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26
Oct 2011
The majority of criminal offenders sent to Sacramento County under a new law have serious criminal backgrounds - in contrast to how the law was promoted, county officials say.
Since state lawmakers approved the law earlier this year,...
25
Oct 2011
It isn't Carmageddon, but a four-night freeway closure on the 405 Freeway between Getty Center Drive and the 101 Freeway, starting Tuesday night, might cause some traffic headaches for drivers travelling from the San Fernando Valley to...
24
Oct 2011
Authorities are keeping a wary eye on swelling inmate populations as hundreds of extra criminals are sent to Los Angeles County jails under a broad shakeup of California's corrections institutions.
Since Oct. 1, when the new rules took...
23
Oct 2011
The weak economy's effect on local governments will cause nearly 12,000 police officers to lose their jobs by year's end. (Mark Thiessen, AP)
By year's end, nearly 12,000 police officers will have lost their jobs, and 30,000 positions...