Daily Breeze back issues from March 2002:
New show paints grim future; Author's fabled home for sale; Singers sue over song lyrics
Mar 01, 2002; ... New show paints grim future. Author's fabled home for sale. New show paints grim future Luke Perry's new Showtime series,"Jeremiah," takes place in a raw world of the future --a world wheremany survivors are on the move, scrounging for whatever they can get. Shot in ...
Clinton proteges try to return to political arena
Mar 01, 2002 ... Clinton proteges try to return to political arena Can former Clinton cabinet members and White House aides whotastedfame and power in Washington find happiness in humdrum livesback home? If not, is a Clinton connection a political plus or themark of Cain? That's what hungry ...
How do you `get tough' against suicidal enemy?
Mar 01, 2002 ... How do you `get tough' against suicidal enemy? For decades, the Israeli Defense Force guarded its security with arough, yet effective, rule of engagement: Kill an Israeli and10 Arabsdie. But what happens when the enemy wants to die? How does the IDFprotect even the corner ...
Russia's flat tax paying off
Mar 01, 2002; ... Russia's flat tax paying off Once again, Americans are struggling to complete their taxreturns. They will pay accountants and attorneys roughly $140 billionthis year to generate paperwork to accompany their checks to the IRS.The46,900-page U.S. Tax Code governs the whole process, ...
Pillow maker should call MTA
Mar 01, 2002 ... I'm calling about the article published Monday (Page A1) onMartinStrassner and his heavenly pillows. I think he should get in touch with the Amtrak and Greyhound Buspeople. Those might be good markets to sell his pillows. I know there are a lot of people who take long rides on ...
Trash measure too complex
Mar 01, 2002 ... Trash measure too complex Measure T, which would revamp the rules for trash collection inCarson, contains some good ideas. The provision to allow haulers to compete for the business ofcommercial interests in the city is appealing -- provided, that is,adequate safeguards and ...
Re-elect Baca, Auerbach
Mar 01, 2002 ... Re-elect Baca, Auerbach At issue: Who should fill countywide offices? Should the countyadopt term limits? Should the Sheriff's Department be reorganized? In a relatively low-key race, two sergeants are waging an uphillbattle against Sheriff Lee Baca in Tuesday's primary ...
UPS & DOWNS; DOWN: Plant dedication looked contrived; UP:Police earn points for politeness
Mar 01, 2002 ... UPS & DOWNS. DOWN: Plant dedication looked contrived The naming ofa two-year- old Carson recycling plant after Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald goes beyond the bounds of political etiquette. Questions havebeen raised because Keith McDonald, Millender-McDonald's son, heads the West ...
Marshall will get reader's vote; Lieu not right for council post. Fire-response analysis faulty. Prop. 40 would leadto more fees. Jury service can be real scream
Mar 01, 2002 ... Marshall will get reader's vote. Lieu not right for council post.Fire-response analysis faulty. Prop. 40 would lead to more fees.Marshall will get reader's vote. Lieu not right for council post.Fire-response analysis faulty. Marshall will get reader's vote. Lieunot right for council ...
Ex-CEO of Enron doubted
Mar 01, 2002; ... Ex-CEO of Enron doubted LAWMAKERS: Documents challenge Skilling's testimony aboutfinancial practices. WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are challenging the veracity of formerEnron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling's recent testimony toCongressand asked him Thursday to clarify statements ...
21 Cuban men occupying Mexican Embassy in Havana
Mar 01, 2002; ... 21 Cuban men occupying Mexican Embassy in Havana STANDOFF: Negotiations continue. Castro government blames Miamiradio station for instigating crisis. HAVANA -- Twenty-one Cubans remained holed up in the MexicanEmbassy on Thursday after plowing through the gates with a ...
War detainees go on hunger strike
Mar 01, 2002; ... War detainees go on hunger strike PROTEST: Prisoners refuse meal after guard removes turban to lookfor weapons. GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Incensed that two guardsstripped a detainee of his turban during prayer, nearly two-thirds ofthe prisoners captured in the Afghan ...
