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12
Apr 2010
In January, Los Angeles Police Det. Nate Kouri was ordered to stop working.
One of the LAPD's most productive homicide investigators sat idle for six weeks, unable to follow any leads on old cases or pick up new ones. Kouri was not being...
11
Apr 2010
Police recruiting classes this past winter in Alameda and Contra Costa counties included many typical candidates.
Former military members. Criminal justice students. Recruits already sponsored by a law enforcement agency.
But lately,...
11
Apr 2010
So, you're the mayor of the nation's second-largest city and you just threatened to shut it down two days a week to try to save enough money to meet your payroll.
While that immediate threat has passed, what do you say to residents in your...
10
Apr 2010
Unions pushed heavily for the raises, saying public employees had been ignored during previous, leaner years.
In the city of Sacramento, the average pay of public safety employees grew 50% during that time frame, to $82,897, according to...