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Sep 2009

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-More adventures with Downtown News photographer Gary Leonard. He says, "I took another tour of police plaza yesterday (after taking one with Councilmember Jan Perry last week) because it's one of our last public views...

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Sep 2009

Audit faults California prison system for failing to develop system to track rising costs

SACRAMENTO - As the debate grinds on in the Legislature about how best to slice $1.2 billion from California's crowded prison system, a scathing new audit faults the Corrections Department for its skyrocketing costs and for not doing...

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Sep 2009

LAPD not looking to take over civilian jobs in jails

As the City Council prepares to debate ways to close a $530 million budget deficit, LAPD officials insisted Wednesday that any money-saving plan will not include assigning officers to fill civilian jobs guarding city jails. In a...

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Sep 2009

Crime rate in L.A. drops 7.4 percent from last year

Outgoing Chief William Bratton says economy not a factor. Crime in Los Angeles dropped more than 7 percent from a year ago, negating fears that the recession and record-high unemployment would fuel a spike in burglaries and other offenses...