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20
Aug 2009
LAPD Chief William J. Bratton listens as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses Bratton's resignation. At right is John Mack, head of the Police Commission. (Brian Vanderbrug / Los Angeles Times / August 5, 2009)
The Police Commission has...
10
Aug 2009
“Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to see is real. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.”
So began every episode of the highly popular, class TV police drama “Dragnet,” which premiered in 1952 and ran until 1970...
06
Aug 2009
If we needed another example of how slow and antiquated the City of Los Angeles’ computer system is, we got it shortly after Michael Jackson died. City leaders decided to reach out to the public for contributions for the public memorial...
06
Aug 2009
A three-judge federal panel* announced a decision on Tuesday imposing a cap on the prison population that will force the state to release nearly 43,000 prisoners over the next two years.
The specter of 27,000 prisoners being released early...