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- The brush fire in Riverside County reported earlier today continues to grow and, according to TV reports, another fire is ablaze nearby.
- Not reassuring: "Metal detectors at L.A. County jail don't work."
- In Long Beach, 243 school employees were sent pink slips. Most of them were teachers.
- $308.5 billion: the amount of money the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are predicted to bring in this year.
- For public transit users: Are Free and Low Cost Transfers the Key to Fixing Metro’s Operations Mess?
- New journalist rules at L.A. City Council meetings are causing a stir among reporters, having some theorizing it might be in reaction to the unflattering reports on council performance as of late.
- Our joking Governor: "I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend," Schwarzenegger said at Emory's commencement ceremony. "But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me."
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