Daily Breeze back issues from October 2008:
Recipe Request: Red cabbage slaw from North Woods Inn
Oct 01, 2008; ... Wow. A lot of you had recipes for red cabbage slaw from the NorthWoods Inn. Best of all, they began flowing in the minute the columnwas published, which means many of you treasure your recipes and usethem still. Most were identical, but we chose to publish the submission ...
FIX IT FAST: Great meals that will save you time and money
Oct 01, 2008; ... With prices of most everything increasing faster than wages,consumers are looking for ways to cut spending. One way is tocurtail dining out and rustle up fast-fix meals at home. It's notdifficult if you rely on shortcuts and have a well-stocked pantry. Jacques Pepin, author of the ...
'Dead Man's Cell Phone' has too many hang-ups
Oct 01, 2008; ... Let "Dead Man's Cell Phone" go to voicemail. Dramatist Sarah Ruhl's new comedy about life, death and love, allset in motion by a fateful phone call, strains from the thickness ofboth script and presentation. "Dead Man's Cell Phone," playing at South Coast ...
Motorcyclist dies in collision with suspected drunken driver's car on 105 Freeway
Oct 01, 2008; ... A motorcyclist killed when he collided with a suspected drunkendriver's car on the Century (105) Freeway in Lynwood was identifiedtoday as a Redondo Beach man.Raul Pangilinan, 43, died about 5 a.m. Tuesday as he rode eastnear Long Beach Boulevard, California Highway Patrol ...
Gunman robs Starbucks in Hawthorne
Oct 01, 2008; ... A gunman robbed employees at a Starbucks restaurant in Hawthorneearly today of $2,000, police said. The robbery occurred about 2 a.m. at the coffee shop at 505Rosecrans Ave., Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said. Employees had just closed the store and were walking out when ...
RPV couple awarded $11.6M in crash
Oct 01, 2008; ... » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news An elderly Rancho Palos Verdes couple has been awarded $11.6million by a jury that found a lack of safety measures on a remotehighway caused the husband to crash into an embankment. Cletus Schmidt, 79, was left a ...
Ports launch diesel truck emissions reduction effort
Oct 01, 2008; ... The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach today formally launched a$1.6 billion initiative aimed at reducing diesel truck emissions by80 percent within five years. "Today, the children of Los Angeles and the South Bay arebreathing easier," said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio ...
Both Wall Street, Main Street embrace deficits
Oct 01, 2008; ... His name was George F. Babbitt. He was 46 years old now, in April1920, and he made nothing in particular, neither butter nor shoesnor poetry, but he was nimble in the calling of selling houses formore than people could afford to pay. - "Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis (1922) ...
Flow of migrants will rebound in time
Oct 01, 2008; ... There is no doubt about it: The ongoing American recession hasgreatly reduced job opportunities in this country for illegalimmigrants. The effects can be seen in reduced numbers outside lumber yardsand on street corners where recent arrivals often await chances atlow-paying day ...
South Bay scores on AARP list
Oct 01, 2008; ... Retirement - what's that? With today's shaky economy, the number of seniors in theworkplace is growing rapidly. According to About.com, people 50 andolder represent one of the fastest growing labor groups in theUnited States. While many people are seeking senior jobs to ...
CarMax uses layoffs to cut costs
Oct 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va. - CarMax Inc. said Wednesday it is laying off morethan 600 employees, or about 4 percent of its total work force, asthe auto retailer tries to cut costs due to a decline in car andtruck sales. The Richmond, Va.-based company said the reductions are in itsservice ...
Singles are living happily ever after
Oct 01, 2008; ... How to Satisfy Your Man! And she definitely won't tell you WhatYou Can Do to Make Him Pop the Question! Kim Calvert will not tell you On the contrary, in her first issueof Singular, a Los Angeles magazine devoted solely to singles, whatshe tells you is this: You don't need him (or ...
