Daily Breeze back issues from June 2008:
Vets struggle to pay for college
Jun 01, 2008; ... UCLA student Nick Salcedo has seen the horrors of war firsthand,fighting side-by- side with fellow Marines in a seven-monthdeployment to Iraq. But piecing his life together after his tour of duty severalyears ago has presented a new battle - alone and trying to make GIBill ...
It's a long, long road from seventh grade
Jun 01, 2008; ... Last Sunday afternoon I found myself sitting in the back seat ofa late-model Jaguar sedan with my oldest pal, Ward. There was nothing remarkable about this except in the way thatall of life is breathtakingly remarkable, full of twists, turns,blind alleys and long skeins of ...
On RFK's last journey
Jun 01, 2008; ... It was hot and humid inside the 21-car train carrying the body ofRobert F. Kennedy from New York City to Washington, D.C. The air conditioning had failed and the 226-mile journey thatshould have taken three hours lasted a sweltering five, with thetrip slowed by mourners lining the ...
Ex-school counselor avoids jail
Jun 01, 2008; ... A former Wilmington Middle School vice principal convicted oftouching a student inappropriately avoided jail time at hissentencing but must surrender his state teaching credential. In a crime not publicly disclosed until Friday, William Harberts,61, of Garden Grove placed a ...
Cash-strapped districts seek Hawthorne voters' help
Jun 01, 2008; ... Voters in Hawthorne will face a pair of school-related spendingdecisions when they go to the polls on Tuesday. With the Hawthorne School District angling for a bond measure andthe Centinela Valley Union High School District aspiring to a parceltax, residents are being asked to ...
Judicial candidates are largely unknown
Jun 01, 2008; ... Two years ago, a Manhattan Beach bagel shop owner who hadn'tpracticed law in more than a decade was voted onto the Los AngelesSuperior Court bench over an incumbent judge with two decades ofexperience. This year's judicial elections could be equally surprising, witha ballot of ...
Girl Scouts mine gold of service
Jun 01, 2008; ... Seven high school seniors from the Palos Verdes Peninsula will berecognized today for reaching the highest rank in Girl Scouts. Girl Scout Angeles Council Board President Melody Nishida willaward 96 Girl Scouts from 101 communities in the area at the GoldAward Recognition Banquet ....
Oil woes fuel extremism on left, right
Jun 01, 2008; ... So much for the idea that President Bush went to war for cheapoil. Yes, I know, they're now imagining that high gas prices areactually lining the pockets of the president's cronies at ExxonMobiland Sunoco. But this is not an argument advanced by grown-ups. I cannot pretend to ...
Universal's lot a tour highlight
Jun 01, 2008; ... Over the course of Universal Studios' 94-year history, the oft-used backlot has been nearly as popular an attraction among filmfans as it has been with filmmakers. Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox, Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman arejust a few of the stars who have worked on the areas ...
Mayor's questionable travel plans
Jun 01, 2008 ... L.A. mayor's Israel trip must not be just another junket. In the best of financial times, taxpayers are justified in theirsuspicions of political junkets. Too often, these publicly fundedtrips are barely disguised vacations for government officials,payoffs to political cronies and ...
Festival time on The Hill
Jun 01, 2008 ... Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday on Crossfield Drive inRolling Hills Estates, between Promenade on the Peninsula and thePeninsula Shopping Center. On Sunday, the Asia America Youth Orchestra conducted by DavidBenoit will perform at a jazz festival. The event will also ...
Monday Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 2008 ... MB students urge voting We're students at Grand View Elementary and just heard about thesurprisingly high number of people in Manhattan Beach who aren'tregistered to vote or choose not to vote.Your vote can change the whole election. You shouldn't be afraidto vote on any ...
Don't let a 401(k) be put on autopilot
Jun 01, 2008; ... At first, Charlie, a 28-year-old graphic designer, was a bitperturbed by the fact that his employer would automatically enrollhim in the company 401(k) plan. But after a few friends convincedhim that it wasn't such a bad thing, Charlie began looking into theparticulars of the ...
Presidential power goes only so far
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Stan Katten For nearly two years, presidential candidates have inundatedvoters with all the changes each would make in policies, programsand particularly national security, health care, the economy andforeign affairs. We seem to have forgotten where the power to governreally ...
She's at home with painting
Jun 01, 2008; ... "I had a mortgage and three kids and I had to survive." That's how Linda Benecke described her circumstances as a singleparent in 1988, when she was laid off from her job working withcomputers at a local aerospace company. Twenty years later, Benecke owns a commercial ...
Global Wings
Jun 01, 2008; ... From his corporate headquarters in Westchester, Joseph Czyzykscans the globe like an airplane passenger 40,000 feet up may seethe ground below: with a broad, panoramic view. Yet, for Czyzyk (pronounced Chizzick), the ground below is withinhis grasp. The chairman and CEO of ...