Israelis attack camps
Mar 01, 2002; ... Israelis attack camps REFUGEES: Palestinians say they will retaliate after troops kill12 while looking for militants. BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank -- Israeli troops for thefirst timebattled their way into this congested camp and another camp north ofhere, in Jenin, killing ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.; U.S. seeks ways to aid Colombia; WASHINGTON, D.C.. Fewer U.S. troops to be in Bosnia. WASHINGTON,D.C.. Bush's Clinton remarks draw ire. WASHINGTON, D.C. ;Excess fees cited in cash sent home. WASHINGTON, D.C.. b,10p7 Iraqi group seeks transmitter site
Mar 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON, D.C.. U.S. seeks ways to aid Colombia. WASHINGTON,D.C.. Fewer U.S. troops to be in Bosnia. WASHINGTON,D.C.. Bush'sClinton remarks draw ire. WASHINGTON, D.C. .Excess fees cited in cashsent home. WASHINGTON, D.C.. WASHINGTON, D.C.. U.S. seeks ways to aidColombia. WASHINGTON, ...
Hindu mob burns 27 Muslims alive
Mar 01, 2002; ... Hindu mob burns 27 Muslims alive INDIA: Religious violence enters its third day as Hindus kill morethan 130 Muslims. AHMADABAD, India -- Angry Hindus set fire to ashantytownin western India early today, burning at least 27 Muslimsto death as they slept, police said. The latest ...
Welfare-to-work programs linked to academic gains
Mar 01, 2002; ... Welfare-to-work programs linked to academic gains RESEARCH: Children of families whose income improved also showedsome improvement in school. WASHINGTON -- Poor children did better in school if their mothersparticipated in welfare-to-work programs, as long as the ...
X-rays confirm identity of body
Mar 01, 2002; ... X-rays confirm identity of body MISSING GIRL: Danielle van Dam had been sought since herdisappearance from her home a month ago. SAN DIEGO -- The decomposing body of a girl found along a ruralroad east of El Cajon, was conclusively identified after an autopsyThursday as that ...
EPA official quits, blames White House
Mar 01, 2002; ... EPA official quits, blames White House ENVIRONMENT: Chiefof civil enforcement office says theadministration is undermining clean air rules. WASHINGTON -- The chief of the Environmental Protection Agency'scivil enforcement office hasresigned, complaining the White House ...
Bush renews investment plan
Mar 01, 2002; ... Bush renews investment plan SOCIAL SECURITY: He also wants pension changes for retirementsavings. Democrats fighting back. WASHINGTON -- Wading into what is expected to be amajor battle ofthe 2002 midterm elections, President Bush on Thursday promoted hisplan to let workers ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.; Democrats want war aims outlined; WASHINGTON, D.C.. Cheney documents to be released. NEW YORK. Court throws out torture conviction
Mar 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON, D.C.. Democrats want war aims outlined. WASHINGTON,D.C.. Cheney documents to be released. NEW YORK. WASHINGTON, D.C..Democrats want war aims outlined. WASHINGTON, D.C.. Cheney documentsto be released. WASHINGTON, D.C.. Democrats want war aims outlined.WASHINGTON, D.C .....
Gas tax goes under the microscope
Mar 01, 2002; ... Gas tax goes under the microscope PROPOSITION 42: Lawmakers want voters to earmark funds fortransportation. SACRAMENTO -- In one of the oddest twists in Tuesday's election,the California Legislature is asking voters to limit how lawmakerscan spend more than $1 billion a year ...
Families sue over Aaliyah crash
Mar 01, 2002; ... Families sue over Aaliyah crash ACCIDENT: Two hair stylists were among nine people, including R&Bsinger-actress, who died. Virgin Records was negligent in chartering a small plane in whichsinger-actress Aaliyah and eight other people died last year,according to wrongful death ...
Edison expected to pay more than $5 billion in past due bills
Mar 01, 2002; ... Edison expected to pay more than $5 billion in past due bills ENERGY: Today's payment may get the utility out of debt, but itscredit rating still could be damaged. More than a year after it began piling up debt to pay forelectricity, troubled utility Southern California Edison ...
POLICE LOG; PENINSULA & LOMITA
Mar 01, 2002; ... Lomita 1. Carjacking: Daytime Feb. 23, 2100 block of Pacific Coast Highway. Three menstole a motor scooter from thesidewalk outside a business. A maleemployee of the business was slightly injured while trying to stopthe thieves. 2. Commercial burglary: Daytime Feb. 22, 2100 ...
Protective league told it must defend officers
Mar 01, 2002; ... Protective league told it must defend officers LAPD: Voters approved changes to disciplinary system. Agreementsays city will no longer pay. The city broke its promise to voters and improperly provideddefense representatives for the past nine months to LAPD officersaccused of ...
LIGHTS & SIRENS
Mar 01, 2002 ... Lights & Sirens columnist Stephanie Walton is ill. The question-and-answer column will resume upon her return. To ask us, leave a tape-recorded message at 310-543-6611; fax yourquestion to 310-540-6272; or mail a letter ...
