LA Councilman Indicted in Residency Investigation
LA Councilman Richard Alarcon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 18 criminal counts, including perjury and voter fraud, for allegedly living outside the district he represents.
 Federal officials should take bigger role in overseeing L.A. County's probation department, Ridley-Thomas saysLos Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas urged the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to broaden its investigation of the county Probation Department and provide more muscular oversight of the troubled agency. |  L.A. Mayor's Comp Tickets ProbedLOS ANGELES -- The district attorney has opened an inquiry into Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's use of complimentary tickets for sports and entertainment events. |  Official leaves LA mayor's partnershipThe administrator in charge of instruction for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's educational organization is leaving to take a similar position in San Diego, officials announced Wednesday. |  LA Votes in Favor of Arizona BoycottThe Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution Wednesday that calls for cutting some of its business ties to Arizona. The council's move comes amid controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law -- SB 1070. Thirteen of the council's members approved the... |  Birotte Confirmed as U.S. Attorney in Los AngelesThe U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Andre Birotte Jr. as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, Senator Dianne Feinstein said. |  Los Angeles Rep. Diane Watson declines to endorse successorBy the time Democratic Rep. Diane Watson announced Thursday that she would end her political career after more than three decades, word of her impending retirement had spread so widely that she joked about the anticlimactic nature of the news conference she... |  L.A. County fire chief now says he won't retireLos Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman, who announced last month that he was planning to retire in March, has decided to stay for an additional year, officials said today. |  LA Councilman Indicted in Residency InvestigationLA Councilman Richard Alarcon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 18 criminal counts, including perjury and voter fraud, for allegedly living outside the district he represents. |
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Los Angeles mayor shakes up staff
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Los Angeles police chief Bratton stepping down
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Posters depicting Barack Obama as Joker appear on Los Angeles streets
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Villaraigosa to be Sworn in for Second Term as Los Angeles Mayor Today
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LA mayor Villaraigosa won't run for California governor
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