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Nancy Reagan Backs Whitman, Fiorina

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Race for California

Laura Cueva
Staff Reporter

Reagan supports Fiorina despite their different opinions on stem cell research.

What Comes Next For Neighborhood Councils?

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Callie Schweitzer
Editor-in-Chief

Neighborhood councils have had a rocky year. What does this next move by the City Council mean?Read more...

Greuel Most-Gifted City Leader, Economic Interests Filings Show

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Paresh Dave
Staff Reporter

INTERACTIVE: The mayor accepted thousands of dollars in free travel last year as city council members earned income from side jobs.Read more...

Balancing The Arts And The Deficit

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Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

The city, facing a $200 million deficit this year, will seek cuts and layoffs in many departments, including the $9.6 million arts agency responsible for funding arts in L.A.Read more...

Mayor Proposes Neighborhood Council Agency Be Folded

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Callie Schweitzer
Senior News Editor

Twenty-seven city jobs will be eliminated if DONE, which oversees the 90 neighborhood council system, is folded into another agency.Read more...

Neighborhood Council Funding Spared, 3,000 City Job Cuts Approved

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John Guenther, Callie Schweitzer
News Editors

The local councils will not have their budget cut in half, but they may have to give up $1.6 million of city funds before April.Read more...

Neighborhood Councils See Glimmer Of Hope

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Madeline Reddington
Staff Reporter

A special committee advised against slicing up the city's Neighborhood Councils, but the battle still wages on.Read more...

Villaraigosa Defends Call For More Layoffs

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Amy Silverstein, ShelStowers
Staff Reporters

WATCH: The mayor calls for more parking meters and a partial outsourcing of labor, but says he'll protect police and firefighter jobs.Read more...