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Berkuta chosen for annual Kiwanis honor
As a resident of the city for more than 37 years, Nick Berkuta has waited a long time to receive the distinction of being chosen La Cañadan of the Year. But he said at a La Cañada Kiwanis Club ceremony at Descanso Gardens on Wednesday afternoon that his...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Google Inc., Politics, Animals, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Round Lake Beach man gets 13 years for 8th DUI conviction
Called by a prosecutor the "grim reaper to every driver on the road," a Round Lake Beach man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for his eighth DUI conviction. Timothy Morrow, 43, got his first DUI when he was 17, said Lake County Assistant...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Villaraigosa's pick to run pension system decides to pass
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pick to run the pension system for public safety employees has dropped out of the running, saying Wednesday he didn't want to "get wrapped up in the politics" of the agency. Ray Joseph, 40, had been slated to...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa, Health and Safety at Work, Interior Policy
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Villaraigosa's pension choice pulls out just before council vote
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pick to run the city's pension system for public-safety employees has dropped out of the running, saying Wednesday he "didn't want to get wrapped up in the politics." Ray Joseph, 40, had been slated to appear...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Wendy Greuel
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O'Malley sees success in jail indictments, but critics take aim
As critics of Martin O'Malley sensed a new political vulnerability, the governor insisted Tuesday that last week's indictment of inmates and correctional officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center was "a positive achievement" in Maryland's fight...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, FBI, Gang Activity, Politics, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Grants available for neighborhood watch programs
Wellington is offering active neighborhood watch groups a new way to pay for meetings, food and supplies with the Neighbors of Wellington Grant. Groups may apply for up to $250. The grant, which is just one part of a larger effort to improve the...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Mail Order Industry, Government Postal Delivery, Politics, U.S. Postal Service
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GPS-tampering bill clears first state legislative committee
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.A pared-down bill that would send sex offenders who repeatedly remove their GPS tracking devices back to state prison cleared its first legislative committee Tuesday, making progress where broader measures failed. In a deal struck with Democratic...Tags: Ted Lieu, Politics, Prisons, Elections, Medical Research
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Judges threaten Gov. Jerry Brown with contempt of court
SACRAMENTO — A panel of federal judges Thursday threatened to hold Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials in contempt of court if they do not quickly produce a plan to remove thousands of convicts from California's packed prisons. In a...
Tags: Politics, Prisons, Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Jerry Brown
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Gun Debate Shouldn't Stall Coltsville Park Effort
That Connecticut's congressional delegation is battling for gun safety legislation while trying to have a historic gun manufactory designated a National Historic Park is a perhaps unfortunate coincidence — but nothing more than that. The factory...
Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Human Interest, Interior Policy
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Hackers ridicule LAPD on USC digital traffic sign
An electronic sign near USC whose display was changed to flash inappropriate messages about the Los Angeles Police Department was unlocked and the message altered using a control panel, the USC police chief said Thursday. Various pictures of the sign...Tags: University of California, Santa Barbara, Politics, Google+, Los Angeles Police Department, Electronics
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Arm teachers? No way
The National Rifle Association's push to arm school teachers and its suggestion that 40 to 60 hours of weapons training will enable them to handle a confrontation with a shooter in their classroom is short-sighted and unrealistic ("Gun advocates detail...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Weaponry
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Gun rights and corresponding responsibilities
For those who oppose commonsense gun safety legislation - including background checks and magazine limits - claiming it threatens their Second Amendment rights, I say gun rights come with responsibilities to protect citizens’ safety. Even...Tags: Gun Control, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Shootings
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