The head of Metrolink warned Congress a year ago that proposals to require updated safety devices on trains would involve “substantial cost” and urged lawmakers to give railroads “flexibility” in choosing and implementing the new systems.
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From a block away, an unmarked police cruiser shadowed a dump truck as it turned onto a dark street in South Los Angeles.
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Like an aging prizefighter with an iron jaw, the Broadway Boxing Gym has taken its share of punches over the last three decades.
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A Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief vowed Monday to crack down on those who illegally dump refuse on public streets and alleys in South Los Angeles.
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South Los Angeles residents aren’t the only ones having a tough time getting city crews to clean up alleyways strewn with refuse and dead animals.
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In the wake of a Times report that illegal trash dumping is plaguing some of Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods, state officials announced Tuesday that they would give the city a $500,000 grant to help crack down on violators in the hardest-hit areas.
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered a comprehensive report Monday to find out why illegally dumped refuse has been allowed to sit for weeks in alleys in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.”The mayor’s view is that people should not have to wait for weeks to have trash picked up,” said Gil Duran, a spokesman for Villaraigosa, who was traveling in Israel.Documenting the conditions in photographs and videos, The Times reported Monday that refuse – including dead animals – fe
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For Alex Rodriguez, the rats and stench are the worst things about the rubbish routinely dumped on the street and alley in his South Los Angeles neighborhood.
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Los Angeles County voters approved utility taxes and school bond measures in five jurisdictions but rejected parcel taxes in two school districts.
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Early election results in Los Angeles County showed voters approving utility taxes and school bond measures in five jurisdictions, but parcel taxes in two school districts were trailing badly.
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