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Newton: Fighting the good fight
The ability of Californians to scrutinize their government may rest on the outcome of a little-known case unfolding in a tiny Northern California town. It began routinely enough. Tim Crews, the pugnacious, 69-year-old editor and publisher of the...
Tags: Public Officials, Justice System, Government, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gun owners deserve more privacy, O.C. official says
L.A. NOWAssemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at keeping the addresses of law-abiding gun owners private. Assembly Bill 134, dubbed the Family Protection Act, would prohibit law enforcement agencies from releasing personal... -
County supervisors criticized for use of chauffeurs
L.A. NOWOne of the proudest achievements touted by Los Angeles County supervisors is that thrifty decisions have helped the bureaucracy avoid layoffs and major cuts in service. But some say the frugality hasn't extended to the board members' own perks. Eric...... -
Controversial anti-Muslim film permit pulled from public view
L.A. NOWThe filming permit for the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" has been temporarily pulled from public view at the request of federal agencies, Los Angeles County officials said Thursday.... -
USC vows to investigate allegations of Joe McKnight perks
L.A. NOWUSC on Saturday vowed investigate allegations that a former county appraiser provided a car and a plane ticket to former USC football star Joe McKnight. The Times reported Saturday that a key figure in the ongoing corruption investigation at the...... -
USC roiled by allegations of athlete payoffs [Video discussion]
L.A. NOWUSC said it is investigating allegations that a former county appraiser provided a car and a plane ticket to former USC football star Joe McKnight. The Times reported Saturday that a key figure in the ongoing corruption investigation at the...... -
Student reporter and Cal State spar over public record -- and 20 cents
L.A. NOWA reporter at the Mustang Daily — the student newspaper at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo — wanted a copy of an email for a story. He filed a California Public Records Act request with the chancellor's office in Long...... -
Times sues L.A. Unified for teacher ratings
L.A. NOWThe Times has sued the Los Angeles Unified School District to obtain its teacher ratings that are calculated using students' standardized test scores. The nation's second-largest school district calculated confidential "Academic Growth Over Time"... -
Wealthy L.A. areas get slowest 911 service [Google+ hangout]
L.A. NOWThe Times' Ben Welsh and Kate Linthicum will join city editor Shelby Grad at 10:45 a.m. to discuss LAPD response times across Los Angeles. The wait for 911 medical aid varies dramatically across the city, with the longest waits for many of the city's most... -
Coliseum hid reports of financial woes, records show
The overseers of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum concealed from the public independent reports of lax financial controls and widespread spending abuses at the taxpayer-owned stadium that included sloppy accounting of hot dog sales and excessive perks...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Hot Dogs, Don Knabe, Justice System
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Panel OKs Coliseum lease deal
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, teetering on the brink of financial ruin, approved a controversial deal Monday to surrender day-to-day control of the historic venue to USC. The 8-1 vote would virtually end public stewardship of the 88-year-...
Tags: California Science Center, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Lawyers, Bankruptcy, World War I (1914-1918)
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Coliseum faces millions in losses
The governing body of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum learned Wednesday that it is expected to lose millions of dollars this fiscal year, driving the taxpayer-owned stadium into a much deeper financial ditch as it reels from a costly corruption scandal....
Tags: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Lawyers, Zev Yaroslavsky, Don Knabe, Corporate Crime
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