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Another Crackdown on Criminal Gangs
Mayor Villaraigosa and Police Chief Bratton are the latest to make gangs LA's Public Enemy Number One. New strategies for a problem generations old? Plus, will the Getty have to give up its most famous antiquity?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenMayor Villaraigosa and Police Chief Bratton are the latest to make gangs LA's Public Enemy Number One. New strategies for a problem generations old? Plus, will the Getty have to give up its most famous antiquity?
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2 storiesMayor Villaraigosa Calls Gangs Public Enemy Number One
Crime is down in Los Angeles and Mayor Villaraigosa says Police Chief William Bratton deserves another term. The "glaring exception" is gang crime, which the Mayor says is "Public Enemy Number One." Villaraigosa is in Washington today for talks with federal officials, and Bratton says he'll release details of his new plans for taking on gangs…
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A marble and limestone statue thought to be the Greek goddess Aphrodite is the most famous antiquity at the J. Paul Getty Museum. At $18 million, it's also the most expensive. But today's Los Angeles Times reports on questions about its official history, questions raised before it was purchased in 1988.
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