The defense department last initiated a major set of reorganizations and closures in 2005 in an effort to reduce costs.
Locally, the audit found that veterans wait an average of about 56 days for their first appointment through the VA's Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
District Attorney Jackie Lacey says insurance fraud is on the rise in California, which ranked first in the number of questionable claims in 2012.
The state still had 851,428 ballots to process on Monday afternoon to finalize race results.
There are t-shirts, coffee mugs and travel Thermoses for sale.
Paper documents cost the county more money to process and slow disclosure.
The measure would also require random drug and alcohol testing of physicians.
Residents can apply online at lavote.net or in person at the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office at 12400 Imperial Highway in Norwalk.
The job pays up to $23.23 per hour.
The heat wave has increased demand for electricity as residents embrace air conditioning.
More money for turf removal, rain barrels and high-efficiency toilets are offered.
MERS kills one out of every three people it infects.
The state's "debt load is nearly $9,000 for every single Californian.''
Important issues are on the local and statewide ballots.
The seminar is designed to help Latinos achieve the American dream.
The city recently share tips to ensure we successfully co-exist with area wild animals.
The governor suspends some environmental laws but stops short of enacting new restrictions on water use.
The Union of Medical Marijuana Patients Inc. alleges that the environment will be harmed with more traffic and air pollutants if medical marijuana patients are forced to drive to other cities to get their medication.
With the economical benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is your state the next in line?
The budget proposal also includes funds for "modest, fiscally responsible raises" for all county employees, ending several years of salary freezes.
The deadline to apply for health coverage is April 15.
The April 15 federal income tax filing deadline falls on a Tuesday and millions will be doing their returns this weekend.
The "War on Child Sex Trafficking" package includes five bills pending in Sacramento and will be supported by a public awareness campaign of ads on Metro buses and trains and on billboards that will be unveiled by Supervisor Don Knabe on Friday.
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The county plans to offer free meningitis vaccinations to people without health insurance beginning tomorrow.
Senators Ron Calderon, Roderick Wright and Leland Yee were all suspended Friday.
Pimps and gang members often target children in foster care and group homes. But parents and even trained social workers often miss the signs of such exploitation, according to experts and survivors.
The county has reverted to a three-year criminal record look-back for everyone and prohibited all parolees and probationers from applying for any vouchers.
The initiative would legalize possession, use, cultivation, transportation and distribution of marijuana and hemp. Backers have until Aug. 18 to collect 504,760 valid signatures.
Los Angeles County represents about 27 percent of the statewide enrollment, which stood at 880,082 consumers as of Feb. 28. As of March 14, that figure rose to more than a million Californians.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $5.5 million contract for design services.