Daily Breeze back issues from June 2009:
Mr. Know-It-All: Who was first NHL goalie to wear mask?
Jun 01, 2009; ... Question: Who was the first National Hockey League goalie to weara face mask? When?- N.H. Dothan, Ga. Answer: Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (1929-1986) became the firstgoaltender to wear a mask, even though the team's coach strenuouslyobjected to the move. On Nov ....
Torrance homeowner foils robbery attempt
Jun 01, 2009; ... RELATED LINKS: * -- BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news * -- BLOG: Track South Bay court cases * -- South Bay crime stats Two armed attempted robbers became frustrated and fled after afight with their intended victim at a home in Torrance ...
2 arrested in Hawthorne skateboard shop burglary attempt
Jun 01, 2009; ... RELATED LINKS: * -- BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news * -- BLOG: Track South Bay court cases * -- South Bay crime stats A man and a teenager attempted to burglarize a skateboard shop inHawthorne early this morning, but were noticed by a ...
The Soap Opera Scoreboard
Jun 01, 2009 ... ALL MY CHILDREN: Jesse questions Liza, who points the finger atanother when she says she saw that person holding a gun on the nightof the murder. Jesse comes to believe that the accused are lying toprotect each other after finding discrepancies in alibis for thetime of the murder. Angie ...
Cost of a teen pregnancy is high and lifelong
Jun 01, 2009; ... The first thing you notice about "Mary" is her lipstick. It'salways bright and glossy and expertly applied. Although strikingly pretty, Mary blurs into the background - allbut that lipstick, anyway. Quiet and demure, she never raises herhand. I have to remind myself to call on ...
What's hot in clean-burning fireplaces?
Jun 01, 2009; ... Dear EarthTalk: I'm eager to try out the fireplace in our new home, but we don'twant to create health or environmental problems. Are there materialsthat would be more eco-friendly to burn in a fireplace than regularfirewood? - Emily Eidenier, Durham, N.C ....
Lots of fun mayhem in 'Bedroom Farce'
Jun 01, 2009; ... There's one in every social circle. You know, that couple who ison the brink of breaking up, and who makes all the other couplesstart to question the strength of their bonds, even as they wonderwhom to side with. In Alan Ayckbourn's play "Bedroom Farce," the couple in questionis ...
ASK THE LAWYER: Repaired sidewalk not legal proof of unsafe conditions
Jun 01, 2009; ... Q: I fell in a parking lot that had an unstable patch of concretewhich they have since repaired. Doesn't their repair work prove mycase? - M.R., El Camino Village A: Logically, the fact they have repaired the lot subsequent toyour injury signifies there was indeed something wrong, ...
Tuesday Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 2009 ... PV parcel tax is unnecessary I am writing to oppose the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified SchoolDistrict's Measure V, in which the PVPUSD is seeking to raiseapproximately $3 million in revenue by imposing a $165 parcel tax.The $165 parcel tax is in addition to the $209 parcel ...
San Pedro parking meters
Jun 01, 2009 ... Q: San Pedro parking meters What is the deal with the parking meter hours in downtown SanPedro? Could you please give a complete explanation? - Lee Feldman San Pedro Hourly meter fees throughout Los Angeles jumped from 25 cents to$1 in March to ...
LETTER OF THE DAY: Park closure list is for the birds
Jun 01, 2009 ... California's park closure list is for the birds A list was released Thursday of 220 state parks that would closeunder Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to bridge a $24.3 billionbudget deficit, and it was greeted with cries of dismay. Our suggestion: relax. While it is likely ...
South Bay's June Gloom arrives right on time
Jun 01, 2009; ... June Gloom arrived this year right on time. Actually, Monday represented a fairly seamless transition fromMay Gray in the South Bay, with a thick blanket of clouds and cooltemperatures settling over the coast. The coastal breezes will hum the same melancholy tune for ...
My garden party's growing pains
Jun 01, 2009; ... When a friend and former boss asked if a dozen people could dropby for tea in our garden - "oh, in a year or so," it was impossibleto say no. After all, we had 12 months to pull the weeds and plantmore color. But, in a blink, it was a month before the agreed date - April 26- and ...
Business Watch: Planets align for Torrance auto dealer
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Turning blue jeans green
Jun 01, 2009; ... -- BLOG: South Bay environmental news The piles of denim covered a table inside Giselle Appert'sclassroom and spilled onto a rug in the middle of the floor. There, her students were busy sorting and counting - hoisting upold pairs of jeans in kids' and adults' sizes, some the ...
