Archive for December 8th, 2016

Los Angeles Daily News: Prosecutors: Ex-Sheriff Lee Baca was ‘heartbeat’ of jail conspiracy

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  • Posted December 8, 2016 at 8:54 am

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, and his wife Carol Chiang, arrive on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, for his arraignment at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles. Baca’s trial began Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (File photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)

By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News
Posted: 12/07/16 – 12:22 PM PST | U

Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca was “the heartbeat of conspiracy” when it came to hiding abuses within Men’s Central Jail, and he did nothing to hold deputies who beat inmates accountable, prosecutors said in federal court Wednesday.

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Filed under: County of Los Angeles, Courts, In the News, Law Enforcement, Legal, U.S. District Court

The San Francisco Chronicle: United’s new ‘Basic Economy’ tier will charge for usage of flight’s overhead bin

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Australia, Melbourne Tullamarine Airport MEL Qantas airlines onboard flight cabin business class passengers disembarking overhead luggage bins removing woman reaching. (Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images)

By Alyssa Pereira
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 – Updated 2:44 pm

The overhead bin, an in-flight accommodation often considered as vital to flying, will now be something of a luxury on United flights.

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Filed under: Aviation, In the News, Transportation, Travel