'NO' ON PROP. 5: A rehabilitation ruse
Oct 01, 2008; ... Proposition 5 sounds good. Its authors say it would provide moredrug treatment and rehabilitation programs for California'snonviolent offenders. This, in turn, would supposedly save the statebillions of dollars due to reduced costs in prison and paroleoperations. The details of ...
South Bay/Harbor Senior Calendar
Oct 01, 2008; ... SAN PEDRO ANDERSON SENIOR CENTER WHAT: Tuesday's Senior Club, featuring bingo, table games, bridgeand nutrition. WHERE: 828 S. Mesa St., San Pedro. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Bingo at 12:15 p.m. INFORMATION: Call 310-548-7596. AVE ...
Helping dementia victims overcome fears of bathing
Oct 01, 2008; ... Question: I currently assist an 84-year old woman with earlydementia. I care for her dogs and provide general help for her. Shecurrently takes Aricept and another drug to help her memory whichseems to have slowed down the progression of the disease. However, Icannot convince her to bathe ...
Thursday's Letters to the Editors
Oct 01, 2008 ... Memories of 'Red' Zar It was exciting to read that a popular San Pedran, John "Red"Zar, will be inducted next Monday into San Pedro's Sportswalk to theWaterfront. It's a long-overdue and well-deserved honor. Although Zar had a nice baseball career as a pitcher in the ...
Educating the governor
Oct 01, 2008; ... The governor's last-minute vetoes Tuesday spared Californians aslew of burdensome legislation, which should be reason to celebrate.Instead, he's getting a slew of criticism. But some of it is justified. Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach,for example, says he is going to give up ...
Best of the Blogs
Oct 01, 2008 ... From South Bay Pipeline, www.insidesocal.com/southbay: TORRANCE FINALLY GETS AN ONLINE CALENDAR How many city employees (and years) does it take to put aTorrance events calendar up on the municipal Web site? A "team" of a half dozen or so, apparently, if last week's ...
Make A Difference
Oct 01, 2008 ... Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur is accepting animalcare volunteer applications.Volunteers are asked to complete one shift per week, on a weekdayor weekend. Morning and afternoon shifts are based on animal needsand are a minimum of four hours.Orientation and ...
Noncitizen voting
Oct 01, 2008; ... Q: Noncitizen voting Someone was telling me that you don't have to be a citizen of theUnited States to vote, that you can be a legal alien resident oreven an illegal resident to be able to vote. Could you clarify thatinformation for me? - JUDITH GOW Carson ...
Out & About
Oct 01, 2008 ... TODAY READING BETWEEN THE LINES: "Bedtime with Corduroy" will be readto children as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record program, aneffort to bring national attention to the importance of earlychildhood education. WHERE: Redondo Beach Main Library, Children's Story Room, ...
Bank remittances to Mexico drop in August
Oct 01, 2008 ... MEXICO CITY - Mexicans living in the U.S. sent home 12 percentless money in August, the largest drop on record since the Bank ofMexico began tracking remittances 12 years ago, the central bankreported on Wednesday. The Bank of Mexico said remittances ...
Credit crunch pains Ford
Oct 01, 2008 ... DETROIT - Tight credit, economic worries and high gasoline pricescombined to cut Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales once again in September,with the beleaguered automaker reporting a 34percent decline fromthe same month last year. It was Ford's worst sales month this year, and the ...
Man arrested in stabbins of 3 men in Inglewood
Oct 01, 2008 ... An Inglewood man accused of being under the influence of drugswhen he allegedly stabbed and wounded three men at random whileangrily searching for his girlfriend was in custody Wednesday. Sidney Andrew King, 31, was booked on suspicion of attemptedmurder. The first attack ...
Police Blotter
Oct 01, 2008 ... SAN PEDRO 1. Shots fired: 11 p.m. Sept. 23, 400 block of West Third Street. During anargument, about five shots were fired at the victim by an unknownnumber of assailants who fled west on Third Street toward GaffeyStreet. 2. Robbery: 2:30 a.m. Sept. 21, ...
