Daily Breeze back issues from March 2008:
LB paper, Daily Breeze combine for some work
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Daily Breeze and its sister paper, the Long Beach Press-Telegram, will combine as a single publishing unit, sharing someadministrative and editorial functions to cut costs amid an ongoing,severe decline in the newspaper industry, Breeze managers told theirstaff members Friday ....
All Plugged In
Mar 01, 2008; ... Sam Wiley remembers when, 18 years ago, students at a new mathand science high school used classrooms and labs on his campus,California State University, Dominguez Hills. On Friday, he said it might be time for the California Academy ofMathematics and Science to return the favor ....
Contamination is found in 16-acre Torrance area
Mar 01, 2008; ... Soil contaminated with toxic substances covers a 16-acre swathcentered in the 2100 block of Del Amo Boulevard, with the highestconcentrations found in a 4.5-acre tract, authorities said. That smaller area is where an investigation has detected levelsof carcinogenic benzene vapors ...
Lives That Matter
Mar 01, 2008; ... Clifton Johnson, chairman of Torrance's Black History Celebration2008, stood before a diverse crowd of more than 500people Friday andtold them to "choose to live a life that matters." Those words were the dominant motif for the 11th annualrecognition luncheon at the Torrance ...
Caregiver for elderly HB woman gets prison
Mar 01, 2008; ... An aide who stole and cashed checks belonging to a 93-year-olddisabled Hermosa Beach woman she cared for was sentenced Friday tothree years in state prison. Shekesha Shenea Andrews, 32, previously pleaded no contest to onecount of theft of an elder by a caretaker, according to ...
L.A. seeks gun-violence remedy
Mar 01, 2008; ... Citing February's bloody toll in Los Angeles and across thenation, a city panel on Friday began looking at ways to regulateguns within city limits. Recognizing constitutional protections, Councilman Jack Weiss,chairman of the City Council's Public Safety Committee, saidsomething ...
Hawthorne politician takes District Attorney's plea bargain
Mar 01, 2008; ... On the day his trial was set to begin, former HawthorneCouncilman Louis Velez pleaded guilty Friday to a felony conflict-of-interest charge. Velez, indicted on the political corruption charge last July,opted to take a deal offered by the District Attorney's Office thatassured he ...
Weapons found in Torrance raid
Mar 01, 2008; ... VIDEO: Machine gun vs. air soft paint ball controversy EDITOR'S NOTE: Since this story appeared Saturday, some readershave commented about a sentence that describes a weapon as "amachine gun that propels ball bearings with carbon dioxide." Otherreaders described the same weapon as ...
Judicial team
Mar 01, 2008; ... In a job that deals daily with criminals and their victims,strong bonds can form even among the saddest of circumstances. That's why it was only fitting that, when it came time to makeretirement plans, Torrance Superior Court Judge Francis J. Houriganand his bailiff, Deputy Doug ...
Home builders bet on boomers to live green
Mar 01, 2008; ... Shea Homes, one of the nation's largest home builders, believesbaby boomers are looking for communities that make an environmentaldifference. This month, Shea announced the opening of Victoria Gardens, an"active lifestyle," or retirement, development in Florida sandwichedbetween ...
Woman drives off El Segundo attacker
Mar 01, 2008; ... A sexual-assault victim used pepper spray to fend off anassailant who grabbed her and pinned her to the ground as she walkedin El Segundo, police said Saturday. The attack occurred at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday as she walked atFranklin Avenue and Richmond Street, close to the ...
Strike up the band
Mar 01, 2008; ... Regrettably, Dear Leader couldn't make it to the New YorkPhilharmonic's debut the other night in Pyongyang, North Korea. But all went well anyway. More than 2,000 Communist, Worker's,People's and other party appartchiks wearing dark suits and lapelpins bearing the likeness of ...
