Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) back issues from June 2008:
ENOUGH ALREADY! SOARING FOOD, GAS PRICES TAKING THEIR TOLL SPENDING: CLIMBING COST OF LIVING LEAVES MANY PINCHING THEIR PENNIES, STRUGGLING TO COVER BASICS.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Julia M. Scott Staff Writer Aaargh. Groan. Sigh. Skyrocketing prices for everything from gas, utilities and food to tuition, trash pickup and health insurance have left many Angelenos frustrated, outraged and downright fed up. And even ...
HELP MAY BE ON THE WAY BENEFIT: VETERANS FIND THE EDUCATION AID TO BE INADEQUATE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Connie Llanos Staff Writer UCLA student Nick Salcedo has seen the horrors of war firsthand, fighting side by side with fellow Marines in a seven-month deployment to Iraq. But piecing his life together after his tour of duty several years ago has ...
STUDENTS GET A GENEALOGY LESSON FROM THIS SPIRITED CLAN.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY How's this for a tight teaching family? Marc Stephenson is a young, fourth-year science teacher at Saugus High. His mom, Patty, has taught French at the school for 20 years. His dad, Jenk, taught English there for 30 years before retiring last year. ...
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO SPOOF A TALE OF SEXES AND THE CITY.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: STEVE YOUNG Why do you think they have ladies nights? The newly released chick flick "Sex and the City" is drawing a far higher percentage of women than men. While industry experts believe that it might be difficult to sustain an audience based on an appeal to only half ...
NEWS QUIZ.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sam Gnerre, Staff Writer You read the headlines and you read the stories. Now see how much you remember of the past week's events. CAPTION(S): 6 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) Tony Snow (2 -- color) Richard ...
TRIED-AND-TRUE WAYS CAN EASE PINCH.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Carol Bidwell AS the economy keeps going deeper and deeper into the tank, it'll be interesting to see how people keep their heads above water. Especially the young people, who've grown up on a steady diet of hefty allowances, iPods, designer jeans and pricey ...
CODE OF SILENCE IS DEADLY IN L.A.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON ON Memorial Day, several dozen friends and family members of Antwan Cole gathered at a makeshift memorial site at a busy street corner in South Los Angeles. Their tears of sadness were mixed with shouts of anger over the murder of 19-year-old Cole, ...
EDITORIAL THE AGE OF AUSTERITY RISING PRICES OFFER OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTHIER HABITS.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... IT'S easy to get caught up in the many little injustices tied to rising prices: airlines charging for luggage, $4-a-gallon gas, ubiquitous hidden fees and "service" charges. It's enough to make working people rightly feel like the odds are stacked against them and their way of ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... GOP oil crisis Re "Both parties to blame for today's oil prices" (Viewpoint, May 25): America's tragedy is that Bill O'Reilly's pernicious drivel is mistaken for wisdom. When President Clinton left office, oil was $32 a barrel. President Bush's abysmal actions have ...
L.A. IS STILL AMERICAN DREAMLAND.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DOUG McINTYRE WHEN you're not from here, Hollywood has a mythical quality. But as we know, Hollywood is a physical reality. If you stub your toe on Hollywood, it will hurt. Sandwiched between the San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains, Hollywood ...
SAVE ON FLYING BY WEARING ALL YOUR 'LUGGAGE'.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephanie Becker IT'S not fare. And I certainly don't think it's fair. But come mid-June, American Airlines is tacking on an additional $15 for a checked bag for passengers with discount tickets. American is trying to offset the soaring price of fuel by ...
APPEASERS? LEADERS SHOWED STRENGTH THROUGH NEGOTIATION.(Viewpoint)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph E. Shaffer and John A. Moore Jr. At the height of the Cold War in 1961, President John F. Kennedy suggested to fellow Americans in his inaugural address that the time had come to lessen the tension then existing between the Soviet Union and the United States: "Let ...
AUTHOR DETOURS INTO ANOTHER WORLD WITH 'HOST'.(LA.COM)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Melissa Heckscher Staff Writer Look out, J.K. Rowling. The next gotta-have-'em-young-adult (but much more than that) adventure series has arrived, and by the looks of the nearly 1,000 people who showed up at Torrance High School recently to have ...
ON DVD > WATCHING AT HOME.(LA.COM)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Lowman/Entertainment Editor 'Control'> It's no coincidence that early in "Control," a biopic about Joy Division's Ian Curtis, there's a sign on the singer's wall that reads "Jim Morrison 1943-1971." Like the Doors' legend, Curtis, who committed suicide at ...
