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County to study demolishing part of Men's Central Jail
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
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The new facility could save the county millions of dollars and offer inmates a better chance of rehabilitation, according to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky , who proposed the idea. Yaroslavsky has opposed earlier plans to spend up to $1.4 billion to
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LAPD's 'magic number' of 10,000 officers losing some luster
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 25 days ago
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In 1989, then-Los Angeles Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky unveiled an audacious plan to boost the city police force by more than 25% to 10,000 officers...Indeed, Greuel has committed to enlarging the police force another 20%, if the city treasury grows.
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405 Freeway widening project delayed by a year, $75M over budget
Torrance :: CA :: USA | 27 days ago
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Causing more delays for commuters and headaches for local homeowners, the $1 billion car-pool lane won't finish until at least mid-2014, officials said...Last year, officials gave a new completion date of December 2013. "This project has been jinxed
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UGH: 405 Widening Project Will Take a Year Longer and $100M More To Finish
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 28 days ago
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Fast forward to now, when it turns out the whole works is going to take a year longer and $100 million more than planned to finish...Transportation officials revealed the bad news this week, according to the L.A...So when will the nightmare of
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L.A. County supervisors are split on Grand Park filming fees
Arcadia :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Two Los Angeles County supervisors want to temporarily eliminate filming fees at downtown's newly opened Grand Park to drum up Hollywood interest in the site. The other three, however, are wary of dropping fees, fearing it could close off parts of
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Minority of L.A. County voters quashed transit tax extension
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A minority of voters living in a daisy chain of small, suburban and relatively upscale enclaves around the county's outer rim were largely responsible for last fall's razor thin defeat of a $90-billion transit tax that received lopsided ballot box
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L.A. County may back off on seeking storm water parcel fee
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
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The supervisors first considered the proposal in January but deferred a vote after a hearing at which nearly 200 people spoke, the vast majority in opposition to the fee, which would range from about $54 a year for most single family homes to tens of
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For L.A. County's child protective services agency, change's slow
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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When current director Philip Browning arrived, he made an early decision to use a doorstop to prop it open. And he publicly posted his own name and picture as well as those of his managers, prompting protests by some who feared for their safety. "The
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Garcetti and Greuel trade shots in mayoral candidates debate
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Greuel defended her record and agenda, but declined to take direct shots at Garcetti. Instead, she accused the entire City Council of failing to act on her findings of waste, fraud and abuse at City Hall. "They can attack me," she said. "They can
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Greuel's budget plan draws ridicule
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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But her plans for major expansions of the police and fire departments, along with her pledge to abolish the city's business tax, set her apart in a different way: Her agenda would cost Los Angeles far more than anything proposed by her opponents. It
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