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Sep 2009

Donors to wildfire victims urged to avoid "sham charities"

State Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown today warned Californians who want to help wildfire victims to avoid "sham charities" that rip off good Samaritans after big disasters. "After virtually every disaster, scam artists come out of the woodwork to...

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Sep 2009

Firefighter memorial planned for later this week

A memorial is planned later this week for the two Los Angeles County firefighters who lost their lives in the Station fire, an official said today. The details have yet to be worked out but Capt. Roland Sprewell said it will probably take...

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Sep 2009

Prison bill vote redux: Five Dems who voted "no"

In case you were wondering, the state Assembly's prison bill vote on Monday wasn't exactly 100 percent along party-lines. All of the 41 "yes" votes were cast by Democrats, but not all of the 35 "no" votes came from Republicans. Five...

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Sep 2009

Monitoring tools failed to unearth Garrido's secret

Phillip Garrido was registered as a sex offender, required to meet with parole officers and fitted with an ankle bracelet to track his movements - but nothing prevented him from being around children, according to a victims' advocacy group...