All about tax-exempt status and God
Oct 01, 2008; ... It did not come to pass that the sky fell during Sunday's "pulpitinitiative," a preach-out of mostly Christian ministers defyingauthority by attempting to keep their tax-exempt status while takingsides in political debates. Then, on Monday, the sky fell. Only I'm not ...
Orange school board trustee could be jailed
Oct 01, 2008 ... ORANGE Ketchup caper could mean jail An Orange school board trustee known for his dark glasses, knitcap and rants at meetings is now suspected of condiment kidnapping. A Chapman University spokeswoman ...
FDIC ordered to release IndyMac data
Oct 01, 2008 ... Judge says FDIC must release data Lawyers pursuing a class action lawsuit against failed IndyMacFederal Savings Bank won a legal round when a federal judge orderedthe release of borrowers records. U.S. District Judge Alicemarie ...
Suspected gang ties lead to immigrant arrests.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Immigration authorities have arrested more than 400 immigrants inCalifornia with suspected ties to gangs as part of a national sweepduring the past ...
Deputies kill assault suspect
Oct 01, 2008 ... Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a mansuspected of stabbing a woman with a sword after he charged deputieswith a metal pole and injured one of them, authorities saidWednesday. Deputies answering a call found a woman with stab wounds lateTuesday night and ...
L.A. County deputy charged in sexual attacks
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was charged Wednesday withsexually assaulting his wife and torturing her lover after shethreatened to leave him. Prosecutors said Robert Avery McClain, 34, of Irvine, punched andkicked the couple on Sunday night after meeting them at ...
Electronic billboards displease Los Angeles officials
Oct 01, 2008; ... Despite a 2-year-old legal settlement that allows hundreds of newelectronic billboards, Los Angeles city leaders are now trying toput a stop to the proliferation of the blinking, animated signs. After Clear Channel recently installed a digital billboard thatshines into Silver Lake ...
Redondo Beach man killed in Century Freeway collision
Oct 01, 2008 ... A motorcyclist killed when he collided with a suspected drunkendriver's car on the Century (105) Freeway in Lynwood was identifiedWednesday as a Redondo Beach man. Raul Pangilinan, 43, died about 5 a.m. Tuesday as he rode eastnear Long Beach Boulevard, California Highway Patrol ...
Flow of migrants will rebound in time
Oct 01, 2008; ... There is no doubt about it: The ongoing American recession hasgreatly reduced job opportunities in this country for illegalimmigrants. The effects can be seen in reduced numbers outside lumber yardsand on street corners where recent arrivals often await chances atlow-paying day ...
Correction
Oct 01, 2008 ... A front-page headline Wednesday incorrectly said the San PedroSkills Center is closing. Although a longtime automotive class ...
Train's engineer was texting before crash
Oct 01, 2008; ... The engineer of a Metrolink train that collided with an oncomingfreight train in Chatsworth last month sent 29 text messages fromhis cell phone while operating trains on the day of the crash -including one just 22 seconds before the head-on collision, federalinvestigators said Wednesday ....
Study proposes L.A. traffic solutions
Oct 01, 2008; ... To help solve its traffic problem, Los Angeles needs to get 2 to5percent of its vehicles off its freeways, increase discounts forbus riders and work with employers to get their workers to use masstransit or let them work from home more, according to a studyreleased today. "All ...
LAUSD cuts are less than expected
Oct 01, 2008; ... Expecting huge cuts in funding from the new state budget, LosAngeles Unified officials recently learned they will get back about$165 million more than they anticipated. The district is still facing a cut of $235 million from thebudget signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last ...
Hawthorne Starbucks robbed
Oct 01, 2008 ... A gunman robbed employees of $2,000 at a Starbucks restaurant inHawthorne early Wednesday, police said. The robbery occurred about 2 a.m. at the coffee shop at 5030Rosecrans Ave., Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said. Employees had just closed the store and were walking out ...
