Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) back issues from September 2007:
GALAXY: FALLOUT FROM USE OF BECKHAM CONTINUES.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: BILLY WITZ Staff Writer CARSON -- When David Beckham landed face down on the grass, writhing in pain after challenging Pachuca's Fernando Salazar for a loose ball, Galaxy coach Frank Yallop jumped out of his seat fearing the worst. "When you go ...
NASCAR NOTEBOOK: KYLE BUSCH: GIBBS WILL SWITCH TO TOYOTA ENGINES IN '08.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM HADDOCK Staff Writer FONTANA -- Speculation that Joe Gibbs Racing is going to switch to Toyota engines next year turned to confirmation when NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Kyle Busch said he was informed that the move was imminent. Joe Gibbs ...
NEXTEL/BUSCH QUALIFYING: KURT BUSCH STAYS COOL UNDER THE HEAT.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: LOUIS BREWSTER Staff Writer FONTANA -- On a Friday afternoon when the air tempature reached 107 degrees, and heat radiated off the California Speedway at 140, Kurt Busch kept his cool and continued his torrid march toward a berth in the NASCAR Nextel Cup ...
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP: SHARP AQUOS 500: HOLA, CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY NASCAR PRESENTS ITS BRAND TO HISPANICS.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: J.P. HOORNSTRA Staff Writer FONTANA - Carlos Doepking exited his Richard Petty Driving Experience stock car feeling somewhat disappointed. For Doepking, marketing director for the Spanish-language racing magazine Auto a Fondo, his 100-mph-plus lap ...
WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FELIX BREAKS A BARRIER WINS 200 IN LESS THAN :22.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KIRBY LEE Special to the Daily News OSAKA, Japan -- Allyson Felix couldn't come up with a better scenario to defend her World 200-meter title than in the IAAF World Championships at Nagai Stadium on Friday night. Felix won in 21.81 seconds to ...
ANGELS NOTEBOOK: NAPOLI SUFFERS SETBACK.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: DOUG PADILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- Catcher Mike Napoli's struggles continue as he tries to return from a strained right hamstring. While running the bases Friday afternoon, Napoli felt some "tightness" toward the bottom of the right hamstring. He ...
ANGELS STRUGGLE, WIN KENDRICK SAVES L.A. WITH SINGLE ANGELS 7, TEXAS 6 (10).(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: DOUG PADILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- Just days after taking control of the American League West, the Angels found out that the final month will likely be the hardest. They needed 10 innings to beat the last-place Texas Rangers 7-6, walking off ...
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: WOLF TO UNDERGO SHOULDER SURGERY.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: TONY JACKSON Staff Writer SAN DIEGO -- Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf's last-ditch effort to return from the disabled list before the end of the season has been snuffed out by another setback. The left-hander felt more discomfort in his shoulder this ...
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: NO. 1 UCLA SOCCER FALLS IN OVERTIME.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News The top-ranked UCLA men's soccer team tied the score late in regulation, but fell to No. 9 Notre Dame 2-1 in two overtimes in the season-opening loss at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic at Bloomington, Ind. Sophomore Chance Myers (Thousand Oaks) ...
CITY SECTION: A LATE SURGE FOR G.H.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News Anthony Dawkins rushed for 111yards on 27 carries, including two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, for host Granada Hills in a 35-7 nonleague victory over Monroe of North Hills. Dawkins scored on runs of one and 12 yards as Granada Hills broke open ...
SOUTHERN SECTION: BEHIND BERMAN, O'NEAL, HARVARD-WESTLAKE WINS IN ROUT.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News Behind quarterback Sean Berman and running back Terhon O'Neal, Harvard-Westlake of Studio City beat Pasadena 26-6 in a nonleague game Friday night at Harvard-Westlake. O'Neal finished with 95 yards rushing on 17 carries, including touchdowns of 1 ...
SECOND HALF DOES S.F. IN JOHNSON, MCNEAL LEAD VENICE TO WIN VENICE 41, SAN FERNANDO 14.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: LINDSAY CZARNECKI Special to the Daily News Senior Richard Ragland passed for 206 yards and four touchdowns to lead Venice to a 41-14 victory over host San Fernando in a nonleague game Friday night. Venice led 14-7 going into halftime, after San ...
UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: BRADFORD HAPPY AT STANFORD.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer STANFORD -- Mark Bradford was always going to be on the Stanford Stadium field for today's season opener between 14th-ranked UCLA and Stanford. The uncertainty nine months ago, however, was which uniform he would be ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: DEFENSE HAS GAUDY EXPECTATIONS.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: PHIL COLLIN Staff Writer More than one observer is expecting USC's defense in 2007 to be the best the Trojans have ever fielded, if only for the fact that 10starters return. Coach Pete Carroll has already hesitated before making that leap -- he ...
JUAREZ SEEKING ELUSIVE TITLE.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ROBERT MORALES BOXING If Rocky Juarez isn't careful, he is one day going to be mentioned in the same breath as Ruben Castillo. On the surface, there would be no shame in that. Digging deeper, it's the last thing Juarez wants. Castillo was a ...
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: -- Rich Hammond An excerpt from a Q&A with Kings general manager Dean Lombardi: Q: On a personal level ... looking forward to training camp or the rookie camp ... is there anyone in particular who you're just real eager to see what they'll bring? ...
BEING OFFENSIVE IS UCLA'S MAIN GOAL.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer STANFORD - Ben Olson is married, and thus, he said, more relaxed and more confident. His head coach, UCLA's Karl Dorrell, boosted the redshirt junior's self-esteem with the ultimate show of confidence in naming him the starter in the ...
USC NOT ISSUE-FREE AS IT OPENS SEASON.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SCOTT WOLF Staff Writer Despite the stampede to anoint USC the nation's No.1-ranked football team, several questions remained before training camp started. And if anything, the Trojans pose even more questions about their ability to win a national ...
STREAK GOES ON FOR O.C. WINS 47TH IN A ROW TO SET SECTION MARK OAKS CHR. 49, LOMPOC 14.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE -- The record-breaking victory was just another notch in the Oaks Christian football team's belt. The Lions' 49-14 win Friday over Lompoc in their 2007 season opener was historic, but not dramatic. The ...
CRESPI THINKS BIG OPPORTUNISTIC CELTS WIN, BUT LOSE QUARTERBACK PRINCE CRESPI 20, BIRM. 6.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAHMAL CORNER Special to the Daily News If not for the big plays, Crespi wouldn't have had any worthy plays at all. Minus their "A" game, and their starting quarterback for the final three quarters, the Celts used a few game-breaking highlights to ...
IN IS OUT FOR DODGERS SEANEZ'S CONTROL IS AN ISSUE IN DEFEAT SAN DIEGO 6, DODGERS 4.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: TONY JACKSON Staff Writer SAN DIEGO -- Rudy Seanez is from the old school, and it is an education that has served the Dodgers reliever well through almost twodecades in the major leagues. Part of that curriculum, a part that seems to be lost on ...
HARDLY KNEE YE, DAVID.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: TOM HOFFARTH So if Becks is gonna have to take a knee for the rest of the season, and the galactic bait 'n' switch scheme has been fulfilled for Year 1, does the Galaxy ownership really think it got a return on its international kickball diplomacy when the bill for the ...
DRIVE TIME: DRIVING HABITS THAT CAN HAVE FELLOW MOTORISTS SEEING RED.(Business)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX Staff Writer The signal light finally changed to green. And nobody moved. Not the SUV in front of us nor what turned out to be a small white compact in front of it. Horns sounded. Gentle beeps at first, then harsher, ...
ART DECO FESTIVAL IS FIT FOR A QUEEN.(LA.COM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: >BY JOHN FARRELL Long Beach is a city filled with Art Deco style. There are many buildings that sport the energetic, geometric, futuristic style that was so popular in architecture and design in the 1920s and 1930s. But what is arguably Long ...
SUMMER BREEZE ANNUAL WEEKEND OF EASY FUN IS A SOCAL LABOR OF LOVE.(LA.COM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MEREDITH GRENIER >LA.COM In colder climates, Labor Day weekend involves actual labor. It's the end of summer fun as boat owners haul their crafts into dry dock, and homeowners replace screens with storm windows and store the patio furniture. Out come the ...
GETTING OUT > NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE RIVERSIDE.(LA.COM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: GEORGE A. PAUL LA.COM The Inland Empire's biggest city boasts a rich citrus history dating back to the 1870s and a crown jewel among SoCal lodgings in the Mission Inn. >culture & recreation Stroll through the Main Street pedestrian mall ...
