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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 EST Cash-strapped San Diego set to sell police horses and tack Los Angeles Times - Jan 30 12:49 PM EST High waves hitting L.A. beaches this weekend Los Angeles Times - Jan 30 12:48 PM EST GOP's Whitman disavows 'proud racist' Santa Clarita councilman Los Angeles Daily News - Jan 30 1:37 PM EST Defense of inmate releases challenged Los Angeles Daily News - Jan 30 5:07 AM EST 7 County Roads Still Closed After Storms CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jan 30 6:02 PM EST Detective Probing Murder Of SoCal Educator Killed CBS 2 Los Angeles - Jan 30 5:51 PM EST Los Angeles Times Cash-strapped San Diego set to sell police horses and tack Jan 30 12:49 PM EST The police horses that have patrolled San Diego's Balboa Park are being sold at an online auction. The Police Department has ended its horse unit, which was organized in 1983, as a money-saving measure. The officers have been transferred to other duties, and their mounts and the tack are being sold. High waves hitting L.A. beaches this weekend Jan 30 12:48 PM EST The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for Southern California beaches this morning, with wave of up to 10 feet expected. The waves will produced what forecasters called "dangerous swimming conditions," though that is not expected to stop surfers from heading to the beach. Schwarzenegger orders state to investigate birth defects in Kettleman City Jan 30 2:14 AM EST The governor's directive comes just days after a regional administrator with the EPA launched a federal inquiry into whether a large toxic dump near the community caused the deformities. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger directed state public health and environmental officials Friday to visit Kettleman City to conduct "a thorough investigation" into the causes of birth defects in the San Joaquin Valley ... State plans to close Pomona center for disabled Jan 30 12:29 AM EST Officials say they can't afford to keep Lanterman Developmental Center open but that residents will get proper care in community facilities. Families fear the quality of care will suffer. The Schwarzenegger administration plans to close one of California's last large institutional care centers for people with profound developmental disabilities. NOAA hopes to ease sonar's effects on marine mammals Jan 30 12:29 AM EST Navy testing may be restricted in some Southern California coastal areas. Marine mammal "hot spots" in areas including Southern California's coastal waters may become off limits to testing of a type of Navy sonar linked to the deaths of whales under a plan announced this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Los Angeles Daily News GOP's Whitman disavows 'proud racist' Santa Clarita councilman Jan 30 1:37 PM EST SACRAMENTO - Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman announced Saturday she was severing ties with an elected official from Santa Clarita who described himself as a "proud racist." Defense of inmate releases challenged Jan 30 5:07 AM EST In the growing furor over the early release of thousands of inmates by the cash-strapped corrections system, Assemblyman Ted Lieu on Friday accused officials of trying to deceive the public by defending the plan. Woman missing in Burbank Jan 30 2:37 AM EST A 41-year-old woman who may be unable to care for herself went missing Friday in Burbank. Pasadena (110) Freeway lanes closing through Sunday Jan 30 2:37 AM EST Portions of the Pasadena (110) Freeway in Pasadena will be closed intermittently through Sunday morning for maintenance. First Regional Bank closes Friday, will reopen Monday Jan 30 2:37 AM EST First Regional Bank was closed Friday by government regulators, and its eight branches will reopen Monday as branches of First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. CBS 2 Los Angeles 7 County Roads Still Closed After Storms Jan 30 6:02 PM EST Seven county roads remained closed Saturday due to erosion, flooding or debris from storms that ended a week ago, according to the Department of Public Works. Detective Probing Murder Of SoCal Educator Killed Jan 30 5:51 PM EST Authorities say the lead investigator in the slaying in Mexico of an El Monte school official has been killed. Police Track Burglary Suspect Near USC Jan 30 4:58 PM EST Los Angeles police Saturday blocked off several residential blocks northwest of the University of Southern California, and used a helicopter in an attempt to find a burglary suspect, a sergeant said. Villaraigosa Appoints 3 New City Commissioners Jan 30 4:42 PM EST Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed three new commissioners to city panels Saturday. Cost Dispute Delays Airlifting Hurt Haititians Jan 30 4:31 PM EST The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States because of an apparent cost dispute, though a doctor warned that some injured patients faced imminent death if the flights don't resume. The evacuations were temporarily suspended Wednesday, said Capt. Kevin Aandahl, spokesman for U.S. Transportation Command. The flights were halted a day after Florida ... NBC Los Angeles Prop. 8 Trial Finds Its Way to YouTube Jan 30 12:52 PM EST Two LA filmmakers show the world what went on at the Prop. 8 trial. Temptation Slaps Seduction Around in West Coast Game Jan 30 2:29 AM EST The Los Angeles Temptation inch closer to the Lingerie Bowl. Police Investigate Possible Ecstacy Poisoning of Teacher and Students Jan 30 1:18 AM EST Los Angeles School Police are investigating a possible poisoning by ecstacy of a teacher and two students. A friend of the teacher says that she began feeling ill after noticing two students who felt ill.���� The incident occured this afternoon... Brutal Attack by a Man with a Hammer Jan 29 11:18 PM EST Police are searching for a man who attacked a liquor store clerk with a hammer during a robbery in December.���� Video was released Friday by Ventura Police showing the violent robbery of���� the... Crystal Cathedral Cancels "Glory of Easter" Pageant Jan 29 11:18 PM EST Layoffs and other cutbacks are in the future for Crystal Cathedral Ministries in Orange County according to a statment issued Friday night on the church website and signed by megachurch founder the Rev. KABC-TV Los Angeles HS students lend a hand clearing mud, debris Jan 30 6:10 PM EST A group of students from Arroyo Pacific Academy helped an administrator clear mud and debris from her home after winter storms. Gang members offered education from LA man Jan 30 4:06 AM EST A Southland man takes gang members off the streets and into the classroom to teach them trades and change lives. Tracks reopen after train collision in Pasadena Jan 30 1:36 AM EST Commuter trains are running again in Pasadena after a northbound Metro Gold Line train struck a car in a crossing. Haikus grace parking signs in West Hollywood Jan 30 1:36 AM EST Haiku poems disguised as parking signs have been placed around West Hollywood in celebration of L.A.'s art month. State lawmaker looks to end free parking spots Jan 29 11:36 PM EST A senator is proposing a bill to cut free parking spaces in order to lessen pollution and traffic congestion.

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