Penny pinchers pumping at Arco
Jun 01, 2008; ... RELATED LINKS: * » Find cheapest gas in Torrance * » Get help with gasprices ...
District attorney confident of victory
Jun 01, 2008; ... District Attorney Steve Cooley isn't much concerned about his re-election chances Tuesday, rating his two opponents "not in myleague." Steve Ipsen, a 22-year criminal prosecutor and president of the1,000-member Association of Deputy District Attorneys, is a "non-starter" with no ...
Adopting a Cause
Jun 01, 2008; ... What started with a slender envelope sent from another nation hasresulted in a fat cash donation for an earthquake-relief fund inChina. And it's all thanks to a Redondo Beach third-grader. On May 22, for her ninth birthday, St. Lawrence Martyr Schoolstudent Katie Kaessinger ...
Korean Air begins LAX to Brazil flights
Jun 02, 2008 ... Korean Air will begin today offering nonstop service between LosAngeles International Airport and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The airline will provide flights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday,leaving LAX at 7:30 p.m. and arriving in Sao Paulo at 11 a.m. thenext day. Return flights will ...
Water storage
Jun 01, 2008; ... Q: Water storage How long can I keep my plastic gallon water bottles? How how longare they good or should I replenish them? I've had them stored forseveral years. Is there any way to tell if the water is any good? - MIYE MATSUNAGA Torrance The longevity of ...
Get picky about 'icky' beaches
Jun 01, 2008; ... RELATED LINKS: * » Annual beach report card * » Learn more about Heal the Bay Big bold letters stretch across the back of a lifeguard tower inRedondo Beach. Clashing with crashing waves and glowing sun, theword "ICKY" draws attention. The display is ...
MB doctor aims to revive the house call
Jun 01, 2008; ... When a tap dancer hurt her ankle on the set of "Secret Talents ofthe Stars," Dr. Brian Wilbur was soon at the CBS soundstage inStudio City - making sure the show would go on. Wilbur helped the dancer and then did some basic cast healthchecks, like taking the blood pressure of ...
Is pizza delivery OK for sitters?
Jun 01, 2008; ... Would you let a delivery person bring a pizza while you had ababysitter? In an informal poll, several moms in one upper-middle-classneighborhood serve up a variety of opinions, including some you maynot have thought about:"I try hard to have a delivery order come before ...
Why McClellan's book was shocking
Jun 01, 2008; ... Of all the things former Bush press secretary Scott McClellanwrote in his wave-making book, the most surprising and damning thing- to me anyway - had little to do with the president, Karl Rove, theconvicted "Scooter" Libby and Dick Cheney. Since I expect to be misled, stroked, ...
Brief items from around the South Bay
Jun 01, 2008 ... Four shot during party altercation Four people were shot at a party in Hawthorne on Saturday, andpolice Sunday said all should survive. Police went to an address in the 14400 block of Cerise Avenueabout 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Hawthorne police Lt. Steve Cruickshanksaid ....
Education News
Jun 01, 2008 ... MANHATTAN BEACH Two earn Mira Costa vice principal spots Two new vice principals are set to join the administrative teamat Mira Costa High School in the fall. Jaime Mancilla and Paula Spence were both promoted from otherpositions within Manhattan Beach Unified ....
Group gets 90 days to buy park
Jun 01, 2008; ... A Hawthorne community group is one step closer to turning avacant lot into a park - even though the property was auctioned offin April. The California Transportation Commission late last week stopped aproposed sale by the California Department of Transportation to givethe ...
Dwell on Design
Jun 02, 2008 ... Big ideas in modern indoor and outdoor living will be revealedthis weekend when Dwell on Design makes its West Coast debut at theLos Angeles Convention Center. Geared toward urban dwellers partial to modernism and greenliving alike, the exhibition and marketplace is intended to ...
Fictitious name is a click away
Jun 02, 2008; ... Q uestion: I want to do business under a fictitious name. What doI do?- J.A. Gardena Answer: Go to the Web site of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder (www.lavote.net).In the search box at the top type "FBN" (short for "fictitiousbusiness name") ....
Democrats' rules out of sync
Jun 02, 2008; ... According to the writ of good sportsmanship, "It's not whetheryou win or lose, it's how you play the game." In the writ of goodpolitics it's how you play the game that determines whether you winor lose, and the Democratic primary race may well prove the point. While the public eye ...
Tuesday Letters to the Editor
Jun 02, 2008; ... Riviera and Weideman I am writing in response to the letter that you published fromJim Harrigan on Sunday titled "Riviera rejects Weideman." I believethat this letter creates the false impression that Harrigan and theHillside Residents Association represent the entire Riviera and ...
