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Judge says L.A. should end contract with private foster agency
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: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Judges, Abusive Behavior, Gloria Molina
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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. The action was...
Tags: Child Abuse, Gloria Molina, Credit and Debt, Malpractice, Accounting and Auditing
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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. During previous stints on the...
Tags: Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Elections, Local Elections
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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. The poll, by the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State L....
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Elections, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Magic Johnson
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Council OKs moving LAX runway as part of $4.76-billion upgrade
The ongoing modernization of Los Angeles International Airport gained momentum Tuesday when the City Council approved $4.76 billion in additional improvements, including a controversial plan to move the northernmost runway closer to homes in Westchester...
Tags: Elections, Environmental Issues, Bill Rosendahl, Richard Riordan, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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L.A. County supervisors weigh dropping foster-care contractor
Los Angeles County supervisors reported no action after a closed-door meeting to consider terminating the county's decades-long relationship with Teens Happy Homes, a private foster care provider that officials say repeatedly misused funds and placed...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Gloria Molina, Zev Yaroslavsky, Starbucks Corp.
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L.A. County supervisors discuss troubled foster care contractor
Los Angeles County supervisors met behind closed doors Tuesday to consider terminating their decades-long relationship with Teens Happy Homes, a private foster care provider found by officials to have repeatedly misused funds and placed children in...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Gloria Molina, Zev Yaroslavsky, Juvenile Delinquency, Accounting and Auditing
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L.A. County rejects school districts' bid to avoid voting rights suits
Los Angeles County officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hit with. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Michael Jackson, Local Elections, Elections
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L.A. County rejects Santa Clarita districts' elections proposal
Los Angeles County supervisors rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections in a bid to avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hit...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Minority Groups, Elections, Local Elections
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L.A. County supervisors to consider cutting Grand Park filming fees
Los Angeles County supervisors are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to eliminate or reduce filming fees at their newly opened downtown Grand Park to entice Hollywood to use the site more. Movie productions currently have to spend $20,000 per block...
Tags: Michael Antonovich , Zev Yaroslavsky, Don Knabe
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Knabe says LAX has not done enough for airport regionalization
A county report released Monday added fuel to the debate over whether the operator of Los Angeles International Airport is adequately trying to spread the growth of commercial flights to other airports in the area. Requested by the Los Angeles County...
Tags: AEG, Trials, Los Angeles International Airport, Antonio Villaraigosa, Don Knabe
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Interactive graphic lets voters follow the money in mayor's race
A Times analysis of campaign contributions in the Los Angeles mayor's race shows that big donors are using loosely regulated "super PACs" to help candidates like never before. The Times has created an interactive graphic that allows readers to break...
Tags: Primaries, Elections, Religion and Belief, Local Elections, Labor Legislation
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