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Cuts cost L.A. Unified its Teach for America instructors for next year (19 June 12:30) |
| The district, facing a steep budget shortfall, says it won't be able to afford new teachers from the program, which places college graduates in low-income schools.
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L.A. County rings up $1.5 million for unused phones (19 June 12:30) |
| Cost-cutting audit finds thousands of abandoned lines.
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Former altar boy alleges in suit that L.A. priest molested him (19 June 12:30) |
| The plaintiff, 32, said that when he was 9 or 10, the priest molested him repeatedly at a Catholic church near downtown. An archdiocesan official says the priest was removed from service in ... |
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Los Angeles County launches emergency notification system (19 June 12:30) |
| The reverse 911 system, known as Alert LA County, includes 7.1 million listed and unlisted land-line phone numbers. Residents also can add their cellphone numbers and e-mail addresses.
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Cochran School grads making the most of private-school scholarships (19 June 10:56) |
| Three students from less-privileged backgrounds overcome their fears, learn to fit in and soak up the academic opportunities at Los Angeles-area private schools.
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L.A. lags in checking for fire hazards (19 June 10:49) |
| Hundreds of commercial, industrial and other buildings where people gather have not received their required inspections. Staffing and computer problems are cited.
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Benefits denied to girl conceived with dead father's sperm (19 June 10:36) |
| A U.S. appeals court says the Los Angeles 10-year-old is not entitled to Social Security survivor payments because of California inheritance law and lack of evidence the father gave consent.... |
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Southland Iranians do their part in protest (18 June 12:30) |
| Besides holding demonstrations, they use tools like Facebook and Twitter to share information with and from friends and family in the motherland.
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Lakers, fans rejoice at a packed celebration (18 June 12:30) |
| 'We feel the energy of the city,' Kobe Bryant tells an estimated 80,000 at the Coliseum. Earlier, about 150,000 watched a parade that started at Staples Center.
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Los Angeles vendor pushes a balky cart through a precarious world (17 June 12:30) |
| Amado Campos is his own boss, but he works long hours, seven days a week. His costs are up but sales are down as his customers cut back in a poor economy. And he needs a new cart.
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LAPD to ban police uniforms for retired cops at film shoots (17 June 12:30) |
| The department says it's concerned about liability and image issues. Location managers and the former officers denounce the move to black pants, white shirts and reflective vests.
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L.A. County backtracks on reports of porn HIV cases (17 June 12:30) |
| Officials had reported 16 unpublicized cases of HIV-positive performers since a 2004 outbreak. But the county health director now says officials did not know if any of the 16 were performers... |
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Lakers gear rings up sales (17 June 10:28) |
| What recession? Fans of the NBA champions snap up T-shirts, hats and flags ahead of today's parade.
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Mayor seeks donations for Lakers parade (16 June 12:30) |
| Villaraigosa says several hundred thousand dollars has been raised toward the city's $1-million share of expenses.
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Executives donate money for Lakers parade (16 June 12:30) |
| Businessmen promise funds after criticism that city can't afford its share of $2-million celebration of NBA championship.
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Lakers melee tests LAPD's new crowd-control policies (16 June 12:30) |
| The department is pleased with its handling of Sunday night's celebrations, saying officers limited damage without excessive force. Two stores were looted, 8 officers injured and 21 people a... |
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Marcella M. Meyer dies at 84; prominent deaf advocate (16 June 12:30) |
| She helped found and run the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, and pushed for TV closed-captioning and a statewide telephone communication system for the hearing-impaired.
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Burton Way projects get mixed receptions (16 June 12:30) |
| Grove developer Rick Caruso's plan to build an eight-story mixed-use project near San Vicente Boulevard wins praise. But neighbors criticize a 14-story condo project nearby.
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Los Angeles, Long Beach port traffic falls in May (16 June 12:30) |
| Some economists say the import and export numbers at the nation's busiest port complex could improve late in the year.
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Judge delays decision on ending U.S. oversight of LAPD (16 June 12:30) |
| Attorneys for the LAPD and the U.S. Department of Justice propose that the consent decree be terminated in favor of a 'transition agreement.' ACLU asks judge to keep the decree in place.
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A closer look at location filming in Los Angeles (16 June 12:30) |
| Curious to know what is filming on location, and where? Company Town, with the help of FilmLA, presents 'On Location,' a chart that will track production in and around L.A.
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Making the Eastside safe for Gold Line light rail extension (16 June 08:19) |
| Officials warn residents of East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights about reckless walking and driving on the tracks that could lead to tragedy.
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Justice denied by a clue? (15 June 12:30) |
| A matchbook found near the scene of a killing in L.A. sent two men to prison. Is it really evidence or is it just a coincidence?
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L.A. gay pride parade darkened by U.S. stance on marriage (15 June 12:30) |
| As they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the gay rights movement, gays feel let down by Obama. Mayors Villaraigosa and Newsom take their side against Defense of Marriage Ac... |
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Army National Guard Maj. Rocco M. Barnes, 50, Los Angeles; dies in vehicle rollover (14 June 10:38) |
| The entertainment company executive is killed in Afghanistan while serving on his fourth overseas tour.