Q: Presidential campaigning
Jun 02, 2008; ... Q: Presidential campaigning The Democrats and probably Republicans, too, campaigned in PuertoRico. Why is anyone campaigning there? They don't vote for thepresident. Why campaign where they can't vote? - ROLAND CAMPBELL San Pedro While residents of Puerto ...
Creator of polio vaccine deserved better
Jun 02, 2008; ... Dianne Odell died last week when a loss of electrical power,followed by the failure of a backup generator, halted the innerworkings of the iron lung that had kept her breathing for the past58 years. Odell, at 61, was the nation's last-known inhabitant of thesearchaic ...
Carson pair plead not guilty to marijuana-sale charges
Jun 03, 2008; ... A Carson couple pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges thatthey illegally operated six medical marijuana dispensaries andcommitted money laundering. Virgil Grant III, 41, and Psyhra Grant, 33, were ordered toreturn to court July 22 for trial. The Grants and an ...
New ways give an old Torah a home
Jun 03, 2008; ... » Learn more about Congregation Beth Torah From an 18th-century Eastern European village to cyberspace, oneof the oldest Torah scrolls still in use has found its way to aTorrance synagogue. Michael Kraus, a longtime member of Congregation Beth Torah,found the scroll up ...
Panel OKs $3.2B budget for airports
Jun 03, 2008; ... The Board of Airport Commissioners on Monday approved a $3.2billion budget for Los Angeles World Airports for the fiscal yearthat begins July 1, a 23 percent increase from last year. A large portion of the airport agency's budget is set aside inreserve funds or dedicated to ...
$32M OK'd for LAX runway safety
Jun 03, 2008; ... » $3.2B airport budget approved More than $32 million worth of contracts aimed at improvingrunway safety at Los Angeles International Airport were approvedMonday by the Board of Airport Commissioners. A runway stoplight system will be installed by San Diego-basedHelix ...
'Granny' attackers get prison
Jun 03, 2008; ... » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news Two young mothers were sent to prison Monday for using pepperspray to snatch an elderly Torrance woman's purse. They said theyneeded money to feed their children. Janelle Chambers, 22, was sentenced to five years ...
Demand drives warehouse project
Jun 03, 2008; ...» BLOG: South Bay business news A crane lifted a 68-ton slab of concrete off its side and placedit vertically in a ditch, where workers secured the giant wall. The dusty scene was repeated several times Monday ...
IT'S ELECTION DAY
Jun 03, 2008 ... RELATED LINKS: * » To find your polling place * » Get informed on area, state elections Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Here are ourrecommendations. The Daily Breeze offers these recommendations for candidates andmeasures on Tuesday's ...
Congresswoman Waters joins Obama
Jun 03, 2008; ... South Bay Rep. Maxine Waters switched her allegiance from HillaryClinton to Barack Obama today, as the Democratic primary campaigndrew to a close. "Now is the time for us to unite so that real change is possiblein November," Waters said in a statement issued by the ...
More local election stories and results
Jun 03, 2008 ... Results from other contests: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 2nd District * » Ridley-Thomas, Parks face runoff * » 2nd Supervisorial District: Election results Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 4th District * » 4th ...
Wednesday Letters to the Editor
Jun 03, 2008 ... Get serious with gangs Regarding the story "Gang gun users face losses in L.A."(Saturday), Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposes several initiativesto limit gang gun deaths. The people of Los Angeles deserve betterthat this. We know what works. After the last major ...
Results are in for Torrance City Council race; Measure T passes
Jun 03, 2008 ... Results from the Torrance City Council election * » Rhilinger, Barnett, Furey and Newmark in lead forTorrance council * » Torrance City ...
Best careers for job security
Jun 03, 2008; ... Job security may not be the first thing you think of when you'reweighing your next career move but it's certainly a nice perk,especially in a job market like we have today. From Kiplinger's Magazine, Erin Burt suggests these fiveindustries for more job security: Healthcare ....
El Camino College releases sketch of sexual assault suspect
Jun 03, 2008; ... » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news Investigators on Tuesday released a sketch of a short, dimpledyoung man who recently sexually assaulted a 19-year-old El CaminoCollege student on campus. Police hope some of the assailant's distinctive features - ...
Yosemite welcomes a lifetime spent answering the call of the wild
Jun 03, 2008; ... Yosemite National Park has been my home away from home for 74years (my first visit was in utero). Long before there were time limits on visits, my family campedthere every summer for weeks at a stretch. When I went off tocollege in Kansas, I came back every summer to be a ...
Lawndale City Council OKs a cautious budget Tuesday
Jun 03, 2008; ... The Lawndale City Council passed the city's annual budget onMonday, in what staff calls a "hold and protect" era for the city. General fund reserves will increase and a $35 million capitalimprovement plan is moving forward, but the city isn't getting tooexcited because of the ...
