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Kevin James returns to parking ticket controversy in mayor's race
L.A. NOWLos Angeles is in dire financial straits. Its traffic woes are mounting. Joblessness is high. But at Monday night’s mayoral debate, the five top candidates were repeatedly drawn into a discussion about a less weighty, but more perhaps more rage-... -
Steve Lopez: No one seemed to fall asleep at latest mayoral forum
L.A. NOWPacked house Monday night at the Autry National Center to see the mayoral wanna-bes square off. The highlights? This one was fairly lively, actually. I sat in the back of the room to gage audience reaction, and nobody fell asleep,...... -
Texas judge faces 'court of inquiry' into wrongful conviction
GEORGETOWN, Texas--A Texas judge who prosecuted a man wrongfully convicted of murder and freed after serving 25 years in prison faces an unprecedented court hearing Monday on whether he should be prosecuted for mishandling the case. Williamson County...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Georgetown
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Bell case: Council was paid for boards that never met, city clerk says
L.A. NOWBell's city clerk testified Friday that she was present at council meetings where no business was conducted for some of the boards and commissions the council members were paid to work on. Rebecca Valdez's testimony is considered crucial to the...... -
Oak Harbor, Wash., councilman walks out in concealed gun dispute
SEATTLE -- While the debate over guns -- who can buy them, who can carry them -- is playing out on a grand scale across the national stage, its most emotional skirmishes are often fought in smaller venues, those most people never hear about, in...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Weaponry, Steven Seagal, Rentals
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James offers limited evidence to support attack on mayoral rival Greuel
L.A. NOWCandidate Kevin James has spent weeks trying to depict City Controller Wendy Greuel, a rival in the race for mayor of Los Angeles, as part of an irresponsible, spendthrift culture at City Hall. James’s campaign super-charged that claim this week... -
Degree of L.A.'s fiscal problems splits mayoral candidates
A virtual unknown straining to make his mark in the race for mayor of Los Angeles offered an alarming assessment of the city's finances. "We are actually on the brink of bankruptcy," Emanuel Pleitez, a tech executive and former aide to Mayor Antonio...
Tags: Finance, Bankruptcy, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Elections
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After school shooting, some states move to ease gun rules
WASHINGTON — As Congress gears up for a fight over possible new gun restrictions, lawmakers in some states have pushed in the opposite direction — to ease gun rules — since the Dec. 14 massacre of 20 first-graders and six women at a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Weaponry, John Kerry, Interior Policy, Rick Snyder
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British judge urges new press regulator due to hacking scandal
LONDON – In a highly anticipated and lengthy report, a senior judge Thursday recommended that a new, independent regulatory authority be set up to monitor Britain’s raucous press and to crack down on media abuses such as phone hacking and...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Felipe Calderon, Government
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Maternity hotel opponents protest as court hearing is postponed
L.A. NOWThursday’s protesters were from a group called Not In Chino Hills, whose earlier demonstrations drew attention to the Woodglen facility. They say shutting down one hotel is not enough. They hope to end the birth tourism industry, which is widespread... -
L.A. Now Live: Should Santa Monica crack down on beach fitness craze?
L.A. NOWIt's the stereotypical Southern California scene: beach yoga and toned bodies marching in unison to a muscular personal trainer. But in Santa Monica, city officials are weighing whether one of its most popular beachfront parks should be be an oversized --... -
Montebello settles with developer over controversial housing project
L.A. NOWCity officials in Montebello announced Thursday that a developer has agreed to repay the city $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit over a proposed affordable housing project that became a flashpoint for questions about political corruption and mismanagement...
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