Sunday Letters to the Editor
Mar 01, 2008 ... Port project isn't 'green' This is in response to the Tuesday article titled "Railroadlaments stalled port yard." How can it be that this article offers extensive discussion ofthe spin of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad (BNSF) and thePort of Los Angeles, with no ...
Hospitals must come clean
Mar 01, 2008; ... Hospitals have a long list of reasons for not letting theircustomers know how good they are (or aren't) at controllingdangerous infections. One stands out. Reporting infection rates would mean hiring people to gather thedata, which would take away from the staff who prevent ...
Try not to judge book title too hastily
Mar 01, 2008; ... Bookings to promote my new book, "Stupid Black Men: How to Playthe Race Card - and Lose," have been difficult. Many media outletsflatly turn me down, because they find the title "offensive." Theunwillingness to offend, to avoid the appearance of racism, provesone of the main points of my ...
Barkley takes a cheap shot at Christians
Mar 01, 2008; ... Former NBA star Charles Barkley's recent slam of conservativesand "fake Christians" deserves a response, especially since heintends to eventually vie for the governorship in Alabama. The word "conservative" makes Barkley sick to his stomachbecause, in his words "they're really ...
Pencil in a visit to parents
Mar 01, 2008; ... By Eli Hecht It has been said, "You appreciate your health when you start tolose it." This message came home to me last month in full force. Our family's home in Brooklyn, N.Y., is a fourth-generation. Aswe, the children and grandchildren, grew up, we moved to ...
Bringing your own bag is now the trendy way
Mar 01, 2008; ... Reusable bags have become trendy, with companies and groupshanding them out for free at festivals and other events to promotethemselves. The popularity of reusable bags has created a niche industry ofsuppliers. In September, Manhattan Beach resident Doug Lober began ...
Despite changes, newspapers remain a calling
Mar 02, 2008; ... Newspaper people are a funny bunch of hardheads who are justegotistical enough to believe - as the founding fathers did - thattheir jobs are worth mentioning at the very top of the Bill ofRights. Religion, speech, press ... there it is. And it's more importanttoday than it was ...
Woman from Torrance killed in van accident
Mar 02, 2008; ... A 22-year-old caterer was killed Saturday by a delivery van whileshe was preparing food for a large party in Redondo Beach. The Torrance woman, who worked for a catering company, wasworking in the loading dock of the AES power plant when the incidentoccurred around 3:40 p.m., said ...
Torrance hybrid parts firm is on the move
Mar 02, 2008; ... Torrance engineer Abas Goodarzi is riding his company's growthspurt. The founder and president of US Hybrid, a Torrance developer ofhybrid vehicle components, outgrew its previous location andcompleted its move Saturday to a larger site. "We're expanding because we have ...
Athletes get into political game
Mar 02, 2008; ... On the same day last week when a prominent U.S. senator endorsedthe presidential candidacy of Democratic front-runner Barack Obama,a 20-year-old sports figure stole the political spotlight. Greg Oden, a former Ohio State University basketball great andlast year's No.1 draft pick ...
A Haven for Kids
Mar 02, 2008; ... >> PHOTOS Mike Nunez sits with a group of friends at a long fold-up tableas he designs the deck of his future skateboard. "It's going to be all blue with silver stripes and a guy with aboom box in the center," he said. Fourteen-year-old Nunez has been coming to the ...
LAX project manager may get $25 million
Mar 02, 2008; ... Los Angeles-based DMJM stands to make at least $25 million tooversee modernization efforts at Los Angeles International Airportif airport commissioners approve a one-year contract Monday. If the deal is approved, DMJM would serve as project manager of aproposed $8 billion overhaul ...
Athletes honor slain L.A. officer
Mar 02, 2008; ... Angelenos on Saturday honored slain Los Angeles Police DepartmentOfficer Randal Simmons, with high schoolers from his alma materdedicating a baseball season to him and others holding a carwash toraise money for his family. Fairfax High School's baseball team dedicated its 2008 ...
