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Yahoo! Alerts Saturday, March 10, 2012 7:30 PM EST Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EST Effort to put marijuana legalization measure on ballot is in disarray Los Angeles Times - Mar 9 8:38 PM EST For Cedars-Sinai's 1980s HIV babies, a diagnosis for life Los Angeles Times - Mar 9 8:37 PM EST Editorial: Support reform; don't go backward -- School board in Adelanto needs to aid parents for the good of all Los Angeles Daily News - Mar 10 7:04 PM EST Getting real about reform: Letters to the Editor for Sunday, March 11, 2012 Los Angeles Daily News - Mar 10 7:04 PM EST Motorcyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Chatsworth CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mar 10 6:10 PM EST 3 Southland Lottery Players $206,000 Richer CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mar 10 5:49 PM EST Los Angeles Times Effort to put marijuana legalization measure on ballot is in disarray Mar 9 8:38 PM EST After Proposition 19 received 46% of the vote in 2010, proponents took heart. They vowed to put a measure to fully legalize marijuana on the 2012 ballot. Instead, four camps vie for funding. Just weeks before the deadline for state ballot initiatives, the effort to put a marijuana legalization measure before voters in the general election is in disarray as the federal government cracks down on ... For Cedars-Sinai's 1980s HIV babies, a diagnosis for life Mar 9 8:37 PM EST Of the scores infected with tainted blood between 1981 and 1985, only about a dozen still survive, never having known a day without the virus. Now, they are resigned to their historic journey. They belong to a club that no one else will ever join. Its numbers are dropping and notoriety is fading, and they risk becoming little more than a footnote in the history of the AIDS crisis. Man allegedly drugged, raped babysitter Mar 9 10:51 AM EST Authorities are seeking more possible victims of a 53-year-old Norwalk man who has been arrested on suspicion of drugging a baby-sitter he hired for his children and sexually assaulting her in his hom L.A. Unified board games Mar 9 10:23 AM EST In the once-in-a-decade redrawing of school board districts, some close to the current process see the mayor's guiding hand. For the last 10 months, Los Angeles Board of Education member Bennett Kayser has been a bit of a thorn in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's side. Hospital did business with firms tied to its CEO, board members Mar 9 10:22 AM EST Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System had $21 million in transactions over the last five years with the firms, state finds. In two cases, the law may have been broken, auditors say. A Monterey County public hospital district did $21 million in business over the last five years with firms in which its chief executive and board members held financial interests, according to a state audit ... Los Angeles Daily News Editorial: Support reform; don't go backward -- School board in Adelanto needs to aid parents for the good of all Mar 10 7:04 PM EST Desert Trails Elementary School is about 100 miles away from heart of the uber-urban schools of Greater Los Angeles -- and a million miles away in spirit. This small Mojave Desert city of Adelanto may well be flashpoint of parent-empowered education reform in California. Getting real about reform: Letters to the Editor for Sunday, March 11, 2012 Mar 10 7:04 PM EST The article on school administration and the printed responses (Letters, March 8) simply "pass the buck" with respect to solving school problems. -- Christine VanderLeest, Lomita Mark Toney: The dumbest smart meters yet for SoCal Gas Mar 10 6:49 PM EST The dumbest smart meters yet -- gas smart meters -- are poised to ignite a new round of smart meter wars in California. Gas meters have few benefits to justify their costs, and the timing of SoCal Gas' proposal to put them into the homes of every one of their customers could not be worse. RedBlueAmerica: Regarding Rush Limbaugh and his latest offense Mar 10 6:49 PM EST Has Rush Limbaugh finally gone too far? Rush Limbaugh has been one of the brightest stars in the conservative firmament for more than 20 years. But the influential radio commentator got in hot water when he referred to Sandra Fluke as a "slut" and encouraged her -- over the air -- to make a sex tape. Santorum takes Kansas, Romney strong in Wyoming Mar 10 6:19 PM