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    Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Artist Hasan Elahi meticulously documents life after FBI investigation

    A rumpled pile of sheets. A Bloody Mary on an airline tray. Bags of mustard greens from a Korean grocery store. Gas station pumps, battered street signs, a steamed crab.
    A rumpled pile of sheets. A Bloody Mary on an airline tray. Bags of mustard greens from a Korean grocery store. Gas station pumps, battered street signs, a steamed crab. These are among the everyday images encountered by artist and University of...

    Tags: Police Investigations, Justice System, Colleges and Universities, Stephen Colbert, Personal Service

    2. Sep 22, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. New Baltimore Police Commissioner Batts seeks fresh start

    Baltimore's next police commissioner is walking through a west-side neighborhood with some of the community's most engaged residents, but that's not enough for Anthony W. Batts.
    Baltimore's next police commissioner is walking through a west-side neighborhood with some of the community's most engaged residents, but that's not enough for Anthony W. Batts. He wants to talk to a teacher sipping coffee on her porch. He jogs across...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Justice System, Cocaine, Reyes, Local Government

    3. Jun 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Liquor stores are the tinder for today's 'quiet riots'

    I am in total agreement with writer Julius Colon's letter about the problem of nonconforming liquor stores in Baltimore ("Park Heights wants fewer liquor stores," June 26). His warning about the proliferation of liquor stores in his community and the...

    Tags: Los Angeles Riots (1992), Los Angeles Times, Over-the-Counter Medicines

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. LAPD consent decree dismissed, federal oversight ends

    Los Angeles Daily News
    Twelve years of federal oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department officially ended this week when a federal judge formally dismissed the consent decree that changed how the department handled public complaints, disciplined its officers and trained...

    Tags: Racism, American Civil Liberties Union, Trials, Los Angeles Police Department, Gang Activity

    5. May 11, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. CU-Boulder's Class of 2013: Born in era of Bill Clinton, 'Baby Got Back' and Rodney King

    Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
    The average student who earned his or her bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado on Friday was born in 1992 -- a year when Bill Clinton was elected president, and television shows such as "Roseanne," "Murphy Brown" and "Cheers" were...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Mall of America, Music, University of Colorado at Boulder, Los Angeles Riots (1992)

    6. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Geoff Calkins column

    Commercial Appeal
    It should be a great day at FedExForum, where the Grizzlies will take on the Clippers in Game Four of their playoff series. Bring your growl towels and your big foam bear claws. And don't forget your bulletproof vests. Or at least, that's the advice...

    Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Los Angeles Clippers, Robert J. Lopez, Stroke, Los Angeles Lakers

    7. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Leo Branton Jr. dies at 91; civil rights lawyer defended Angela Davis

    Leo Branton Jr., a civil rights and entertainment lawyer whose stirring defense of '60s radical Angela Davis brought him his most celebrated victory in a six-decade career often spent championing unpopular cases, died of natural causes Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
    Leo Branton Jr., a civil rights and entertainment lawyer whose stirring defense of '60s radical Angela Davis brought him his most celebrated victory in a six-decade career often spent championing unpopular cases, died of natural causes Friday in Los...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Celebrities, Justice System, Colleges and Universities, Laws

    8. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  8. Apr. 5 in History: Trial of officers accused of beating Rodney King continues

    >> 20 Years Ago — The verdicts may still be some time away but all of Southern California is bracing itself for the possibility of more riots as the second trial of the officers accused of beating Los Angeles motorist Rodney King continues. Local...

    Tags: Land Resources, Los Angeles Riots (1992), Highway Transportation

    9. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Noel Greenwood dies at 75; former L.A. Times senior editor

    Noel Greenwood, a former senior editor at the Los Angeles Times who helped shape local and California coverage as the newspaper outgrew its modest local ambitions and transformed itself into one of national stature, died Sunday at his Santa Barbara home. He was 75.
    Noel Greenwood, a former senior editor at the Los Angeles Times who helped shape local and California coverage as the newspaper outgrew its modest local ambitions and transformed itself into one of national stature, died Sunday at his Santa Barbara home....

    Tags: Journalism, Los Angeles Riots (1992), Newspaper and Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Prostate Cancer

    10. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Panel of L.A. insiders will address budget gap and unemployment

    A panel made up mostly of Los Angeles political insiders will spend the next six to eight months developing strategies for addressing two problems that have bedeviled City Hall — how to eliminate a persistent budget gap and create more jobs after a deep economic downturn.
    A panel made up mostly of Los Angeles political insiders will spend the next six to eight months developing strategies for addressing two problems that have bedeviled City Hall — how to eliminate a persistent budget gap and create more jobs after...

    Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Hilda Solis, Herb Wesson, Labor Legislation, Lobbying

    11. Feb 27, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's side

    In the three-plus years since Charlie Beck put on the chief's badge at the LAPD, his goal has been to consolidate a modern, multiethnic, publicly responsible 10,000-officer department, as envisioned in the rattling reforms of 15 and 20 years ago. The chief's recent trial by fire was about one ex-probationary cop named Christopher Dorner and the manhunt that ended in Dorner's death, consumed millions in law enforcement dollars and ate up, for the moment at least, some fraction of the goodwill the LAPD has been working to bank. With investigations launched into Dorner's claims and the LAPD's use of force, Beck sizes up the fallout so far.
    In the three-plus years since Charlie Beck put on the chief's badge at the LAPD, his goal has been to consolidate a modern, multiethnic, publicly responsible 10,000-officer department, as envisioned in the rattling reforms of 15 and 20 years ago. The...

    Tags: Anderson Cooper, Christopher Dorner, Nottingham, Safety of Citizens, Los Angeles Police Department

    12. Feb 22, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. Dorner and the LAPD legacy

    I expected fireworks in South Los Angeles this week, when LAPD Chief Charlie Beck showed up at a community meeting to talk about Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop turned killer whose manifesto cast the department in an ugly light, resurrecting decades of buried wrongs.
    I expected fireworks in South Los Angeles this week, when LAPD Chief Charlie Beck showed up at a community meeting to talk about Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop turned killer whose manifesto cast the department in an ugly light, resurrecting decades of...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Christopher Dorner, Racism, Los Angeles Police Department

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