Baca urged to keep Castaic open

Following an unusually charged debate, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to scour the Sheriff's Department budget to look for other revenue sources instead of closing a Castaic jail. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

The vote came as Sheriff Lee Baca insisted he had no choice but to close the Pitchess Detention Center North Facility and redeploy 187 personnel unless the supervisors gave him additional funding.

"Instead of taking such a drastic measure that compromises public safety, all other options must be exhausted," Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich said.