http://news.yahoo.com/localnews/ Yahoo! Local News - en_US Deputy Chief Michel Moore is named an assistant chief and will assume command of Special Services, according to the department. And Assistant Chief Sharon Papa will become a commander. Less than a week after taking over the Los Angeles Police Department, Chief Charlie Beck announced a shake-up in the department's command staff, including the demotion of two of the LAPD's highest-ranking ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13hfcnafu/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-beck-shakeup24-2009nov24%2C0%2C4611750.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13hfcnafu/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-beck-shakeup24-2009nov24%2C0%2C4611750.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:44:12 +0000 On a visit to Santa Margarita Catholic High School, UC Berkeley police Officer Ally Jacobs says she learned as a youngster to listen to the inner voice telling her to do the right thing. She watched "The Silence of the Lambs" as a girl and so related to Jodie Foster's character that she wanted to become an FBI agent and go after psychopaths. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13fh08cfh/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-jaycee-cop24-2009nov24%2C0%2C5677510.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13fh08cfh/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-jaycee-cop24-2009nov24%2C0%2C5677510.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:14:12 +0000 The conservative TV and radio host wants to hold conventions to move his followers to political action and 'change America's course.' Some say his activism could widen the split within the GOP. Glenn Beck wants to become . . . a community organizer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13igrm0mq/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-na-politics-beck24-2009nov24%2C0%2C6960724.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13igrm0mq/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-na-politics-beck24-2009nov24%2C0%2C6960724.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:59:18 +0000 Dan De Vaul has repeatedly ignored the county's efforts to bring his facility up to code, judge says in ordering a 90-day sentence. Sunny Acres houses up to 70 homeless addicts near San Luis Obispo. If San Luis Obispo County rancher Dan De Vaul was daring the courts to take action against him after a jury convicted him on two counts of illegally housing homeless addicts, he got his response ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13g93fss4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-sober-ranch24-2009nov24%2C0%2C4510546.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13g93fss4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-sober-ranch24-2009nov24%2C0%2C4510546.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:59:08 +0000 E-mails, memos and letters involving Expo Line, Cynthia McClain-Hill and contractors that employed her were sought. Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has declined to release any records of communications between his office and a longtime associate who has been employed by corporations that do millions of dollars of business with the county and a rail project that Ridley-Thomas ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13huh3qak/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-ridley-thomas24-2009nov24%2C0%2C786565.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13huh3qak/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-ridley-thomas24-2009nov24%2C0%2C786565.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:29:12 +0000 Building a web of rail lines will make the Eastside and Westside more accessible and our vast metropolis smaller. You may not feel it yet, but one day you will. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bahbqbf/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-tobar24-2009nov24%2C0%2C1604959.column%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bahbqbf/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-tobar24-2009nov24%2C0%2C1604959.column%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:29:02 +0000 The Republican has crossed the aisle on some key votes and also aspires to being elected to the job next year, making his confirmation by the full Legislature less than certain. State Sen. Abel Maldonado, a moderate Republican from Santa Maria who has parted with his caucus on key votes at the request of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been chosen by Schwarzenegger to be the next lieutenant ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bq73q4i/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-lt-gov24-2009nov24%2C0%2C5473892.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bq73q4i/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-lt-gov24-2009nov24%2C0%2C5473892.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:59:02 +0000 Pasadena-based KAZN-AM was the nation's first 24-hour Chinese language radio station and remains the dominant voice in the Chinese community in L.A. The caller sounded as if he had just won the lottery. After years of trying, he had finally reached the disc jockey at his favorite radio station, KAZN-AM (1300). http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13du5ht57/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-outthere24-2009nov24%2C0%2C3266482.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13du5ht57/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-outthere24-2009nov24%2C0%2C3266482.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:44:02 +0000 Billy Joe Johnson, 46, was convicted last month of assisting two other men in the March 2002 murder of Scott Miller, a founding member of the gang who had divulged gang secrets on a TV broadcast. A white supremacist gang member in Orange County was sentenced to death Monday for his involvement in the murder of a fellow gang member who had divulged gang secrets on television, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13ggiu52b/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-supremacist24-2009nov24%2C0%2C7924233.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13ggiu52b/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-supremacist24-2009nov24%2C0%2C7924233.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:29:02 +0000 For residents along a grimy stretch of the waterway, the shooting of five people a year ago made a perilous place feel even more so. After the killings, the people on the river slept with their knives closer. They leashed guard dogs outside their tents and cardboard lean-tos. They listened for strangers' footsteps above the thrum of traffic on the bridges overhead. They got used to the sight of ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13jddvrqk/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-river-killings24-2009nov24%2C0%2C5906452.