Probe finds hospital chain inaccurately diagnoses infections

By Christina Jewitt and Lance Williams

A California hospital chain under scrutiny over Medicare billing now faces questions about misdiagnoses of a blood infection

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"… n though records showed “no sign of infection,” inspectors found. At a Los Angeles County hospital, inspectors said seven patients diagnosed with septicemia showed …"

"… San Dimas Community Hospital, a hospital in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. Inspectors determined that seven patients with urinary infections and one …"

Homeland Security marked by waste, lack of oversight

By G.W. Schulz

Records show that communities across California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out by Congress after Sept.

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"… ons center so his staff can watch CNN and other newscasts during disasters.Los Angeles County didn't follow rulesQuestionable and improper spending wasn’t limited to …"

"… ave lacked the sophistication needed to manage federal grants.Officials in Los Angeles County spent $20,000 on a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, $1,500 on a shotgun safe from th …"

"… ed to reflect the area’s actual needs. But inspectors found paperwork in Los Angeles County that showed endless changes to how they’d originally promised to spend t …"

"… d the money. For three grants totaling nearly $70 million in spending, the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management made at least 392 modifications in just one …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… ners in Arroyo Grande, Calif. He is one of the top 40 wealthiest people in Los Angeles County, and was listed as one of Forbes 400 richest people in America in 2001. He …"

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When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

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"… ocratic National CommitteeSponsor: DNC Women’s Leadership ForumLocation: Los Angeles County LibraryDNC/DSCC Dinner and California Party honoring President Clinton for …"

Anatomy of misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

There's much to learn when a trial goes terribly wrong

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles County":

"… her inmate, he cracked open a window on a secret world. At any given time, Los Angeles County jails hold between 50 and 100 informants—many of them career criminals l …"

"… , the Times reporters found credible evidence that at least some Los Angeles County prosecutors knew their jailhouse informants were lying, but called them as …"

A question of integrity

By Steve Weinburg

Prosecutors dispute the significance of 'prosecutorial misconduct'

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"… ifferent. That may not seem fair, but it is a fact."Roderick W. Leonard, a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, explains: "An attorney's most valuable asset is …"

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A little-used campaign finance rule

By Neil Gordon

State and local parties not warming up to Levin funds

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"… contributions—the Republican Central Committee of Orange County and the Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee.The states raising the most Levin funds have …"

Plastics industry edited environmental textbook

By Susanne Rust

In 2009, a Calif. school district added new section to a textbook titled 'The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags'

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"… d plastic bags in the state. It was not so successful in San Francisco and Los Angeles County, which in recent years have imposed bans.Although the trade group will not …"

Mortgage industry tanks, fraud continues at Countrywide

By Michael Hudson

As the mortgage industry melted down, fraud investigator kept up the pressure, soon lost her job

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"… y. He now works as head of security for the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County.Bank of America declined to answer questions about Goebel’s account of h …"

Calif. budget cuts could cause 'public safety emergency'

By Ben Protess and Emily Witt

State crime lab cuts would halt or delay DNA testing from rape and crime scenes

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"… o to the public and have a fundraiser just to process a rape case."Even in Los Angeles County, where the Los Angeles Police Department and the County Sheriff's Departme …"

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