Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) back issues from July 2008:
BRISK PACE HELPS 'TELL NO ONE' GLIDE OVER PATCHY SPOTS.(LA.COM)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor The suspenseful "Tell No One" may have you wondering if you've missed a clue or two along the way, but Guillaume Canet's film moves along at such a brisk, entertaining pace that you probably won't care. This French ...
SUPERHERO COMEDY 'HANCOCK' NEEDS MORE SUPER.(LA.COM)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Strauss Film Critic "Hancock" shambles along pleasantly enough for an hour or so. Of course, your pleasure depends on how much you like watching Will Smith act surly as an alcoholic, irresponsible superhero whose crime fighting causes so much property ...
EVEY'S ECCENTRIC CREATIONS BREAK THE RULES.(LA.COM)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Carley Dryden Staff Writer Evey Rothstein smiles shyly as she's directed around clothing racks. It's her first photo shoot and she's a little flustered. "I'm used to being behind the scenes," she says, her porcelain cheeks turning a rosy pink ....
MAKING IT WORK CHRISTOPHER LOWELL SEES ROOM(S) FOR IMPROVEMENT.(LA.COM)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Farber Staff Writer Interior design guru Christopher Lowell and his film crew have been working at a frantic pace. In just six months, they've produced 13 half-hour episodes for his new problem-solving series, "Work That Room," which premieres ...
LA.COMFIDENTIAL > CELEBS.(LA.COM)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Relatives by the busload Guillermo del Toro brought a busload of Mexican relatives to the premiere of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" in Westwood on Saturday night. "I love to show my family my insane movies and let them in on the crazy ideas that come out of my brain ...
SHOP > GOTTA HAVE IT.(LA.COM)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FAR-OUT FIXTURE Nothing says "space age" like Alchemy Glass & Light's new Retro Orbit bath sink. The Retro Orbit is crafted from durable tempered glass and precious pigments used under varying temperatures to achieve vibrant red circles -- a homage to Mars, perhaps? Alchemy's ...
VILLARAIGOSA PROMISES FALLING SHORT.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON WHO can forget the euphoric scene three years ago? A triumphant Antonio Villaraigosa kicked off his first term as Los Angeles mayor by leading a massive throng down Grand Avenue to City Hall. The crowd was plainly swept up in the joy and ...
PUT IT DOWN STATE'S HANDS-FREE LAW REFLECTS COMMON SENSE.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... STARTING today, if you talk on your cell phone while driving without using some sort of hands-free device, you could face a $20 fine. If you get stopped again, you might face a $50 fine, plus additional fees that would more than triple the penalty. Slowly but surely, the law is ...
EDITORIAL TAKE ACTION MAD ABOUT THE PROP. 1C RIP-OFF?(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Daily News' editorial Monday headlined "Bait and switch" hit a nerve among many readers who were appalled that the state Assembly voted to use millions of Proposition 1C funds to subsidize the luxury redevelopment of L.A.'s Grand Avenue. It's bad enough that state leaders ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The right to kill Re "Court kills D.C. law banning handguns" (June 27): The far right majority of the Supreme Court must assume that gangs are "a well-regulated militia," so they can now legally have as many handguns as they want or need. These ideological justices ...
REPKO JOINS DODGERS' STRUGGLE MLB: OUTFIELDER, CALLED UP FROM TRIPLE A, GOES 0 FOR 5 AS L.A. DROPS CONTEST IN HOUSTON. HOUSTON 4, DODGERS 1.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer HOUSTON -- This was the moment Jason Repko had been working toward for more than a year, since he learned in spring training he had torn his left hamstring, that it would have to be reattached surgically and he likely would miss all ...
CLIPPERS' BRAND, MAGGETTE OPT OUT NBA: FORWARDS CAN TEST FREE-AGENT MARKET TEAM EXPECTS BOTH TO RETURN.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ramona Shelburne Staff Writer Within a matter of hours, the Clippers' offseason got a lot more complicated as star forwards Elton Brand and Corey Maggette both opted out of the final year of their contracts and became unrestricted free agents. ...
PRIVATE, PUBLIC BUSINESS DIFFERENT.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: ALAN GLASSMAN CSUN DIALOGUE There is a tendency to criticize the operation of local government agencies. Inevitably, these conversations turn to a comparison of business and government leadership. It is not unusual, for instance, to hear a variation of the ...
