Beck sworn in as chief of police

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Kevin Roderick • November 17 2009 12:57 PM

The City Council this morning unanimously confirmed Charlie Beck as chief of the LAPD. He was then sworn in by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and received the badge from Council President Eric Garcetti. The video is from KABC Channel 7's story.

Also: DA Steve Cooley vows to prosecute pot dispensaries regardless of what the City Council decides: "They are absolutely so irrelevant it’s not funny."

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Sheriffs refute KTLA report on another teacher at Miramonte

9:43 AM Thu | Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told KPCC that a student's account of Miramonte Elementary School suspect Mark Berndt being helped by another teacher was fabricated and not true.

9:36 AM Thu | Morning Buzz: Thursday 2.9.12

12:25 AM Thu | Proof that ficus trees are bad for the sidewalks

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Why all the back surgeries at a hospital in Hawaiian Gardens?

10:34 AM Thu | Small facility has been doing a boffo business, especially for workers' compensation patients.

10:05 AM Thu | Mayor pushes subway "very close to the sea"

8:34 AM Thu | Thursday morning headlines

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