Perrodin is sworn in, once again
Mar 01, 2002; ... Perrodin is sworn in, once again Eric Perrodin was sworn in Thursday as mayor of Compton for asecond time, after thestate Supreme Court refused to consider OmarBradley's appeal of a ruling that pulled the incumbent out of office. The California Supreme Court left intact a 2nd ...
Harman promotes intelligence-sharing measure
Mar 01, 2002; ... Harman promotes intelligence-sharing measure TERRORISM: Lawmaker joins legislators in effort torequire agenciesto give information to local entities. WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jane Harman, D-Redondo Beach, joined abipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday pushing legislation that ...
Parks urges observance of process
Mar 01, 2002; ... Parks urges observance of process Los Angeles police Chief Bernard Parks urged his supportersThursday to avoid demonstrations or attacking police commissioners asthey consider whether he should serve a second five-year term. OnTuesday, members of the Urban League and the ...
Restaurant Closures
Mar 01, 2002 ... Here is a list of restaurants and food vendors closed or allowedto reopen by the county Department of Health Services during the weekending Feb. 24. Azuma Japanese Restaurant 16123 S. Western Ave.,Gardena Close date: 2/19 Reopen date: 2/21 Reasons for ...
Neighbors
Mar 01, 2002 ... Six residents from the South Bay were among 234 Childrens HospitalLos Angeles employees honored for their years of service to thehospital. They are: Naomi Sakamoto, Torrance, 40 years; Mary Ellen Farr,Redondo Beach, 20 years; Deborah Jury, Hermosa Beach, 15 years; ...
ASK US
Mar 01, 2002 ... Ask Us columnist Stephanie Walton is ill. The question-and-answer column will resume upon her return. To ask us, leave a tape-recorded message at 310-543-6698; fax yourquestion to 310-540-6272; mail a letter to Ask Us, the Daily ...
Daily Breeze reporters win 5 Copley awards
Mar 01, 2002; ... Daily Breeze reporters win 5 Copley awards The Daily Breeze has won five James S. Copley Ring of Truth Awardsfor excellence in journalism, it was announced Thursday. Staff writer Ian Gregor won two first-place awards, onefor BestBeat Reporting for his coverage of the Los ...
Defense question draws gasps
Mar 01, 2002; ... Defense question draws gasps TRIAL: Attorney in dog mauling case suggests the dead women'spartner could have saved her life. A dog-mauling trial defense lawer drew gasps from the courtThursday by suggesting Diane Whipple's domestic partner could havesaved her life by ...
Bonnie Elizabeth Burger; Delight Elizabeth Colombatto; Martin Raymond Hill. John Allan Lacey. Thomas H. Mansfield ;Kenneth Maszick. Antonio Leonardo Villalobos. Wilma J. Yarbrough
Mar 01, 2002 ... Colombatto, Delight Elizabeth "Dee" Passed away on February 26, 2002 in Kentfield, CA. She is survived by her beloved husband, Robert Joseph Colombatto;her children, Stephen,Liza, Gina, and Perhi; and her grandchildren,Thad, Romy, Wil, Lena, and Zeph. Dee was born ...
Card club restrictions may be eased
Mar 01, 2002; ... Card club restrictions may be eased GAMBLING: Indian casinos would oppose any change in law. Industrylobbyists saythey are at risk. SACRAMENTO -- Top state gaming regulators and a respectedcommission signaled Thursday that it may be time to lift a long-standing ban on public ...
MTA approves 14-mile east-west Valley busway
Mar 01, 2002; ... MTA approves 14-mile east-west Valley busway TRANSIT: Officials call project long overdue. The route willconnect North Hollywood, Warner Center. Ending years of controversy, the Metropolitan TransportationAuthority cleared the way Thursday for construction of a 14-mile ...
State's card club restrictions may be relaxed
Mar 01, 2002; ... State's card club restrictions may be relaxed GAMBLING: Indian casinos would oppose any change in law. Industrylobbyists say they're at risk. SACRAMENTO -- Top state gamingregulators and a respectedcommission signaled Thursday that it may be time to lift a long-standing ban ...
MTA approves 14-mile east-west Valley busway
Mar 01, 2002; ... MTA approves 14-mile east-west Valley busway Ending years of controversy, the Metropolitan TransportationAuthority cleared the way Thursday for constructionof a 14-mile east-west busway across the San Fernando Valley. The MTA's final approval of the environmental report for ...
