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District 7
Commentary
Councilman Alarcon Charged with Fradulent Residency
Post date:After a long investigation, a grand jury assembled from L.A. county district attorney Steve Cooley's office hit councilman and former state senator Richard Alarcon with charges, claiming he does not live where he claims residency for voting (and counci...
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Proposition 8
Commentary
Prop 8 Overturned by Federal Judge
Post date:A federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage amendment, on the grounds that it violates citizens rights to equal treatment under the law.
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Commentary
New State Death Penalty Plan Challenged in Court
Post date:California has seen no executions since 2006, and a new lawsuit by a Death Row inmate challenging a new set of execution procedures meant to get the practice rolling again may continue to delay them.
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Commentary
L.A. Reacts to Arizona Law with Demonstrations
Post date:Although a federal judge has stayed aspects of Arizona's new laws aimed at requirement immigrants to present papers, L.A. city is keeping its boycott, and angry L.A. citizens are hitting the street.
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bell
Commentary
City of Bell's Salary Scandal Expands
Post date:City officials in Bell have come under fire in the past week for salaries among the highest in the nation for comparable positions--and their troubles have now expanded to a full-fledged investigation from L.A. County's D.A. into voting fraud and confl...
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Ramon Cortines
Commentary
Cortines to Leave L.A. Unified, and A Record of Fiscal Problems
Post date:As L.A. Unified School District chief Ramon Cortines announces he's on the way out, audits showing huge losses in textbook management arise--amid criticism of the expenses of the Cortines transition.