EST Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney showed strength in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern showdowns in the week ahead. CBS 2 Los Angeles Motorcyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Chatsworth Mar 10 6:10 PM EST Authorities Saturday were responding to the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash in the Chatsworth area. 3 Southland Lottery Players $206,000 Richer Mar 10 5:49 PM EST Three lucky lottery ticket holders in the Southland are each $206,000 richer after matching five out of the six numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, a lottery spokesperson said. Supreme Court Ruling Could Prompt Cameras In The Classroom To Curb Abuse Mar 10 5:35 PM EST The California State Supreme Court has ruled school districts must be responsible to reduce the risk of children being molested by staff members. Otherwise, they may face civil lawsuits. Artist Michael Heizer's 340-Ton Boulder Arrives At LACMA Mar 10 4:00 PM EST A 340-ton boulder rolled into the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Saturday completing an 11-night, 105-mile journey. Coroner IDs 4-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Closet Inside Westchester Apartment Mar 10 3:41 PM EST Coroner's officials Saturday released the identity of a 4-year-old girl who was found dead earlier this week in her Westchester apartment. NBC Los Angeles Wrestlers Punished For Hazing Mar 10 5:30 PM EST Eight Troy High School wrestlers were suspended for five days for hazing fellow students during an off-campus tournament in January. LAFD Cooks the Books on Response Times Mar 10 3:15 PM EST LA fire department officials admitted that for years the agency has used data that made it appear that firefighters were arriving at the scene of emergencies faster than they actually were, according to the Los... Appeal For Ex-LAPD Cop's Murder Conviction Mar 10 1:45 PM EST The family of an ex-LA cop convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend's wife 26 years ago said they plan to appeal the conviction because they say she didn't get a fair trial. EXCLUSIVE: LAFD System Glitches Mar 10 3:05 AM EST First responders for LA City Fire are not getting all of the emergency notifications meant for them, fire officials told NBC 4 exclusively. One of their alert systems is failing from time to time. The Final Part of LACMA Rock's Incredible Journey Mar 10 2:20 AM EST Friday night marked the beginning of the final leg of a journey for LA's most famous Rock. LACMA's newest attraction is scheduled to arrive sometime on Saturday. KABC-TV Los Angeles Compton teacher accused of sexual misconduct Mar 10 11:35 AM EST A Compton middle school teacher is under investigation for alleged sexual contact with female students. Levitated Mass arrives at Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mar 10 10:10 AM EST A huge rock that's been making its way across SoCal for a week and a half finally reached the L.A. County Museum of Art. 1 dead, 2 injured in Bellflower collision Mar 10 3:55 AM EST A fatal traffic collision happened in Bellflower on Friday night, killing one person and injuring two others. South Gate high-speed pursuit ends in So. LA Mar 10 3:42 AM EST A high-speed pursuit that spanned nearly four cities ended peacefully in South Los Angeles on Friday night. Operation Gratitude creator gets Jefferson Award Mar 10 1:55 AM EST She's spent countless hours helping to bring smiles to the faces of thousands of U.S. troops. FOX 11 News Los Angeles Weekend Forecast Mar 9 8:27 PM EST Cooldown over the Weekend with Partly Cloudy conidtions. Friday Warm-Up Weekend Cool Down Mar 8 7:58 PM EST Showing off her dance moves, Jillian has our 5 Day weather forecast Lazarus Guilty Of First Degree Murder Mar 8 5:27 PM EST A former Los Angeles police detective has been found guilty of murdering the wife of her former lover 26 years ago.  