Boeing worker sues over age, racial bias
Jun 01, 2009; ... One year ago today, Boeing Co.'s first black employee to hold thetitle of spacecraft manager was given 15 minutes and one box to packup his things and get out. In a lawsuit filed in Torrance Superior Court a couple of weeksago, Ronnie Williams claimed the aerospace defense ...
Assembly passes mortgage bill
Jun 01, 2009; ... The state Assembly approved legislation by a South Bay lawmakerMonday that would crack down on certain lending practices thatcontributed to the nationwide meltdown of the housing market. The bill, by Assemblyman Ted Lieu, D-El Segundo, would ban"negative amortization" loans - ...
LA water wasters to get soaked
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El Segundo soundproofing staff seeks new digs
Jun 01, 2009; ... The El Segundo department that helps residents soundproof theirhomes against jet noise may be moving to its own digs outside CityHall. And not only will the new location be roomier for employees, butofficials say it should be more convenient for the public. If the City ...
There's a run on South Bay food banks
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Recipe Request: Chocolate Cherry Bars
Jun 02, 2009; ... Sharon in Long Beach, you're in luck.Many, many readers are big fans of that early '70s Pillsbury Bake-Off recipe for Chocolate Cherry Bars you wanted, and they allsubmitted their contributions pretty much as soon as this column hittheir front stoop. Thanks to everyone ...
Discounts driving car sales
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Torrance chamber gets new president
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Villaraigosa signs $7.1B budget
Jun 02, 2009; ... A $7.01 billion budget calling for layoffs and furloughs ofthousands of workers, but characterized as a work in progress, wassigned into law Tuesday by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "Our work on this budget is far from complete," Villaraigosawrote to the City Council ....
MY TURN: Fighting aging? Not me - I'll do it gracefully
Jun 02, 2009; ... Everyone needs something to keep them busy, involved, satisfiedand optimistic for the future. Some people play golf and tennis, run and bicycle, join onlineforums to comment on various news articles, and volunteer. Others doall of the above. Whoa, not me. I am slow-speed ...
Wednesday Letters to the Editor
Jun 02, 2009 ... Union unfairly targeting Hahn I do not understand why the International Longshore and WarehouseUnion is attacking Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn on hervery real concern about the Port of Los Angeles' plan to dump dirton the old Southwest Marine site ("ILWU: Hahn ...
Hahn lifts objections to dredging plan
Jun 01, 2009; ... The Los Angeles harbor commission and Councilwoman Janice Hahnreached a last-minute accord Monday evening over a disputed $96million dredging project at the Port of Los Angeles. The two sides agreed to leave the door open for possibly allowinga ship building and repair business to ...
Dana Middle School fries up a benefit
Jun 01, 2009 ... * -- BLOG: South Bay education news Have fries with that and help students: Dana Middle School in SanPedro will be raising money Wednesday through a promotion at theMcDonald's at 303 S. Gaffey St. More than 25 teachers will ...
RB Council honors 13 students
Jun 01, 2009 ... * -- BLOG: South Bay education news Council to honor 13 students: The Redondo Beach CoordinatingCouncil is set to honor 13 students Thursday at its 22nd annualStudent of the Year luncheon, which is open to the public. Redondo Union High students Jacob Spear and Teresa ...
Ascension Lutheran open house is Thursday
Jun 01, 2009 ... * -- BLOG: South Bay education news Open house set for Thursday: Ascension Lutheran School inTorrance is holding an open house from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday.All classrooms will be open, and student art will be ...
Local students make a science of winning
Jun 01, 2009 ... * -- BLOG: South Bay education news Local students make a science of winning: A number of localstudents won awards for their entries at the California StateScience Fair held in Los Angeles last month. In 24 categories, local award winners are: Brian Vallelunga ofDana ...
Silver Spur celebrates arts and music
Jun 01, 2009 ... * -- BLOG: South Bay education news Campus celebrates arts and music: Silver Spur Elementary Schoolin Rancho Palos Verdes held its Spring Arts & Music Festival lastmonth. The event, in part a fundraiser, featured activity boothsallowing participants to try ...
'Jon & Kate Plus 8' equals a waste of time
Jun 01, 2009; ... 'Are you keeping up with this Jon and Kate thing?" my colleagueasked. No, I said. "Everyone's talking about it. It's huge!" Huge is not the same as important. "But it's a reality show!" Particularly true with reality shows. "You gotta watch! ...
Redondo Beach meets Monday night on budget plan
Jun 01, 2009 ... Redondo Beach. City Manager Bill Workman's proposed 2009-10budget plan, which he has described as "one of our most challengingefforts in recent decades," heads to the City Council Monday ...