New mapping appears to benefit Harman
Mar 01, 2002; ... New mapping appears to benefit Harman 36TH DISTRICT: Democrats hold wider edge. GOP hopefuls sayincumbent has done little to benefit the defense industry. The 36th Congressional District has been a battleground during thepast decade, with control swinging back and forth between ...
Dog park backers get a boost
Mar 01, 2002; ... Dog park backers get a boost SAN PEDRO: Neighborhood Council approves idea. City CouncilwomanJanice Hahn has a specific location in mind. San Pedro dog park supporters won akey battle this week when thenewly formed Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council approved puttinga ...
MB school proposal may uproot garden
Mar 01, 2002; ... MB school proposal may uproot garden PROPERTY: District may sell strip of land near Mira Costa Highthat has been used for growing vegetables. Two things talk in Manhattan Beach -- land and money. Given that the part-time farmers who garden the Pea Patch Seniorsand ...
Romer's cuts are delayed by L.A. board
Mar 01, 2002; ... Romer's cuts are delayed by L.A. board BUDGETS: Superintendent calls reductions "appropriate" in light ofthe district's financial forecast. Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Roy Romer outlined budget cutsand savings totaling $61 million Thursday, but the school board putthe ...
Romer's cuts are delayed by L.A. board
Mar 01, 2002; ... Romer's cuts are delayed by L.A. board BUDGETS: Superintendent calls reductions "appropriate" in light ofthe district's financial forecast. Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Roy Romer outlined budget cutsand savings totaling $61 million Thursday, but the school board putthe ...
New mapping appears to benefit Harman
Mar 01, 2002; ... New mapping appears to benefit Harman 36TH DISTRICT: Democrats hold wider edge. GOP hopefuls sayincumbent has done little to benefit the defense industry. The 36th Congressional District has been a battleground during thepast decade, with control swinging back and forth between ...
Dog park supporters win backing for site
Mar 01, 2002; ... Dog park supporters win backing for site SAN PEDRO: New Neighborhood Council OKs proposal for temporaryfacility on port land. San Pedro dog park supporters won a key battle this week when thenewly formed Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council approved puttinga temporary ...
Land sale may uproot MB garden
Mar 01, 2002; ... Land sale may uproot MB garden MANHATTAN BEACH: District considers selling strip near Mira Costa.Area residents have grown vegetables there for years. Two things talk in Manhattan Beach -- land and money. Given that the part-time farmers who garden the Pea Patch ...
WILMINGTON; Caltrans to install PCH crosswalk; SAN PEDRO ; Help is sought for cleanup effort. SAN PEDRO. Ava Maria group to meet Tuesday. Corrections
Mar 01, 2002; ... WILMINGTON. Caltrans to install PCH crosswalk. SAN PEDRO . Help issought for cleanup effort. SAN PEDRO. Ava Maria group to meetTuesday. WILMINGTON. Caltrans to install PCHcrosswalk. SAN PEDRO.Help is sought for cleanup effort .SAN PEDRO. WILMINGTON. Caltrans toinstall PCH crosswalk . SAN ...
REDONDO BEACH; School bands set for spring concert; SOUTHBAY. Hospital will open doors to new wing. ROLLING HILLS ; Council approves raise for manager. Corrections
Mar 01, 2002; ... REDONDO BEACH. School bands set for spring concert. SOUTHBAY.Hospital will open doors to new wing. ROLLING HILLS . Councilapproves raise for manager. REDONDO BEACH. School bands set forspring concert. SOUTH BAY. Hospital will open doors to new wing.ROLLING HILLS. REDONDO BEACH. School ...
REDONDO BEACH; All-City Band performs tonight; SOUTH BAY ; Health fair offers free screenings. CARSON. Sobriety, license checkpoint tonight. Corrections
Mar 01, 2002; ... REDONDO BEACH. All-City Band performs tonight. SOUTH BAY. Healthfair offers free screenings. CARSON. Sobriety, license checkpointtonight. REDONDO BEACH. All-City Band performs tonight. SOUTH BAY.Health fair offers free screenings. CARSON. REDONDO BEACH. All-CityBand performs tonight ....
GOP looks to unseat Harman
Mar 01, 2002; ... GOP looks to unseat Harman 36TH DISTRICT: Democrats hold wider edge in new mapping, butcandidates say the incumbent has done little for defense. The 36th Congressional District has been a battleground during thepast decade, with control swinging back and forth between ...
Romer's budget cuts delayed by L.A. board
Mar 01, 2002; ... Romer's budget cuts delayed by L.A. board SCHOOLS: Superintendent calls reductions "appropriate" in light ofthe district's financial forecast. Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Roy Romer outlined budget cutsand savings totaling $61 million Thursday, but the school board ...
