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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA :

As of 7:30 PM EDT

Los Angeles Times

L.A's mayor getting schooled

Jun 24 12:39 PM EDT

Teachers at eight of the 10 L.A. Unified schools run by Villaraigosa's team give him a resounding thumbs down. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has had a rough enough week. First he took a beating in a poll on his performance, and then, his star tarnished, he announced he would take a rain check on a run for governor.

Lawmakers reject budget fix; state could begin issuing IOUs next week

Jun 24 9:46 AM EDT

The core piece of a Democrat-backed package designed to fill the $24-billion gap flops. Last-ditch talks between party leaders and Schwarzenegger expected. Lawmakers today rejected the core of a Democrat-backed plan intended to tame California's $24-billion deficit, even as a top state finance official warned that failure to resolve the budget crisis will force him to begin issuing IOUs next week.

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Ontario

Jun 24 8:54 AM EDT

Officials say a Delta airliner landed safely in Ontario after it was forced to shut down one of its engines.

State budget plans are built with fiscal gimmicks

Jun 24 1:24 AM EDT

Proposals from Democrats and Schwarzenegger would again push the pain into the future. A substantial number of the budget revisions that will go before the Legislature today promise no real savings or revenue and would ensure that California's fiscal woes stretch beyond the current crisis into coming years.

Hearings focus on cleanup of DDT off Palos Verdes coast

Jun 24 1:09 AM EDT

The EPA proposes placing sand and silt over part of an estimated 17-square-mile area of ocean floor that is tainted with the pesticide. A plan to cap a vast, long-neglected deposit of the pesticide DDT on the ocean floor off Southern California got its first public airing Tuesday -- nearly four decades after the poison was banned from use.


Los Angeles Daily News

Northridge girl in serious condition after nearly drowning

Jun 24 7:22 PM EDT

NORTHRIDGE - A 9-year-old girl remains in serious condition after nearly drowning in a pool Wednesday when she suffered a medical emergency and remained under water for an unknown amount of time, authorities said.

Lawyers seek to keep Delgadillo off stand in deputy city attorney's suit

Jun 24 4:52 PM EDT

While a judge mulls the first phase of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a deputy Los Angeles city attorney, lawyers for the city are trying to keep outgoing City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo off the witness stand for the second phase of trial.

Fed says recession is easing; but economy likely to remain weak

Jun 24 4:52 PM EDT

The Federal Reserve said today the recession is easing, but that the economy likely will remain weak and keep a lid on inflation.

West Hollywood barricade situation over

Jun 24 2:36 PM EDT

WEST HOLLYWOOD - A person, who was believed barricaded in a dwelling this morning when served with an eviction notice, has died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound, authorities said.

MS-13 gang members indicted

Jun 24 11:52 AM EDT

Authorities today arrested four people involved with the MS-13 gang and named in a federal racketeering indictment, including a nationally recognized anti-gang leader, officials said.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Feds Arrest MS-13 Gang Members In L.A.

Jun 24 5:36 PM EDT

A man, who left a ruthless street gang and later helped start the Los Angeles branch of a high-profile non-profit that rescues kids from gang life, was arrested Wednesday as part of a federal crackdown.

EPA: Los Angeles Has Most Deadly Air In U.S.

Jun 24 5:19 PM EDT

Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a much greater risk of contracting cancer, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency.

City Of Malibu Bans Plastic Bags

Jun 24 4:56 PM EDT

Phase II of the city of Malibu's ban on plastic bags goes into effect on June 27, 2009. All retail and business establishments must now comply with the ordinance intended to reduce litter and pollution in creeks and the ocean. On May 27, 2008, the City Council collectively adopted an ordinance banning the point-of-sale distribution of both non-compostable and compostable plastic shopping bags.

Maywood Suburb Agrees To Reform Police Department

Jun 24 4:54 PM EDT

The Maywood City Council has agreed to overhaul its police department after allegations of widespread misconduct and brutality in the tiny Los Angeles suburb. The council on Tuesday approved a court order to reform its department, which also patrols neighboring Cudahy. A judge will now sign the order.

2 Found Dead, 1 Wounded In Calif. Desert Shooting

Jun 24 4:54 PM EDT

San Bernardino County authorities said two men were found shot to death in a truck and a third was in critical condition after he was found bleeding on a desert highway.


NBC Los Angeles

Amazon.com Threatens to Stop Advertising in California

Jun 24 5:31 PM EDT

Seattle-based Amazon.com is threatening to stop paying California websites to link to its store if state legislators vote to tax online purchases.

Berzerkeley Schools California on Economics

Jun 24 5:31 PM EDT

With local governments in trouble across the state, Berkeley stands out as a financial success. What are they smoking in City Hall?

SoCal City Ranks Worst in Nation for Cancer Risk

Jun 24 2:31 PM EDT

Residents in one Southern California city have the greatest risk of developing cancer from breathing toxic air, according to a new report.

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Jun 24 1:16 PM EDT

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Fools Rush In

Jun 24 11:16 AM EDT

Investigators are studying surveillance video of looting that occurred after the Lakers championship win. That Pau Gasol disguise won't work.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Mayor Villaraigosa lobbies in Sacramento

Jun 24 6:28 PM EDT

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined six other mayors from California in Sacramento Wednesday.

Arraignment set for driver in fatal crash

Jun 24 5:58 PM EDT

Arraignment is now set for July 10 for the driver of a runaway truck that crashed and killed two people in La Canada-Flintridge.

L.A. County tops list of U.S. toxic air

Jun 24 4:28 PM EDT

L.A. County tops the EPA list of most cancer risk from air pollution in the U.S.

Feds arrest MS-13 gang members in L.A.

Jun 24 3:28 PM EDT

Federal and local authorities arrested 20 people involved with he MS-13 gang.

Angry LAUSD teachers head to Sacramento

Jun 24 12:28 PM EDT

LAUSD teachers head to Sacramento after the school board passes a plan for cuts.


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