Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) back issues from November 2007:
FOR THE RECORD.(News)(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A story Tuesday about a local coastal program for the Santa Monica Mountains incorrectly ...
FOR THE RECORD.(News)(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2007 ... In a story Wednesday about the Los Angeles Police Department investigation into ...
'HAIRSPRAY' STAR IS JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Nikki Blonsky is a movie star, but it seems like maybe she hasn't been told yet. The talented "Hairspray" star, who turns 19 next week, is one of the most unassuming and friendly actresses I've ever encountered, and her talent should take her ...
PROMISED LAND I-5 CORRIDOR IS KEY TO VALLEY REGION'S ECONOMIC FUTURE.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer BURBANK -- Long overlooked and neglected, a 30-mile stretch along the Golden State Freeway is now turning heads for its sizzling, economic development potential. The I-5 corridor, spanning from Glendale through Santa Clarita, ...
LIFE SEEN IN FORMER MORTUARY REBORN AS CLUBHOUSE FOR KIDS.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer CANOGA PARK - For years, the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley operated out of a creepy, decrepit building that had previously housed a mortuary. But community and corporate volunteers, with a little help ...
STORIES RETOLD OF VICTIM, ASSASSIN MIDEAST: TWO GIRLS, ONE WITH VALLEY ROOTS AND REMARKABLY ALIKE, WILL BE REMEMBERED IN HBO DOCUMENTARY.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer In another world, Rachel Levy and Ayat Al-Akhras could have been friends. They were both young, dark-haired and pretty. Ayat wanted to be a journalist, Rachel liked photography. They lived close to one another and both ...
SCHOOL REFORM FACING HURDLES EDUCATION: THE TEACHERS UNION IS OPPOSING THE NEW PLAN BY SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BREWER III.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer Just two weeks after announcing an ambitious effort to reform Los Angeles Unified middle schools, Superintendent David Brewer III finds his plan already foundering amid fierce opposition from the politically powerful teachers ...
KID STUFF FIGHT LICE HEAD-ON WITH SPRAY.(KNOW)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Barbara Correa Staff Writer I became infested with lice once as a teacher's aide to a kindergarten class, but I haven't had to deal with the little critters yet as a mom. I suspect most mothers are less yucked out by the little parasites themselves than by ...
AGGROLITES HELP REGGAE HIT L.A. IN A FUNKY, FESTIVE WAY.(LA.COM)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: FRED SHUSTER >MUSIC WRITER Fast, danceable reggae music -- or whatever passes for it these days -- is still a popular fixture on the club circuit. Ever since U.K. acts like Madness, the Specials and the English Beat broke through to the KROQ crowd ...
NIGHTLIFE > PERFECT DATE.(LA.COM)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MELISSA HECKSCHER >LA.COM Seasons, schmeasons. Sure, the rest of the country is getting cold just about now. And yeah, it's 70 degree in Los Angeles while other cities are starting to see their first snowflakes. But who cares? We Southern ...
GOOD VIBRATIONS CLUB SCENE GROWING IN MASSIVE NEW DIRECTIONS.(LA.COM)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: FRED SHUSTER >MUSIC WRITER Beats per minute. That's how today's club DJs categorize the music they spin -- and if you haven't been to a dance night lately, it can come as a shock. Forget melody, songs and singers you can identify. It's all about ...
REACHING A HIGHER BAR.(LA.COM)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: >STEPHANIE OCAMPO Envisioned as a neighborhood spot where locals can grab a drink without all the Hollywood hoopla, S Bar's interior design reflects SBE Group's vision for that intimate local lounge while still retaining designer Philippe Starck's signature swank. Groups ...
LA.COMFIDENTIAL > CELEBS.(LA.COM)
Nov 01, 2007 ... When you wish (or look) upon a star Only Annie Leibovitz can turn Rachael Weisz into Snow White, tennis star Roger Federer into King Arthur, Julie Andrews into the Blue Fairy from "Pinocchio" and Abigail Breslin into Fira from "Disney Fairies." On Wednesday, Disney released ...
