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Panel Approves 5 Percent Pay Cut For Jerry Brown, Lawmakers

A state panel has approved a five percent pay cut for Gov. Jerry Brown, state lawmakers and other statewide elected officials.

2012/05/31

City Of Ontario Bids $50M To Take Back Struggling Airport

The city of Ontario is making a $50 million bid to take back its airport, which has been owned and operated by the group that runs LAX for more than 25 years.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/01/25

McDonald Suspended By Pac-12 For Hit, Kiffin Fined $10K

The Pac-12 has fined USC’s Lane Kiffin $10,000 for his comments following the Trojans triple overtime loss to Stanford on Saturday night.

2011/10/31

2 LA Coliseum Managers On Leave Amid Alleged Scandal

Two managers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum have been placed on paid leave in the midst of allegations of a growing financial scandal.

2011/09/18

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Create Petitions Online, Submit Them To White House Officials

White House officials want your feedback. They’ve announced a new online feature that allows you to create and sign petitions.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/09/01

AP: Feds Ask For Help In Lance Armstrong Doping Case

U.S. authorities are asking European officials for help gathering evidence against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in a case related to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

2011/05/10

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Judge Tosses California’s Case Against Bell Officials

A case against former Bell officials alleging waste of public funds has been thrown out in a ruling.

2011/05/04

Investigation Uncovers City Employees Driving On Your Dime

While you spend nearly $5 a gallon at the pumps on your own car, a CBS2 News investigation has uncovered some public employees taking a free ride at your expense.

2011/04/28

Emergency Measure Would Allow New Bell Council To Take Office Soon

Newly elected Bell officials hope an emergency measure will allow them to take office immediately.

2011/03/17

Former and current Bell city employees, Robert Rizzo (L), former city manager, Angela Spaccia (2L), former assistant city manager, Victor Bello (3L), former council member, and Oscar Hernandez (R), mayor, attend a bail reduction hearing on September 22, 2010. (AL SEIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Bell Officials To Learn If They Will Stand Trial

The former city manager of Bell will soon learn whether he must stand trial on dozens of charges of looting the modest city’s treasury.

2011/03/10

Bell California City Council Members Arraigned On Corruption Charges

Last Of ‘Bell 8′ Released From Jail

The last figure jailed in the Bell corruption case has been freed. Victor Bello’s attorney says the former mayor was released from Los Angeles County jail shortly before 4 a.m. Wednesday.

2011/03/09

Pac-10 To Restructure Officiating Program

The Pac-10 has hired the former head of officiating for the NFL to restructure its football officiating program.

2011/02/11

Former Bell council members Lorenzo Velez, Vice Mayor Teresa Jacobo and Mayor Oscar Hernandez listen to residents asking them to resign during a council meeting on July 26, 2010, in Bell, California. (AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK)

Bell Councilman: Ex-Officials Were Rizzo’s ‘Highly Paid Puppets’

The six current and former officials facing charges of looting the working-class suburb of Bell were actually highly paid puppets of the Los Angeles suburb’s disgraced city manager, according to the testimony of the lone member of the city council not facing criminal charges.

2011/02/09

8 Bell Officials Due In Court Monday

Eight current and former Bell city officials are due in court Monday for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require them to stand trial on charges that they misappropriated public funds.

2011/02/07

Irwindale councilman Mark Breceda is among four defendants charged with misappropriating public funds. (credit: irwindale.ca.us)

‘Irwindale Four’ Plead Not Guilty To Corruption Charges

A quartet of city officials are free on their own recognizance pending a hearing later this year to determine if there is enough evidence to order them to stand trial.

2011/01/20