'STONEHENGE': BETWEEN ROCK AND HARD PLACE.(LA.COM)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: >David Kronke Stonehenge, theorizes British archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson, was half of a sacred site. The other half was nearby and looked much like Stonehenge -- but made from wood -- that was home to followers on the summer solstice, where they would variously make ...
'IN PLAIN SIGHT' EPISODES A BIT SCHIZOPHRENIC.(LA.COM)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Kronke TV Critic Promising but uneven, USA Network's "In Plain Sight" stars Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal who tends to those placed in the Department of Justice's witness protection program in Albuquerque, N.M. Some of her ...
THERE'S PLENTY TO FEAR IN NBC'S 'FEAR ITSELF'.(LA.COM)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: >By Melissa Heckscher Staff Writer Keith Addis and Andrew Deane want to scare you. Their new show, "Fear Itself," premieres on NBC on Thursday and should be, to horror fans, what Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" was for thrill-seekers or "The ...
MIXING IT UP NEW CROP OF ETHNIC-HUMOR MOVIES REFLECTS OUR MULTIRACIAL SOCIETY.(LA.COM)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Strauss Film Writer Thanks to Harold, Kumar and Borat, ethnic humor is back in style. Several of this summer's comedies -- "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," "Tropic Thunder," "The Love Guru," "Towelhead," "War, Inc." -- seek laughs in racial ...
CLOSING COSTS BIG VARIABLE IN GETTING MORTGAGE.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX It's tough getting a mortgage these days, and even if you manage to pull one off you might end up paying more than your fair share in closing costs. That's what the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development believes. To ...
FUELING THE PAIN BUSINESSES FINDING NEW WAYS TO COPE.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Julia M. Scott and Barbara Correa Staff Writers The complaints started more than a year ago when gasoline hit $3 a gallon. Employees of the Canoga Park general contracting firm Parker Brown were tired of shouldering the rising cost of gas as they ...
AMERICANS DEFEAT TOP-RANKED CROATIA WATER POLO: AZEVEDO NETS THREE GOALS IN TUNEUP MATCH FOR BEIJING GAMES.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE -- This wasn't Beijing, but it was certainly a lift for the U.S. Olympic men's water polo team. Team USA beat Croatia -- the world's top-ranked team -- 8-5 in an exhibition game Saturday in front of an ...
ZENYATTA GETS IT IN GEAR HORSE RACING: OVERCOMES BAD START IN MILADY HANDICAP TO WIN BY 2 1/2 LENGTHS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Art Wilson Staff Writer INGLEWOOD -- The superlatives were flowing for Zenyatta on Saturday after the unbeaten 4-year-old filly toyed with four rivals in the $183,300 Grade II Milady Handicap at Hollywood Park. "That filly's a freak," said jockey ...
HIGHLAND'S DAVIS WINS 200 TRACK AND FIELD: SOPHOMORE RUNS 23.46 TO TAKE STATE TITLE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News NORWALK -- Running away from the competition in a race with a strong tailwind is the sign of a gifted athlete. Rallying from behind against an equally talented athlete while running into a stiff headwind is what ...
LOCALS TAKE A BACK SEAT TRACK AND FIELD: NON-AREA ATHLETES STEAL THUNDER WITH SOLID PERFORMANCES.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News NORWALK -- A year after five area athletes captured titles, several local standouts were shut out at the 90th annual state track and field championships. But that didn't mean the meet was lacking on stellar ...
INDIES PUT GLITTER INTO CINEVEGAS.(Great Escapes)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: -- Rob Lowman Trevor Groth, artistic director for the CineVegas Film Festival, is glad he's gotten "smart" -- as in "Get Smart" -- but hitting the jackpot with some interesting indie films for the festival gets him animated. "What I'm really excited about is ...
THIS TIME IT'S PATRIOTS' GAME BASEBALL: VIEWPOINT AVENGES LAST SEASON'S LOSS TO UPLAND CHRISTIAN AND WINS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE SPORT.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alex Valladares Special to the Daily News RIVERSIDE -- Viewpoint of Calabasas built an early lead and shut down top-seeded Upland Christian to win its first baseball championship in school history with a 7-2victory in the Southern Section Div. VII final ...
EAST COAST SCORES WELL IN DR. BEACH'S RANKINGS.(Great Escapes)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services Stephen P. Leatherman, the Florida university professor dubbed "Dr. Beach," must spend an awful lot of time close to home. His top 10 list of America's best beaches for 2008 includes three in Florida -- including his No. 1, Caladesi ...
