Supervisors Can Play Santa All Year
California | Local |
November 28, 2004
A baseball field in Topanga, pockmarked with gopher holes, got some. Read more
Articles by Sue Fox
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County Broke Law on Hospital
California | Local |
November 6, 2004
Los Angeles County Dist. Read more
63,332 Inmates Were Released Early, Sheriff Says
California | Local |
October 28, 2004
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday that chronic
budget problems had forced the early release of 63,332 County Jail
inmates, many of whom served as little as 10% of their sentences. Read more
Building in Santa Monicas Restricted
California | Local |
October 27, 2004
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors tentatively approved a
zoning ordinance Tuesday that would strictly limit development along
the scenic ridgelines of the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more
Audit Unveils Alleged Frauds
California | Local |
October 22, 2004
One Los Angeles County employee, a social worker in the Department of
Children and Family Services, used his county calling card to charge
$86,000 in calls to Thailand. Read more
Oversight Left Staples Tract Tax-Free for 5 Years
California | Local |
October 20, 2004
For the past five years, the Los Angeles County assessor’s office has
forgotten to collect millions of dollars in property tax on 26 acres
across from Staples Center, where a billion-dollar hotel and
entertainment complex is slated for development. Read more
Report Lauds Alternative to Foster-Care Program
California | Local |
October 13, 2004
More than 14,000 foster children in California have found permanent
homes with grandparents or other relatives under an innovative
program that provides subsidies to caregivers, a national report said Tuesday. Read more
Ex-LAPD Chief Gates’ Son Arrested
California | Local |
October 11, 2004
Lowell Gates, the 48-year-old son of former Los Angeles Police Chief
Daryl F. Gates, was arrested Sunday on several drug charges,
authorities said. Read more
Making a Personal Protest
California | Local |
October 3, 2004
It was noon Saturday, the appointed hour for peace activist Jerry
Rubin to begin his latest hunger strike. Read more
County Officials Cite Improved Balance Sheets
California | Local |
September 29, 2004
After several years of extreme belt-tightening and a few strokes of
financial luck, Los Angeles County’s budget discipline appears to be
paying off. Read more
