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Vote To Dissolve Troubled City Of Vernon Fails
VERNON (CBS) — After a six-month battle, a new vote to dissolve the city of Vernon has failed. The California Senate has voted against dissolving the troubled city, but only by a narrow margin. Monday...
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Ex-Mayor’s Attorney ‘Very Confident’ Bell Corruption Case Will Be Dropped
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The infamous “Bell 8″ are back in court on public corruption charges in the hopes of setting a date to convince a judge to drop the case against them. KNX 1070′s Ed Mertz reports...
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Audits: Montebello Blew $31M On ‘Frivolous’ Promo Items, Golfing, Vegas
MONTEBELLO (CBS) — City officials in Montebello wasted $31 million in public funds on questionable expenditures,including funds meant to improve blighted neighborhoods spent instead on fancy dinners...
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Greuel: ‘No One Minding The Store’ At LA Coliseum
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Another high-ranking city official will take a closer look at the Los Angeles Coliseum. City Controller Wendy Greuel joined the review after a scathing report in the Los Angeles...
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KFWB On Your Corner: Pasadena City College
(KFWB NEWS TALK 980) — Pasadena is home to one of the largest community college campuses in the country. KFWB 980′s Russ Spears reports Pasadena City College has educated more than a million students...
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Survey Finds Riverside One Of Worst Cities For Young Adults
RIVERSIDE (CNS) — Riverside is one of the 25 worst cities for young adults to live in the United States, according to an online survey that examined unemployment, education, indebtedness and other...
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City Section Football Semifinals Set
(CBS) – (1) San Pedro vs (8) Crenshaw SPHS def Crenshaw, 31-7 (5) Carson vs (4) Venice Carson def Venice, 47-34 (3) Dorsey vs (6) Birmingham Dorsey def Birmingham, 45-15 (7) West...
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Lawmakers Question Cost Of Vernon’s Legal Bills
VERNON (CBS) — Lawmakers are questioning the cost of legal bills for the city of Vernon, which is under investigation for its financial dealings. Vernon paid a law firm nearly $7 million this year,...
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Police Release Video Of Man Who Allegedly Robbed, Assaulted Woman On Bus
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Los Angeles Police Department Wilshire Division robbery detectives have released video of a suspect wanted for a robbery and assault of a 26-year-old woman on a city bus. Officials...
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Surging Gas Prices A Pain For Drivers, Windfall For Struggling SoCal Cities
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — That pain you may be feeling at the gas pump is bringing some much-needed paper to the coffers at City Hall. KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports the continue rise in gas prices has...
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KNX On Your Corner: Culver Studios
(KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO) — Some of the best films in movie history and some of the most popular TV shows have come from Culver City. Download: 3-9-oyc_culver_studios_eme.mp3
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Audit: $7M In Missing Fuel May Have Gone To Gas Up Personal Cars
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — City employees may have used taxpayer-purchased fuel for their own personal vehicles after an estimated $7 million in gasoline remains unaccounted for, according to an audit...
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Villaraigosa’s $7.2B Budget Expected To Include Cuts, Layoffs
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is set to release the city’s new budget Friday afternoon. He is expected to call for dozens of layoffs in several departments in an attempt to close a...
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Trial Date Set In Bell Corruption Trial; New Manager Vows ‘Good Audit’
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The first permanent manager of the city of Bell since Robert Rizzo was forced to resign two years ago will take over on Friday. Doug Willmore told KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO he wants to...
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Family Of Teen Shot By Police On Freeway Files $120 Million Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The parents of a 19-year-old Winnetka man who was fatally shot by police following a late-night chase through the San Fernando Valley filed a $120 million federal lawsuit Monday...
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Cudahy Mayor, 2 Other Officials Indicted On Bribery Charges
CUDAHY (CBS) — Three officials with the city of Cudahy were in custody on Friday on federal bribery charges. A criminal complaint filed in United States District Court alleges that the three officials...
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Politicians Asked To Return LASD Badges After Cudahy Scandal
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has recalled an estimated 200 badges that were given to local politicians in the wake of the Cudahy corruption scandal. KNX 1070′s Pete...
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City Attorney Sues US Bank For Alleged Blight, Illegal Evictions
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The City Attorney announced on Tuesday a lawsuit against one of the nation’s biggest banks over alleged illegal eviction and maintenance practices. KNX 1070′s Ed Mertz reports...
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Duarte Nears Fiscal Emergency, But Downplays Bankruptcy Fears
DUARTE (CBSLA.com) — Officials in the city of Duarte on Tuesday were set to vote on declaring a fiscal emergency in the wake of plunging sales revenues and losing millions more in redevelopment...
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Pro-Medical Marijuana Councilman Admits To Having Prescription
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two Westside city council members who opposed the citywide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries admitted on Tuesday to accepting campaign donations —and even patronizing —...
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