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From the LA Times:

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Allegations Roil a Sedate City
One council member is accused of conflict of interest, another of long-ago molestations. The two deny wrongdoing as Commerce, unused to scandal, is abuzz.
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LAPD Narcotics Analyst Erred
Botched evidence raises questions on credibility. Public defender's office demands an accounting.
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50 Migrants Discovered in Sailboat
Two skippers are arrested on suspicion of smuggling people after the Coast Guard raids the luxury vessel outside Los Angeles Harbor.
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Summer Traffic Has Taken Off at LAX
Long Labor Day weekend lines are expected, with 12% more travelers than last year.
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Chick Criticizes CRA Over Subsidy
The agency failed to perform adequate reviews before awarding $38 million to the developer of Crenshaw project, controller says.
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Alternative Classes Are Unfair to Teen Mothers, Suit Says
Antelope Valley district is placing the students in rooms with 'little or no teaching instruction,' a complaint contends.
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FBI, LAPD Set Reward in Motorist's '99 Murder
The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department announced a reward Wednesday of up to $20,000 for information leading to the capture of Merced Cambero Jr., 26, accused of taking part in the racially motivated killing of a black motorist in Highland Park in 1999.
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From the Daily News:

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Residents rail against homes, school project
Some West Hills residents have mobilized to oppose a developer's plan to convert an abandoned hospital into a school and build 18 homes on adjacent undeveloped land, saying the project would bring congestion and has already caused construction headaches.
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Jury pay won't cover $255 parking fine
The way 77-year-old Bill Wiese sees it, he wouldn't even have been at the North Hollywood transit station the day he got that $255 parking ticket if his wife, Mary, wasn't such a good citizen.
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Officials say 50 Mexicans found aboard rented yacht
Two men were arrested in an alleged attempt to smuggle 50 Mexican nationals into the United States by crowding them into the small cabin of a rented luxury yacht, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn Announces That 3-1-1 System Plays A Key Role In City's Anti-Graffiti Efforts
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From Senator Cedillo
The Immigrant Responsibility and Security Act Coalition Press Conference
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