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L.A. Unified vote foretells difficulties for school reform (14 June 12:30) |
| Debates between the board and the union grow more heated as teacher appraisals and tenure gain national attention.
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Title teams and the crowds that love them (14 June 12:30) |
| The history of local celebrations includes swarming flight attendants, sequestered players and tree-climbing fans.
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A thorny history with the cactus (13 June 12:30) |
| In the early 1900s, gardeners took a shine to the prickly plants, and 'cactus rustling' was born.
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Public aid sought in L.A. double-murder prosecution (13 June 12:30) |
| With the arrest of a Highland Park gang member in the death of two Franklin High students, a police official asks people who witnessed the slayings to come forward.
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LAPD officer had said gun was stolen (13 June 09:23) |
| The LAPD now believes Stephanie Lazarus ditched the weapon after using it to kill Sherri Rae Rasmussen in February of 1986.
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Trutanich contends that tenure limits his appointing of a team (12 June 12:30) |
| Los Angeles' city attorney-elect says aides with job protection under the current officeholder are taking up spots and that there is no budget allocated to bring in his own staff.
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No golden monkeys coming to L.A. Zoo (12 June 12:30) |
| A variety of factors scuttle plans made in 2002 for China to lend three of the animals to the local facility, which will instead install a mixed-species exhibit of Asian animals.
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Major Hollywood prop shop to close (12 June 12:30) |
| 20th Century Props supplied furniture used in 'Transformers,' 'The Golden Girls' and 'Titanic.' Feature film production in Los Angeles has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade.
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Marine reservist pleads guilty to leaking intelligence documents (12 June 12:30) |
| Gunnery Sgt. Eric Froboese admits in a plea deal to giving information to a Los Angeles County sheriff's detective, also a reservist, for use by a multi-agency anti-terrorism task force.
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7 L.A. sites are added to National Register (12 June 10:38) |
| Buildings deemed to be historically significant to the African American community were chosen after a yearlong study of 4,000 parcels. Three are designed by Paul R. Williams.
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Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles wins another property battle (12 June 07:46) |
| A California appellate court upholds a ruling that the property at St. Luke's Anglican Church in La Crescenta, which broke away from the national church, no longer belongs to the parish.
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Shipyard plan doesn't jibe with Port of Los Angeles' vision (11 June 12:30) |
| Yacht builder Gambol Industries wants to build a modern ship-building facility while the port, dockworkers and businesses prefer the site to be a dump for toxic material dredged from the har... |
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LAX to unveil new warning system on taxiways, runway (11 June 12:30) |
| The system relies on radar connected to status lights embedded in the runway and taxiways. It is designed to stop incursions that endanger planes taxiing to and from airport terminals.
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L.A. taco trucks can stay parked for business (11 June 12:30) |
| A city of Los Angeles law that restricted how long mobile food vendors could stay in one place has been overturned by a court commissioner.
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L.A. County children's services office moves to improve oversight (11 June 12:30) |
| The department bolsters its internal affairs unit, acknowledging a backlog in the number of cases in which social workers are alleged to have made mistakes resulting in possibly preventable ... |
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Ordinance brings new life into downtown L.A.'s Main Street (11 June 10:24) |
| The stretch between 4th and 6th was once the scene of homeless encampments. Today, boutiques and cafes cater to new residents. The catalyst was the adaptive reuse ordinance, launched 10 year... |
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DIY foodies catering to L.A.'s indie scene (10 June 12:30) |
| Crops and Rawbers and other caterers keep L.A.'s underground art and music scene fed with vegetarian, vegan, raw and other healthful dishes.
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L.A. closes loophole for medical marijuana dispensaries (10 June 12:30) |
| The number of stores in the city has tripled, to nearly 600, since the City Council imposed a moratorium on new outlets in 2007.
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L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich calls probation staff overtime a scam (10 June 12:30) |
| Supervisors order a crackdown after an audit finds the department routinely went millions of dollars over budget for excess hours.
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L.A. County notes lose top credit rating (10 June 12:30) |
| California's budget crisis prompts S & P to lower by a notch the rating on short-term notes to be sold this week. The annualized yield is expected to be 0.45% to 0.6%, up from as little as 0... |
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L.A. school board votes 4-3 on motion to ease teacher firing (10 June 10:42) |
| Members approve a resolution, opposed by the teachers union, to suggest changes to state laws that would expedite the firing of teachers accused of serious crimes.
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Major revisions proposed for Los Angeles' preservation ordinance (10 June 10:34) |
| The changes would give the city's Cultural Heritage Commission the power to block demolition of designated landmarks.
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L.A. County to cut another 2% in spending (10 June 10:26) |
| Officials vow to trim the budget without laying off workers or cutting programs. The reduction will be in addition to departmental cuts of 5% to 13% sought by the county's top administrator.... |
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LAPD detective charged 23 years after being suggested as a suspect in slaying (09 June 12:30) |
| Sherri Rasmussen's father says he told police about an 'ex-girlfriend' who had 'threatened' his daughter in the months leading up to her killing. That allegation wasn't investigated until th... |
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