HORSE RACING: LAVA MAN SET FOR CAL CUP.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Art Wilson Staff Writer ARCADIA -- Is Lava Man finished? Has the toast of the Southland's older handicap division reached the end of the line after an unprecedented run that saw the 6-year-old gelding win back-to-back Santa Anita Handicaps and a record-tying three ...
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: GONZALEZ BECOMES FREE AGENT.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: -- Tony Jackson Dodgers left fielder Luis Gonzalez, a five-time All-Star who batted .278 with 15 homers and 68 RBIs in his only season with the club, officially filed for free agency Wednesday. The Dodgers aren't expected to try to re-sign Gonzalez, 40, whose skills ...
DODGERS UNDER NEW WATCH ANALYSIS: L.A. WILL EXPOSE TORRE'S STRENGTHS -- AND WEAKNESSES.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Klima Staff Writer Frank McCourt has gone shopping. Tired of the dull blue windbreaker, he has stuffed it in a cardboard box and left it at his local charity's overnight drop-off, and in its place he will soon apparently purchase a shiny, if slightly used, $14 ...
KINGS COOLED OFF BY RED-HOT BLUE JACKETS HOCKEY: FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK ENDS AMID MYRIAD MISTAKES. COLUMBUS 4, KINGS 1.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Just when it looked as if the Kings had put their early-season struggles behind them, the giveaways and failed clearing attempts that plagued the first six games returned Wednesday. The result was a 4-1 loss to Columbus that ended ...
CHIVAS USA: GUZAN KEEPER OF YEAR.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ivan Orozco Staff Writer CARSON -- Brad Guzan began to impress Chivas USA teammates with his goalkeeping skills back in his college days. Guzan has been opening eyes since his first training session at South Carolina. At least that's how former ...
LAKERS NOTEBOOK: PLAYERS' HEALTH STILL A KEY ISSUE.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Elliott Teaford Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO -- Upon further reflection, opening night showed the Lakers how much work they have to do before they can claim to have played a complete game. The coaching staff watched video of the Lakers' 95-93 loss Tuesday to the ...
KINGS NOTEBOOK: MASKED MEN TAKE ICE AGAINST COLUMBUS.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer Patrick O'Sullivan came to Wednesday night's game against Columbus ready for Halloween. He's been preparing all month. O'Sullivan has been wearing what he called a "Darth Vader" mask since Oct. 6, the third game of the ...
CATCHING UP WITH ...: IVY LEAGUE CLASH HAS H.-W. FLAVOR.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lindsay Czarnecki Special to the Daily News A Harvard-Westlake one-two (but not three) punch was going on clear across the country last Thursday at Harvard. Former Wolverines water polo player and current freshman at Brown University, Corey ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: $9.95 SPECIAL UPSETS BAKER.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Wolf Staff Writer USC offensive tackle Sam Baker is a team captain this season, so it made sense he took offense to a teammate's comment over the weekend criticizing the play calling. Following the loss to Oregon, a USC player said the Trojans' playbook ...
UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: HARWELL WANTS TO PLAY IN '07.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Brigham Harwell wants to play for UCLA again -- this year. Harwell has returned to limited practice and is doing drills with the defensive linemen. He said he doesn't plan to redshirt. "I'm graduating, and I'd like to go ...
WOMENS' BASKETBALL: UCLA, USC LINEUPS ARE NOT QUITE SET.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ramona Shelburne Staff Writer A starting lineup? It was a day before the exhibition opener, so the question was more than fair. In most years, UCLA women's basketball coach Kathy Olivier would've had a pretty good answer. But after the departure of first-round ...
BOYS' WATER POLO: OAKS CHRISTIAN REPEATS AS LEAGUE CHAMP.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer AGOURA HILLS -- Tyler Reardon's goal with two-tenths of a second remaining in regulation restored the Oaks Christian of Westlake Village boys' water polo team's title hopes, and overtime scores by Sam Duimovich and Dan Nelson finished the job. ...
TAFT GETS NO. 2 SEED IN PLAYOFFS GIRLS' TENNIS: FOUR WEST VALLEY TEAMS MAKE CITY'S TOP SIX.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News The Taft of Woodland Hills girls' tennis team has no problem beginning the City Section playoffs as the No. 2 seed, just as long as they don't end there. Despite going undefeated in the West Valley League, which ...
