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Oct 2009

Los Angeles adopts Google e-mail system for 30,000 city employees

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to outsource its e-mail system to Google Inc., making it the largest city in the nation to make the move and handing the Web search giant a major victory in its quest to become a...

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Oct 2009

Bratton coy on naming his choice for chief

As the field narrows to three finalists, outgoing leader says he expects an LAPD insider to get the job. Police Chief William J. Bratton points out details of the new police headquarters on Friday, accompanied by Assistant Chief Jim...

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Oct 2009

State says 3 low-level prisons no longer needed

California officials say a drop in the number of minimum-security inmates is allowing them to end contracts with the companies that operate three private prisons. The move will save the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation about $...

26

Oct 2009

Next LAPD chief could be historic selection

SEARCH: Two women, an Asian and two Latinos are among the final 13 candidates for the position.Will Los Angeles get its first woman police chief in history? Or will the city celebrate its first Latino chief? Or will the LAPD's next chief...