A quick course in American life
Mar 02, 2008; ... "Where are all the motorbikes and bicycles? And what is that?" These were two of the first questions Davik Teng and her mother,Sin Chhon, had shortly after arriving in Los Angeles. Freeway traffic in Southern California was something neitherDavik nor Sin had ever seen and was ...
An Easter history lesson
Mar 02, 2008 ... It's March now, and Easter is nearly upon us - likely theearliest Easter any of us will ever see. The next time the holidaywill arrive this early in the year will be in 2228. It's hard tobelieve, but Snopes - a site devoted to debunking or bolsteringurban legends - confirms it, and ...
More homeowners find themselves gasping for air
Mar 01, 2008; ... With each passing day, the water gets deeper. And more homeownersare struggling to keep their heads above the water line as darkclouds dump more rain on the housing market. At some point, opportunity should bubble to the surface. But no one knows when. And in the ...
Smart Spender
Mar 01, 2008; ... TheStreet.com, a Web site full of highbrow investment advice,gives these tips on how to save $100 from daily routines. Start haggling. Consider asking for a discount from your cableTV, gym, phone and Internet service providers. Wash with cold water. Using hot water when doing ...
Paper or plastic? 'No, thanks,' shoppers say
Mar 01, 2008; ... >> Bringing your own bag is now the trendy way Education consultant Johnetta Fleming searched for butternutsquash with caramelized onions at a Whole Foods Market deli counter,while carrying in her shopping cart her contribution to the planet'swelfare: three reusable shopping bags ....
Torrance woman killed in Redondo Beach
Mar 01, 2008; ... A 22-year-old caterer was killed Saturday by a delivery van whileshe was preparing food for a large party in Redondo Beach. The Torrance woman, who worked for a catering company, wasworking in the loading dock of the AES Power Plant when the incidentoccurred around 3:40 p.m., said ...
Does she blow thar?
Mar 02, 2008 ... >> PHOTOS While it was the annual Whale of a Day, some visitors also got aclose look at a pair of falcons being shown by Christina Jones ofSouth Bay Wildlife Rehab ...
Once into gangs, he's now into gratitude
Mar 03, 2008; ... In 1988, Conrad Muise was using heroin and needed a place tostay. His former wife agreed to let him sleep in a car in herbackyard. But her sister didn't want him around and called the police, whoshowed up and arrested him for trespassing. It was the beginning of a 20-year ...
The doctor is in: Day after marathon brings on long list of ailments
Mar 03, 2008; ... Hurting from bloody toenails, swollen tendons, chafed armpits andjoint pain, thousands of marathoners will visit doctors andhospitals today to put their bodies on a speedy recovery course. Health experts estimate that of the nearly 25,000 expected tocross the finish line at the ...
Parolees head for Carson hotel
Mar 03, 2008; ... The men started checking in a few months ago, not long afterstate parole agents stopped by. They pay in cash, rent rooms, stayfor a few days before they move on. It's unclear how many actually live at the 60-unit Carson PlazaHotel in north Carson at any one moment, but as of ...
Remember when flying the skies was a gourmet experience?
Mar 03, 2008; ... When I say that it used to be fun to fly you might guess that I'mabout to complain about all the security you have to go through. I'mnot. That is something we have to get accustomed to and accept.However, there is no reason that things should be different onceyou've cleared security and ...
Moment in the sun for thousands
Mar 03, 2008 ... More than 25,000 filled the streets Sunday for the 2008 LosAngeles marathon. Kenya's Laban Moiben won the men's division andRussia's Tatiana Aryasova the women's.<BR/> MARATHON ...
Monday Letters to the Editor
Mar 02, 2008 ... Changes not always good We the people are tired of change. We keep hearing about "change," but the only change we are usedto is someone asking for some when we go to the bank, the store oreven for a walk. What we need is action, not the broken promises that we seem ...
Karate is lifelong pursuit
Mar 02, 2008; ... When Bruce Schram was 8, a neighbor taught him some judo moves. A year later, he started learning Chinese kempo. He stuck with ituntil he joined the Navy at 17. Schram studied other martial arts styles after a five-yearenlistment, but settled on the Okinawan karate style ...
