultant pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a $1.7 million kickback scheme that allegedly involved the former treasurer of South Gate.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2756243,00.html

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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
$50,000 Reward Offered for Killer
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2005/03/nr05143.htm