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Daily News
The Los Angeles Police Department has cleared almost two-thirds of its backlog in testing DNA rape kits after coming under pressure from women's rights groups and City Council members to speed the process, officials announced Thursday.
Pajamas Media
Deputy Chief Charlie Beck was one of the most qualified people vying for the position.
La Opinión
The selection of Deputy Chief Charles L. Beck to lead the Los Angeles Police Department is a positive choice that signals the combination of experience inside the police force with the reforms initiated by his predecessor, William Bratton.
LA Times
The LAPD deputy chief picked to run the department says he is rooted in ties to rank-and-file officers rather than to the upper echelon, and plans to make changes from the bottom up.
LA Times
The 5% reduction starts Dec. 6 and will be in effect through June 30 for department heads, policy analysts, human resources employees and aides to council members, a memo states.
LA Times
Beck looked to have the edge from the start. In fact, the opposite was true.
LA Times
The nominee for chief is supported by both the rank and file and civil rights advocates. If OKd by City Council, he will take command at a time of uncertainty in the department.
Mayor's blog
Never did I think when I joined the LAPD 32 years ago that one day I would be chief. I am humbled by this honor and grateful to the Mayor for this opportunity. I am honored to have been selected from such a distinguished and accomplished group of candidates and I pledge that I will not let this city down. This is not just a job to me. This is who I am.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
CHINO - The bloated state prison system is getting a little leaner.
Corrections officials announced plans this week to ship more inmates out of state.
But the plans might not help the overcrowding at the California Institution for Men, officials said.
Daily News
Though disappointed about not being selected to be the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, neither Deputy Chief Michel Moore nor First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said they had any immediate plans to seek jobs elsewhere.
Daily News
Hours after he was announced as the nominee for the city's next police chief, the campaign to sell Charlie Beck to the public began Tuesday night at a noisy gymnasium in South Los Angeles where he was questioned on his commitment to reform.
LA Times
The 32-year veteran of the department is supported by both the rank-and-file and civil rights advocates and will take command at a time of uncertainty for the department.
LA Times
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has selected Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Charlie Beck, a 32-year LAPD veteran with strong support from rank-and-file officers and civil rights advocates alike, to serve as the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, The Times has learned.
LA Times
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa summons the three finalists for a second round of interviews Sunday and decides to take an additional day to ponder who William J. Bratton's replacement should be.
LA Times
Crime is down and a degree of trust is taking hold. Many credit Bratton and say they hope the trend continues.
Sacramento Bee
Some call it California's cash advance.
Effective today, the amount of state income taxes withheld from California workers' paychecks will increase 10 percent.
LA Times
Superficial similarities conceal differences in their leadership styles.
LA Times blog
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced today it would not file criminal charges against any of the LAPD officers for their actions during the 2007 May Day melee at MacArthur Park.
Daily News
BUDGET: Pay freezes, early retirements, to save $78 million this year and more later
LA Times
As sworn and civilian personnel move into the new headquarters, some say they will cherish their memories of the once cutting-edge police facility.
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