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2000 Stories by Bobbi Murray

• The Real Cooley

  published November 9, 2000

  Challenger Steve Cooley enjoys an anyone-but--Gil Garcetti mood in his race for Los Angeles County district attorney. The incumbent’... More >>

• Cheap L.A.

  published October 5, 2000

  The 74,000 Los Angeles County home-care workers who feed, bathe and give medicines to the infirm and elderly who might otherwise be... More >>

• What Were They Thinking?

  published September 14, 2000

  A televised police pursuit of a stolen car last week ended in a head-on collision when the driver went the wrong way on the Century... More >>

• Voices in the ’Hood

  published August 3, 2000

  Photo by Ted Soqui A new L.A. city government department set up to run neighborhood councils, once touted as a link between far-flung... More >>

• The Case of the Lunch-Time Shooting

  published July 27, 2000

  A 23-year-old jewelry vendor fatally shot by an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer on April 26 had only a trace amount of alcohol... More >>

• The 911 Mystery

  published June 1, 2000

  Photo by Ted Soqui A 911 call made by an off-duty Los angeles police officer moments after he shot a man who tried to sell him jewelry at a... More >>

• Death of a Salesman

  published May 25, 2000

  A city caught up in the ongoing Los Angeles Police Department corruption scandal took little notice when a 23-year-old jewelry vendor was... More >>

• Tracking Delays

  published April 6, 2000

  Prodding by the Department of Justice has elicited sudden interest at City Hall, but so far no satisfactory answers about why it has taken the... More >>

• In the Doghouse

  published February 10, 2000

  L.A.‘s dog-breeding lobby is outraged by a proposed $100 fee on all unneutered dogs. The high license fees are part of a proposal b... More >>