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Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT DWP outmaneuvered on Kern County land purchase Los Angeles Times - Sep 15 2:04 AM EDT California tax overhaul plan almost ready Los Angeles Times - Sep 15 12:49 AM EDT Retail sales top expectations in August Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Bernanke: Recession 'very likely over' Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Man Killed In Deputy-Involved Shooting In Athens CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 15 6:39 PM EDT Police Rescue Baby From Woman With Knife CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 15 5:33 PM EDT Los Angeles Times DWP outmaneuvered on Kern County land purchase Sep 15 2:04 AM EDT A business venture led by a friend and advisor to L.A.'s mayor beat the DWP to Onyx Ranch, a 68,000-acre parcel east of Bakersfield that the utility wanted for a wind farm. A business venture led by a friend and advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa outmaneuvered the city last year to buy land in Kern County that the Department of Water and Power wanted for a wind farm. California tax overhaul plan almost ready Sep 15 12:49 AM EDT Special commission's proposal, meant to solve the state's worsening budget crises, would shift the burden off the wealthy and change how businesses are levied. But the Legislature may not go for it. A government commission hammered out the final outlines Monday of revolutionary changes it will propose in the way Californians pay taxes, including a flattened income tax that would largely benefit ... How to secede without really crying Sep 15 12:34 AM EDT Debate is spirited, but ends civilly, as residents of the Long Beach community of Island Village consider changing their boundaries to merge with Seal Beach. Debate is spirited, but ends civilly, as residents of the Long Beach community of Island Village consider changing their boundaries to merge with Seal Beach. California GOP legislators blocked 20 bills after demands were unmet Sep 15 12:19 AM EDT Among the lost bills were keeping domestic-violence shelters open and helping counties prepare for swine flu. Republicans wanted free tax preparation for poor people eliminated. A plan to keep dozens of domestic-violence shelters from closing sailed out of the state Assembly late Friday night with nary a no vote. Yet hours later, the bill lay in the legislative trash heap, one of many lost to ... L.A. mayor abandons early retirement budget plan Sep 14 11:35 PM EDT City Council members offer to give angry unions time to come up with $60 million in city budget cuts that would be needed to salvage the early-retirement deal. Unions threaten to go to court. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday abandoned an early retirement plan his administration had negotiated with labor leaders as a rapidly worsening budget gap moved the city and some of its most ... Los Angeles Daily News Retail sales top expectations in August Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Retail sales jumped in August by the largest amount in more than three years, spurred by widespread gains beyond the expected increases of auto sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program. Bernanke: Recession 'very likely over' Sep 15 11:52 AM EDT Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the worst recession since the 1930s is probably over. Zipcar sharing program coming to UCLA and USC Sep 15 3:22 AM EDT UCLA and USC students will be able to easily rent cars for short trips under a car-sharing program announced Monday, with the city providing parking spaces to make the vehicles more accessible. Bus and SUV collide, some suffer minor injuries Sep 13 7:07 PM EDT VALLEYGLEN-Six people suffered minor injuries Sunday morning after a sports utility vehicle collided with a bus on the Metro Orange Line. Man killed in bar fight Sep 13 3:22 PM EDT CANOGA PARK - A man died today after a fight outside of a Winnetka bar, police said. Police were sent to the Oasis Bar & Grill at 20050 Saticoy St. CBS 2 Los Angeles Man Killed In Deputy-Involved Shooting In Athens Sep 15 6:39 PM EDT Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has fatally shot an unarmed man he feared was reaching for a gun. The shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Monday in the Athens area south of downtown Los Angeles. Police Rescue Baby From Woman With Knife Sep 15 5:33 PM EDT Los Angeles police Tuesday disarmed a woman who was waving a knife while holding a 4-month-old girl, authorities said. Malika Johnson, 33, was arrested about 8:40 a.m. near Seventh and Hope streets in the Westlake district, Lt. Paul Vernon said. She was booked for endangering a child. UCI Grad Student Charged In His Ex-Wife's Murder Sep 15 5:20 PM EDT A 35-year-old U.C. Irvine graduate student was charged Tuesday in the murder of his wife, who was shot to death on campus. Brian Hughes Benedict was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Newport Beach. Kaiser Permanente Opens New Hospital In Downey Sep 15 5:19 PM EDT Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center has opened, the hospital chain announced Tuesday. Carl's Jr. Hosts 'Burger Exchange' Near McDonald's Sep 15 5:12 PM EDT Carl's Jr. is hosting a burger exchange tailgate party near a McDonald's in West Hollywood Tuesday -- the latest move in an ongoing burger war. From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., customers will be asked if they would like to exchange their newly purchased McDonald's burgers for a free Carl's Jr. burger. NBC Los Angeles Strangers Hold Mail-In Baby Shower for Firefighter's Widow Sep 15 5:47 PM EDT A woman more than 1,000 miles away brings some joy to a heartbreaking situation. Cannabis, It's What's for Dinner Sep 15 4:32 PM EDT Cooking with cannabis is just one of the subjects covered on "Cannabis Planet." Man Accused of Murder in Dane Williams Case Sep 15 1:47 PM EDT The suspect faces the victim's family and prosecutors reveal details on what may have happened the night the 23-year old ASR trade show attendee disappeared in January 2008. Deputy Kills Unarmed Man in South LA Sep 15 12:47 PM EDT While looking for two robbery suspects, LA County Sheriff Deputies open fire on an unarmed man in his backyard. Fans Mourn Swayze on Walk of Fame Sep 15 12:02 PM EDT Fans gather at Patrick Swayze's star on the Walk of Fame. KABC-TV Los Angeles Water main breaks outside DWP building Sep 15 5:59 PM EDT Another water main floods the street of L.A. this time outside a DWP building. LB shooting leaves one dead, two wounded Sep 15 5:44 PM EDT A triple shooting in Long Beach leaves one person dead and two others wounded. Station Fire now 91 percent contained Sep 15 5:29 PM EDT The massive Station Fire is now 91 percent contained after burning 250 square miles. Teens on joyride crash into restaurant Sep 15 11:29 AM EDT Four teens on a joyride are apparently responsible for crashing a car into a restaurant. Council to vote on tentative labor deal Sep 15 10:59 AM EDT The L.A. City Council is expected to vote on a tentative labor deal with city unions.

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