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Today was the last day for longtime Los Angeles Police Department media relations spokeswoman Mary Grady. Her departure was announced in joint tweets. Here's Grady's:
Been an amazing 10-years at LAPD. Today is last day. I'll tweet when I've decided what comes next. Bye for now :(
The LAPD's tweet seems a bit terse, but maybe not. More at City Maven.
Also: Councilman Tony Cardenas announced his plans to run for Congress in a northeast Valley district newly created by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.