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Costly perk forces DWP to shell out extra if it gives work to outside contractors

The Los Angeles Times reports: "It's no secret Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees are paid well. But a little-known clause in their union contract ensures they can […]
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Locked in Terror

The Fresno Bee reports: "The Fresno County Jail has been a place of terror and despair for mentally ill inmates who spiral deeper into madness because jail officials withhold their […]
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Victims' Dilemma: 911 Calls Can Bring Eviction

"Aiming to save neighborhoods from blight and to ease burdens on the police, municipalities have adopted ordinances requiring landlords to weed out disruptive tenants," The New York Times reports.
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Portland drug informant's cases fall apart after questions about his credibility, whereabouts

"Police and prosecutors say checks-and-balances ensure the integrity of the system. But defense attorneys -- whose clients faced years in prison because of Jackson's work -- say police wasted thousands […]
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Truck company vehicles were taken out of service for maintenance problems

"Defective brakes, axle problems and cracked wheel rims were among the most serious maintenance problems state inspectors found on trucks owned by B&E Transport, the firm involved in last week's […]
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Nevada chief justice orders courts review after potentially more than 2,400 ruled mentally ill not reported to gun database

"(A Reno Gazette-Journal) report this week found that Washoe District Court in Reno did not send 179 names to the Department of Public Safety’s database of people prohibited from possessing […]
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Shortcomings seen in response to missing Iowans

"A Des Moines Register examination of missing-person cases revealed ongoing shortcomings in how Iowa responds when its residents vanish."
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Woman says KCMO councilman's sexting scandal connected to taxpayer money, shares story with FBI

"41 Action News has spoken exclusively with a woman who is convinced the taxpayer money was used to help keep a sexting scandal out of the public spotlight. And she’s […]
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In Afghanistan, redeployed U.S. soldiers still coping with demons of post-traumatic stress

"A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is not a barrier to being redeployed. Not when the Army needs its most experienced soldiers to wrap up the war. Instead, the Army is trying to […]
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Poway schools rely on Mello-Roos tax machine -- for lunches, signs and old school repair

"There is no legal limit and no standardized formula for calculating Mello-Roos taxes. In some cases, the formulas are so convoluted that homeowners have virtually no way of knowing whether […]
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