Coast Guard rescues man who fell from Golden Cove cliff
Jun 01, 2009 ... A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescued a fisherman who fell off acliff Monday at Golden Cove in Rancho Palos Verdes. The unidentified man, described as 50 to 60 years old, was liftedfrom the base of the cliff and taken to County Harbor-UCLA MedicalCenter, Lt. j.g. Stephanie Young ...
Manhattan Beach to discuss tightening massage laws
Jun 01, 2009 ... Manhattan Beach. Leaders Monday night could tidy up lawsgoverning massage therapists in town. The changes would essentiallyrequire technicians to have state-issued permits, rather than ...
Hawthorne to hold Italian Festival, bocce tournament
Jun 01, 2009 ... Hawthorne's third annual Italian Festival and Bocce Tournamentwill take place on June 13 and feature live music, food and cashprizes ....
El Segundo library will host annual author fair
Jun 01, 2009 ... The El Segundo Public Library will host its annual author fairSunday. Now in its ninth year, the fair will include mystery, poetry and"Stretching Your Dollar" author panels. About 40 authors are ...
DirecTV CEO Carey may return to News Corp.
Jun 01, 2009 ... The chief executive of El Segundo-based DirecTV Group Inc. is intalks to return to News Corp. to be Rupert Murdoch's second incommand - a move that does not seem to jeopardize 36-year-old JamesMurdoch from one day taking the reins from his father. Chase Carey is in "serious ...
92-year-old Hawthorne accident victim identified
Jun 01, 2009 ... Coroner's officials on Monday identified a 92-year-old man struckand killed last week by a vehicle in Hawthorne. Assistant Coroner Ed Winter identified the man as Clarin ...
Torrance city budget hearings tonight
Jun 01, 2009 ... Torrance. The first of two hearings to discuss the two-yearmunicipal budget for fiscal years 2009-2011 is ...
PVE will host Fourth of July apple pie contest
Jun 01, 2009 ... -- South Bay Family Talk The city of Palos Verdes Estates is hosting its popular apple piecontest once again at the 48th annual old-fashioned Independence DayCelebration.Pie bakers should bring their pies to Lunada Bay School, 520Paseo Lunada, Palos Verdes Estates - the ...
MB to discuss massage therapist laws tonight
Jun 02, 2009 ... Manhattan Beach. Leaders tonight could tidy up laws governingmassage therapists in town. The changes would essentially requiretechnicians to have state-issued permits, rather than ...
RB Council to hear 2009-10 spending plan tonight
Jun 02, 2009 ... Redondo Beach. City Manager Bill Workman's proposed 2009-10budget plan, which he has described as "one of our most challengingefforts in recent decades," heads to the City Council ...
Many states offering financial incentives to moviemakers
Jun 02, 2009 ... BALTIMORE - Many states that are cutting spending on schools,roads and other basics have been lavishing hundreds of millions ofdollars in incentives on Hollywood studios to lure TV and movieproductions - this, ...
Bugaboo Bee strollers recalled for faulty brakes
Jun 02, 2009 ... About 22,500 Bugaboo Bee strollers, made in Taiwan anddistributed by Bugaboo North America Inc., of Hermosa Beach, arebeing recalled because one or both sides of the brakes can fail,causing the stroller to roll away on an incline. This can pose a risk of injury to the child ....
Tastes of Persia and Lebanon by beach
Jun 02, 2009; ... Turquoise - a Persian restaurant in Redondo Beach that describesitself as an "Organic & Natural Mediterranean Cafe by Day, Gourmetby Night" - is a welcome geographic anomaly.That's because, for the most part, the heart of Persian life inSouthern California is Westwood Boulevard ...
Slain Harbor Gateway home invasion suspect was Maywood man
Jun 02, 2009 ... A home invasion suspect shot to death by a Harbor Gatewayresident was identified Tuesday as a Maywood man. Raul Aguilar, 30, was killed about 11:15 a.m. Sunday in ...
Malaga Bank donates to Shakespeare by the Sea program
Jun 02, 2009 ... Malaga Bank has agreed to donate $2,500 to Shakespeare by the Seato support the drama group's annual performance at Hesse CommunityPark in Rancho Palos Verdes. Citing a tight budget, the city in early May pulled funding forthe San Pedro-based nonprofit, which on July 5 will ...
Man who shot father in Gardena charged with attempted murder
Jun 02, 2009 ... A man accused of shooting his father three times in Gardena wascharged Tuesday with attempted murder, according to prosecutors. Albert Almaraz, 35, made his first appearance in TorranceSuperior Court on Tuesday afternoon, but his arraignment waspostponed until June 9, according to ...
