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Yahoo! Alerts Saturday, October 30, 2010 7:30 PM EDT Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Summer Night Lights program cuts crime 40% Los Angeles Times - Oct 30 7:17 PM EDT Hopscotching the state, candidates make their pitches Los Angeles Times - Oct 30 1:02 AM EDT Doug McIntyre: On Election Day, break out the shovels Los Angeles Daily News - Oct 30 6:59 PM EDT Pedestrian killed in Van Nuys Los Angeles Daily News - Oct 30 1:44 PM EDT 2 Arrests After Deputy Shot At During Traffic Stop CBS 2 Los Angeles - Oct 30 7:15 PM EDT USC To Unveil Plans For New $70M Athletic Center CBS 2 Los Angeles - Oct 30 7:10 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Summer Night Lights program cuts crime 40% Oct 30 7:17 PM EDT The program offers recreation, mentoring, counseling and food in troubled neighborhoods until midnight. It operated at 24 sites this year may be expanded. Serious gang-related crime has tumbled 40% over the last three years in the troubled neighborhoods surrounding the sites of Summer Night Lights, Los Angeles' park program designed to curb violence, newly assembled police data show. Hopscotching the state, candidates make their pitches Oct 30 1:02 AM EDT In the governor's race, Whitman sweeps through the Central Valley and Brown speaks in Irvine. In the U.S. Senate contest, Fiorina tours a medical equipment company in Goleta while Boxer addresses students at a Cal State Northridge rally. Candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate hopscotched around the state Friday, rallying their parties' supporters and urging them to vote as election day ... Drawing on family to aid political fight Oct 30 12:47 AM EDT Barbara Boxer's son Doug is the driving force behind her PAC. Although hiring family members to work for such committees is legal and not uncommon in Congress, rival Carly Fiorina has challenged it. Over the last decade, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has used her political action committee to galvanize supporters behind some of her top priorities â€" collecting petition signatures to ban drilling ... Ex-CHP officer gets 2 years for fixing ticket for sex Oct 30 12:17 AM EDT A former California Highway Patrol officer was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for fixing a traffic ticket for a woman who agreed to have sex with him. State universities discuss fee hikes Oct 30 12:02 AM EDT Cal State proposes a 5% increase for the rest of this school year and a 10% increase for next school year, while UC regents are likely to vote on higher fees next month. California's two public university systems are expected to seek student fee increases next month to help pay for rising costs inside and outside the classroom that a recent boost in state funding didn't fully cover, officials ... Los Angeles Daily News Doug McIntyre: On Election Day, break out the shovels Oct 30 6:59 PM EDT Which would be true if we were talking about any other state legislature. But Prop. 25 will give the most fiscally irresponsible people on Earth the keys to countless "open-ended letters of credit," to quote Gov. Christie. It virtually guarantees massive tax and "fee" hikes. Pedestrian killed in Van Nuys Oct 30 1:44 PM EDT VAN NUYS --Investigators believe rain and wet pavement may have been a factor when a hit-and-run motorist struck and killed a woman today at a Van Nuys intersection, a police sergeant said. New poll: Lt. governor, AG races still tight Oct 30 12:14 PM EDT SACRAMENTO - A new poll shows tight races for California lieutenant governor and attorney general, with a significant number of voters still undecided. Glendale DMV gets new look, no staff Oct 29 10:59 PM EDT After spending $900,000 to renovate the DMV office in Glendale, state officials say they can't afford to staff it - a twist on the hurry up-and-wait process that characterizes most DMV experiences. Council balks at all-mail election push Oct 29 10:44 PM EDT Efforts to reform municipal elections and campaign financing stalled Friday as a skeptical City Council turned aside a plan to implement mail-only balloting and deferred a proposal to expand the city's matching-fund program. CBS 2 Los Angeles 2 Arrests After Deputy Shot At During Traffic Stop Oct 30 7:15 PM EDT Authorities say two people have been arrested after allegedly attempting to shoot a sheriffs deputy during a routine traffic stop in Lancaster. USC To Unveil Plans For New $70M Athletic Center Oct 30 7:10 PM EDT Southern California will construct a $70 million athletics building with new offices and training facilities for the football team. Woman Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Van Nuys Oct 30 6:30 PM EDT A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Van Nuys Saturday and police sought the public's help locating the suspect. CSU Considers More Tuition Hikes Oct 30 6:23 PM EDT The California State University system may raise tuition again. Chancellor Charles Reed is calling for a midyear tuition hike of 5 percent for undergraduates, credential candidates and graduate students. Abandoned Car Found In Surf At Dan Blocker State Beach Oct 30 5:51 PM EDT An abandoned car was found crashed in the surf at a Malibu beach and the driver was eventually located at a nearby hospital. NBC Los Angeles Whitman's Glendale Campaign Stop Ambushed Oct 30 2:50 PM EDT A bus load of protestors invaded a Meg Whitman campaign stop at a bakery in Glendale. Conan Nolan reports Dentists versus Halloween Oct 30 2:05 PM EDT Dentists offer their services and opinions to battle Halloween cavities. Angie Crouch reports MacArthur Park is the Place for the Local Rally Oct 30 1:50 PM EDT A local "Rally to Restore Sanity" will be held at MacArthur Park on Saturday, while with Jon Stewart's national rally is held in Washington D.C. Decision 2010: The Race for Attorney General Oct 30 1:50 PM EDT The attorney general's race is about even, with Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley generating support from 39 percent of likely voters. That compares to 38 percent for his Democratic opponent, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala... Local Jewish Organizations Tighten Security Oct 30 1:20 PM EDT Security is increased at local Jewish organizations after this week's Chicago incidents. KABC-TV Los Angeles 18-yr-old hospitalized in Van Nuys hit-run Oct 30 11:56 AM EDT A hit-and-run crash in Van Nuys left a teenager badly injured Saturday morning around 1 a.m. NoHo docs arrested in homeless insurance scam Oct 30 11:11 AM EDT Two North Hollywood doctors were arrested Friday, accused of preying on homeless people as part of an insurance scam. Comic Con kicks off in Long Beach Oct 30 12:23 AM EDT Comic enthusiasts of every stripe will be headed to Comic Con in Long Beach this weekend. $80 billion stem cell research center opens Oct 29 11:56 PM EDT A new center dedicated to regenerative medicine opened Friday at the USC Health campus. Some SoCal DMV offices to close Oct 29 10:37 PM EDT Offices in West Covina, Glendale and Santa Maria will close due to budget cuts in November.

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