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Billboard companies playing big role in L.A. city election
Advertising company Lamar sued the city of Los Angeles two months ago, demanding the right to install new digital billboards in such neighborhoods as Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake, Glassell Park and the Fairfax district. Lamar's involvement in city politics...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Electronics, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Primaries
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Judge refuses to free murder defendant, 86, from mental hospital
Over the objections of Los Angeles County mental health officials, a judge Thursday ordered an 86-year-old murder defendant to remain in the government's care and not be released to a family member. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Norman Shapiro...
Tags: Sleep Deprivation, Health, Judges, Criminals, Defendants
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Paramedic arrested in West, Texas for having a destructive device
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.HOUSTON--A local paramedic who responded to the massive fertilizer plant fire last month in West, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly possessing a destructive device. Bryce Reed, 31, was arrested late Thursday by officials from the Bureau of Alcohol,...Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Crime, Law and Justice, Explosions, Crimes
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L.A. County ordered to assume guardianship of elderly murder suspect
Over the objections of Los Angeles County mental health officials, a judge on Thursday ordered an 86-year-old murder defendant to remain in the government's care and not be released to a family member. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Shapiro...
Tags: Sleep Deprivation, Judges, Health, Defendants, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado criticizes Brown's prison policy
SACRAMENTO — Saying there is a "pretty good shot" he'll run for governor, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado on Wednesday kicked off a drive against Gov. Jerry Brown's handling of prison crowding, labeling Brown's policies an "early release" program....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown, Prisons, Government, U.S. Congress
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Another way on California's prisons
Gov. Jerry Brown has made it clear how unhappy he is about having to produce a plan to reduce the inmate population of California's prisons by another 9,000. Under the 2011 realignment law, the state has already lowered the prisoner count by 43,000 by...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mental Illness, Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown
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Probe set for LAPD response to party near USC
The first time the two Los Angeles Police Department officers walked to the backyard of an off-campus house party near USC, they had no problem with the crowd as they told the organizer to turn off the music and begin shutting down the party. The...
Tags: Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles Police Department, Minority Groups, Politics
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USC students accuse LAPD of bias after party clash
The Los Angeles Police Department opened an internal investigation into its response at an off-campus house party near USC amid complaints from some students that the department showed racial bias and used heavy-handed tactics. The incident occurred...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Halloween, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Michael Jackson
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Sit-in, open forum planned after LAPD arrests 6 at party near USC
Los Angeles police arrested six people at a party near USC that they say got out of hand after some partygoers began pelting officers with debris, authorities said Monday. One police officer was injured in the early Sunday morning incident, said LAPD...
Tags: Government, Los Angeles Police Department, Minority Groups, Police Arrests, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Boston bombing inquiries prompt new look at student visas
The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas — the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings. The heightened scrutiny by U....
Tags: Janet Napolitano, Teaching and Learning, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Students, Interior Policy
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California state Senate OKs social network, drug bills
SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...
Tags: Alex Padilla, Misdemeanors, Social Media, Interior Policy, Crimes
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Anonymous note threat at Pasadena High prompts extra security
Police are beefing up security at Pasadena High School on Thursday and Friday in response to an anonymous note threatening violence on the campus, school and public safety officials said. The note did not specify who might commit violence and the writer...Tags: Government, Health and Safety at School, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, David Petraeus
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