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03
Aug 2010
Despite strenuous objections from one of its employee unions, a divided Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to hire a private company to handle billing for the fire department's ambulance services.
On a 9-to-5 vote, the council...
03
Aug 2010
The cost of retirement benefits for Los Angeles city employees will grow by $800 million over the next five years, dramatically eroding the amount of money available for public services to taxpayers, according to a report issued Tuesday....
03
Aug 2010
California parole officials, stung by recent high-profile failures in the system, said Tuesday they are beginning to test more intensive monitoring of parolees in four counties as the first step in a five-year plan to improve supervision...
03
Aug 2010
Tea Party activist Allison Culver shouts at opponents during a demonstration against illegal immigration this weekend in Phoenix. (John Moore, Getty Images)
Legislators who wanted to bring an Arizona-style immigration law to their own...