LESS MEANS A SECTION TITLE FOR VIEWPOINT SOFTBALL: PITCHER'S ONE-HITTER GUIDES PATRIOTS TO CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jacob H. Pollon Special to the Daily News IRVINE -- Michelle Lesser has been Viewpoint of Calabasas' rock all season. Saturday was no different as she led the Patriots (19-5) to its first championship in softball, a 2-1 Southern Section Div. VII ...
PARTY HOPPER CINEVEGAS CELEBRATIONS AIM KLIEG LIGHT AT STRIP'S HOTTEST NIGHTCLUBS.(Great Escapes)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Lowman Staff Writer "I try to smoke as many cigars as possible, hang by the pool fully clothed, go to movies ... and basically have a wonderful time." Having a wonderful time is usually the aim in Las Vegas, but judging by the growing ...
SIMI VALLEY'S BID FOR PERFECT SEASON FALLS SHORT.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jacob H. Pollon Special to the Daily News IRVINE -- All season long, Simi Valley came through with clutch hits, great defense and key plays to win 30 games in a row, setting an area record for most consecutive wins in a season and advancing to the Div. I ...
ONE RUN PROVES ENOUGH FOR GRANADA HILLS BASEBALL: HIGHLANDERS DEFEAT BELL TO WIN CITY INVITATIONAL TITLE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Justin Frank Special to the Daily News Granada Hills freshman Mathew Troupe accomplished something Saturday that most major league pitchers haven't in their careers -- pitch a shutout at Dodger Stadium. The 15-year-old right hander pitched a ...
CHAPPELL, UCLA ARE CHAMPIONS GOLF: SENIOR'S PAR ON 18TH HOLE GIVES HIM INDIVIDUAL TITLE, BRUINS TEAM CROWN.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services UCLA senior All-American Kevin Chappell made a par on the 18th hole to give the Bruins a one-shot victory Saturday at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at West Lafayette, Ind. Chappell shot a 76 to win the individual title with a 2-under ...
CRADDOCK CLEARS MANY HURDLES TRACK AND FIELD: UCLA JUNIOR OVERCOMES INJURIES, PERSONAL TRAGEDY TO WIN AT WEST REGIONAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Haddock Staff Writer UCLA junior Kevin Craddock said he can run faster than the 13.47-second time he posted in the 110-meter hurdles in the NCAA West Regional track and field meet at Cal State Northridge on Saturday. Craddock hit two hurdles ...
REACHING FINALS SURPRISES EVEN THE LAKERS NBA: STARTING OFF SEASON AS 30-1 SHOT TO WIN TITLE, AND WITH TURMOIL SURROUNDING BRYANT, L.A. FINDS A WAY TO RIGHT SHIP AND WIN THE WEST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ramona Shelburne Staff Writer It was about 90 minutes before the most important game of the season. A win would shut the door on the San Antonio Spurs, for another year at least. A loss would send the series back to San Antonio for Game 6, and ...
LAKERS-CELTICS IS PERFECT MATCHUP NBA: IF NUMBERS DON'T LIE, L.A. HAS ADVANTAGE IN FINALS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Elliott Teaford Staff Writer The Lakers, the No. 1-seeded team in the Western Conference, and the Boston Celtics, the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, will play for the NBA championship starting Thursday night in Boston. It will be ...
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: NO EXPLANATION FOR BROXTON.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer NEW YORK -- Jonathan Broxton couldn't explain it. Not that he really needed to. "I haven't looked at it, so I couldn't tell you," the Dodgers' usually reliable setup man said. "I got hit around. You're going to get beat ...
THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR CHIVAS MLS: TEAM WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE, IS IN FIRST IN WEST. CHIVAS USA 2, COLUMBUS O.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Phil Collin Staff Writer Chivas USA might be on to something here. Mired in the twisted wreckage of injury after injury, Chivas finally started the same lineup for a second consecutive game and discovered how much continuity can work. ...
THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR GOATS MLS: CHIVAS USA WINS SECOND STRAIGHT, IS TIED FOR FIRST IN WESTERN CONFERENCE. CHIVAS USA 2, COLUMBUS O.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Phil Collin Staff Writer Chivas USA might be on to something. Ravaged by injuries, Chivas finally started the same lineup for a second consecutive game and discovered how much continuity can work. With goals a minute apart in the first half and a ...
RIPTIDE GETS VICTORY OVER SAN FRANCISCO RIPTIDE 17, SAN FRAN. 13.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News SAN JOSE -- Midfielders Chazz Woodson and Matt Casey each scored three goals to lead the Riptide to a 17-13 victory over the San Francisco Dragons in a Major League Lacrosse game Saturday night. The Riptide improved to 2-1 and is 7-0 all-time ...