Old diesels banned at ports
Oct 01, 2008; ... RELATED LINKS: * » Governor vetoes port anti-pollution bill * » Why Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed SB 974 * » Ports defend Clean Trucks Program * » The Port of Los Angeles * » The Port of Long Beach The ports of Los Angeles and ...
Rise in Alzheimer's cases a 'time bomb'
Oct 01, 2008; ... The number of people living with Alzheimer's disease will morethan double over the next two decades, placing financial pressure onthe public health system and thousands of caregivers throughout LosAngeles County, says a report released Wednesday. An estimated 325,000 residents ...
Torrance is wishing for water in well
Oct 01, 2008; ...»PIPELINE BLOG: Politics affecting the South Bay A project deemed crucial to increasing Torrance's water suppliesat a time of drought and spiraling costs began Wednesday in thenorth part of the city. Crews ...
Hometown Fair booth will help ailing officer
Oct 01, 2008 ... Manhattan Beach police officers will take seats in a dunkingbooth this weekend at the Hometown Fair at Live Oak Park. It's all to raise money for Officer Mark Vasquez, who wasdiagnosed two years ago with multiple myeloma. Vasquez recently underwent a stem cell transplant ...
South Bay Christmas tree lot founder's funeral set
Oct 02, 2008 ... A funeral for Robert "Tony" Cottone, founder of the Cottone &Sons pumpkin patch and Christmas tree lot in Torrance, will be heldtoday. The service will be at 11 a.m. at the Green Hills MortuaryChapel, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos ...
Lieu's bill lets schools punish online bullies
Oct 02, 2008 ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill by Assemblyman TedLieu that would allow schools to discipline students for "cyberbullying." Lieu's bill, AB 86, was introduced before it was reported that agirl in Missouri had killed herself after being bullied on a socialnetworking ...
Lawndale community center discussion set
Oct 02, 2008 ... Lawndale will host a series of workshops Saturday to hear commenton the design of a new community center. There will be four workshops throughout the day, at 10 a.m.,noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The various times are to accommodatedifferent schedules. The meetings will be in Bollinger ...
DWP reports record demand for power
Oct 02, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES DWP reports highest usage for October day Electricity usage among Los Angeles Department of Water and Powercustomers peaked at 5,709 megawatts Wednesday - a record demand forfall and the highest usage ever for a day in October. With temperatures in the ...
It's the beginning of the end for L.A. Philharmonic's Esa-Pekka Salonen
Oct 02, 2008; ... Esa-Pekka Salonen was a little-known wunderkind from Helsinkiwhen he made his American conducting debut with the Los AngelesPhilharmonic in 1984 - the same year the Olympic torch arrived.Salonen was 26. The torch was a good deal older. They both blazed. Eight years later, ...
Search continues after Coast Guard locates life jackets, debris off San Pedro
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Coast Guard searched a wide area off the San Pedro coasttoday after life jackets and broken pieces of boat were discoveredfloating in the ocean. Rescuers found no signs of life in the 100-yard debris field fivemiles south of the Port of Los Angeles, but searched until the ...
Man who fatally shot a Torrance restaurant worker gets 25-to-life
Oct 02, 2008; ... RELATED LINKS: * BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news * BLOG: Track South Bay court cases The man who fatally shot a Torrance restaurant worker in anapparent feud over a woman has taken a plea deal that will send himto prison for 25 years to ...
Female bowlers warned of purse thefts
Oct 02, 2008; ... » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news Police today warned female bowlers about a series of purse theftscommitted by a man with a child in a stroller at Gable House Bowl inTorrance. Four crimes have occurred from 7 to 8 p.m. since Sept. 4 at ...
Anti-pollution bill is vetoed by governor
Oct 01, 2008; ... Southern California health advocates reacted with anger Wednesdayto Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of an anti-pollution bill aimedat cleaning up smog in and around the state's ports and tradecorridors. The bill, SB 974 by state Sen. Alan Lowenthal, would have raised$300 ...
