LA Blog http://lablog.biz Los Angeles Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:03:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 L.A. County launches special court for vets http://lablog.biz/l-a-county-launches-special-court-for-vets/ http://lablog.biz/l-a-county-launches-special-court-for-vets/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:03:26 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/l-a-county-launches-special-court-for-vets/ The L.A. County court system will set up a special “Veterans Court” to handle cases involving U.S. military veterans.

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]]> http://lablog.biz/compton-replaces-city-manager/feed/ 0 Blast, fire raze Bay Area homes http://lablog.biz/blast-fire-raze-bay-area-homes/ http://lablog.biz/blast-fire-raze-bay-area-homes/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:25:00 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/blast-fire-raze-bay-area-homes/ At least one person is killed and more than a score injured after an explosion rocks San Bruno. Several blocks go up in flames.

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]]> http://lablog.biz/blast-fire-raze-bay-area-homes/feed/ 0 LAPD Alleges Pastor Abused Child http://lablog.biz/lapd-alleges-pastor-abused-child/ http://lablog.biz/lapd-alleges-pastor-abused-child/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:15 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/lapd-alleges-pastor-abused-child/ Late Thursday night the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) issued a news release that “Abused Child Unit Detectives have arrested 44-year-old Leonel Pelayo, a resident of Carson, and church pastor, for the… Los Angeles Police Department – Los Angeles – United States – California – Counties

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]]> http://lablog.biz/lapd-alleges-pastor-abused-child/feed/ 0 Two gang members convicted of hate-crime murders http://lablog.biz/two-gang-members-convicted-of-hate-crime-murders/ http://lablog.biz/two-gang-members-convicted-of-hate-crime-murders/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/two-gang-members-convicted-of-hate-crime-murders/ Jury deliberates less than two days before convicting the two men of the Harbor Gateway murders of a 14-year-old black girl and a potential witness.

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]]> http://lablog.biz/two-gang-members-convicted-of-hate-crime-murders/feed/ 0 Brown, Whitman duel with new ads aimed at independents http://lablog.biz/brown-whitman-duel-with-new-ads-aimed-at-independents/ http://lablog.biz/brown-whitman-duel-with-new-ads-aimed-at-independents/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/brown-whitman-duel-with-new-ads-aimed-at-independents/ The Democrat touts talking points that could come from a GOP playbook. The Republican uses Bill Clinton’s comments against Brown from the 1992 presidential race

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]]> http://lablog.biz/brown-whitman-duel-with-new-ads-aimed-at-independents/feed/ 0 California has enough cash to avoid issuing IOUs until at least October, state controller says http://lablog.biz/california-has-enough-cash-to-avoid-issuing-ious-until-at-least-october-state-controller-says/ http://lablog.biz/california-has-enough-cash-to-avoid-issuing-ious-until-at-least-october-state-controller-says/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/california-has-enough-cash-to-avoid-issuing-ious-until-at-least-october-state-controller-says/ As California concludes its 10th week of the fiscal year without a budget, Controller John Chiang credits an unexpected drop in state spending for a slight cash cushion. California has sufficient cash in its dwindling treasury to avoid issuing IOUs until at least October, a reprieve from previous projections that the scrip was imminent, the state controller said Thursday.

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]]> http://lablog.biz/hermosa-beach-tattoo-parlor-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-by-appeals-court/feed/ 0 Witness says man killed by LAPD in Westlake was unarmed http://lablog.biz/witness-says-man-killed-by-lapd-in-westlake-was-unarmed/ http://lablog.biz/witness-says-man-killed-by-lapd-in-westlake-was-unarmed/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/witness-says-man-killed-by-lapd-in-westlake-was-unarmed/ Woman contradicts the official account of the shooting of a Guatemalan day laborer, who police say was threatening people with a knife. A Westlake resident who said she witnessed the fatal shooting of a Guatemalan day laborer by a Los Angeles police officer said Thursday that she saw no knife in the man’s hands, contradicting the Police Department’s account.

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]]> http://lablog.biz/witness-says-man-killed-by-lapd-in-westlake-was-unarmed/feed/ 0 2 killed by Metrolink train were sleeping on the tracks, authorities believe http://lablog.biz/2-killed-by-metrolink-train-were-sleeping-on-the-tracks-authorities-believe/ http://lablog.biz/2-killed-by-metrolink-train-were-sleeping-on-the-tracks-authorities-believe/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 admin http://lablog.biz/2-killed-by-metrolink-train-were-sleeping-on-the-tracks-authorities-believe/ A survivor who was clipped by the train tells of the trio’s activities the night before the accident Thursday morning in Mission Viejo. As investigators struggled through the day to make sense of the carnage on the railroad tracks in Mission Viejo, they considered the possibilities: a group of friends recovering from a night of heavy drinking, teenagers from a nearby park with a reputation as a midnight party spot, a suicide pact.

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