ANOTHER LOSS TO AVENGE FOR L.A. SAN JOSE 66, AVENGERS 56.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News Mark Grieb passed for 298 yards and seven touchdowns as the San Jose SaberCats handed the Avengers a 66-56 loss Saturday at Staples Center in front of an announced crowd of 15,174. Quarterback Sonny Cumbie, who has been in and out of the starting ...
ROOM FOR ONLY ONE TEAM.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM HOFFARTH David Kohler remembers as a kid making a special trip to a Lakers game at the Forum back in the early '70s. His mom and dad took him, along with one of his best friends. "We were leaving afterward, and I wanted to stop by the concession stand to ...
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: -- Tom Hoffarth Susan Rhodes, a 50-year-old single mother of two, isn't sure if she'll ever attend another Dodgers game again. Can't blame her. Why submit yourself to getting a broken bat in the face again? In Jeff Passan's Yahoo! Sports story that came out ...
STILL LOOKING TO TURN CORNER MLB: DODGERS LOSE AFTER BULLPEN BLOWS LATE LEAD, FALL TO 8-14 WITH FURCAL OUT. N.Y. METS 3, DODGERS 2.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer NEW YORK -- Dressed fortuitously in a black suit, Ned Colletti stood in a dank, battered service tunnel deep below Shea Stadium -- the sort of setting that would have been depressing even if the Dodgers hadn't just blown an ...
'REBUILDING' SEASON FOR VALENCIA ENDS WITH TITLE SOFTBALL: DESPITE LOSING STARS FROM LAST SEASON, VIKINGS WIN SECOND DIVISION CROWN IN A ROW.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jahmal Corner Special to the Daily News IRVINE -- Valencia's second straight Southern Section Div. I softball title couldn't have been more different from its first. The Vikings were dominant in 2007, and the road was virtually unimpeded. This ...
REPEAT THE FEAT BASEBALL: BEHIND STARTER TAKEYAMA, CHATSWORTH BEATS NARBONNE TO WIN SECOND CITY TITLE IN A ROW, EIGHTH OVERALL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Chatsworth High and ace pitcher Trevor Takeyama are again kings of City Section baseball after defeating Narbonne of Harbor City 7-2 in the City Championship on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Takeyama (14-1), a ...
THE NEW HIT SHOW: EVERYONE LOVES LAKERS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: STEVE DILBECK Then wonder of wonders, everyone fell in love again! This amour routine can get a tad sappy, but you know how it goes when you've been just starved for love -- for what, four whole years? -- and then suddenly it's there. The Lakers ...
AROUND L.A.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Volunteers count mountain wildlife SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS -- With sharp eyes and strong feet, National Geographic volunteers tallied nearly 1,400 natural species during a weekend wildlife survey of the Santa Monica Mountains, officials announced Saturday. The 24-hour ...
AROUND THE REGION.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ANTELOPE VALLEY Auditions scheduled for 'American Idiot' LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley College will hold auditions for "American Idiot," a concert presentation of Green Day's punk alternative rock concept album, 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday in the bandroom, 3041 W. Ave. K. ...
AUTO SHOW DRIVES HOME SAFETY POINTS TRAFFIC: COOL CARS ARE MAIN ATTRACTION AT EDUCATIONAL EVENT.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer LAKE VIEW TERRACE -- Hard to say what was cooler Saturday at the Still Saving Lives Car Show -- a vintage '55 Chevy LAPD cruiser, a $1 million Ferrari Enzo or 100 other cherry sleds. And it was hard to determine which ...
AGENT RECALLS THE LAST HOURS OF RFK ASSASSINATION: HORN PROTECTED ETHEL KENNEDY, FAMILY.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Larry Altman Staff Writer It was hot and humid inside the 21-car train carrying the body of Robert F. Kennedy from New York City to Washington, D.C. The 226-mile journey should have taken three hours, but lasted a sweltering five, the trip slowed ...
MADELINE ZIMA GROWS INTO HER ROLE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Madeline Zima is really bad on Showtime's "Californication." Not her acting, of course. Her character, Mia Lewis, is a scheming Lolita who wreaks absolute havoc with David Duchovny's life. Madeline is so good at playing bad that I ...
PLENTY OF 'ZIPZER' HENRY AND 'HANK' GO THE DISTANCE FOR DYSLEXIC KIDS STRUGGLING WITH SELF- ESTEEM ISSUES.(LA.COM)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer For many years, Henry Winkler believed himself to be stupid and lazy. This was both as a boy and years after he epitomized coolness for 11 seasons as the star of TV's "Happy Days." A lifetime of contending with a learning ...
