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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : Brown's school funding plan draws mixed reactions Los Angeles Times - Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 07:16 PM EST LAPD snipers with 50-caliber rifles, undercover cops in tuxedos at Oscars Los Angeles Times - Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 03:01 PM EST Al Martinez: No rest for the weary: Insomnia has become a devil of a problem Los Angeles Daily News - Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:51 PM EST Rick Orlov's Tipoff: Races heat up but voters stay cool Los Angeles Daily News - Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:42 PM EST Man Shot While Riding Bike In South Los Angeles CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:39 PM EST ‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln’ To Square Off For Oscar Gold CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 05:20 PM EST Los Angeles Times Brown's school funding plan draws mixed reactions Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 07:16 PM EST The governor's proposal would funnel more money to low-income, English-learning or foster-care students. Not everyone thinks that's fair. In the Anaheim City School District, where most students are low-income and struggling to learn English, teachers need special training, extra tutoring time and lots of visual materials to help their pupils achieve at grade level. LAPD snipers with 50-caliber rifles, undercover cops in tuxedos at Oscars Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 03:01 PM EST Oscar statues are moved into place for the 85th annual Academy Awards. The Los Angeles Police Department will be on high alert during the Academy Awards, and numerous streets around the show's Hollyw Paroled sex offenders disarming tracking devices Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 01:16 AM EST Thousands of high-risk parolees are removing GPS monitors, often with little risk of serving time, because jails are too full to hold them. Some have been charged with new crimes. SACRAMENTO — Thousands of paroled child molesters, rapists and other high-risk sex offenders in California are removing or disarming their court-ordered GPS tracking devices — and some have been charged with new crimes ... Oyster farm fight has many interested parties Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 01:01 AM EST Drakes Bay Oyster Co.'s 40-year lease with the National Park Service ended in 2012, but the company is suing to stay on. POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE — To hear Kevin Lunny tell it, he's just a little guy, draining his life's savings to stand up to a heartless federal agency bent on closing down his family's oyster farm here. Deputy shoots, injures driver after short chase in Orange County Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 12:01 AM EST The incident began when a man was reported passed out in his vehicle at a McDonald's drive-through in Stanton. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A short chase that began early Saturday in a McDonald's drive-through in Stanton ended when authorities hit the suspect's vehicle and shot and wounded him, authorities said. Los Angeles Daily News Al Martinez: No rest for the weary: Insomnia has become a devil of a problem Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:51 PM EST A writer I know suffers from chronic insomnia, which he calls sleeping with the devil because he lies awake a good part of the night staring at the ceiling and thinking about the war he fought in Korea a long time ago. He feels that the devil must be lying next to him making him remember. Rick Orlov's Tipoff: Races heat up but voters stay cool Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:42 PM EST This is crunch time for those looking to be the city's next group of elected officials, from mayor on down. Challenges abound for Los Angeles Community College District hopefuls Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:37 PM EST A quarter of its community college students graduate or transfer. A third of nine campuses risk losing accreditation. And its chancellor just resigned. Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:36 PM EST Birmingham High School Alumni Association meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday. The school's library, 17000 Haynes St., Lake Balboa. birminghamcharter.com Nonprofit Calendar: Bone marrow drive for Kardashian cousin at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Granada ... Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:36 PM EST Battle of the Badges - Los Angeles Fire Department blood drive: Two dates and locations; appointments required: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today, LAFD Station 84, 21050 Burbank Blvd., Woodland Hills (818-756-8684) and 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, LAFD Station 87, 10124 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills (818-756-8687). redcrossbattleofthebadges.org CBS 2 Los Angeles Man Shot While Riding Bike In South Los Angeles Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:39 PM EST Authorities on Sunday continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting in South Los Angeles that left a man in critical condition. ‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln’ To Square Off For Oscar Gold Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 05:20 PM EST Two historical dramas are expected to battle it out for best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards. 1 Killed, 1 Wounded In Shooting Outside Motorcycle Club In Compton Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 05:09 PM EST One man has been killed and a second wounded following a shooting outside a motorcycle club in the city of Compton. 