Judges volunteer for Superior Court monthly furlough days
Jun 02, 2009 ... In response to the budget crisis that is forcing Los AngelesSuperior Court workers to take one unpaid day off each month, judgesannounced Tuesday they will voluntarily give up a portion of theirsalaries. The court-mandated once-a-month furlough does not apply tojudges, which ...
Preschool opens at Moffett Elementary in Lennox
Jun 02, 2009 ... Lennox. Lennox School District last week celebrated the openingof a new $140,000 classroom that will allow 42 young children toattend preschool at little or no cost. The classroom, funded by nonprofit Los Angeles UniversalPreschool, opened on the Moffett ...
Torrance students awarded Las Hermanas scholarships
Jun 02, 2009 ... Torrance. Four high school seniors from Torrance were awardedscholarships by Las Hermanas, a local women's group. Scholarshiprecipients are Molly McIlvaine and Tabitha Mastali of Torrance HighSchool and ...
Huge turnout marks Successful Aging Expo
Jun 01, 2009 ... Saturday's Successful Aging Expo, sponsored by the Daily Breeze,was a big hit at the Torrance ...
3 days later, last stranded LAX passengers from Chinese airline take off
Jun 03, 2009; ... The last remaining passengers stranded for nearly three days atLos Angeles International Airport were finally able to board a ChinaEastern Airlines flight bound for Shanghai, airport officials saidtoday. The flight took off from LAX at 10:37 p.m. Tuesday with more than100 ...
Redondo Beach wrestles with $7M budget shortfall
Jun 03, 2009; ... Faced with a budget deficit next fiscal year that could surpass$7 million, Redondo Beach leaders are wrestling with a collection ofproposed cuts in the city's latest spending plan. The options spelled out by City Manager Bill Workman have forcedthe City Council to weigh unpopular ...
JOHN BOGERT: Successful Aging Expo displayed the best of us
Jun 03, 2009; ... It was all going beautifully, last Saturday's Breeze-sponsoredSuccessful Aging Expo at the Torrance Marriott, when a tall, grimman approached me grimly. He was angry. I had given away the "Star Trek" movie in a recentcolumn, even though the thing ran days after all the real ...
Move over, Botox (you've got competition now)
Jun 03, 2009; ... For nearly a decade, Botox has ruled the market as the go-to drugfor removing facial lines without invasive surgery.But that could change now that the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration has cleared the way for another wrinkle-fightingdrug, Dysport, scheduled for release in the ...
DAWN ANFUSO: How to keep Generation Y employees motivated
Jun 03, 2009; ... Today's workplace is filled with people from multiple generationsworking side by side. Among them are those in the group calledGeneration Y, or the Millennials. Born between the late 1970s andthe early 1990s, Millennials are sometimes also called the "TrophyGeneration," or "Trophy Kids," ...
Thursday Letters to the Editor
Jun 03, 2009 ... Columnist wrong on Founders Joe Conason is so off base in his defense of liberal activistjudges (Comment page, Monday). Conason claims that, "The Founders would not have been geniusesbut idiots who differed very little from the monarchs and despotsthey overthrew" if the ...
Ask the Expert: Hypnotherapy can help in preparing for surgery
Jun 03, 2009; ... I'm facing some serious surgery soon and I'm really scared. Doyou have any suggestions? Facing any surgery, let alone a serious one, is daunting foranyone, so don't be hard on yourself for feeling scared.Fortunately, many studies have shown the effectiveness of hypnosisin ...
Rewards offered in shooting death of 15-year-old
Jun 02, 2009 ... Fifteen-year-old Desirree Haro was killed July 1, 2003, whilehanging out with friends near near 253rd Street and NormandieAvenue. A silver or gray late model Toyota Camry drove up to the group.Someone inside opened fire. Desirree, seeing ...
Torrance Woman's Club installs officers
Jun 02, 2009 ... Torrance. The Torrance Woman's Club recently installed newofficers.They are Deanna Hanson, president; Barbara Freeman, first vicepresident; Beverly Greeno, second vice president; Fran Day, thirdvice president; Edith Tucker, recording secretary; Betty Abbey,corresponding ...
South Bay volunteer opportunities
Jun 02, 2009 ... Harbor Regional Center Torrance. Harbor Regional Center serves people with developmentaldisabilities. Volunteers are invited to help out in many ways,including assisting families in making the adjustment to the centerby becoming parent mentor volunteers, helping with community ...
Digital TV transition
Jun 02, 2009 ... MORE DIGITIAL TV QUESTIONS: * -- Analog to digital switch FAQs * -- What you need to know about the conversion process * -- Digital TV and converter boxes * -- How it affects Walkman TVs * -- How to tell if your TV is analog or digital * -- ...