Daily Breeze back issues from July 2009:
Los Angeles mayor gets specific for 2nd-term goals
Jul 01, 2009; ... With Los Angeles facing one of its worst economic crises, MayorAntonio Villaraigosa will be sworn in to his second term of officetoday with a more humble tone and promises of specific goals to getthe city moving. "You can call it a rededication to the job and a demand ...
L.A. County gets $23M in security funding
Jul 01, 2009 ... The county Tuesday received $23.3 million in federal grants toenhance its ability to respond to terrorism and natural disasters. The funds, distributed through the California EmergencyManagement Agency, are meant to help the county respond to incidentsof terrorism, particularly ...
Summer fruit made simple
Jul 01, 2009; ... Who can resist an old-fashioned, comforting crisp, crumble,cobbler, spoon cake or a free-form galette or tart warm from theoven, brimming with a bounty of summer's freshest fruits? Unfussyand unitimidating, these nostalgic classics are the darlings of thesummer dessert set - and a breeze ...
San Pedro cliffs claim another victim
Jul 01, 2009; ... A 24-year-old man who fell from the cliffs at Point Fermin to ...
Port of Los Angeles hosts free festival
Jul 01, 2009; ... Local bands, classic cars and water fountain shows will highlightthe Cars and Stripes Forever event Thursday at the Port of ...
Fireworks valued at $400,000 seized
Jul 01, 2009; ... Police and firefighters raided a Torrance house Wednesday,arresting two men and recovering about ...
$300,000 in fireworks seized, 2 arrested
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Environmental Expo raises awareness
Jul 01, 2009; ... Get your green on Thursday at El Segundo's Environmental Expo.Stop by the free event fair at 350 Main St. from 3 to 7 p.m ....
Ask the Expert: Becoming a vegetarian
Jul 01, 2009 ... My 12-year-old daughter wants to stop eating meat and bevegetarian. Should I be concerned? Is this safe? It's very safe and you have no need for concern, as long as she'seating a healthy diet of whole grains, legumes, vegetables, nuts andfruits, with the avoidance of meat and ...
DAWN ANFUSO: Seven mistakes to avoid in using social networking technology
Jul 01, 2009; ... Most people know by now to turn off their cell phone ringersduring meetings and not to send business emails typed with all caps.But as business etiquette expert Barbara Pachter says, as peoplebegin to incorporate new technologies like Blackberries and iPhones,and applications such as ...
Loud noise in Redondo Beach
Jul 01, 2009; ... Q: Loud noise I heard a terrible noise the evening of June 24 in Redondo Beach.It sounded like a jet engine flying directly over my house. Itlooked like one of the smokestacks at the power plant was on fire,or releasing smoke, or something. - Rebecca Bauer Redondo ...
JOHN BOGERT: Watching movies under - and amid - the stars in Hollywood
Jul 01, 2009; ... Europe has its crypt-laden cathedrals and ancient cemeteriesserving as dire reminders of death. We, on the other hand, have the undying belief that death is bothunnecessary and highly unattractive. Which makes movie night at theHollywood Forever Cemetery our local version of ...
Hotel tax on Rancho Palos Verdes ballot
Jul 01, 2009 ... A ballot measure to raise the city's hotel tax from ...
Airports roll out new flight tracking system
Jul 01, 2009 ... Los Angeles World Airports on Wednesday launched WebTrak, a newonline flight ...
El Segundo flasher strikes again
Jul 01, 2009 ... A man sought for exposing himself to girls in struck again ...
Carson mall to be sold
Jul 01, 2009 ... The owners of the SouthBay Pavilion in Carson are about to sellthe mall to ...
Gardena man sentenced for murdering ex-girlfriend
Jul 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 Gardena man with a long criminal history was sentencedWednesday to 86 years to life in prison for killing his ...
Carson passes budget
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Carson City Council approved a $67 million budget lateTuesday, but ...
Man admits to 1984 murder
Jul 01, 2009 ... After asking a jury to believe the wrong man was on trial for a1984 murder ...
