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Some members of the L.A. City Council are balking at the LAPD's plans to ban retired officers from wearing police uniforms and badges when they work on movie sets.

Police Chief William J. Bratton recently announced that his department would soon require...

SACRAMENTO, CA (KGO) - Under a new Corrections Department policy, over-crowded state prisons and a daunting budget deficit could mean less prison time for low-level parolees who are arrested for technical violations, a move critics call "early release." Each...

Reporting from Sacramento - California prison officials, facing severe overcrowding and a financial crisis, have been granting early releases to inmates serving time for parole violations.

State officials said the dozens of prisoners set free from the...

Newly elected Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich exhibited a bit of the aggressive style he promised during his campaign when he made an unusual appearance today before the City Council.

Trutanich told officials he was investigating how the city...

Warnings by police and city officials for people without tickets to remain clear of Staples Center during today's Michael Jackson memorial ceremony appeared to have worked, with only small crowds gathering around a wide perimeter designed to keep anxious fans...

The agency's involvement is a sign that the use or abuse of prescription drugs may be suspected, a law enforcement official says. The state attorney general's office is also joining the probe.

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington - The...

A day after being sworn in for his second term as Los Angeles mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa jetted off to South Africa on Thursday for a nine-day vacation.

The mayor's office released a statement Thursday afternoon saying only that the mayor will be out of...

It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why.

In the most recent results coming out of one of the few long-term studies being conducted within this tightly knit society, University at...

A spokesman for the singer's family said 11,000 tickets will be distributed for the 10 a.m. event, which will be free. City officials are concerned about security and logistics.

Staples Center will be the site of a public memorial service...

Los Angeles' new City Attorney, Carmen A. Trutanich, yesterday vowed that he will vigorously prosecute gang members and environmental crimes, as well as welcome an audit by City Controller Wendy Greuel. "I'm here to do the people's work," he declared after...

A note to Mayor Garcetti/Hertzberg/Caruso/Perry/Chick/LaBonge/Wesson/Nuñez/Alarcon (hah! That last one made me laugh as I wrote it) or whoever else envisions him or herself as having a chance to take the oath of office on July 1, 2013: You may want to rethink...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, calling current benefits "unsustainable," proposed a sweeping reduction in pension and retiree health benefits for new state workers.

His plan would give new employees the same pensions received by state workers before a major...

In June, 467,000 jobs were lost; analysts had predicted 350,000. Despite positive signs for the economy in recent weeks, the report is evidence that the jobs market remains troubled.

Reporting from Washington - The nation's unemployment...

With California on the verge of issuing IOUs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger moved to conserve cash Wednesday by ordering state workers to take a third day of unpaid furlough each month.

The executive order signed by Schwarzenegger will reinstate "Furlough...

Engineer Anthony Reyes describes some of the vehicles and equipment at Vallejo's Firestation 28 on Mare Island, including the fireboat Neptune, above, which is closing this morning as part of a new round of budget cuts for the new fiscal year. (Mike Jory/Times...

With the Independence Day holiday celebration just around the corner, the California Highway Patrol urges drivers to put safety first.

As many head to the road, the CHP recommends drivers allow some extra time for travel on busy roads, be sure not to...

Today's topic: Is there another way to save money on public services besides cutting workers' pay or reducing availability?

Let the private sector provide some services
Point: Jon Coupal

Can we provide government services...

In the first few months after California's hands-free law went into effect one year ago today, Richard Sim was on the right side of the law.The 35-year-old marketing executive with Anchor Intelligence dutifully paired his Bluetooth wireless headset with his...

Two more will be laid off if demotions necessary

Nine Modesto police officers are losing their jobs today because the city and their union were not able to negotiate wage concessions that could have saved their positions. The city and...

Reporting from Sacramento - With a day to go until a cash crisis would force the state to stop paying its bills, lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger worked into the night Tuesday but failed to reach a budget agreement.

The state Senate, in late...

Chief William J. Bratton had called for the termination of four officers accused of using excessive force on journalists and demonstrators at a gathering in MacArthur Park.

None of the Los Angeles police officers accused of using excessive...

California public employee unions already reeling from pay cuts have been dealt a new blow by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger - a push to lower pension and retiree health care benefits for state workers hired after today.

Schwarzenegger's call for creation of...

A federal judge said Monday that he needs more time to decide whether federal monitoring and oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department should continue.

U.S. District Judge Gary Feess had been expected to issue a decision this week but instead filed...

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm sent a letter Monday to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger formally offering to house - for a fee - some of the Golden State's prison inmates.

Michigan plans to close two prisons by the end of September...

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced the expansion of a summertime anti-gang program that includes special community events, after-schools activities, sports leagues and extended nighttime hours at 16 city parks, most in gang-prone areas....

A federal judge says he needs more time to decide whether the Los Angeles Police Department should remain under U.S. Justice Department oversight.

U.S. District Judge Gary Feess filed an order Monday extending the consent decree to July 15. He said he...

The proposal also calls for postponing raises for thousands of workers to balance the budget without layoffs or closing City Hall twice a month. But one union threatens a court challenge.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to move...

Once seen as the model of public employee labor sophistication and clout, California's prison officers union is struggling amid the state's financial meltdown and a sour relationship with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The California Correctional Peace...