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Jul 2009

Last week, Governor Schwarzenegger put on hold his plan to reduce the state's prison population. Republican leaders had threatened to torpedo the budget deal if he didn't. Lawmakers have agreed to consider the plan again in a few weeks. It...

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Jul 2009

<i>LA Observed</i>: Lily Burk Murder

This is Kevin Roderick with LA Observed for KCRW. (Click here for an audio link to this story.) The week's subject is the kidnapping and murder of a 17-year-old Los Angeles girl. If you don't feel like going there today, you might want to...

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Jul 2009

Bratton gives city authority over TV, film shoot cops

Police Chief William Bratton has agreed to give the city's General Services Department authority over retired and off-duty officers who moonlight as security guards at movie and television shoots, a city councilman said Friday. Bratton had...

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Jul 2009

Fire cuts loom as officials wrangle

Brownouts: Rolling reductions in staffing called risky. In a plan that no one wants to implement, the Los Angeles Fire Department will begin service "brownouts" on Thursday unless there is a breakthrough in bargaining. The plan, developed...