Dog park group wins endorsement
Mar 01, 2002; ... Dog park group wins endorsement SAN PEDRO: Neighborhood Council OKs site. City Council's Hahnwould like to see Knoll Hill become permanent location. San Pedro dog park supporters won a key battle this week when thenewly formed Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council approved ...
Sale of MB school district land may uproot garden
Mar 01, 2002; ... Sale of MB school district land may uproot garden PROPOSAL: Strip of property near Mira Costa has been used foryearsfor growing vegetables. Two things talk in Manhattan Beach -- land and money. Given that the part-time farmers who garden the Pea Patch Seniorsand ...
OUT & ABOUT IN THE SOUTH BAY
Mar 01, 2002; ... Today HOP OVER TO THE GALLERIA ---------------------------- What: Kids creative workshop with the Easter Bunny. Children willmake an Easter sun visor with stickers and glitter pens. Where: TheGalleria at South Bay, 1815 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach. When: 4to 7 p.m. today ....
You know, maybe this magazine isn't really about sports at all
Mar 01, 2002 ... You know, maybe this magazine isn't really about sports at all Something important has changed in the famous Sports Illustratedswimsuit issue, an increasingly well-thumbed copy of which sits on mydesk as I write. But itcan only sit for a few minutes at a time before ...
(A1 rail teasers); D@ily Link
Mar 01, 2002 ... Gone fishin' A sail through L.A. Harbor finds sea slugs,halibutand other underwater creatures. B1 (W ART) D@ilylink Since 1943, by Presidential Proclamation, March isAmerican Red Cross Month. Did you know you can also make tissuedonations through the Red ...
Mass evacuation at LAX; Unplugged security machine disrupts estimated 400 flights
Mar 01, 2002; ... Mass evacuation at LAX. Unplugged security machine disruptsestimated 400 flights The discovery of an unplugged metal-detecting machine at LosAngeles International Airport prompted authorities to clear thousandsof travelers from five terminals Thursday morning, the ...
Airport panel chief Stein's image is a turbulent mix
Mar 01, 2002; ... Airport panel chief Stein's image is a turbulent mix His backers call him a tough but principled leader. His critics call him an arrogant, abusive micro-manager. Ted Stein inspires both admiration and resentment among people hedeals with as president of the Board of ...
Alcohol, drug offenses plague area schools
Mar 01, 2002; ... Alcohol, drug offenses plague area schools SAFETY: Reportfinds some crimes down and others sharply higher.The accuracy of self-monitoring is questioned. Drug and alcohol offenses continued to plague South Bay highschools during the 2000-2001 school year, particularly in ...
Youth crime ruling upheld
Mar 01, 2002; ... Youth crime ruling upheld JUVENILES: State Supreme Court rejects the argument that the voter-approved Proposition 21 was unconstitutional. The measure is declarednot intertwining. SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court upheld the validityof Proposition 21 on Thursday, ...
Nixon pondered nukes in Vietnam
Mar 01, 2002; ... Nixon pondered nukes in Vietnam TAPES: Former president suggested use of weapons against the northduring a 1972 meeting shortly before the war was escalated. COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Thinking big, President Nixon raised the ideaof using a nuclear bomb against North Vietnam in 1972, ...
BOEING CO.; Company looks at government sales; ECHOSTAR ;Price plan helps cut quarterly loss
Mar 01, 2002; ... BOEING CO.. Company looks at government sales. ECHOSTAR .BOEINGCO.. Company looks at government sales SINGAPORE --Boeing Co., thelargest planemaker, is trying to sell more jetliners to heads ofstate after a study showed that half of the world's 200 governmenttransports may need to be ...
Recession cuts ranks of world billionaires
Mar 01, 2002; ... Recession cuts ranks of world billionaires NEW YORK -- The world's rarefied club of billionaires dropped 83members this year to 497 as recession and fallout from the terroristattacks reduced their wealth. The group's combined worth fell to$1.54 trillion from $1.73 trillion last ...
TOP LOCAL; Toyota to name new brand `Scion'; AirTran to get 20 Boeing 717s. TOP STATE. Actors, agents work on deal
Mar 01, 2002; ... TOP LOCAL. Toyota to name new brand `Scion'. AirTran toget 20Boeing 717s. TOP STATE. TOP LOCAL. Toyota to namenew brand `Scion'.AirTran to get 20 Boeing 717s. TOP LOCAL. Toyota to name new brand`Scion' Torrance-based Toyota Motor Corp. will name its third U.S.brand `Scion" as part of a ...