Rancho Palos Verdes acts to limit RV street parking
Jul 01, 2009; ... More than six years after debate began in Rancho Palos Verdes onthe once-contentious issue of recreational vehicle parking, the CityCouncil has quietly approved a program designed to keep RVs off citystreets. With no public comment and minimal debate, the council gave itsfinal ...
Rancho Palos Verdes acts to limit RV street parking
Jul 01, 2009 ... After six years of debate, the City Council has quietly ...
Gardena man sentenced for murder
Jul 01, 2009 ... Timothy Burnett, 40, was sentenced Wednesday to 86 years to ...
Carson approves $67M budget
Jul 01, 2009; ... The Carson City Council approved a $67 million budget lateTuesday that ignored cost-cutting recommendations from a citizensoversight committee. The panel, which was formed to safeguard the new utility-users'tax, recommended that the council cut all city-funded festivalsexcept ...
Family meals yield more than good nutrition
Jul 01, 2009; ... My 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, told me something recently atdinner that's had me smiling for days. "Dad, your name is Dr. Von Crazy Steve." Now, understand that I am not a doctor of any kind. I never wentto medical school and I haven't yet earned a Ph.D. (Can I get one ...
Lawndale School District chooses new superintendent
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Massage therapy has proven health benefits
Jul 01, 2009; ... Go ahead and indulge. New research is proving what massage devotees have known forcenturies - a regular rubdown can reduce stress, alleviate pain andease sore muscles, even after you've left the massage table. Although scientists aren't quite sure how it works, ...
SouthBay Pavilion in Carson to be sold
Jul 01, 2009; ... The owners of the SouthBay Pavilion in Carson are about to sellthe mall to a real estate investment firm that specializes inreviving "underperforming" properties. Hopkins Real Estate Group and its financial partner, ShamrockHoldings, are in escrow to sell the property to Vintage ...
FDA painkiller measures would impact South Bay health care
Jul 01, 2009; ... A recommendation this week that narcotic painkillers such asVicodin and Percocet be banned would have big implications for bothlocal physicians and patients, officials say. An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration, meetingthis week to discuss ways to curb accidental ...
Man admits to 1984 El Camino Village murder
Jul 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 After asking a jury to believe the wrong man was on trial for a1984 murder near Gardena, a Mexican national admitted ...
Trutanich inaugurated as new LA City Attorney
Jul 01, 2009; ... A paper name plate reading City Attorney Carmen Trutanich coveredthe Rocky Delgadillo signs on his eighth-floor office Wednesday asworkers also finished installing Controller Wendy Greuel's newoffice signs five floors below. And, on the first day of their new jobs, the two showed ...
Villaraigosa sworn in for second term as mayor
Jul 01, 2009; ... Chastened and humbled, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosapledged to focus on "deadlines over headlines" as he took the oathof office Wednesday for a second term. On a warm and sunny afternoon with more than 1,000 supporters onthe South Lawn of City Hall, Villaraigosa said he ...
Don't close Toyota plant
Jul 01, 2009 ... California needs the 5,000 manufacturing jobs Toyota's NUMMIplant brings to the state. It's good for Toyota too because theautomaker sells more of its vehicles here than in any other state inthe nation. So it makes no sense to close the only vehicle assembly facilityremaining in ...
Beginning of the end in Iraq
Jul 01, 2009 ... Tuesday, we hope, marked the beginning of a pivotal chapter ofU.S. military involvement in Iraq as combat troops pulled out of thefledgling democracy's cities. Iraqis took to the streets in celebration to mark the milestone.Six years and three months after our nation invaded Iraq ...
Thursday Letters to the Editor
Jul 01, 2009 ... Exit exam keeps standards up Reader Margaret Litman's letter ("Exit exam should be changed,"Monday) is a classic example of why our educational system rates48th out of 50 in the United States. "When we set the standards for graduation too high, many studentsdrop out," she ...
Letter of the day: Why not make an accounting of your life every quarter?
Jul 01, 2009 ... Why not make an accounting of your life every quarter? If you are reading this wearing green eyeshades, you know thatthe second half begins on July 1. Accountants and financial officers- who see life divided into three-month quarters - are tidying upthe books on the first half of ...