PRAYERS FOR FORGIVENESS JEWS TO PREPARE FOR HOLY DAYS BY ATTENDING SELICHOT SERVICE.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: HOLLY J. ANDRES Staff Writer CALABASAS -- The peaks and valleys of one's life over the past year will come under a magnifying glass in upcoming weeks as Jews focus on the holiest days of the Jewish calendar beginning with Rosh Hashana at sundown Sept. 12. ...
A 'MATTER OF HONOR' INDEED.(LA.COM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: MICHELLE J. MILLS >LA.COM Michael J. Chepiga's "Matter of Honor" may be set in the 1800s, but the issues it raises are still quite relevant in today's society. The production, having its world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse, is based on the ...
BRIEFLY.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ranch, 2 men, face fire charges SANTA BARBARA -- Two men and a cattle ranch were charged Friday with felony crimes for allegedly recklessly starting a fire that has burned 375 square miles of wilderness in Central California and injured 44 firefighters. The fire was ...
REGIONAL ROUNDUP.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ANTELOPE VALLEY Detectives probe Lancaster death LANCASTER -- Sheriff's homicide detectives Friday were investigating the death of a man in a west Palmdale neighborhood. The man, described only as an African-American, was pronounced dead at the scene ...
PATIENCE -- BREAKDOWN OF MULCH MAY TAKE AWHILE.(LA.COM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: > JOSH SISKIN The soil in my yard needs help and I like the idea of mulching, but how should I get the material to decompose in our dry climate? And will mulch alone really soften my very hard soil or should I take a pick ax to it before layering on the mulch? ...
METROID 3 FINALLY TURNS WII LOOSE ON ACTION.(LA.COM)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: REDMOND CAROLIPIO >LA.COM Good space epics have a few things in common -- the wonder of exploring new worlds, encountering odd lifeforms, and of course, cool tech. The first-person shooter, "Metroid Prime 3: Corruption," has all of the above, making it easily ...
MEGA MILLION DREAMS DANCING IN THEIR HEADS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: PATRICK ST. MICHEL Staff Writer By now, some lucky person may be kicking off Labor Day weekend in a new income bracket -- that is, if if there was a winning ticket in the multistate $330 million Mega Millions drawing. Mega Millions fever hit ...
PAIR SOUGHT IN WANDERER'S SLAYING MAN'S BODY WAS DISCOVERED LYING IN CREEK.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: JASON KANDEL and BRENT HOPKINS Staff Writers PORTER RANCH -- Police appealed for the public's help Friday to find two men suspected in the brutal stabbing of a 33-year-old homeless man found facedown in a creek over the weekend. Police seek Quinn ...
2 CSUN FRAT HOUSES ORDERED VACATED NORTHRIDGE NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED OF ROWDINESS, NOISE, TRASH FOR 25 YEARS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: ANGIE VALENCIA and CONNIE LLANOS Staff Writers NORTHRIDGE -- The city has ordered members of two off-campus CSUN fraternity houses to pack up and leave, ending a decades-long effort by neighbors to dislodge the sometimes-rowdy residents from the neighborhood ....
POURING IT ON NO RELIEF EXPECTED THROUGH LABOR DAY.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer San Fernando Valley residents will see no relief from the feverish heat with triple-digit temperatures expected to sizzle the region through Labor Day weekend. On Friday, the mercury peaked at 109 in Woodland Hills, 104 in ...
ANIMAL ADVOCATE QUITS PANEL, SLAMMING BOKS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KERRY CAVANAUGH Staff Writer A commissioner on the Board of Animal Services resigned from the volunteer post Friday, citing concerns about how the mayor's aides and General Manager Ed Boks are running the city's shelters and animal-rescue department. ...
PALMDALE WATER DISTRICT WON'T NEED RATIONING CONSERVATION STEPPED UP.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff writer PALMDALE -- A High Desert water district, suffering the effects of the driest season on record, will forgo mandatory water rationing while strictly enforcing conservation rules that include $1,000 fines and water shut-off for ...
DISTRICTS WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR GRANTS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer PALMDALE -- Rather than resurrect its dormant fundraising foundation, the Palmdale School District will join with two neighboring school systems to form a nonprofit entity that will seek grants to fund the extras. ...