LEARN FROM MARIO WITH NEW 'KNOCKOUT FITNESS'.(LA.COM)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Leo Smith Staff Writer In case there was any doubt, actor Mario Lopez illustrates his hunkiness on the cover of his new workout book, "Mario Lopez's Knockout Fitness." Of course, the six-pack he's showing off is intended to draw attention to the ...
BEAUTY >.(LA.COM)
Jun 02, 2008 ... RUGGED MEETS GENTLE Skin care and motorcycles may seem like disparate worlds, but they've long overlapped at Kiehl's stores, where displays of vintage cycles illustrate founder Aaron Morse's love of the two-wheelers. The 35-motorcycle collection will expand by one on June 24, ...
TWO ACADEMIC VETERANS ARE HONORED BY ALLIANCE.(VALLEY INC.)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News Spotlighting the critical role of education in the civic and business communities, the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley recently bestowed its prestious Champions of Education award on two academic veterans. Philip Rusche, dean of the ...
BIZ BUZZ.(VALLEY INC.)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Glendale Square: The 46,200-square-foot shopping center at 1010 N. Glendale Ave., was purchased for $19.5 million by Glendale Square Holdings LLC of Burbank. The seller was Glendale Square LLC, also known as PKC Properties Inc. Hanley Investment Group and Voit Commercial Brokerage ...
ALL IN THE FAMILY SOUTHLAND'S STONEFIRE GRILL RESTAURANTS ARE A SISTER ACT.(VALLEY INC.)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Julia M. Scott Staff Writer For sisters Mary and Maureen Harrigan, co-owners of the Stonefire Grill restaurant chain, the key to success has been treating work as family. The Valley-born Harrigan sisters foster loyalty among employees by hiring ...
BARGAIN HUNTER SENIORS CAN GET A BREAK ON FLICKS.(VALLEY INC.)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: JULIA SCOTT SENIOR MOVIES: Every Wednesday, Laemmle Theaters sell $4 tickets to seniors ages 62 and older for shows starting before 6 p.m. Any day of the week, seniors can get a small popcorn and 12-ounce fountain drink for $4. HOME DEPOT $5 OFF: Get $5 off a ...
EDITORIAL LEAP LOST "FAILED" CHARTER WAS AN L.A. SUCCESS STORY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... IF Chatsworth's LEAP Academy had been a traditional public school, and not a Los Angeles Unified School District charter, it would be celebrated as a model of success. Instead, it's closing up shop. The four-year-old school, which boasted a campus of 190 students and an average ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Israel-bound Re "Antonio plans trip to Israel" (May 28): Mayor Villaraigosa, several City Council members and the usual entourage are about to go on a junket to Israel to learn about security. Last time I looked, our security problems involved gangs, drugs, school ...
SCANNING THE AREA.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Police seek killer of young athlete SUN VALLEY -- Police Sunday sought the gunman who shot a high school football player at a party in Sun Valley. Jesus "Jesse" Florian, 17, of Arleta was shot about 12:20 a.m. Saturday at a party near Amboy Avenue and Neenach Street ...
TIPOFF THERE'S PLENTY OF BAGGAGE WITH MAYORAL TRIPS.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: RICK ORLOV There is very little good that comes from mayoral trips out of the city. If you could, just ask two former Travelin' Mayors, the late Sam Yorty or Tom Bradley, who drew constant scorn for their jaunts out of Los Angeles -- usually paid for by the ...
MAN SHOT TO DEATH AFTER GANG TAUNT.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services NORTH HILLS -- A gang member who pointed a gun at another man Sunday in North Hills was shot to death by the man, who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, and a teenage accomplice was wounded, police said. Anthony De La Cruz, 23, ...
ACTOR'S LATEST VEHICLE IS NEW 'KNIGHT RIDER'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ When NBC's new version of "Knight Rider" makes its debut as a series this fall, it has the advantage of having the talented Bruce Davison as a member of the cast. "I get to be dad and I get to be the inventor and sort of be right in the middle ...
INFERNO AT UNIVERSAL DISASTER: NINE FIREFIGHTERS AND A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ARE HURT IN BLAZE THAT CAUSES MILLIONS IN DAMAGE.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Sue Doyle Staff Writer UNIVERSAL CITY -- A relentless, fast-moving blaze at Universal Studios Hollywood on Sunday demolished two faux city blocks and movie facades seen in everything from "Back to the Future" to "Spider-Man 2," shutting down the theme park ...