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Union power at issue as Garcetti elected LA mayor

The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face threats to their clout.

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LA voters back measure to cap number of pot shops

Los Angeles voters have approved a proposition limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

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Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs

U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War.

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San Onofre execs made 'Star Trek'-themed video

Managers at the San Onofre nuclear generating plant made a "Star Trek"-themed safety video two years before the plant was shut down because of damaged water pipes.

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Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders

An American man suspected of killing four people is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.

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5 California Things to Know for Thursday

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:

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Nation's largest firefighting planes to leave Cal

The nation's two largest firefighting planes are moving out of California.

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Capitol Alert: Dan Walters Daily: Loss of Rubio's seat hurts supermajority agenda

Kern County Democrat Leticia Perez has lost her bid to capture former senator Michael Rubio's Senate seat, but the real loser, Dan says, is the "Democratic left."

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OC to pay $2 million to settle retaliation suit

Orange County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit by a former sheriff's lieutenant who was demoted after running against ex-Sheriff Mike Carona.

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