Searing drama traces reality of Vietnam War
Jun 02, 2008; ... "And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't askme, I don't give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam."--Country Joe and the Fish Ideally, if we as a nation had heeded the lessons of the VietnamWar, a revival of John DiFusco's play "Tracers" - which offers ...
Scanning the Area
Jun 01, 2008; ... HERMOSA BEACH Two arrested after gunpoint robberies Two suspects were arrested late Friday after several victims wererobbed at gunpoint in Hermosa Beach, police said. The first incident occurred when one of the suspects approached acouple walking near Manhattan ...
Ballot endorsements
Jun 02, 2008; ... The Daily Breeze offers these recommendations for candidates andmeasures on today's primary ballot: Proposition 98 - Bars state and local governments from takingprivate property for private uses and prohibits rent control - Yes. Proposition 99 - Bars eminent domain to acquire ...
Watch this bankruptcy
Jun 02, 2008; ... Cities look to other cities to share ideas and best practices.These days, the center of attention is Vallejo and its latestinnovation: Chapter 9 bankruptcy. This could set a precedent, according to Sajan George, who helpedwith the restructuring of Orange County when it declared ...
Out & About
Jun 02, 2008; ... TODAY ART GROUP HOSTS ARTIST: Carson Fine Art Association meeting,featuring guest artist Susan Alderson. WHERE: 801 E. Carson St., Carson. WHEN: 7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month. INFORMATION: Admission is free. Call 310-830-2806. A LESSON IN JAPANESE ...
Man gets jail for Gardena restroom video
Jun 03, 2008; ... A man who secretly videotaped a co-worker at a Gardena companywhile she used the restroom pleaded no contest to criminal chargesTuesday and will spend 90 days in jail. Ryan Dale Castillo, 30, entered his plea to one felony count ofunauthorized access to computers and three ...
Bridge Painting
Jun 03, 2008 ... Q: Bridge painting The left support upright of the Vincent Thomas Bridge is whitelike it's wrapped in something. What is that? - HAULIAN FOLEY Rancho Palos Verdes The bridge has been covered to minimize paint chips and dustfalling into the harbor while the ...
Scanning the State
Jun 03, 2008; ... SAN DIEGO Marine avoids prison for AK-47 A Marine sergeant accused of bringing an AK-47 assault rifle homefrom Iraq as a war trophy accepted a plea deal Monday that will keephim out of federal prison. Sgt. Leonardo San Juan agreed to plead guilty to one felony ...
Two wounded by police ID'd
Jun 03, 2008; ... Long Beach authorities Monday released the names of two men whowere wounded and arrested in connection with an officer-involvedshooting Saturday. Tavaron Mitchell, 30, of Gardena, and Marcus Toles, 29, of LosAngeles, were both shot by officers after the men and a thirdsuspect ...
Scanning the Area
Jun 03, 2008; ... TORRANCE AREA ECC sets safety forums after attack El Camino College officials will hold campus safety and securityforums today and Thursday to address a recent sexual assault oncampus. Campus employees and students are expected to attend the programsat 1 p.m. in ...
NEIGHBORS
Jun 03, 2008; ... The South Bay-based law firm of Agnew Brusavich recently held its15th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet, where 24 local high schoolgraduates from 14 schools were awarded scholarships for academicachievement, some in face of personal or family adversity. Scholarship recipients were ...
A Hollywood fire
Jun 03, 2008; ... It was a Hollywood tale of action and drama complete with aHollywood ending. Early Sunday morning, flames erupted at Universal Studios,shutting down the theme park and spewing noxious fumes. In apyrotechnic display worthy of Universal's "Backdraft" attraction,Los Angeles had its ...
Business Briefs
Jun 03, 2008; ... STAPLES Bid for Corporate Express is raised Staples Inc. raised its hostile bid for Corporate Express NVagain Tuesday after the Dutch company's surprise bid for anotheroffice products supplier that would create a viable globalcompetitor. At $2.6 billion, Staples' ...
A huge credit settlement
Jun 03, 2008; ... If you're one of the 160 million Americans whose creditinformation made you the target of junk mail, Trans- Union, the credit monitoring agency that made those filesavailable to financial institutions and retailers seeking yourbusiness, has a gift for you. As part of a ...
Lockheed costs under scrutiny
Jun 03, 2008; ... Lockheed Martin Corp. has failed to comply with militaryguidelines for tracking and managing costs on some of its biggestweapons programs, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22Raptor and the F-16 fighter jet, according to an internal Pentagonreport. The failure of ...
Torrance High to star on TV again
Jun 03, 2008; ... Campus scenes from The CW spin-off "90210" are to be filmed atTorrance High School, as they were for "Beverly Hills, 90210" in theearly 1990s, the network confirmed Tuesday. The Torrance Unified School District Board of Education isscheduled to consider approval of the contract to ...