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A budget deficit, an acting superintendent, a looming strike.
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The LA Unified School District is facing multiple challenges.
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The consequences for the District's 400,000 students listen on imperfect paradise a weekly
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Today on the LA Report Morning Edition, Riverside County Sheriff's Controversial Prop 50
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recount has been put on pause with county officials saying it was never based on facts.
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You are using raw raw data.
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None of these envelopes have gone through any signature verification.
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A Democratic candidate for Governor accuses the head of the FBI of personally trying to
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thwart his campaign.
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And an LA Sheriff's deputy dies during a highly anticipated desert race.
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It's Monday, March 30th.
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I'm Austin Cross and this is the LA Report from LA News.
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's controversial investigation into last fall's
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Prop 50 election results is on hold.
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Bianco, who's running for governor, says politically motivated lawsuits and court filings
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He seized hundreds of thousands of ballots for his own recount after a citizen's group claimed
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the county inflated its tally by 45,000 votes.
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But Riverside County registrar Artinoco says their math is wrong.
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You are using raw raw data.
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None of these envelopes have gone through any signature verification.
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In there, you're going to fight spoiled ballots.
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You're going to have ballots that were never signed.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is attending a hearing on the issue this morning in Riverside
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County Superior Court.
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One of the leading Democratic candidates for California governor is accusing the Trump
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administration of trying to influence the race by digging up decade old FBI files about
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Congressman Eric Swalwell is responding to Washington Post reports that director Cash Patel is trying
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to release bureau files connecting him to a Chinese spy.
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In that case, a suspected intel agent volunteered for Swalwell's campaign in 2015, but the
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congressman cut off ties after finding out the investigation never led to charges.
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Swalwell served as a manager of the president's second impeachment and says Trump is deliberately
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trying to stop him from becoming governor.
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An L.A. County sheriff's deputy died this weekend while running the annual Baker,
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Tevegas relay race, 30-year-old Levi Vargas suffered a medical emergency during the event.
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He was in the 11-year vet with the department who's being remembered for his professionalism,
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commitment and compassion to the community.
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The Baker, Tevegas race is one of the premier sporting events of the year for L.A. law enforcement.
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Coming up, the new scam lets disguise as an official looking court order and UCLA women's
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basketball is just two wins away from a national championship.
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Back now with the L.A. Report, I'm Austin Cross.
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The L.A. County Sheriff's Department's warning about a scam centered around fake court
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People are getting letters in the mail on official looking documents saying they have
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overdue traffic violations.
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The notices include a QR code for quick payment, but don't do it.
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That money's going to scammers.
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The Sheriff's Department says police or courts never ask for any money that way.
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If you've received one of those notices, contact police.
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I've received one of those notices.
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UCLA Women's Basketball teams heading to the final four for the second straight year
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after beating Duke's 70 to 58.
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Bruins were down by ten at one point before making a comeback.
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They'll face the winner of Texas and Michigan who played this afternoon.
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Over in pros, Clippers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127 to 113 for their fifth straight game.
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And in baseball, angels lost to the Houston Astros 9-7.
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Hey, thanks for listening to the L.A. Report's warning edition hosted by me, Austin Cross,
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and produced by Kyle Christ.
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Our engineer is Federico Garcia Rodriguez.
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Check back here at one for the afternoon edition.
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