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Aug 4, 2008: Sheriff's deputy who was shot dead guarded highly dangerous inmates (Los Angeles Times Staff Writers)
Authorities are investigating whether his job at the L.A. County jail, which put him in touch with Mexican Mafia gang members, is connected to his death. They are also considering two other motives.
Aug 1, 2008: Last day for LAPD's most senior motor officer (Daily News Wire Services)
PANORAMA CITY - The Los Angeles Police Department's most senior motor officer will serve his last day today after 38 years on the force.
Aug 1, 2008: L.A. mayor rolling in cash for re-election bid (LA Daily News)
Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has raised more than $1.6 million against a field of relatively unknown candidates in a race in which his toughest opponent might be the expectations he has built for himself.
Aug 1, 2008: Antonio raises 1.6 million in six months (LA Times)
With campaign fundraising reports continuing to trickle in this afternoon, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa reported that he raised $1.6 million in the first six months of 2008.
Jul 30, 2008: Fallen officer honored in Reseda (KABC)
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Fallen LAPD SWAT officer Randal Simmons was given a special honor Friday.
Jul 29, 2008: State Budget Crunch Worries Local Government Leaders (n/a)
Los Angeles city and county leaders say the community will be in trouble if the state takes local dollars in order to balance the budget.
Jul 29, 2008: Cop's Return (LOS ANGELES (CNS) )
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A police sergeant returned to his job at the Los Angeles Police Department today after serving two tours of duty in Iraq.
Jul 25, 2008: ATF, LAPD 'takedowns' yield 38 arrests, seizure of 119 firearms
Two gang "takedowns" over consecutive days in Los Angeles resulted in the arrest of 38 reputed gang members and associates suspected of selling guns and drugs, federal and local law enforcement officials announced Thursday
Jul 25, 2008: Chick must choose: mayor or taxpayers? (LA Daily News)
It's no surprise that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa conned city taxpayers on the trash-collection fee hike. The trash-collection fee hike is simply the latest in the long and troubling line of City Hall spending hustles.
Jul 24, 2008: Help us protect funding for police, fire, and other city services!
I am writing to let you know that funding for crucial public safety and other City of Los Angeles services is at risk.
Jul 21, 2008: Joe Wambaugh: The Writer Who Redefined LAPD (NPR)
Long-time police officer Joe Wambaugh wrote the best-selling book The Onion Field in three months during a leave of absence from. Here he visits his old stomping grounds, the Hollywood police department.
Jul 18, 2008: LAPD's rank and file thank the community for it's support (Veronique de Turenne)
The billboard pretty much says it all, a blend of photos of slain SWAT Officer Randal Simmons backed by scenes from his funeral and topped with a thank you note from the LAPD. Simmons was 51 when a gunman shot him to death, and his funeral became one of the largest and most elaborate in LAPD history.
Jul 17, 2008: Attorney Alan Skobin Gets New Term on Police Commission
The Los Angeles City Council yesterday confirmed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s nomination of attorney Alan Skobin to a second five-year term on the city’s civilian Police Commission.
Jul 15, 2008: Federal appeals court upholds $15-million civil award for Rampart police officers
The panel supports a jury's verdict that the LAPD and city violated the rights of the three men by arresting and charging them without adequate evidence during their division's corruption scandal.
Jul 15, 2008: Reward Offered (CNS)
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A $25,000 reward was offered today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the fatal shooting of two men in the Van Nuys area.
Jul 15, 2008: Gang-prevention parcel tax on its way to ballot
With a leading critic absent, the Los Angeles City Council pushed through a measure for the Nov. 4 ballot asking property owners to pay $36 a year to fund citywide gang-prevention and -intervention programs
Jul 3, 2008: No run for governor by Villaraigosa -- yet (Los Angeles Times)
A day after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he is exploring a run for governor, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa deflected questions about whether he will join what is expected to be a packed field of Democrats.
Jul 3, 2008: L.A. city layoffs down to just four (Kerry Cavanaugh )
Despite dire warnings that Los Angeles city workers would face layoffs to balance a severe budget deficit, just four workers could potentially lose their jobs.
Jul 3, 2008: Villaraigosa's fundraising calendar (LA Times)
Here is a list of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's fundraisers in the past two weeks. The invitations were filed with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
Jul 3, 2008: Bratton, Villaraigosa cheer a 7.2% dip in violent crime in Los Angeles -- not counting homicide (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
More police, youth programs and a gang crackdown are credited with a year-to-date decline compared to the same time last year. As for homicides, they're up so far but trending down now, Bratton says.
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