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In bipartisan vote, Senate protects funding for Boeing C-17 cargo planes

L.A. Times - California | Local News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

McCain vows to continue effort to strip $2.5-billion for 10 additional planes from the defense bill. Obama and Gates also say the extra C-17s are not needed.

The Senate on Wednesday shot down an effort to kill funding for Boeing C-17 military cargo planes that President Obama says are not needed, underscoring the turbulence the White House faces in trying to cut money for politically popular projects.

California timber firm to market its forests as weapon against global warming

L.A. Times - California | Local News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Sierra Pacific's announcement comes less than a week after the Schwarzenegger administration pushed through new rules allowing the company to sell carbon credits.

The state's largest timber company Wednesday announced a groundbreaking agreement to begin marketing its vast forests as a weapon in the fight against global warming.

Judge orders church to turn over property to Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

L.A. Times - California | Local News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

St. Luke's Anglican Church in La Crescenta broke away from the Episcopal Church in 2006 in a dispute over biblical authority and interpretation, including consecration of an openly gay bishop.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Wednesday ordered leaders of a former Episcopal church in La Crescenta to turn over church property by Oct. 12 to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, marking the latest wrinkle in a long-running legal dispute.

Feedback Sought On 405 Freeway Widening Project

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:36 +0000

State and county transportation officials are seeking feedback on several proposals to widen the 405 Freeway between the San Joaquin Hills (73) Transportation Corridor and the 605 Freeway.

Gang-Related Shooting Wounds 2 In Santa Monica

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:58:50 +0000

Two people were wounded in a gang-related shooting Santa Monica Wednesday night. The shooting happened about 6:15 p.m. at Lincoln Boulevard and Marine Street, Santa Monica police Lt. Mohamed Marhaba said.

Golden Pylon Awards put a positive spin on traffic

L.A. Times - California | Local News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:36:00 +0000

At a luncheon in L.A. sponsored by regional transit agencies, TV and radio traffic reporters are acknowledged for their work.

They're not the Emmys or the Oscars, and the gift baskets aren't full of expensive goodies.

Family of unarmed shooting victim files claim against L.A. County

L.A. Times - California | Local News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:16:00 +0000

Relatives of Darrick Collins, who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in Athens, allege poor training and misuse of deadly force.

The family of an unarmed man fatally shot earlier this month by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy filed a legal claim against the county Wednesday, alleging that sheriff's deputies are poorly trained and routinely use deadly force on people who don't pose any threat.

L.A. City Council OKs 12-story condo project near Beverly Center

L.A. Times - California | Local News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:15:00 +0000

The 95-unit development will be built at 3rd Street and Wetherly Drive in the Beverly Grove neighborhood under a compromise fashioned by Koretz to satisfy neighborhood opponents.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to approve a 12-story condominium building near the Beverly Center that had drawn fire for months from neighborhood activists and a nearby hotel.

Calif. To Get 350K Swine Flu Vaccines In 1st Round

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:54:54 +0000

About 350,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine will be sent to California in the first round of shipments from the federal government.

Construction Firms Ordered To Pay Firefight Costs

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:45:36 +0000

In the largest jury award ever in a firefighting cost-recovery case, a federal jury today ordered two construction companies to pay nearly $36.5 million to reimburse the government for costs associated with a massive 2002 wildfire near Santa Clarita.