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...targeted more often, prompted in part by last November's highly charged Prop. 8 initiative, report says. November 20, 2009 Los Angeles County saw an overall 4% drop in hate crimes last year, while crimes against gays, lesbians, bisexuals...

In this article: Barack Obama, Proposition 8, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, Church of Scientology, and Lorri Jean

...San Francisco Bay Area transit officer who was videotaped shooting an unarmed man in a New Year's Day confrontation will be moved to Los Angeles County because of intense media coverage, the Associated Press is reporting. Here's the full...

In this article: San Diego County, Alameda County, Bay Area Rapid Transit, and San Diego

Updated: 11/19/2009 10:03:07 PM PST OAKLAND - The murder trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle will be held in Los Angeles County, a judge ruled Thursday, but it most likely will not begin until the end of next year.

In this article: San Diego County, Alameda County, San Diego, and Los Angeles

In a unanimous vote, the University of California Board of Regents today approved a plan to partner with Los Angeles County to reopen Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital by 2013. The partnership is a crucial step in reviving the long-troubled...

In this article: University of California, Mark G. Yudof, and Arnold Schwarzenegger

...on New Years Day , 2009. (Laura A. Oda/staff) OAKLAND - The murder trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle will be held in Los Angeles County, a judge declared Thursday, but it most likely will not begin until the end of next...

In this article: Los Angeles, Alameda County, San Diego, San Diego County, and BART

...that were likely from the same individual, he said. "Every year this report provides a startling snapshot of the face of hatred in Los Angeles County," said Sandra Thomas, president of the commission. She said the report is used by law...

In this article: Barack Obama, Proposition 8, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, Church of Scientology, and Lorri Jean

...Board of Regents meeting at UCLA this morning said that they were cautiously optimistic that they would vote Thursday to partner with Los Angeles County to reopen Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in Willowbrook. Under the proposal, the...

In this article: Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital, University of California, Moral imperative, UCLA, and Catholic Healthcare West

Supervisors approve health initiatives to improve the county's chances of receiving federal stimulus funds, but vote against a proposal to discourage the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. In an effort to strengthen their bid for as...

In this article: Sugar, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Snow cone, Coca-Cola, and Hollywood Bowl

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County's district attorney says he intends to prosecute owners of marijuana dispensaries that take cash for pot. District Attorney Steve Cooley said Tuesday he believes state law only permits the possession, use...

In this article: Steve Cooley, Los Angeles, and California

...of improving access to technology for hundreds of at-risk Latino students at LAUP preschools throughout Los Angeles County. Business Wire Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky (center, standing) joins Los Angeles Universal...

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