Tighten belts as recession threatens
Mar 02, 2008; ... Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress inmid-February made what we've feared official: The tough economictimes we're in will likely worsen in the coming months, and furtherlowering the key interest rate may not pull us out of the economicdoldrums. So ...
She's Got Mail
Mar 02, 2008; ... Kelly Herold-Martinez makes mailing a letter sound complicated. The way she approaches postal service, it really is more complexthan dropping an envelope into the corner mailbox. Herold-Martinez, 46, serves as chief executive of Express PostalOptions International, a ...
Buckley blazed trail full of wit, wisdom
Mar 02, 2008; ... When the terrible, sad news of Bill Buckley's death came, Ireached for my folder of letters we'd exchanged over the years. It'sa thick file, and it makes me well up a bit to realize that I canexpect no more bright white envelopes with the familiar bluelettering. That Bill should ...
Top networking Web sites
Mar 02, 2008; ... Business networking Web sites, or more generally, "socialnetworking" sites with a business bent, are exploding across theInternet. If you've resisted the temptation to join or participatein any of these online communities thinking them frivolous, it maybe time to reconsider ....
Ruling may open up malls to petition drives
Mar 02, 2008 ... A potentially far-reaching state Supreme Court ruling in a caseinvolving a San Diego shopping mall has been almost lost amid allthe large and very justified political headlines of the last two anda half months. But in the long run, the ruling in Fashion Valley Mall v.National ...
South Bay Business Calendar
Mar 02, 2008 ... TODAY MARCH 03 Small Business Development Center is offering a free workshop,"How to Do Business With the State of California," from 1 to 4 p.m.at ECC Business Training Center, 13430 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne.To register: 310-973-3173. Wilmington Chamber of ...
The daylight myth
Mar 02, 2008; ... One of the worst aspects of switching to daylight-saving time isthat lost hour of sleep. This year, for the second year, we'll losethat hour three weeks earlier than usual, as we spring forward at 2a.m. March 9, instead of the first Sunday in April. Grogginessaside, at least we can tell ...
Assemblyman Ted Lieu drafts power outage penalties
Mar 03, 2008; ... A state legislator has upped the ante in a long-running battlebetween a utility giant and two South Bay beach cities. Assemblyman Ted Lieu, D-El Segundo, is in the process of draftinga bill that would hold investor-owned utilities like SouthernCalifornia Edison liable to customers ...
A not-so-sweet surprise
Mar 02, 2008; ... After months of public bashing over a payroll scandal that wastedmillions of dollars, the Los Angeles Unified School District was inline for some some positive attention. We refer a feel-good story about the LAUSD's famous lunchroomcoffeecake. The coffeecake was featured last ...
'Loophole' loopiness
Mar 02, 2008; ... After years of reckless spending and special-interest pandering,officials in Sacramento now face their comeuppance in the form of amassive budget deficit. So they turn their focus to closing"loopholes." But there's just one problem: The folks in Sacramento have a verydifferent ...
Marlboro fakes spur a lawsuit
Mar 01, 2008; ... Tobacco giant Philip Morris has filed a federal trademarkinfringement lawsuit stemming from the seizure of nearly 27,000cartons of bootleg Marlboros at the Port of Los Angeles, the companyannounced Friday. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in downtownLos ...
Ex-cop from Carson pleads no contest
Mar 01, 2008; ... A former Carson sheriff's deputy pleaded no contest Friday tousing the Internet to contact a person he believed was a child forsex. Joseph Mican Abadla Carlos, 31, was caught in a sting aimed atalleged online predators. Carlos was arrested March 31 and charged late last ...
Scanning the Area
Mar 02, 2008; ... WILMINGTON 1 hurt when car flies off freeway One person was critically injured early Saturday when a vehicleflew off the Harbor (110) Freeway and landed on a street inWilmington, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The traffic accident, on the southbound ...