FOLLOWING HER SISTER TO A TEE GIRLS' GOLF: QUARTZ HILL'S JENNIFER DILGER ENJOYING SIMILAR SUCCESS AS OLDER SISTER, KATIE.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News Just as the career of one of Quartz Hill's all-time great female golfers is winding down, another one's resume continues to grow every day. Fortunately for Andrea and Tony Dilger, both live under their roof. ...
CHATTER: INCIDENT AT EAGLE ROCK MIGHT LEAD TO RESIGNATIONS.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... In the midst of the longest winning streak in City Section football and following the boys' basketball program's fifth consecutive season as Northern League champion, specaulation arose Wednesday that Eagle Rock football coach Jerry Chou might resign and boys' basketball coach Ron Kato is ...
CHASE SHAPING INTO TWO-CAR RACE.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM HADDOCK MOTOR SPORTS No driver has made it through the NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup and won the title without a bad race. A bad race in this instance would be a finish of 25th or worse. So far, of the top three drivers in the ...
LOSSES HAUNT BRUINS UCLA FOOTBALL: PLAYERS, DORRELL TARGETS OF DISPLEASED FANS.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer The physical pain comes on Saturdays, and when UCLA loses one of its classic effort-questioning games to a supposedly inferior opponent, the mental battering lasts a few more days. As players walk around campus, sit in classrooms and ...
PARENTS INTEGRAL PART OF SUCCESSFUL TEAM.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ramona Shelburne Staff Writer This time of year, even before the clocks are moved back for daylight- savings time, there are only a two days a week -- Saturday and Sunday -- when Claudia Garrett gets to see her house in something other than darkness. During ...
TORRE NEARS SIGNING DODGERS: COACHES' SALARIES APPEAR TO BE PRIMARY STICKING POINT.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer Another day passed Wednesday without the Dodgers naming Joe Torre their next manager. But while it isn't immediately clear exactly what the delay is, it's strongly apparent that negotiations have moved beyond the basic terms of what ...
WITH KOBE SEEMINGLY ON THE WAY OUT, A-ROD MAYBE ON HIS WAY IN, TORRE PROBABLY TAKING OVER THE DODGERS AND USC AND UCLA FOOTBALL ON THE DOWNSWING, L.A. SPORTS ARE HAVING AN ... IDENTITY CRISIS.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: STEVE DILBECK So this is the new era for LosAngeles sports? Are you sure? Really have a firm idea what's ahead? It feels like the entire national sports focus has been on Los Angeles the past week, but not exactly for reasons to make you burst with ...
EDITORIAL ACCORDING TO OUR NEEDS DISCOUNTED VALLEY SUMMER POWER RATES ARE ONLY FAIR.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE Los Angeles City Council is considering an idea that would actually extend some fair treatment to the San Fernando Valley for a change -- and wouldn't you know, various city leaders and insiders are already griping about it. The idea is that when the Department of Water and ...
EDITORIAL FUN, NOT FOOD IOWA PUMPKIN TAX SHOWS NOT ALL GOVERNMENT INNOVATION IS WELCOME.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007 ... PLEASE don't alert Los Angeles City Hall about what Iowa did this Halloween. Someone might get ideas about how to collect even more taxpayer money to waste. In another act of government innovation, the Iowa Department of Revenue decided to collect sales tax on pumpkins this year ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Kids glad to work Re "Children making Gap clothes in India" (Oct. 29): I do business in China, and I can tell you that these kids working in "sweatshops" (what a bogus term) are glad for the opportunity to work, not like our own kids who spend their time leaching off ...
PAIR GUILTY OF MURDERING TEEN.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE -- A jury has convicted two Hollywood men of murder in the 2005 shooting death of a teen at the back of a Glendale strip mall. Prosecutors say Christian Gomez, 23, shot his victim, Jaser Zabaleta, 19, of ...
