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Curbed LA: Still drilling on planned Baldwin Hills park land, despite shady regulation

"The Associated Press has gotten its hands on some sleazy-sounding old emails sent from a state engineer to the oil company he was supposed to be regulating."

Villaraigosa proposes increasing DWP rates

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday proposed a carbon reduction surcharge that would eventually add about $2.50 a month to the bills of residential Department of Water and Power customers while hiking rates for some businesses by about 20 percent.

L.A. Sheriff Baca to work patrol shift

As part of an effort to save $58 million in overtime by deputies, Sheriff Lee Baca will go on uniformed patrol in East Los Angeles on Friday -- "when things are the hottest.''

Yaroslavsky: Management of county's finances a 'singular achievement'

Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky believes he knows one reason why the county is "at the top of our game'' while the city of Los Angeles and state government face major financial crises.That reason, according to Yaroslavsky, is term limits.

Times probe shows Burbank PD wrenched with trouble

An FBI investigation into allegations of excessive force in the Burbank Police Department is one symptom of an agency beset with officers taking part in bloody beatings and a police sergeant committing suicide, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site Saturday.

Teacher-student sex ‘never the kid’s fault’

D.A. investigators search Lynwood Unified School District headquarters

Agents from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office of Public Integrity raided the Lynwood Unified School District’s headquarters Thursday.

Boy's 911 call stops home invasion

A 7-year-old boy who hid in a locked bathroom and dialed 911 when three gunmen barged into his family’s home is being hailed as a hero.

Students, teachers protest education cuts

Health care for the poor and uninsured