1 Killed, 1 Wounded In Drive-By Shooting Near Downtown Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 04:13 PM EST A drive-by shooting near downtown Los Angeles early Sunday morning claimed one life and left a second person injured. Man Allegedly Steals Riverside Police Cruiser During Foot Pursuit Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 03:40 PM EST A man accused of leading a Riverside officer on a foot chase and allegedly taking a police cruiser in the process remained at large, police said Sunday. NBC Los Angeles Concern For Mountain View Toxic Plume Expanded Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 05:25 PM EST High levels of toxic TCE in the air has some residents raising questions Photo Credit: David Paredes Sea Lion Pup Ends Up in Carson Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 03:40 PM EST A sea lion pup that flopped its way onto an intersection in Carson -- about six miles from the beach -- is just the latest in a flood of the emaciated mammals to struggle ashore in Southern California in recent... Lawyer Trapped, Forgotten Inside Local Jail Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 01:10 PM EST A North County lawyer is furious after being trapped and forgotten inside a local jail for hours. MC Hammer Tweets About Arrest Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 01:10 PM EST Rapper MC Hammer took to Twitter Saturday to comment about an encounter he had with Dublin police that ended with the musician in jail. Photo Credit: Getty Images Man Shoots Pit Bulls That Attacked Horse, Rider Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 01:40 AM EST A 24-year-old man shot at two pitbulls, killing one, as they attacked a woman and her horse on a San Dimas equestrian trail on Saturday, police said. KABC-TV Los Angeles Oscars 2013: Stars begin arriving on red carpet Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:29 PM EST Stars have begun arriving on the Oscar red carpet for Hollywood's biggest night, expected to be jam-packed with excitement. Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:29 PM EST The pope made history by bestowing his final blessing on a cheering crowd of 100,000 people in St. Peter's Square. Memorial scheduled for slain Irvine couple Sunday Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 03:00 PM EST A memorial is scheduled at Concordia University for the couple allegedly killed by former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner. 3 Calif. cities make miserable cities list Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 02:59 PM EST See which three California cities made Forbes Magazine's 2013 list of America's most miserable cities. Pistorius' brother facing charge in traffic death Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 02:59 PM EST Olympic star Oscar Pistorius older brother, Carl, is facing charges for the death of a woman in a traffic accident. KTLA-TV Los Angeles MC Hammer Claims Racial Profiling in Arrest Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 06:43 PM EST DUBLIN, Calif. — Sheriff’s deputies in the Bay Area brought the hammer down on MC Hammer, and he was none too pleased about it. The rap artist, whose real name is Stanley Burrell, was arrested late last week in the … LA Times Travel Show with Gabe Saglie: Extreme Adventure Hot Spots for 2013 Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 04:28 PM EST Travelzoo reporter Gabe Saglie was at the LA Times Travel Show Sunday where he spoke with travel junkie Julia Dimon. She told us about some of the best extreme adventures in 2013, which ranged from jungle survival to walking with … Afghanistan Orders U.S. Troops to Leave Strategic Province Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 04:28 PM EST By Shashank Bengali and Hashmat Baktash KABUL, Afghanistan ( Los Angeles Times ) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday ordered U.S. special forces troops to leave a strategic eastern province, accusing the Americans and Afghans working for them of … The Car Pro for the Weekend of February 23 and 24 Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 02:58 PM EST “The Car Pro” Jerry Reynolds gives us a preview of a new Jaguar and Ford. … LA Times Travel Show with Gabe Saglie: How to Eat a Small Country Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 02:28 PM EST Travelzoo reporter Gabe Saglie was at the LA Times Travel Show. Amy Finley talks about her book “How to Eat a Small Country: A Family’s Pursuit of Happiness, One Meal at a Time”. …

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