SERVICES SET FOR PRODUCER O'NEILL.(News)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Holly J. Andres Staff Writer A funeral Mass is scheduled for Friday for television producer Robert F. O'Neill, an Emmy and Golden Globes award winner who died from colon cancer Oct. 23 at his West Hills home. He was 86. O'Neill won an Emmy in 1974 ...
CITY SEEKS FINES FOR DUMPING PATIENTS.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Continuing to pressure area hospitals, Los Angeles city officials announced plans Wednesday to develop criminal penalties for dumping homeless patients on Skid Row. City Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose district includes Skid ...
LICENSE-PLATE SCANNERS OK'D.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Maeshiro and Jerry Berrios Staff Writers Officials in Lancaster announced Wednesday the launch of a new crime-fighting tool: high-tech cameras mounted on patrol cars that can automatically read 1,000 license plates an hour and check them against a ...
BURBANK.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Reading, writing at McDonald's A McDonald's restaurant in Burbank is one of six in Southern California that will participate today in National Family Literacy Day. From 3 to 7 p.m., the McDonald's at 1701 W. Olive Blvd. will offer celebrity book readings, singalongs ...
ANTELOPE VALLEY.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... CHP seeks help from witness LAKE LOS ANGELES -- The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a weekend traffic crash that killed a woman and critically injured another. The CHP initially reported that two women were in a Dodge ...
KIRK DOUGLAS A STAR TO PLAYGROUND USERS.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer RESEDA -- Students at Shirley Avenue Elementary School got a special Halloween treat Wednesday from Anne and Kirk Douglas. Built in 1952, the aging Reseda school with 700 students has never had a playground -- ...
GLENDALE LOSES A CIVIC LEADER.(News)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE -- Ginger Bremberg, a straight-talking former Glendale city councilwoman who helped reshape the area, has died. She was 81. Bremberg, who was a smoker, died Friday of emphysema, said City Councilman Bob ...
MOTORISTS TO YIELD TO RUNNERS.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA -- More than 2,500 runners will hit the streets at dawn Sunday in the Santa Clarita Marathon and two other races. Four hundred runners have registered for the full marathon, a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, while an additional 900 ...
FARM VISITORS STEP INTO VALLEY HISTORY.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY No telling what John Forneris would have done for a living if Grandpa Baptista hadn't outlasted the Great Depression and saved the family farm. He certainly wouldn't be climbing out of a warm bed at 3:30 a.m. six days a week to climb onto a ...
LAPD ORDERED TO REINSTITUTE GAY BIAS BAN DECISION: OFFICER TO RECEIVE $695,000 FOR ATTORNEY FEES IN LAWSUIT.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer In a major concession involving a 14-year-old case alleging harassment in the hiring and promotion of gays and lesbians in the Los Angeles Police Department, the City Council agreed Wednesday to reinstitute policies banning ...
STRIKING WORKERS ACCEPT TRASH PACT.(News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer SUN VALLEY -- Waste Management Inc. has reached a deal with the union representing its 470 drivers, the company announced Wednesday. The five-year contract has been ratified by the workers, said Kit Cole, a spokeswoman ...
IT'S MY KID'S PARTY AND I'LL SPEND IF I WANT TO WHEN IT COMES TO BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS, GYMS OFFER ENTERTAINMENT, SUPERVISION.(Business)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: Meredith Grenier Staff Writer Kids eagerly anticipate their birthday party all year long -- the games, the food, the chance to run wild -- the same reasons that parents view the occasion with dread. It's no wonder that even Martha Stewart moms are ...
BOY WHO STARTED FIRE WAITS FOR WORD.(News)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer AGUA DULCE -- Prosecutors on Thursday were still considering whether to file charges against a 10-year-old boy who admitted starting the region's Buckweed Fire last month that scorched some 38,000 acres and destroyed 15 homes. ...
AROUND L.A.(News)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Santa Parade gets some help Everyone at Los Angeles City Hall loves a parade -- even if it costs $91,000 in fee waivers for the new Hollywood Santa Parade. "This is a tradition the city wants to see continue," City Council President Eric Garcetti said before the ...