ACQUISTION FOR THE KIDS MERGER: CANADIAN FIRM TO BUY DIC ENTERTAINMENT IN $87.6 MILLION DEAL.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox Staff Writer BURBANK -- A Canadian entertainment company will acquire DIC Entertainment Holdings Inc., in an $87.6 million deal that will create one of the world's largest independent children's entertainment and education concerns, the ...
IF SHE DUNKS IT, THEY WILL COME IT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT THE WNBA GAME IS FUNDAMENTALLY BUILT ON, BUT PARKER'S SLAMS ARE WHAT THE LEAGUE NEEDS TO DRAW THE CASUAL FANS IN.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: RAMONA SHELBURNE It was NBA draft night, and Darrell Bailey's favorite team, the Clippers, once again had a lottery pick. Draft central for Clipper Nation was at the Nokia Theater, across the street from Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. By 7 p.m., the ...
HOOPLA'S ABOUT TAKING COMEDY ON ROAD.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NAME: Hoopla's ADDRESS: P.O. Box 2088, Hollywood 90078 PHONE: 818-755-7924 WEB SITE: www.HooplasUSA.com OWNER: Chris Reese ESTABLISHED: 2007 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1 DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: A service-based ...
BIZ BUZZ.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lil Lepore and Shari Frazier: The owners of Vino 100 Valencia were named Entrepreneurs of the Year by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal at its annual Women In Business event. Cheri Fleming, dealer/principal of Valencia Acura, was honored as Business Owner of the Year at the same ...
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: -- Jill Painter Peter Hudnut of Encino has made his first U.S. Olympic water polo team. Hudnut, who prepped at Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, made the team, announced Monday morning, as a two-meter defender. He was an alternate for the 2004 Olympic Games. ...
CONSISTENT IN ITS INCONSISTENCY.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK GREEN One of Major League Soccer's most compelling features is unlike most other leagues in the world, a handful of teams do not dominate. Whether you dub it parity or consistent inconsistency, MLS is wildly unpredictable. But this season the ...
LAKERS' 'MOB' MENTALITY NBA: KUPCHAK'S MAIN PRIORITY AS FREE- AGENCY PERIOD BEGINS: RE-SIGNING RESERVES VUJACIC, TURIAF.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Elliott Teaford Staff Writer Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak planned to scratch off two high priority items from his summer to-do list Monday night. He said he would telephone the agents for guard Sasha Vujacic and forward Ronny Turiaf to talk about new ...
GRADUATION RATES SHOULD RULE RIVALRY REFORMS: WAVE OF EDUCATION EFFORTS SWEEPING DISTRICT.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer It is one of the storied rivalries among Los Angeles high school athletics: Roosevelt vs. Garfield in an annual football game known as the East L.A. Classic. Last year, Roosevelt won, 23-15, after two years of losses to ...
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS L.A. HAS FOURTH-DRIEST SPRING EVER.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer Los Angeles enters the record books today with the fourth-driest spring ever, meteorologists announced Monday. The weather year ended Monday with 13.53 inches of rain for downtown Los Angeles, or 89 percent of normal ....
IT COULD BE HAPPY RETURNS FOR KINGS NHL: L.A. EXPECTED TO RE-SIGN BLAKE, AND STUART, MODRY COULD COME BACK AS FREE- AGENCY PERIOD STARTS.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Hammond Staff Writer The kids are coming. When the Kings begin the 2008-09 season, at least 10 of their 20 active-roster spots might be filled by players younger than age 24. Be certain, however, that a few graybeards will be mixed in. ...
AROUND THE VALLEY.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NORTHRIDGE CSUN student shot, wounded in neck A 20-year-old CSUN student was shot in the neck as he was getting into his car, and police were looking for two men, authorities said Monday. The student, whose name was not immediately available, was shot ...
AROUND THE REGION.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ANTELOPE VALLEY Prison term looms in fatal collision LANCASTER -- A Lancaster woman faces up to 10 years in prison for driving drunk and causing a head-on crash that killed a 22-year-old woman. Elaine Rogers, 51, pleaded no contest Monday to gross ...