One family's decision to join the exodus from California
Jul 01, 2009; ... My wife and daughters wanted me to buy some Chinese take-out foodthe other night for dinner. When we got to the point of breakingopen the fortune cookies, I saw that mine read, "An unusual dreamwill come true." Indeed, it has. Wednesday was my final day as editorial page ...
Restaurant closures
Jul 02, 2009 ... Restaurant Closures Here is a list of restaurants and food vendors closed or allowedto reopen by the county Department of Health Services for the weekending June 28: El Baja Chef Restaurant 102 N. International Boardwalk, Redondo Beach Close date: 6/25 ...
JOHN BOGERT: Real Fourth of July fireworks are in the Declaration
Jul 02, 2009; ... What isn't there to look forward to about the Fourth of July?There's the promised heat, the beer, the parties, the smell ofbarbecue, the more beer and the battlefield and sulfur stench ofexploded and probably illegal fireworks. I rank the Fourth a close second to Thanksgiving, ...
Traffic signal timing
Jul 02, 2009; ... Q: Traffic signal timing Recent improvements to Torrance Boulevard include the expansionof the left-turn pocket for westbound vehicles turning south ontoAnza Avenue from about six to about 12 vehicles. Before theimprovement, the green arrow would permit 10 to 12 vehicles to ...
Carson cracking down on hot dog vendors outside Home Depot Center
Jul 02, 2009 ... Though they are part of local soccer tradition, the bacon-wrapped hot dogs with onions and mayonnaise are forbidden understate and local law ....
Street closure may cause traffic delays
Jul 02, 2009 ... El Segundo Boulevard between Richmond and Main streets will beclosed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m ....
Optimistic forecast for port cargo traffic
Jul 02, 2009 ... After a three-year slump, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beachshould see a slight increase in cargo shipments by 2010, accordingto a forecast released today. The revised figures come just ...
Responsibilities of independence
Jul 02, 2009 ... America's democracy and freedom are rights that are too preciousto squander.Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, a day set aside to celebrate ourindependence from the tyranny of foreign domination. Since that dayin 1776, great waves of the wretched yearning to breathe free havecome ...
A question of Jackson's legacy
Jul 02, 2009 ... Today we publish answers to our Question of the week: "How do youthink pop singer Michael Jackson should be remembered - by hismusical and on-stage talents or by the scandals that plagued hislife in later years?" Michael Jackson could be remembered for the multitalented personhe ...
Friday's Letters to the Editor
Jul 02, 2009 ... No relief for mobile owners The letter written by William Smalley and published in Tuesday'sBreeze says what most senior citizens living in mobile home parkshave felt for a long time. The greed of James Goldstein is like aplague. His unending attacks on low income seniors and the ...
El Segundo Utility work to close boulevard lanes
Jul 02, 2009 ... Ongoing utility work will prompt the temporary closure of a smallportion of a main El Segundo thoroughfare for the next month. El Segundo Boulevard between Richmond and Main streets will beclosed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through the end of July whileSouthern California Gas ...
Q: Loud noise
Jul 01, 2009 ... I heard a terrible noise the evening of June 24 in Redondo Beach.It sounded like a jet engine flying directly over my house. Itlooked like one of the smokestacks at the power plant was on fire,or releasing smoke, or something. - Rebecca Bauer Redondo Beach What you ...
Manhattan Beach installs public sculpture garden
Jul 01, 2009; ... High above Manhattan Beach, a figure with long, blond ringletssat astride a red-and-silver bicycle, its shiny metal wheelsspinning in the afternoon breeze. One of seven pieces installed Monday as part of the city's long-awaited sculpture garden, the large moving sculpture marks ...
Summer fruit recipes
Jul 01, 2009 ... MIXED-BERRY SPOON CAKEFILLING: 4 pints strawberries (2 pounds), hulled and quartered 2 pints blackberries (12 ounces) 2 pints raspberries (12 ounces) 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch BATTER: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose ...
Rancho Palos Verdes hotel tax increase on ballot Nov. 3
Jul 01, 2009 ... A ballot measure to raise Rancho Palos Verdes' hotel tax from 10to 12 percent will appear before voters Nov. 3. The City Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday to take the measure tovoters. The fate of the tax increase was in question afterCouncilman Tom Long said he was reconsidering his ...
