July 2009 Archives
LAUSD Wants Federal Money
The Obama administration is upset with certain teacher-friendly California education policies that could keep the state from scarfing up some federal education money.
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No Sunshine Yet on L.A. Economy
Not only is the economic news bad right now, economists don't see employment or housing values getting better for years.
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Two Radical Proposals to Reform Los Angeles
Reformers are offering a pair of proposals: slash city council salaries, and give DWP ratepayers their own advocate.
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California Reacts to the Budget Deal
The state is shaken by the new, almost-approved budget deal. It appears to have something in it for everyone to hate.
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State Reaches Budget Deal; L.A. County Might Sue
The governor and legislature have reached a tentative budget deal--and L.A. County doesn't like it a bit.
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LAPD Sheds Court-Ordered Monitor
The LAPD has sufficiently reformed itself to a degree that it no longer requires an outside court-ordered monitor, federal officials say.
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Double Whammy of Bad Economic News for California
Things aren't getting any brighter quickly on the state's economic outlook front, as we are now looking at a staggering 11.6 percent unemployment rate, and a credit rating downturn that could mark the state as a junk investment.
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L.A.: "Meanest City in America"?
National homeless advocacy groups have marked Los Angeles as the "meanest city in America," and Santa Monica is being sued by the ACLU over treatment of the homeless.
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Special Election Draws A Crowd
14 candidates are vying for Wendy Greuel's District 2/San Fernando Valley council seat.
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Saying Goodbye to Delgadillo
He's out of office now, but the L.A. Weekly kicks ex-City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo on his way out the door.
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The Politics of Michael Jackson's Memorial
Politics couldn't help but intrude as well on Michael Jackson's death and memorial, mostly over that all-important political question: who's footing the bill?
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L.A. County's Next Fiscal Crisis: More Elderly
An already-strapped L.A. county is facing what could be called a "senior tsunami."
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It's Official: Villaraigosa Is Mayor Again
He's sworn he will stay as our mayor, and now his second term--and his second chance to help leave a better L.A.--begins.
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May Day Officers Keep Jobs
Officers sent by Chief Bratton to disciplinary boards for their violent role in the 2007 May Day demonstrations in L.A. will not lose their jobs.
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