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UCLA football gets commitment from ex-Birmingham standout

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:17 MDT

By the time Marquis Jackson truly understood the importance of academics, the hole he dug for himself was so deep he couldn't get out by the time high school ended.

LAPD online crime map missing 40% of crimes

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:41:58 MDT

The Los Angeles Police Department's online crime map intended for public use has failed to include nearly 40 percent of serious crimes reported in the city.

42 indicted in nearly $5M Medi-Cal fraud case

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:39:50 MDT

Forty-two people have been indicted in Los Angeles in what prosecutors say was a ring that defrauded Medi-Cal out of nearly $4.6 million by using unlicensed nurses to provide care to disabled patients.

No free lunch - L.A. pays $50,000 for cop lunches

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:15:01 MDT

Feeding the controversy over taxpayer costs for the Michael Jackson memorial, officials disclosed Wednesday that the city paid nearly $50,000 for box lunches from an upscale market 80 miles northeast of L.A. for police who worked the event.

L.A. should be proud of its handling of the Jackson memorial but shouldn't pay for it

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:59:24 MDT

LOS Angeles was on the world stage Tuesday, and this city performed like a pro. With only a few days of advance planning, Los Angeles was able to host a mega-memorial service for King of Pop Michael Jackson and welcome some 20,000 mourners, and the accompanying media crews and vendors.

Two USC football players arrested

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:52:32 MDT

USC football players Everson Griffen and Jordan Campbell were arrested on the Fourth of July on charges of breach of peace.

Dozens indicted in LA for Medi-Cal fraud scheme

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:44:09 MDT

Providence Tarzana strives for top pediatric rank in Valley

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:38:14 MDT

Four-year-old Frederick Fozounmayeh of Agoura Hills may be the poster child for pediatrics care in the San Fernando Valley.

A perspective on Jackson's life and death

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:15:42 MDT

NOW that Michael Jackson has been ritualistically stuffed and mounted, perhaps we can move on to other forms of cultural entertainment.

L.A. County property taxes expected to drop

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:45:47 MDT

Property taxes in Los Angeles County are expected to drop significantly this year after the assessed value of properties countywide decreased for the first time since 1996, county Assessor Rick Auerbach said today.