El Segundo flasher strikes again
Jul 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 sought for exposing himself to girls in El Segundo hasstruck again. The man dropped his shorts in ...
Fourth of July holiday closures
Jul 01, 2009 ... Friday is a federal holiday in observance of Independence Day.The following schedule will be in effect: Closed: Schools, banks, U.S. financial markets, courthouses, andfederal, state, county and city offices. Open: Most commercial businesses, shopping malls and other ...
LAWA launches new online flight tracking system
Jul 01, 2009 ... Los Angeles World Airports on Wednesday launched a new onlineflight tracking system that also allows users to file complaintsabout noise emanating from Los Angeles International, OntarioInternational and Van Nuys airports. The new system, called WebTrak, replaces the flight ...
Torrance approves tourism district
Jul 01, 2009 ... The city of Torrance has approved spending $25,000 to helpestablish a Tourism Business Improvement District. The district would consist of local hotels that would pay anassessment to underwrite programs to attract ...
Brazilian emigre shares native barbecue secrets in Torrance
Jul 02, 2009; ... By Muhammed El-Hasan Staff Writer Stefano Kang may not look like he's from Brazil. After all, both his parents are Korean. But the 37-year-old Torrance resident was born and raised in theSouth American nation. And today, he runs a Brazilian eatery in ...
It's 'David vs. Goliath' at Home Depot Center
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Inmate to be tried in Manhattan Beach slaying and fire
Jul 02, 2009; ... Milton Gallardo repeatedly denied in a police interview that heknew or had ever seen a Lawndale woman who was raped and killed in aManhattan Beach home, a detective testified Thursday. But Torrance Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold said at the end ofGallardo's preliminary hearing ...
South Bay beaches make the grade for healthy holiday fun
Jul 02, 2009; ... County health officials reminded people planning to visit thebeach this Fourth of July weekend that some stretches of thecoastline are safer than others. With more than a quarter of Los Angeles County beaches receivingless-than-perfect grades on the latest county beach report ...
POLICE LOG. PALOS VERDES PENINSULA + LOMITA
Jul 02, 2009 ... Lomita 1. Residential burglary. 7 to 10 p.m. June 23, 2000 block ofAllbrook Avenue. A bicycle was reported stolen from an open garage. 2. Other structure burglary. June 12 to June 22, 25600 block ofLucille Avenue. No signs of forced entry. Loss: hand truck table,machinist ...
JOHN BOGERT: Taking a deep gaze into our 'new constellation'
Jul 02, 2009; ... What isn't there to look forward to about the Fourth of July?There's the promised heat, the beer, the parties, the smell ofbarbecue, more beer and the battlefield and sulfur stench ofexploded and probably illegal fireworks. I rank the Fourth a close second to Thanksgiving, ...
Artesia Freeway (91) reopens after Long Beach crash
Jul 02, 2009 ... LONG BEACH - Six people were injured today, one of themcritically, in a fiery five-car collision that closed the eastboundArtesia (91) Freeway in Long Beach for a time, authorities said. The accident occurred between Cherry Avenue and ParamountBoulevard about 4:50 a.m., said ...
Ex-wife Rowe to fight for custody of Jackson children
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Watch out when a sociopath gets down to business
Jul 02, 2009; ... Many years ago, I was good friends with a guy who, in retrospect,may have been a sociopath. The wild part is that lately I have been reminded of my formerfriend nearly every time I have seen a picture or TV footage ofconvicted Ponzi scheme perpetrator Bernard Madoff. I am ...
Slight rise in cargo predicted by 2010
Jul 02, 2009; ... After a three-year slump, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beachshould see a slight increase in cargo shipments by 2010, accordingto a forecast released Thursday. Despite the optimistic outlook for next year, the nationalrecession is expected to significantly slow the rate of ...
Shoe donations accepted at July 4 Run/Walk in Redondo Beach
Jul 02, 2009 ... Organizers of the 16th annual Village Runner Fourth of July 5KRun/Walk have teamed up with Take it 2 the Street, a group thatcollects shoes on behalf of the Los Angeles Mission, to acceptdonations at Saturday's run. Take it 2 the Street's efforts began at this year's Super ...