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Feb 2011

The Los Angeles Public Library system is one of the city's most valuable assets, but its budget is being stretched increasingly thin. Millions of dollars that used to pay for library staff and book purchases now have to be spent on...

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Feb 2011

Federal suit challenges curfews imposed by gang injunctions

In their ongoing battle against the city's entrenched gangs, Los Angeles prosecutors and police increasingly have relied in recent years on a favorite legal weapon: court-ordered injunctions. The injunctions aim to severely curtail gang...

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Feb 2011

First slain female LAPD officer was 'full of life'

Estella Barrett, the aunt of Tina Kerbrat, hugs the fallen officers son, Craig Kerbrat. Friends, family and fellow officers of Tina Kerbrat gathered for a memorial ceremony on Feb. 11, 2011 at the North Hollywood Police Station on the...

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Feb 2011

LAPD office proposed for rec center

To increase police presence in Pacific Palisades, resident Kurt Toppel has spent the past couple of years facilitating an effort to create an office for the Los Angeles Police Department at the Palisades Recreation Center. Throughout the...