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Sep 2008

CSAC Opposes the Prop. 5 "Fiscal Train Wreck"

Sacramento - The Board of Directors of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) voted today to formally oppose Proposition 5 on the November ballot because of the initiative's staggering cost to state and local government. CSAC'...

12

Sep 2008

Is Mayor Villaraigosa boasting false crime stats?

Walter Moore wrote yesterday that LAPD - and by extension, Mayor Villaraigosa - are understating the city's crime rate by using an inflated population estimate. When I saw the number - 4,220,260 - it looked suspicious so I decided to do...

11

Sep 2008

L.A. neighborhood councils may see gains

By Rick Orlov, Staff Writer Neighborhood councils got another step closer Tuesday to being able to put specific items like fixing potholes directly on City Council agendas rather than having to convince a council member to put it on for...

11

Sep 2008

L.A. to seek injunctions on 6 gangs

From wire reports LOS ANGELES - The City Attorney's Office will ask a judge today to issue an injunction that would prevent members of six South Los Angeles gangs from associating in public or possessing weapons and graffiti tools. The...