Deputy pleads not guilty to assaulting an inmate in the back of a patrol car
City News Service
May 20 2013

Every deputy charged with a felony is relieved of duty without pay

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty today to assaulting an inmate in the back of a patrol car, a charge brought nearly two years after the alleged incident occurred.

Matthew John Funicello, 31, is accused of hitting Dewayne Wright, who was then 19, several times with his fist on July 22, 2011. Wright was being moved from the sheriff’s Palmdale station to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility downtown at the time.

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Only 22 percent of vote-by-mail ballots have been returned
City News Service
May 20 2013

Polls open tomorrow morning

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Despite a close race for Los Angeles mayor and hotly contested battles for City Council, city attorney and city controller, only 22.7 percent of registered voters returned vote-by-mail ballots as of today, with polls across the city opening tomorrow.

Election officials issued 739,117 vote-by-mail ballots and 167,657 have been returned so far, Kimberly Briggs of the City Clerk’s office said.

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AEG execs face questions about Michael Jackson’s death
CNN News Wire
May 20 2013

Expert testifies the promoter should have seen “a red flag” when Murray asked for $5 million

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — AEG Live filed an insurance claim to recover losses from Michael Jackson’s death the same day he died, according to a lawyer for Jackson’s family.

That revelation may not relate to the heart of the wrongful death lawsuit against Michael Jackson’s last concert promoter, but Jackson lawyers hope it could sway jurors to see AEG Live executives as motivated by money over the pop icon’s needs.

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Commercial fire in Compton threatens power lines
City News Service
May 17 2013

SCE crews on scene

COMPTON, Calif. — A fire broke out today in a commercial building in Compton, possibly compromising power lines, county fire officials said.

The blaze was reported at 3:24 p.m. in the 5000 block of Compton Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The structure was engulfed in flames and continued to burn as of 4 p.m., fire officials said.

There may be power lines down behind the burning building, fire officials said. Southern California Edison were dispatched to the scene.

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Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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