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The trial of a former L.A. gang member for the deaths of 10 in a 1993 fire was a step back to a time when gangs turned entire blocks into drug bazaars.
Ramiro Valerio, 49, was convicted of 12 counts of murder Tuesday. A jury concluded that he had ordered that a crowded apartment building in Westlake be torched in 1993 after its property manager called the police on dealers who were peddling crack cocaine outside.
Orange County School Board member Johanna Lopez writes in opposition to the "don't say gay" bill and the bill stopping transportation companies from bringing unaccompanied minors into Florida.