POLL SHOWS MORE THAN 80% FREE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN U.S.(News)(ST)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Harrison Sheppard Sacramento Bureau Anti-Semitism still exists in America but has diminished significantly in the past three decades, according to a poll released Thursday. The poll of 2,000 registered voters by the Anti-Defamation League shows ...
BOARD TO FOCUS ON I-5 CORRIDOR.(News)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sue Doyle Staff Writer BURBANK -- A new joint-powers agency with leaders from Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale and San Fernando will play a key role in efforts to revitalize a 30-mile stretch along the Golden State Freeway, officials said Thursday. ...
OLDER WOMAN HAS HOLD ON ME.(DRIVE)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: BRENT HOPKINS Staff Writer Three years ago, I fell in love with a beautiful older woman. She was high-spirited and alternated between making my day and breaking my heart. I call her Katherine. She's a '66 Mustang GT Coupe, springtime ...
GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: JEPPSON SETS UP BIRMINGHAM.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News With one of their leading setters out sick, 13th-seeded Birmingham of Lake Balboa still had more than enough firepower to advance in the City Section girls' volleyball playoffs Thursday night, recording a 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 victory over No. 20 Eagle Rock. ...
GIRLS' GOLF: 14 LOCALS IN FOR INDIVIDUAL FINAL ROUND.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News SOLVANG -- Christine Cho didn't think there was going to be any drama associated with a par round of golf. Sarah Salvo was less than 10 minutes away from leaving River Course at the Alisal to return home after ...
GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: BIRMINGHAM ADVANCES.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Daily News With one of their leading setters out sick, 13th-seeded Birmingham advanced in the City Section playoffs after beating Eagle Rock 3-0. With Ally Sweet out with a 103-degree fever, Deidre Jeppson stepped in as the setter and had 22 assists and nine ...
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: DAUNTING 'ROAD' FOR BRUINS.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News UCLA was unsuccessful in its quest to knock off Nebraska at the Qwest Center. Stanford made life miserable for the Bruins at Maples Pavilion. And the nation's ninth-ranked women's volleyball team ...
USC BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: FROSH DIARRA TO UNDERGO SURGERY.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Freshman Mamadou Diarra will have surgery for a hernia next week. The 7-foot Diarra met with a doctor at the Kerlan-Jobe clinic Thursday, when the decision was made. "I met with the doctor, and he said I need surgery," ...
UCLA BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: LOVE LOOKING TO PROVE RANKING.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer UCLA was picked to win the Pacific-10 Conference in a media poll Thursday, and Kevin Love wants to make good on that prediction. Starting tonight. That's when Love, the most hyped recruit in years, makes his debut in a ...
DRIVE TIME MODERN MUSTANG GOES RETRO GT COUPE KEEPS FORD IN WINNER'S CIRCLE OLD, NEW COME TOGETHE FOR '08.(DRIVE)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX These ponies skedaddle with a deep, throaty whinny. "They just sound mean. And you sure know what's next to you," an acquaintance said of the current breed of Ford Motor Co.'s iconic Mustang. "And they're everywhere." He made that ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: BOOTY TO GET START AGAINST OREGON ST.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Wolf Staff Writer As expected, quarterback John David Booty will start against Oregon State. "He's ready to play," Trojans coach Pete Carroll said. "I hope a couple weeks off haven't thrown him out of kilter." Booty said he does not feel ...
UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: MARKEY TO RECEIVE BULK OF CARRIES.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer Since taking an injection to combat turf toe in his right big toe more than a month ago, UCLA tailback Chris Markey has carried 17times for 45 yards. The toe is still bothering Markey, but with leading rusher Kahlil Bell out with a ...
NBA AHEAD OF THE DIGITAL CURVE.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2007 ... Byline: TOM HOFFARTH MEDIA Patriots-Colts ready to play the ratings game You're driving home from the office tonight -- attempting to, at least, because the freeway is another cluster-farce -- and the prospects of getting anywhere to see the start of the Lakers' 7:30 ...
FAST LANE.(DRIVE)
Nov 02, 2007 ... SAYING GOODBYE Consumer Reports notes that no matter how well a car serves you there comes a time of parting. Here are some signals that the relationship is over: It needs repairs costing more than the car's value. Rusted floor pans and door ...