LATE-NIGHT PROGRAMS SET FOR CITY PARKS MAYOR: SUMMER EFFORT AIMS AT CURBING GANG VIOLENCE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer In the first use of his recently granted power over Los Angeles' gang programs, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the launch Monday of a late-night summer youth program at eight parks in the city, including one in the San Fernando ...
DEADLY COLLISION ON THE 405 MAN KILLED IN FOUR-CAR CRASH.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services SHERMAN OAKS -- One man died and four others were injured in a violent, four-car crash Monday morning that snarled the southbound San Diego Freeway north of the Ventura Freeway for nearly four hours. Authorities have not released the ...
HOSPITAL'S TARZANA PORTION BOUGHT SALE: VALLEY'S BIGGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH-CARE GROUP TO OPERATE THE FACILITY.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer The San Fernando Valley's largest not-for-profit health-care organization agreed to buy the Tarzana portion of the Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center on Monday, ending four years of speculation among residents about the hospital's ...
JANET EVANS 'ROBBED' ON 'CIRCUS'.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ When Janet Evans and I got on the phone to talk last week, among the topics we had planned to discuss was her progress on NBC's reality show "Celebrity Circus." But the night before our interview, Janet had been shockingly eliminated during ...
MAYOR'S SCHOOLS TEST STARTS LAUSD: VILLARAIGOSA'S PARTNERSHIP TAKING REINS OF L.A.'S WORST-PERFORMING CAMPUSES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa takes on one of the biggest challenges of his career today as his partnership to reform education formally begins working with some of Los Angeles' worst-performing schools. The Partnership for Los ...
HAVE A CRIME TIP? TEXT THE 411 TO FIVE-O TECHNOLOGY: LAPD WEIGHS MESSAGE SYSTEM.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer For years, the LAPD has received crime tips from nervous callers hoping to remain anonymous as they fumble through intimidating one-on-one Q&As with police tip-takers. But in a bid to get more young people to come forward ...
UNIVERSAL MOVIE MANIA ATTRACTION BRINGS STUDIO HISTORY ALIVE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Castro Staff Writer In the original "Back to the Future" script, Marty McFly was supposed to travel to the past not in a fancy DeLorean but in a refrigerator. And if a Universal Studios exec had had his way, the film would have been titled ...
HANSEN GOING TO GAMES SWIMMING: GETS BERTH ON MEN'S TEAM IN BREASTSTROKE MAGNUSON (BUTTERFLY) ON WOMEN'S TEAM.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News OMAHA, Neb. -- Following an opening night showcase that included two world records and an American record is daunting. Trying to do so when there are two additional world records set in the next morning's prelims makes the ...
SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: COUGHLIN ANSWERS MCGREGORY MARK.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News OMAHA, Neb. -- Hayley McGregory and Natalie Coughlin didn't have to wait until Monday to add their names to the list of world-record performances at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Less than 16 hours after ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: NARBONNE PLAYER COMMITS.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott Wolf Staff Writer Byron Moore, a wide receiver/ safety from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, changed his verbal commitment from UCLA to USC, according to his father. Moore (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) committed to UCLA in April but switched to ...
HEATSEEKER IS RETIRED BECAUSE OF FRONT LEG INJURY HORSE RACING: HE WAS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN LAST WEEKEND'S HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Art Wilson Staff Writer Heatseeker, one of the top male horses in training whose connections were eyeing the Breeders' Cup Classic on Oct. 25 at Santa Anita, has been retired because of a suspensory injury in his left front leg. Owned by William ...
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: PIERRE ON DL FOR FIRST TIME.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer HOUSTON -- Dodgers left fielder Juan Pierre was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday for the first time in his nine-year, major-league career after an MRI showed a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. He is ...
WAITING FOR BIG HIT MLB: DESPITE NAPOLI HOMER, OFFENSE STILL STRUGGLING FOR ANGELS, AS SEEN IN LOSS TO A'S. OAKLAND 6, ANGELS 1.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Padilla Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- Still considered by many as the team that will hit it big this postseason, the Angels would be satisfied right now if they can get a big hit with runners in scoring position. It continues to be the same old ...
COUGHLIN, PEIRSOL SET RECORDS SWIMMING: EACH GET WORLD MARKS IN 100 BACKSTROKE AT OLYMPIC TRIALS.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News OMAHA, Neb. -- With their backs against the wall, Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol responded Tuesday night with back-to-back world records in the 100-meter backstroke. Peirsol prevailed against the toughest ...