Cyclist killed by rig near Carson is ID'd
Oct 01, 2008; ... A bicyclist killed when a big rig struck him on the Carson borderwas identified Wednesday as a Lakewood man. Jakob Scott Weathermon, 20, worked in construction as anapprentice glazer at Breezeway Thrifty Glass in Huntington Beach,according to his MySpace page.Weathermon ...
South Bay Pet of the Week
Oct 01, 2008; ... * BLOG: More about pets Brad Graverson/Staff Photographer This 2-year-old male Pomeranian is cream and tan in color. He isavailable ...
Police release sketch of suspect who robbed Redondo gun store
Oct 02, 2008; ... BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news Police released a sketch today of a robber who held up a RedondoBeach gun store and made off with nine handguns. The robbery at Turner's Outdoorsman at Hawthorne and RedondoBeach boulevards occurred at 10:45 a.m. Sept ....
Port of L.A. OKs $102M expansion of TraPac terminal
Oct 02, 2008; ... The long-awaited expansion of the TraPac terminal at the Port ofLos Angeles will finally kick off in December under the terms of a$102 million contract approved today by the Board of HarborCommissioners. San Pedro-based Manson Construction Co. was awarded the heftycontract, which ...
Political jabs for all on the Capitol Steps
Oct 02, 2008; ... Political satire is as ancient as Aristophanes' anti-Peloponnesian war comedy "Lysistrata," and as current as Tina Fey'ssend-up of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live." And then there's the Capitol Steps - that trigger-happy wildbunch of equal-opportunity lampooners that will be ...
Lewitt to rejoin Hermosa Beach police force
Oct 02, 2008; ... Embattled Hermosa Beach police Officer Todd Lewitt has overcomeyet another legal hurdle and is once again slated to rejoin theforce. Lewitt was ordered today to return to duty Monday for thedepartment he's been at odds with for years. Lewitt, who publicly criticized top ...
Watch the vice presidential debate live
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Daily Breeze will be streaming tonight's vice presidentialdebate between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden live beginning at6 p.m. The live stream only works with the Internet Explorer ...
Game show host Christopher Knight is pursuing fun
Oct 02, 2008; ... Collapsing into an overstuffed chair after 10 hours of shootinghis latest show, "Trivial Pursuit: America Plays," ChristopherKnight pulls out an elastic band and begins wrapping a black plasticbox onto his left arm."It's my bone stimulator," Knight says nonchalantly, as the ...
Disney's 'Chihuahua' barks up right tree
Oct 02, 2008; ... A "Lady and the Tramp" for the Taco Bell set, "Beverly HillsChihuahua" fits nicely into the long line of Disney dog moviesdesigned to delight children and animal lovers. It won't win anyprizes from Mexico's Tourism Board, but it largely skirtsstereotypes in its portrayal of a breed ...
'Playlist' sounds good
Oct 02, 2008; ... The kids in "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" are a little morerealistic than what you find in most teen movies. Pleasing and frustrating in about equal measure, this youthfulromantic comedy has a likably gritty atmosphere and some fine,deadpan delivery by the new screen master ...
'How to' knows how to do some things right
Oct 02, 2008; ... Toby Young is a snarky English writer who's turned his brief,disastrous stint on the staff of Vanity Fair magazine into articles,stage performances and the best-selling book "How to Lose Friends &Alienate People." That memoir has now been fictionalized for the movies, ...
Take a swipe at 'Genius'
Oct 02, 2008; ... Consider the intermittent windshield wiper. Or don't. All we need to know is that somebody had to, and driving in therain has been a more rewarding experience ever since. This great man was Bob Kearns, and "Flash of Genius" is hisstory. It's a ...
'NO' ON PROP. 7: A costly energy scheme
Oct 02, 2008 ... State needs renewable power, but this measure is confusing andcounterproductive. On its face, Proposition 7 looks like an environmentallybeneficial proposal aimed at increasing California utilities' use ofrenewable energy to 40 percent by 2020 and by 50 percent by 2025. But ...