L.A. TEST SCORES UP, BUT TOO LITTLE VALLEY CONTINUED TO OUTPACE PEERS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: NAUSH BOGHOSSIAN Staff Writer Los Angeles Unified elementary and high schools showed gains in their state test scores that outpaced the rest of California, but middle schools leveled off as goals continued to get more challenging, a California Department of ...
BUSH BAILOUT A TOUGH SELL COUNTY HOMEOWNERS MAY BE IN TOO DEEP FOR FEDERAL AID WITH LOANS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: KERRY CAVANAUGH Staff Writer President George W. Bush's pledge to rescue some homeowners from foreclosure rallied Wall Street on Friday, but got a cooler reception from Los Angeles County borrowers who might owe too much to benefit from federal assistance. ...
HANES NAMED PUBLISHER, PRESIDENT OF DAILY NEWS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: BRENT HOPKINS Staff Writer WOODLAND HILLS -- Douglas E. Hanes was named publisher and president of the Daily News on Friday by Los Angeles Newspaper Group President and Chief Executive Officer Edward R. Moss. Hanes, a Calabasas resident, joined ...
SPLASHIN' IN SAFE FASHION MAKE FUN, NOT TRAGEDY, AIM OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND SWIMS.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: HARRISON SHEPPARD Staff Writer With triple-digit temperatures expected over the long Labor Day weekend in the San Fernando Valley, kids and adults will be flocking to pools to enjoy one last summer swim. All the more reason, safety experts say, to ...
ROTARY FUNDS HELP MEXICAN ORPHANAGE FIND NEW FACILITY.(News)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: MARK KELLAM valleynews.com The Rotary Club of Northridge/Chatsworth recently helped an orphanage in Mexico move into a larger facility so it can help more children who have been abandoned or abused. The Rotarians donated several thousand dollars to ...
GAYLIN COMES HOME WITH MURDER AND CELEBRITIES IN TOW.(LA.COM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: MICHELLE J. MILLS >LA.COM Alison Gaylin, author of the mystery thriller "Trashed," proves not only can you go home again, but you can return a success. She grew up in Arcadia and attended schools in Pasadena. On Wednesday she signs and reads from ...
LABORERS' BIG DAY OFF SANTA CLARITA CREWS ENJOY ANNUAL HOMAGE.(News)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA -- Santa Clarita, hitting its 20th anniversary, has focused on aesthetics -- planting medians, building scenic roadways and building top-notch parks to create an attractive city. The credit goes to teams of ...
HEAT WAVE? SOME GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS TO FIND RELIEF SOUTHLAND POWER GRIDS FEEL THE STRAIN.(News)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: CONNIE LLANOS Staff Writer The third day of sweltering temperatures in the Southland left about 5,700 people without power Saturday. The majority of the power outages started Friday night in Eagle Rock, said Department of Water and Power spokesman ...
WOMAN SLAIN HUSBAND JAILED.(News)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News PACOIMA -- Police arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his wife before sunrise Saturday morning. At 5:10 a.m., officers with the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division responded to a call of an assault in progress at 11656 Dronfield ...
ON CD > REVIEWING THE MUSIC.(LA.COM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Charlie Hunter "Mistico" Fantasy - Three and one half stars The adventurous guitarist Hunter ditches the sound of sax for a trio recording that rocks more than anything he has ever recorded. You can't mistake Hunter's twisted tone, which is here in all its slinky glory ....
LUCINDA WILLIAMS IS ON THE RECORD.(LA.COM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: FRED SHUSTER >MUSIC WRITER If someone comes up to you at one of Lucinda Williams' upcoming concerts and tries to push a CD of that night's show, don't be alarmed -- they're not bootlegs. Using prepaid vouchers and a backstage CD-burning system, ...
ON DVD > WATCHING AT HOME.(LA.COM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: ROW LOWMAN > ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sometimes life does parallel art. Danny DeVito has been trying to get a pet project off the ground for a while now when he got offered the role of Frank on the second season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," ...
NERD HERD NEW CROP OF TV SHOWS FOCUS ON THE GEEKIER SIDE OF LIFE.(LA.COM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: STORIES BY DAVID KRONKE >TV CRITIC After falling in love this summer with "Superbad's" ubernerds Seth, Evan and McLovin, TV viewers will have plenty of opportunity this fall to embrace their inner geek. Josh Schwartz, executive producer of "Chuck," ...
