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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Leimert Park Village hails victory on Crenshaw Line station

    South Los Angeles residents gathered Friday to celebrate a future that many thought would never happen.
    South Los Angeles residents gathered Friday to celebrate a future that many thought would never happen. At a park in tree-lined Leimert Park Village, dozens of community members cheered their victory: approval for a light-rail station on the Crenshaw...

    Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Herb Wesson, Metropolitan Transportation Authority

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Supervisors fail to win support for cutting ties to foster agency

    Los Angeles County Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina this week <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ln-teens-happy-homes-20130426-dto%2C0%2C5525799.htmlstory">were unable to win majority support for their push</a> to sever all ties to a foster care contractor with a history of substantiated child abuse and financial malfeasance.
    Los Angeles County Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina this week were unable to win majority support for their push to sever all ties to a foster care contractor with a history of substantiated child abuse and financial malfeasance....

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Theft, Child Abuse, Gloria Molina, Michael Antonovich

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. The wise move on the Leimert Park station

    When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board took up L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas' proposal Thursday to add two stations to the new Crenshaw light-rail line, Lakewood City Councilwoman Diane DuBois asked the right question. Then she gave the wrong answer.
    When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board took up L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas' proposal Thursday to add two stations to the new Crenshaw light-rail line, Lakewood City Councilwoman Diane DuBois asked the right question. Then she...

    Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Metro board approves Crenshaw Line's Leimert Park Village station

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved $80 million for an underground train station in Leimert Park Village along the Crenshaw Line, ending two years of uncertainty over the station's future.
    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved $80 million for an underground train station in Leimert Park Village along the Crenshaw Line, ending two years of uncertainty over the station's future. The motion, sponsored by L.A....

    Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles International Airport, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Eric Garcetti

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Funding OKd for light-rail station in Leimert Park

    After years spent fighting for a light-rail station in Leimert Park, South Los Angeles community members got their wish Thursday with the approval of full funding for a stop in the heart of L.A.'s African American community.
    After years spent fighting for a light-rail station in Leimert Park, South Los Angeles community members got their wish Thursday with the approval of full funding for a stop in the heart of L.A.'s African American community. To cheering and applause...

    Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Arts, Los Angeles International Airport, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Arts and Culture

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. L.A. County keeps troubled foster care contractor

    Los Angeles County Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina were unable to win majority support for their push to sever all ties to a foster care contractor with a history of substantiated child abuse and financial malfeasance.
    Los Angeles County Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina were unable to win majority support for their push to sever all ties to a foster care contractor with a history of substantiated child abuse and financial malfeasance. Under the...

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Theft, Google+, Child Abuse, Gloria Molina

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. A long, expensive (and distinctive) race nears the finish line

    A <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/local/2013mayorsrace/">two-year campaign</a> that has <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor-money-20130519%2C0%2C6276465.story">drawn record spending</a> will see either the first woman or the first Jew elected as Los Angeles mayor. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the city Sunday trying to avoid another distinction: drawing the lowest turnout for an open mayoral seat in modern history.
    A two-year campaign that has drawn record spending will see either the first woman or the first Jew elected as Los Angeles mayor. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the city Sunday trying to avoid another...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Linthicum, Voting, Judaism

    8. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Garcetti, Greuel fight for African American votes in final hours

    <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/local/2013mayorsrace/">A two-year-long campaign</a> that has drawn record spending will put either the first woman or the first elected Jewish leader in the Los Angeles mayor&rsquo;s office.
    A two-year-long campaign that has drawn record spending will put either the first woman or the first elected Jewish leader in the Los Angeles mayor’s office. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the...

    Tags: Linthicum, Voting, Judaism, Wendy Greuel, Elections

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Judge says L.A. should end contract with private foster agency

    <span>The presiding judge of L.A. County's Juvenile Court and the head of a court-appointed law firm representing foster children have called on Los Angeles county supervisors to sever the county&rsquo;s contract with Teens Happy Homes.</span>
    The presiding judge of L.A. County's Juvenile Court and the head of a court-appointed law firm representing foster children have called on Los Angeles county supervisors to sever the county’s contract with Teens Happy Homes. Starr Heimov, who...

    Tags: Business Enterprises, Zev Yaroslavsky, Judges, Juvenile Delinquency, Theft

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. L.A. County officials to stop sending children to foster agency

    Responding to new allegations of financial malfeasance and abuse, Los Angeles County officials have decided to stop sending children to a private foster care agency that has been responsible for more than 1,100 youths in recent years.
    Responding to new allegations of financial malfeasance and abuse, Los Angeles County officials have decided to stop sending children to a private foster care agency that has been responsible for more than 1,100 youths in recent years. The action was...

    Tags: Zev Yaroslavsky, Theft, Local Government, Don Knabe, Satellite Technology

    11. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Feuer touts his ability to work cooperatively

    In his campaign to become Los Angeles city attorney, Mike Feuer has touted himself as someone who will work cooperatively with the mayor and City Council and avoid the squabbles that have marked the incumbent's tenure.
    In his campaign to become Los Angeles city attorney, Mike Feuer has touted himself as someone who will work cooperatively with the mayor and City Council and avoid the squabbles that have marked the incumbent's tenure. During previous stints on the...

    Tags: Gun Control, Carmen Trutanich, Parties and Movements, Prisons, Elections

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Poll finds Garcetti, Greuel in dead heat

    A poll released Thursday shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.
    A poll released Thursday shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll, by the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State L....

    Tags: Polls, Voting, Wendy Greuel, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics

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