ANDERSON AIRS IT OUT IN WIN MLB: HIS TWO-RUN HOMER IN EIGHTH IS DIFFERENCE FOR ANGELS. ANGELS 5, OAKLAND 3.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Padilla Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- Now that's what manager Mike Scioscia must have meant by Garret Anderson "letting the air out." Anderson clubbed his seventh home run of the season in the eighth inning to put the Angels on top for good in a 5-3 ...
NHL NOTEBOOK: KINGS MAKE MINOR TRADE ON BUSY DAY.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services The Kings were expected to remain quiet Tuesday, on the first day that unrestricted free agents were able to sign with NHL teams. But the Kings weren't just quiet; they hardly made a stir. On a day when hundreds of millions of dollars ...
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: FURCAL HAS ANOTHER SETBACK.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer HOUSTON -- Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal has suffered what appears to be another setback in his seemingly endless attempt to come back from a lower-back injury that has sidelined him for almost two months. After finally ...
DUCKS GIVE PERRY $26.6 MILLION DEAL NHL: ANAHEIM LOCKS IN ITS LEADING SCORER FROM LAST SEASON FOR FIVE YEARS.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: J.P. Hoornstra Staff Writer The Ducks' first free-agent signing might also be their last, their biggest and their most expected. Within the first hour of the NHL's free agency period, Corey Perry signed a five-year, $26.625 million contract that ...
CHIVAS TAKES SOUND DEFEAT FROM SEATTLE SEATTLE 2, CHIVAS 0.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News For the third consecutive year, Chivas USA was knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup by a lower division team. And for the second straight year, the Seattle Sounders did the trick. Taylor Graham and Sebastien Le Toux scored and ...
MAYOR OF TELEVISION BLOG.(LA.COM)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Taking prisoners One of the coolest shows of all time is the '60s classic "The Prisoner," which starred Patrick McGoohan (who also created the series) as a secret agent who resigned his position and was promptly and summarily kidnapped and stranded in a bucolic prison known ...
UCLA NOTEBOOK: HOWLAND COUNTING ON ABOYA.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Alfred Aboya hasn't officially said he'll play his senior year at UCLA, but men's basketball coach Ben Howland is operating as though Aboya will be on the roster. "I would be devastated if he didn't come back," Howland ...
TIME TO SWING INTO SUMMER.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: JILL PAINTER GOLF Now that summer is officially here, you'll need these tips to enjoy your golf game. You can't use the but-I-have-to-stay-home-and-watch- Tiger excuse since he's out until 2009 after knee surgery. Happy golfing! Play ...
SUMMER MMM ... KEEP IT FAST, FRESH AND EASY FOR THE BEST HOLIDAY FEASTING.(LA.COM)(Recipe)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor Celebrate the Fourth with simple, casual, uncomplicated fare that rejoices in summer's bounty. Gather family and friends for feasting at a picnic at the beach or park -- or in your own backyard. "The great news about ...
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: -- Tom Hoffarth Another take on the maple bat problem came Monday from Washington Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young, the former Rio Mesa High of Oxnard star, in a story on the Nationals' MLB.com site. "I'm scared," said Young, who uses maple bats. ...
SHOP > COOL STUFF DU JOUR.(LA.COM)
Jul 02, 2008 ... MESH GRILL PAN If you have trouble with food falling through the grates when you grill, a mesh grill-top fry pan should alleviate the problem. Made of stainless steel tight mesh, it has a 12-inch-diameter shallow base and curved sides (3 inches high) for easy browning, sauteeing ...
IN THE KITCHEN > TAKE FIVE.(LA.COM)(Recipe)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor If you're hosting a get-together over the July 4th weekend, whip up a batch of wings. The recipe is from the new "Monday Night Is Chicken Night: The Eat-Well Cookbook of Meals in a Hurry," by the editors of Woman's Day magazine ...
KENT SAVES DODGERS FROM DISASTER MLB: HIS 11TH-INNING HR IS WINNER FOR L.A., WHICH HAD BLOWN FIVE-RUN LEAD. DODGERS 7, HOUSTON 6 (11).(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer HOUSTON -- Delwyn Young, who simply wasn't tall enough to do it any other way, went airborne in the seventh inning Tuesday night while trying to make a game-saving and possibly season-saving catch against the out-of-town scoreboard ...