190th Street
Mar 02, 2008 ... Q: 190th Street As all of us daily commuters can tell you, 190th Street throughRedondo Beach was completely resurfaced several months ago. But theTorrance side, the south side of 190th Street from Anza Avenue toabout Hawthorne Boulevard, and the rest of 190th Street to ...
Refinery maintenance
Mar 02, 2008 ... Q: Refinery maintenance What's going on at the BP refinery on Wilmington Avenue inCarson? There is a large white tent set up and every day there aretwo Carson sheriff's cars parked outside. There are also three tour-like buses that are there in the morning and the evening ....
Biting may show child's frustration
Mar 03, 2008; ... Question: "We have had trouble with a 2-year-old boy who hasstarted biting in our preschool class. He is not provoked, and wecannot anticipate when he is going to bite. We do not want to kickhim out of school, but we can't have him biting other kids."- A TEACHER IN ...
Discovering a different America
Mar 03, 2008; ... For the whole month of February, I was studying for midtermswhile warding off sicknesses. At the same time, I was working my two jobs - as The Freshmancolumnist and as administrative assistant for the Meyers Institutefor College Preparation, which provides enrichment classes ...
Culver office tower clears panel
Mar 03, 2008; ... A developer planning a 13-story office tower near the busyintersection of Centinela Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard has clearedits first hurdle, despite concerns the building will worsen traffictie-ups and block views from the Westchester Bluffs. That refrain will likely get louder ...
South Bay Businesspeople on the Move
Mar 03, 2008 ... Ironclad Performance Wear Corp. of El Segundo, a leader in high-performance gloves and apparel, has announced that Avi Suriel hasresigned his position as chief financial officer of Ironclad inorder to become CEO of a media and entertainment company. Thomas Kreig, Ironclad's vice ...
Education Briefs From Around the South Bay
Mar 03, 2008; ... TORRANCE Sixth-grader reaches charity goal Briana Lanktree has met her goal. For the past year, since visiting Mfuleni Township outside CapeTown, South Africa, the Richardson Middle School sixth-grader hasbeen raising money in Torrance, aiming to provide myriad fixes ...
Building interest in a profession
Mar 03, 2008; ... Going hands-on in an effort to get excited about math andscience, some 300 Torrance eighth-graders participated in the thirdannual Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day at ExxonMobil. Over two days last week, female students from Torrance Unifiedmiddle schools of Casimir, Calle ...
Gardena sees money in better signs
Mar 03, 2008; ... Jan Arriola makes signs, logos and banners for a living, so he isall the more put off by sloppy business placards near his printingbusiness in Gardena. "The signage should be improved tremendously" in Gardena, saidArriola, owner of Executive Lithography. "I'm talking about ...
Hawthorne man shot in his driveway
Mar 03, 2008; ... A man was shot and wounded Sunday evening as he drove into hisHawthorne driveway, police said today. The man, who was in his mid-20s, said he did not see who shothim, according to Hawthorne police Sgt. Robbie Williams. The victim was returning to ...
Bad weather delays LAX flights to Chicago
Mar 03, 2008 ... Because of bad weather in Chicago, departure delays averaging 1hour and 59 minutes were reported today on some flights from LAX toChicago O'Hare International ...
Resolving a difference of opinion
Mar 03, 2008; ... Question: I'm having a major disagreement with my lawyer. Heinsists that I settle, that it would be "ill considered" not toaccept the monies being offered, but I feel the offer is way toolow. He said he'll probably ask me to find another lawyer unless Isettle. Can he drop me ...
A variety show's 'Twisted' ever after
Mar 03, 2008 ... Among the cast in "Twisted Tales," the 22nd annual Act II VarietyShow, are actors, singers and dancers up to age 70-plus. The showcomes to the Norris Center for the Performing Arts Friday throughSunday. According to Nancy Budde, one of the show's producers, thisyear's original ...