LA.COMFIDENTIAL.(LA.COM)
Sep 02, 2007 ... NASCAR revving up for weekend racing NASCAR and Hollywood collided Wednesday night at Avalon nightclub, where micro-miniskirted girls and blue-jeaned guys asked the ever-burning question: Why does that place always smell so bad? The moldy funk (our vote is it exudes from that ...
TRAFFIC STUDIES HIT A WALL RESIDENTS WARY OF REPORTS ORDERED AND PAID FOR BY DEVELOPERS.(News)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: KERRY CAVANAUGH Staff Writer In neighborhoods where congestion is bad and development and density are dreaded words, nothing gets homeowners' groups more riled up than traffic studies. The reports -- prepared by consultants for developers and ...
TRYING TO DUCK THE HEAT, DELI REGULARS DELAY DINNER.(News)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY How hot is it? So hot the neighborhood ducks missed the early-bird special at Weiler's Deli in Canoga Park on Thursday night. "I don't know what's wrong. They're usually here by 5 p.m., 5:30 at the latest," Dena Jackson said, checking her ...
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO SPOOF IS BIG OL' GUY THE DODGERS' SAVIOR?(Viewpoint)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Big ol' tub of blue: The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed the nearly 83-year-old David Wells. Wells, whose last win before coming to L.A. was over the New York Hilltoppers when he out-dueled flame-thrower Walter Johnson, the year before throwing flames was banned because of the countless ...
IT'S ABOUT POWER, WHO HAS IT.(Viewpoint)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: GARY M. GALLES Local View DEMOCRATS have taken the first steps toward putting a National Popular Vote initiative on the ballot in California. The measure would pledge the state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate with the largest national vote ...
EDITORIAL SANCTUARY CITY L.A.'S SHIFT ON UNLICENSED DRIVERS UNDERMINES PUBLIC SAFETY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... THERE'S good reason to keep unlicensed drivers off the road. For starters, they're unlicensed. They're not appropriately trained or qualified to drive. They're almost certainly uninsured. Their presence on the road endangers lives and drives up insurance rates for the rest of us. ...
EDITORIAL SYMBOLS OVER SUBSTANCE INSTEAD OF VOTES WITH MEANING, LIKE REDISTRICTING, WE'RE GIVEN IRAQ.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... IF state legislative leaders get their way, Californians will get to vote on the Iraq war this February -- never mind that California voters have no say on the matter. But that didn't stop the state Assembly last week from following the Senate's lead and voting to put the ...
EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Highlights from some of our more important editorials this past week. To read the editorials in full, please visit our Web site at dailynews.com. Traffic control City leaders want to expand LAX -- then make you pay for it. Little lords of L.A. ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Now broken LAUSD Re "Mayor-LAUSD partnership detailed" (Aug. 30): Once upon a time, LAUSD had the makings of a great school district. This was back in the era of students being given choices as to their future. It was then when the next teacher, doctor, plumber, ...
ROSA, ELVIRA NOT SO DIFFERENT.(Viewpoint)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: MARIEL GARZA THERE are some historical icons that are not to be messed with. This past week, I discovered Rosa Parks is among them. You'll remember from high school history that Parks was the woman whose single act of defiance against unjust, racist laws in ...
POLS LOVE PUBLIC TRANSIT -- JUST NOT FOR THEMSELVES.(Viewpoint)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: TED BALAKER "YOU'VE got to use public transit," Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared. "You can't keep on pointing to someone else and saying it's their responsibility." Imagine the credibility and public-relations points Villaraigosa could have ...
ONE IDEA.(Business)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Name: Rosemary Swenson Home: Newbury Park Age: 67 Occupation: Retired Superior Court clerk One idea: Swenson inherited roughly 700 shares of PPL Corp. in 1993, and she bought an additional 300 in 1994 when the stock was about $23. PPL sells ...
MILLION-DOLLAR HOME TO BE PRIZE IN RAFFLE.(Business)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX Shawn Evenhaim has built several hundred homes and apartments across the San Fernando Valley over the years. One house is special, though. It's a labor of love and an expression of faith. The West Hills home is one of 18 built on ...