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13jddvrqk/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-river-killings24-2009nov24%2C0%2C5906452.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:29:02 +0000 The move was prompted by coyote attacks on two people in September. Feeding coyotes in the park is illegal and carries a fine of up to $1,000 and jail time. Concerned about the safety of park visitors, Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge on Monday erected the first of dozens of signs urging the public not to feed the wildlife in Griffith Park. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bjtbr8p/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-coyote24-2009nov24%2C0%2C2946774.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bjtbr8p/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-coyote24-2009nov24%2C0%2C2946774.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:14:22 +0000 With an estimated 1 million residents struggling to put food on the table, a coalition creates a blueprint to address the problem. But one group said better utilization of a federal program is key. Seeking to stem a mounting hunger crisis in Los Angeles County, Jewish community leaders Monday urged government agencies to better coordinate their splintered efforts and to expand access to ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bceivem/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-hunger24-2009nov24%2C0%2C1444037.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bceivem/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-hunger24-2009nov24%2C0%2C1444037.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:14:12 +0000 Rebates and low-flow fixtures are helping. Now comes the tough part: individual sacrifice. Katie Martin grew up with a set of water commandments. No lingering in the shower. Turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth. Don't flood the yard. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13djo1qml/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-conserve24-2009nov24%2C0%2C1178521.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13djo1qml/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-conserve24-2009nov24%2C0%2C1178521.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:44:14 +0000 Three students reported being beaten up by about a dozen students at A.E. Wright Middle School. Authorities believe the attacks are linked to a Facebook group based on a 2005 episode of 'South Park.' At least three youngsters in Calabasas have fallen victim to violence by fellow middle-school students after a Facebook group urged people to beat up redheads, authorities said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bjiem1e/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-ginger24-2009nov24%2C0%2C2895018.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13bjiem1e/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-ginger24-2009nov24%2C0%2C2895018.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:44:04 +0000 Concerned about the safety of park visitors, Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge on Monday erected the first of dozens of signs urging the public not to feed the wildlife in Griffith Park. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=1324a5vab/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-griffith%2C0%2C6331575.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=1324a5vab/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-griffith%2C0%2C6331575.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:44:22 +0000 A white supremacist gang member in Orange County was sentenced to death today for his involvement in the murder of a fellow gang member who had divulged gang secrets on television, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12vd4h2db/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-white%2C0%2C4280240.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12vd4h2db/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-white%2C0%2C4280240.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:44:12 +0000 As many as four youngsters were targeted in Calabasas by at least a dozen middle-school students after a Facebook group urged them to beat up redheads, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12tnsrt5o/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-red%2C0%2C1519531.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12tnsrt5o/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-red%2C0%2C1519531.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:44:02 +0000 The man suffered a cut Achilles tendon when the case shattered, prosecutors say. The incident took place last month at the Henry Fonda Theater. New details about UCLA forward Nikola Dragovic's arrest came to light today, with prosecutors saying he pushed a man into a glass display case, causing injuries, during an altercation at a Hollywood concert venue. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13ivu7q23/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-sp-dragovich-ucla24-2009nov24%2C0%2C532476.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=13ivu7q23/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-sp-dragovich-ucla24-2009nov24%2C0%2C532476.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:44:06 +0000 A San Luis Obispo rancher who for years has illegally housed homeless people was ordered today to serve 90 days in jail. A defiant Dan de Vaul stretched out his arms and let deputies place handcuffs on him before being led out of the San Luis Obispo courtroom. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=131qitfi6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-rancher%2C0%2C1391014.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=131qitfi6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-rancher%2C0%2C1391014.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:14:22 +0000 The man accused of trying to sell nude videos of ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty today in federal court in Los Angeles to a charge of interstate stalking.Michael David Barrett, 48, is accused of shooting videos of Andrews through peepholes of hotel rooms in three different states, and trying to post those videos on the Internet after trying to sell them to TMZ.com, court ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12ukjto01/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-espn%2C0%2C2410674.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Los_Angeles/Los_Angeles_Times/SIG=12ukjto01/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fme-espn%2C0%2C2410674.storylink%3Ftrack%3Drss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:14:12 +0000 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:44:12 +0000