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Yahoo! Alerts Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Assembly OKs bill to dissolve Vernon Los Angeles Times - Apr 28 3:53 PM EDT LAPD beefs up patrols on Venice Beach, boardwalk Los Angeles Times - Apr 28 12:33 AM EDT Hate crime charges sought against Calabasas High vandals Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 28 6:56 PM EDT Man facing charges for allegedly impersonating police officer Los Angeles Daily News - Apr 28 3:56 PM EDT Woman, 56, Fatally Shot By Officers In Watts Identified CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 28 7:19 PM EDT Blind Sea Lion Is Eating San Pedro Sea Mammal Center Out Of House And Aquarium CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 28 7:11 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Assembly OKs bill to dissolve Vernon Apr 28 3:53 PM EDT The measure, which is the first known attempt by the legislature to disincorporate a charter city, was passed overwhelmingly by vote of 60 to 7. LAPD beefs up patrols on Venice Beach, boardwalk Apr 28 12:33 AM EDT The action is a response to a recent rash of attacks, including a shooting and a stabbing. Los Angeles police announced Wednesday that they have stepped up patrols along Venice Beach after a recent spate of violent confrontations, including a shooting during a "flash mob" gathering and the stabbing of a man in a drum circle on the sand. Union, council members fear Fire Department cutbacks Apr 28 12:32 AM EDT Fire chief says the mayor's plan to eliminate 18 fire companies and four ambulances is better than intermittent closures imposed in 2009. 'Lives will be lost,' a union official says. A proposal to cut 18 fire companies and four ambulances from the Los Angeles Fire Department is generating an outcry from some members of the City Council and leaders of the firefighters union. Capitol Journal: A taxes-schools disconnect Apr 28 12:17 AM EDT Voters don't want more cuts to schools, or to pay higher taxes. This is the illogical world we live in: Parents say their children's schools are underfunded and worry about program cuts. But they don't want to pay higher taxes to avoid deeper cutting. Los Angeles Unified is Academic Decathlon's star student Apr 28 12:04 AM EDT The nation's troubled second-largest school system doesn't get a lot of respect â€" except when it comes to the Academic Decathlon. It's not often that schools across the country look with envy at Los Angeles' public schools, where monumental budget woes, potential widespread teacher layoffs and a long list of hurdles confront the sprawling, diverse school system. Los Angeles Daily News Hate crime charges sought against Calabasas High vandals Apr 28 6:56 PM EDT Detectives will now seek hate crime charges against three students arrested on suspicion of defacing Calabasas High School with anti-Semetic and racist insults, authorities said Thursday. Man facing charges for allegedly impersonating police officer Apr 28 3:56 PM EDT LOS ANGELES - A man was facing the prospect of felony charges today for allegedly impersonating a police officer, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Husband, wife plead guilty in kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard Apr 28 2:41 PM EDT PLACERVILLE, Calif. - A convicted sex offender and his wife pleaded guilty Thursday to kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly two decades. Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 248 Apr 28 2:27 PM EDT PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. - Dozens of tornadoes ripped through the South, flattening homes and businesses and killing at least 248 people in six states in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years. Health calendar for the week of April 28, 2011 Apr 28 2:26 PM EDT Today Verdugo Hills Chapter of The Compassionate Friends: Support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child of any age, 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month (except November and December). Verdugo Hills Hospital, conference room on fourth floor, 1812 Verdugo Blvd., Glendale. 818-236-3635. www.compassionatefriends.org. . CBS 2 Los Angeles Woman, 56, Fatally Shot By Officers In Watts Identified Apr 28 7:19 PM EDT LOS ANGELES (CBS) â€" Authorities Thursday identified a woman fatally shot by three Los Angeles police officers in Watts Wednesday evening. Brenda Williams, 56, was shot about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 10000 block of [...] Blind Sea Lion Is Eating San Pedro Sea Mammal Center Out Of House And Aquarium Apr 28 7:11 PM EDT It costs $100 a day to feed Big Guy, a 750-pound, blind sea lion that has been living at Southern California's Marine Mammal Care Center for 15 months. Dreamworks Animator Accused Of Nightmarish Beating Death Of Neighbor’s Puppy Apr 28 7:04 PM EDT A Pasadena man who works as an animator with DreamWorks Animation pleaded not guilty Thursday to animal cruelty charges including the beating death of a neighbor's 16-month-old German shepherd puppy. Kobe Misses Morning Shootaround Due To Ailing Ankle Apr 28 5:41 PM EDT Kobe Bryant missed Laker shootaround today and did not speak with reporters. Of course the reason being his ailing left ankle. Ramona High’s Senior Class Witnesses Live DUI Sentencing Apr 28 5:36 PM EDT School officials and Riverside police hosted an unusual pre-prom event for Ramona High School’s senior class Thursday morning â€" a live drunk driving sentencing. NBC Los Angeles DA Credits Jaycee For Guilty Pleas Apr 28 1:43 PM EDT DA credits Jaycee Dugard herself for today's guilty pleas. Burn Victim Now Suspect in Westminster Fire Apr 28 10:28 AM EDT Investigators suspect a fire that swept through a Westminster home  was apparently started by one of its residents.  The suspect, his housemate and firefighters suffered burns. Early Morning Gang Sweep in LA County Apr 28 8:13 AM EDT More than 100 suspected gang members are in police custody this morning after an overnight raid. Mayor Reportedly Seeking Donations to Pay for Ethics Fines Apr 28 2:28 AM EDT LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has set up three legal defense funds to help him pay off a $42,000 ethics fine, new reports say. The mayor was fined for accepting valuable sports and entertainment tickets... AIDS: Progress But No Cure Apr 27 9:58 PM EDT The last few decades have seen remarkable progress in the treatment of AIDS - but still there is no cure. Vikki Vargas speaks with a woman who has struggled with the disease and the treatments for... KABC-TV Los Angeles Police impersonator arrested for grand theft Apr 28 6:10 PM EDT A suspected police impersonator was arrested on grand theft charges Tuesday. State assembly bill targets city of Vernon Apr 28 6:10 PM EDT The California Assembly passed a bill that would revoke incorporation from cities with fewer than 150 residents. String of Long Beach robberies within an hour Apr 28 4:26 PM EDT The search for suspects in a string of robberies that happened within an hour Tuesday night continues in Long Beach. Mercedes-Benz to launch LA teen driving school in fall Apr 28 2:25 PM EDT Mercedes-Benz is launching a free driving school for teens in the fall throughout high schools in Los Angeles. Armed suspect shot in stomach by LAPD cops Apr 28 11:55 AM EDT Police in Panorama City shot and wounded a suspect who was armed with a handgun on Wednesday night, authorities said.

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