The first-degree murder verdict came Thursday in the cold case against Stephanie Lazarus that hinged on the strength of a single piece of evidence -- DNA from a bite mark on the victim's arm. Sheridan's Housewives Lawsuit Continues Mar 8 2:13 PM EST Marc Cherry will continue his testimony in trial of Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit alleging the ``Desperate Housewives'' creator hit her hard in the face with an open hand in September 2008. "Kony" Video Gets Millions of Views Mar 8 11:57 AM EST A video about the atrocities carried out by Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has gone viral, racking up millions more views seemingly by the hour. Los Angeles Business Journal The Week's Big Movers Mar 9 6:31 PM EST The Business Journal's index of largest local public companies closed down slightly for the week, even as the markets rose on heartening domestic and overseas economic news. Podcast: Highlights from the Latest Business Journal Mar 9 3:13 PM EST Editor Charles Crumpley each week provides highlights from the latest edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal. The podcast for March 12 is now online. Mixed Jobs Report for L.A. County Mar 9 1:43 PM EST L.A. County's unemployment rate dipped to 11.8 percent in January, even as the county appeared to have shed 85,000 jobs. Part of the change was due to annual data revision by statisticians but also suggests that some of the jobs gains seen last year were overstated. Air Lease Quarter Exceeds Expectations Mar 9 1:28 PM EST Air Lease Corp. moved to a better-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter as the company acquired and leased more aircraft to commercial airlines. Green Dot Buys Mobile Technology Provider Mar 9 1:28 PM EST Green Dot Corp. has agreed to acquire Loopt Inc., a Silicon Valley mobile social networking company, for $43.4 million. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Riverside Man Suspected in 2 1991 Cold Case Killings Mar 10 4:27 PM EST VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Sheriff's deputies arrested a Riverside man Thursday and accused him in the 1991 killings of two Victorville men. Man Arrested After Alleged Sex Attack in Library Restroom Mar 10 10:28 AM EST TUSTIN, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police arrested a 23-year-old Anaheim man with a juvenile history of sex offenses Friday afternoon after a 13-year-old boy reported being sodomized in the men's room of the Orange County Public Library in Tustin. Actor Michael Madsen Arrested After Fight with Son Mar 10 10:02 AM EST MALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- Sheriff's deputies arrested actor Michael Madsen Friday on suspicion of child cruelty after he reportedly had a fight with his teenage son, the Los Angeles Times reported. 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Homes in San Bernardino Mar 9 11:32 PM EST VIDEO: Watch Carolyn Costello's Report SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A three-alarm fire destroyed two homes in San Bernardino Friday evening. Compton Middle School Teacher Investigated for Sexual Misconduct Mar 9 10:47 PM EST COMPTON, Calif. (KTLA) -- A male middle school teacher is under investigation for allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with female students. LA Weekly Know When to Fold 'Em Mar 7 8:39 PM EST Last week's feature, which exposed the fallout from the federal government's shutdown of the online poker industry ("They Were Kings for a Moment," by Chris Parker), got readers talking. Writes TCasey, "That's a very informative article about what happened to online gambling. I like your w... Erica Loberg's L.A. County Mental Ward Tell-All Mar 7 8:24 PM EST The hush-hush world of psychiatric hospitals has inspired films like Girl, Interrupted and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , both of which threw light on a human drama most people never experience firsthand. But when the real-life practices in such institutions are pushed into th... Andrew Breitbart Was L.A.'s Implausible Native Son Mar 7 8:09 PM EST Last spring, when Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) accidentally tweeted a photo of his erection to his entire feed — the first brick in an infidelity scandal that would include sexting porn stars, nude cellphone pics and Weiner's eventual resignation — the alarm didn't sound from New York... The Palisadian-Post Marquez Residents Oppose DWP Site Mar 8 11:13 AM EST 2012-03-08 If you are going to build a power-distribution substation in Pacific Palisades, expect extreme opposition. Chamber to Honor Emily Kay, Yogurt Shoppe, City National Mar 8 11:13 AM EST 2012-03-08 Emily Kay Tillman of Fancy Feet Dance Studio, The Yogurt Shoppe and City National Bank will receive annual awards presented by the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce at its Installation Dinner on June 14 at the Riviera Country Club.

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