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Artwork, fraud victims sought
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelMatthew Taylor, 43, Vero Beach. Photo: U.S. Department of Justice, courtesy Federal investigators and the Los Angeles Police Department are seeking information about the man picured above: Matthew Taylor, 43, an art dealer from Vero Beach, Florida....Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Painting, FBI, Jackson Pollock, Guggenheim Museum
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Obama's police report: Reassessment
The Swampby Peter Wallsten, Peter Nicholas and Richard Simon A day after saying that police "acted stupidly" in arresting a black Harvard University professor in his own home, President Obama appeared to soften his stance Thursday, spreading the blame more...Tags: FBI, Politics, Crimes, Harvard University, Illinois
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Newton: After 12 years, a better LAPD
Although it was drowned out by the mayor's race, Los Angeles quietly marked a historic moment this month: On May 15, after 12 years of policing the city under the eye of a federal judge, the Los Angeles Police Department at last was allowed to return to...
Tags: Christopher Dorner, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Riordan
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Newton: Where Greuel went wrong
Smart and capable, City Controller Wendy Greuel has been a high-profile public servant who believes in Los Angeles and has devoted much of her career to improving it. But boy, did she run a lousy campaign for mayor. Eric Garcetti's sizable win might...
Tags: Elections, White House, Kevin James, Politics, Political Fundraising
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Newton: Decision time for L.A.
As the campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has played out over the last two years, the complaints I've heard most often are that none of the candidates has reached for big ideas, that the field has lacked big personalities and that the two finalists are...
Tags: Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Human Interest, Politics, Government
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Mayor leaves L.A. in better shape than he found it
I couldn't have imagined saying this a few years ago, but I wish Antonio Villaraigosa could run again for mayor of Los Angeles. You can look at broken promises and judge the mayor a flop: too many potholes, and not enough cops. But I think his...
Tags: Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, CicLAvia, United Negro College Fund
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Landscaping fiasco at LAPD headquarters not over yet
If the penal code had a section on landscaping crimes, the Los Angeles Police Department would need a full-time squad to go after everyone responsible for the ongoing fiasco on its own property. It's been 3 1/2 years since the new headquarters opened at...
Tags: Culture, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Newton: Some questions for Greuel and Garcetti
There was plenty to grouse about in the first round of the Los Angeles mayor's race. Instead of real discussion of the city's issues, the candidates offered evasive cliches. A deluge of debates reduced almost every serious policy position to a sound bite....
Tags: Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Jesse Jackson, Port of Los Angeles, Politics
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Mixed signals on city budget give voters more reason for cynicism
When I scolded deadbeat Angelenos for blowing off Tuesday's election, some of them had just enough energy to return fire. "I chose not to spit into the wind anymore," wrote Lou. "It is not an embarrassment to shun an embarrassment like L.A....
Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Budgets and Budgeting, Collective Contract, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Newton: Decision time in the L.A. mayor's race
The candidates for mayor of Los Angeles have been at it for more than a year, some much longer than that. Together, they have spent nearly $15 million. They've participated in so many debates that they can now address just about any topic — from...
Tags: Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Kevin James, Politics, Local Elections
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's side
In the three-plus years since Charlie Beck put on the chief's badge at the LAPD, his goal has been to consolidate a modern, multiethnic, publicly responsible 10,000-officer department, as envisioned in the rattling reforms of 15 and 20 years ago. The...
Tags: Rodney King, Christopher Dorner, Anderson Cooper, Sundance Film Festival, Politics
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Dorner and the LAPD legacy
I expected fireworks in South Los Angeles this week, when LAPD Chief Charlie Beck showed up at a community meeting to talk about Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop turned killer whose manifesto cast the department in an ugly light, resurrecting decades of...
Tags: Rodney King, Christopher Dorner, Minority Groups, Racism
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