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How the investigation unfolded
The Sacramento BeeJoel Sayre, a former spokesman for the Bay Bridge project, brought concerns about corroded skyway tendons to The Bee in November 2011. Sayre left the project in 2007. He said he had been troubled for years by doubts about the structural integrity of the...Tags: Technology, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, California Department of Transportation, Engineering, Science and Technology
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Modesto Irrigation District stays mum on inquiry
The Modesto BeeWhatever led Modesto Irrigation District leaders to investigate their top man last fall will remain under wraps because they hired a lawyer to conduct the investigation, the utility's attorney says. Other legal experts specializing in open government...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Probe faults Modesto city attorney
The Modesto BeeAn investigation has determined that Modesto City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood violated policy last summer in her handling of a request to change an employee's timecard hours. The employee wanted her timecard to show she earned less money than she...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Robert J. Lopez, Lawyers, Conservation
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Coliseum hid reports of financial woes, records show
The overseers of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum concealed from the public independent reports of lax financial controls and widespread spending abuses at the taxpayer-owned stadium that included sloppy accounting of hot dog sales and excessive perks...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Foods and Beverages, Don Knabe
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Gun owners deserve more privacy, O.C. official says
L.A. NOWAssemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at keeping the addresses of law-abiding gun owners private. Assembly Bill 134, dubbed the Family Protection Act, would prohibit law enforcement agencies from releasing personal... -
Third request for records filed with IID
Staff WriterThe same firm that filed a request for copies of email correspondence between the Imperial Irrigation District and the Imperial Valley Press, as well as correspondence between IID directors John Pierre Menvielle, Stella Mendoza and Anthony Sanchez, has... -
Law firm that represents IID critics will get emails between district and I.V. Press
Staff WriterEmail correspondence between the Imperial Irrigation District and the Imperial Valley Press is being sought by a law firm that represents members of the Imperial Group in litigation against the IID. The IID will be turning over the requested emails,...Tags: Media Industry, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Legal Service, Newspaper and Magazine
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Site of deadly Pasadena fire has rough past
The El Sereno Avenue home where two men died in a Nov. 1 explosion and fire was under investigation by city officials over allegations of illegal construction and substandard living conditions that date back to 2003, according to city records. At the...
Tags: Government, Politics, Public Officials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Wealthy L.A. areas get slowest 911 service [Google+ hangout]
L.A. NOWThe Times' Ben Welsh and Kate Linthicum will join city editor Shelby Grad at 10:45 a.m. to discuss LAPD response times across Los Angeles. The wait for 911 medical aid varies dramatically across the city, with the longest waits for many of the city's most... -
City Council Meeting Wrap-Up
The following is from the Oct. 16 City Council meeting. All council members were present. * PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The public is allowed to speak on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers generally are limited to three minutes, but the time can be...Tags: Politics, Arts, Social Sciences, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government
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Times sues L.A. Unified for teacher ratings
L.A. NOWThe Times has sued the Los Angeles Unified School District to obtain its teacher ratings that are calculated using students' standardized test scores. The nation's second-largest school district calculated confidential "Academic Growth Over Time"... -
Student reporter and Cal State spar over public record -- and 20 cents
L.A. NOWA reporter at the Mustang Daily — the student newspaper at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo — wanted a copy of an email for a story. He filed a California Public Records Act request with the chancellor's office in Long......
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