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Yahoo! Alerts Sunday, March 27, 2011 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT New L.A. schools chief to take lower pay Los Angeles Times - Mar 26 11:54 PM EDT While screaming about taxes, consider a few other issues Los Angeles Times - Mar 26 11:54 PM EDT Book signings and events for the week of March 27 Los Angeles Daily News - Mar 27 6:56 PM EDT Italy seeks compromise with Getty Museum over antiquities Los Angeles Daily News - Mar 27 2:12 PM EDT City Worker Suicide A Reminder Of Layoff Pain CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mar 27 6:01 PM EDT Ambulance Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Watts CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mar 27 5:42 PM EDT Los Angeles Times New L.A. schools chief to take lower pay Mar 26 11:54 PM EDT John Deasy will keep receiving the $275,000 he got as deputy superintendent. That's nearly 17% less than the salary designated in his contract for the top job. The incoming Los Angeles schools superintendent told the Board of Education on Saturday to withhold part of his $330,000 salary because of serious projected budget shortfalls. While screaming about taxes, consider a few other issues Mar 26 11:54 PM EDT Many readers blame illegal immigrants for California's fiscal mess. But an analyst says the state's woes have more to do with high medical costs for the elderly and an outdated property tax system. I've been getting a lot of mail lately telling me what a world-class moron I am. Los Angeles County tries to expedite justice with fast-paced trials Mar 26 11:11 PM EDT With small juries, time limits on testimony, parameters on damages and a ban on appeals, one-day trials may help unclog courts. Oscar Gomez was waiting to turn left onto San Pedro Street from Florence Avenue, watching cars streaming through the intersection as the light went from green to yellow to red. He was sure the driver of the black Toyota Camry, still 40 yards from the intersection, would ... Session on L.A. stadium project will allow public to share opinions Mar 26 11:11 PM EDT The meeting will start a months-long process of identifying, studying and trying to lessen environmental effects of the proposed stadium next to Staples Center. The public will get an early chance this week to share thoughts on traffic, noise, glare and other potential impacts of downtown Los Angeles' proposed National Football League stadium. Inmate killed weeks after judge asked that sheriff's officials review his safety Mar 26 11:11 PM EDT The judge asked for a reassessment of the inmate's housing situation, saying he had been 'hassled' in the jail. But sheriff's officials have no record of having received his request. A Los Angeles County jail inmate who expressed concerns about his safety was strangled in his cell weeks after a judge asked that sheriff's officials reevaluate the man's custody arrangements, according to court ... Los Angeles Daily News Book signings and events for the week of March 27 Mar 27 6:56 PM EDT Today Cory Doctorow signs "For the Win," "Little Brother" and "Before They Were Giants," 2 p.m. Italy seeks compromise with Getty Museum over antiquities Mar 27 2:12 PM EDT PACIFIC PALISADES- The governor of a state in Italy says he will offer an olive branch compromise to the Getty Museum in the long-running dispute over priceless antiquities allegedly looted for display in California. Runners stride in the Great Race of Agoura Hills Mar 26 11:41 PM EDT A record turnout was estimated to participate in the 26th annual Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills, an event bringing enthusiasts from around the world to Agoura Hills, Calif. | Click here to see photo gallery. Enterprise zones lure companies to San Fernando Valley Mar 26 10:56 PM EDT Early this year, Los Angeles lured a major financial software company to move from Calabasas into a newly expanded enterprise zone originally designed to combat blight. The red-carpet treatment -- subsidized by publicly funded tax breaks -- persuaded BlackLine Systems to relocate 50 employees and hire 40 more at a new headquarters in Warner Center, a swank business district of glassy high rises ... Fallen tree knocks out power to 2,400 in Sunland Mar 26 9:43 PM EDT SUNLAND - A tree fell onto a residential street today in Sunland, knocking down power lines and leaving 2,400 customers in the dark, but no one was injured, city fire and utility officials said. CBS 2 Los Angeles City Worker Suicide A Reminder Of Layoff Pain Mar 27 6:01 PM EDT Less than an hour after his co-workers were told they were losing their jobs, Huy Pham headed up to the roof of the five-story City Hall building and jumped, landing dead on the sidewalk. Ambulance Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Watts Mar 27 5:42 PM EDT Authorities say two Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transporting a patient were injured when their ambulance was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Watts. Crews Fix Natural Gas Leak In Torrance Mar 27 5:00 PM EDT A natural gas leak in Torrance Sunday prompted authorities to evacuate nearby homes. Three homes in the 2000 block of Sante Fe Avenue were evacuated by Torrance firefighters, a spokesman said. New Jersey Teen Drowns In Long Beach Hotel Pool Mar 27 4:21 PM EDT Authorities say a 16-year-old New Jersey girl on a field trip to Southern California has died in an apparent drowning in a hotel pool. Authorities Probe Stabbing Death Of Woman In Palmdale Mar 27 4:06 PM EDT Sheriff's homicide detectives were investigating the stabbing death of a 50-year-old woman in Palmdale. NBC Los Angeles 3 Benefits of Bumping California's Primary Mar 27 2:00 PM EDT Moving the date back to June is about more than tradition. Labor Rally in Downtown LA Mar 27 10:15 AM EDT A massive march through the streets of Downtown Los Angeles was organized by... organized labor. They say they're rallying for collective bargaining rights and better-paying jobs. Ted Chen looks at "Solidarity Saturday." GOP Agenda at Conservative Principles Conference Mar 26 4:15 PM EDT Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is the political analyst for KNBC, and she tells you everything you need to know about the Conservative Principles Conference in Iowa. Who will step to the forefront of the GOP... State Adds Record Number of Jobs in February Mar 26 12:00 PM EDT State adds jobs, but there are still some clouds on the horizon. Rock Band Lends a Helping Hand Mar 25 11:00 PM EDT A group called Music For Relief established "Download to Donate" to help victims of the quake. KABC-TV Los Angeles 3 Torrance homes evacuated due to gas leak Mar 27 5:51 PM EDT A natural gas leak at a house in Torrance prompted evacuations of three homes and street closures on Sunday. Cudahy school named after teacher Jaime Escalante Mar 27 1:36 PM EDT A new elementary school in Cudahy has been named in honor of legendary math teacher, Jaime Escalante. Suspected drunk driver crashes car into Canyon country home Mar 27 12:51 PM EDT A woman got a rude awakening in Canyon Country, after a driver lost control of his car and slammed into her house. Missing cruise worker's parents seek answers Mar 27 12:06 PM EDT The parents of a missing Disney Cruise worker are meeting investigators as the cruise ship returned to port Sunday. Pine tree destroys Whittier house Mar 27 12:21 AM EDT A huge pine tree fell on a house in Whittier, severely damaging it. Three elderly men inside the house were unhurt.

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