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12
Jan 2010
The governor's proposed state budget could mean a record loss of nearly $4 billion for Los Angeles County, putting hundreds of thousands of needy residents at risk of losing welfare checks, in-home care, health care and other services,...
12
Jan 2010
A star is born.
The Los Angeles Police Department and its historic struggles to transform its relationship with the city's ethnic communities is the focus of an ABC documentary to air Sunday.
The one-hour doc by Pierre Bagley, called LAPD...
12
Jan 2010
For the seventh straight year, crime dropped in Los Angeles in 2009. The former homicide capital of the nation shows few signs of the dark, dangerous place depicted in countless end-of-the-century movies.
Indeed, the 314 homicides logged...
12
Jan 2010
Following last month's state appeals court ruling overturning California's ban on body armor for ex-felons convicted of violent crimes, the Los Angeles City Council is poised to consider a similar law that would apply locally.
The Los...