NOT SO FAST! THANKS TO MOTHER NATURE AND ARCANE RULES, YOU OFFICIALLY DIDN'T SEE WORLD RECORDS GET BROKEN, OR VIEW A NO-HITTER LAST WEEK.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: KEVIN MODESTI I'd like to think sports are about people doing extraordinary things. But lately, that's true only until people actually do extraordinary things. Then sports are about figuring out why those things aren't so extraordinary after all. ...
BASKETBALL: UCLA COACH SIGNED THROUGH 2014-15 SEASON.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland signed a new seven-year deal that will pay him nearly $2 million a year, the school announced Tuesday. Howland will make $1.97 million this year, and $2.3 million in the final year of his ...
CLIPPERS TO ADD DAVIS NBA: FORMER UCLA STAR AGREES TO DEAL WITH L.A. POINT GUARD HAD OPTED OUT IN GOLDEN STATE.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Baron Davis is coming home. Davis has agreed in principle to a deal with the Clippers, a source within the organization confirmed. Davis surprisingly opted out of his contract with Golden State on Monday, even though he ...
PUT AMERICA FIRST ON 4TH, THEN ENJOY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: DOUG McINTYRE I don't know what makes apple pies more "American" than Key lime pies or Boston cream or coconut custard, even. But somehow, someway, apple pie became the patriotic pie and the loyalty of all the other fruits and confections has been suspect ever since. ...
EDITORIAL LAST BEST CHANCE FIXING L.A. SCHOOLS MAY BE MAYOR'S SHOT AT A LEGACY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2008 ... ANTONIO Villaraigosa's first three years of his four-year mayoral term have been fine. Not terrible, not fantastic. Just, you know, OK. Like other unremarkable leaders, he has some pluses and some minuses by his name so far. He's appointed a much-needed gang czar (who hasn't ...
EDITORIAL GIVE 'EM THE BOOT.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BOOT-camp-style, in-your-face programs of military-type discipline and tough love certainly aren't for every child. But for the at-risk kids who have gone through the city's growing boot-camp programs, all the push-ups, the military rigor and the activity have paid off. The ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Power play Re "Model misbehavior" (Our Opinions, June 26): When I was about 9, Davey hit me for no reason. When I threatened to tell his mother, he announced he was going to "tell on himself" and ran home. When I talked to his mother, I was told his punishment was ...
BIZ BUZZ.(Business)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Campbell Soup Co: Purchased the Wolfgang Puck soup business, along with the rights to use the Puck trademark on its soup, stock and broth products in North America. Terms of the sale by Country Gourmet Foods were not disclosed. Wolfgang Puck soup products have current ...
CAT-LOVING ENTREPRENEURS CREATE KITTY-CODDLING SPOT.(Business)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Holly J. Andres Staff Writer VAN NUYS - Craving tranquillity on his vacation getaways, Cosmo watches birds, takes strolls around the burbling fountain, naps for hours on a cushion. The serene locale is not an island resort but the California Cat ...
PANEL SEEKS L.A. BAN OF PLASTIC FOAM ITEMS.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News Taking a step toward banning plastic products, a Los Angeles city panel said Tuesday that it wants city departments to stop purchasing foam products and the city will defer to the state on banning plastic bags in markets and stores. The City ...
JEALOUSY BLAMED IN 4 DEATHS, FIRE EX-WIFE: SAMURAI SWORD, BASEBALL BAT FOUND AT SLAYING SITE.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer QUARTZ HILL -- Upset that his ex-wife was dating her children's tae kwon do instructor, Jae Hwan Shim of Palmdale and an accomplice slashed and beat her to death, along with her two children and a relative late last month, ...
AROUND THE REGION.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... ANTELOPE VALLEY Pancake breakfast set for Fourth of July LANCASTER -- Lancaster Cemetery will hold its second annual Fourth of July pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the cemetery, 111 E. Lancaster Blvd. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for ...
LAX-AREA HOTEL SUES CITY OVER WAGE LAW.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News Challenging Los Angeles' power to impose a "living wage" on private companies, one of the hotels near Los Angeles International Airport filed suit Tuesday over the requirement that it pay the wage to workers. The Los Angeles Hilton, target of ...