Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) back issues from August 2009:
TARANTINO MOVIE DRAWS CRITICISM LOSE-LOSE FOR HOLOCAUST FILMS? CONTROVERSY: JEWS IN FEATURE GET BACK AT NAZIS IN VIOLENT REVENGE FANTASY.(News)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Bob Strauss, Staff Writer People keep making Holocaust movies despite knowing that it's a no-win situation - unless, of course, you're talking Oscars. But on a more realistic level, no matter how sensitive or artistic it may be, a movie about the worst mass ...
All sides of health care reform demand a voice in the debate TOWN HALLS: Area's congressmen hesitate on face-to-face forums.(News)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Tony Castro, Staff Writer Karen Brewster of Sherman Oaks wants to tell her congressman in person how strongly she dislikes President Obama's health care proposal. The problem is, Rep. Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys, hasn't held a town hall meeting on the issue. ...
A WORK IN PROGRESS RECOVERING FROM HEART SURGERY, ROBIN WILLIAMS LOOKS BACK ON HIS CAREER AND RETURNS TO STAND-UP.(L.A. Life)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Lowman, Staff Writer Dressed in black, Robin Williams seems a bit subdued. Subdued, however, is a relative term for the actor-comedian. A series of clips from his career have just played, reminding us how through the years Williams has been like a comic ...
ANOTHER SEASON, ANOTHER TOP 10 FOR TROJANS COLLEGE FOOTBALL: USC NO. 4 IN AP PRESEASON POLL.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... USC found itself in a familiar position Saturday as the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll ranked the Trojans fourth in the nation. It's the seventh consecutive season USC was in the top 10 in the AP preseason poll and sixth time in seven years the Trojans cracked the top ...
Family rebuilds home, lives after Sesnon Fire.(News)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Well, they're finally home. It's been almost a year since the Salay family lost their house during the Sesnon Fire near Porter Ranch last October. As I wrote at the time, it was one of those stories that just makes you shake your ...
EDITORIAL PRO: LAUSD should support competitive bidding.(Opinionated/Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 23, 2009 ... ON Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education faces one of the most significant decisions of its recent history. Depending on the outcome of the vote, it could either pave the way for an educational renaissance in Los Angeles or doom it to continued deterioration. ...
'Public option' opining.(Opinionated/Editorial)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Obama and public option By Earl Ofari Hutchinson In an unscripted moment, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week said that President Obama's public option in the health care reform war could go by the wayside if that's what it takes to get ...
CON: Why school choice plan is a bad idea for our district.(Opinionated/Editorial)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Robert D. Skeels HOW can you have an education "town hall" where the townsfolk aren't invited? Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Ben Austin staged two such events this month touting LAUSD Vice President Yolie Flores Aguilar's school choice resolution, which is ...
Waiting for justice in Bachan killing.(Opinionated/Editorial)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Richard Nemec ABSENT the glare of the news media that had evaporated just three months after the hit-and-run death of a USC undergraduate, there was mostly silence in Department 32 of the Los Angeles downtown criminal courts building on a recent Monday. Justice rarely ...
PUBLIC FORUM: Q&A.(Opinionated/Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Campaign for public safety The mayor is angry because the ad is effective and his people didn't come up with anything to counter it. The firefighters' union is correct. If we had a disaster, such as an earthquake, the absence of 15 trucks and six ambulances would ...
Valley homes sales, prices in recovery mode.(Business)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX While Los Angeles County and the state continue to suffer high unemployment, the residential real estate market seems locked in recovery mode, at least here in the San Fernando Valley. Sales are on the upswing and the median price of a Valley ...
TIP JAR.(Business)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Does your organization have a special event, seminar or class coming up? E-mail information to bizbuzz@dailynews.com. TO Network meets, 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Mimi's Cafe, 400 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Call 805-377-0853. Foreclosure Workshops, ...
SMART SPENDER TRADE IN YOUR CLUNKER NOW.(Business)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: SANDRA BARRERA Got a clunker? If you've been wavering about trading in your gas-guzzler under the wildly popular Cash for Clunkers program, it's time to stop procrastinating. You have until 5 p.m. Monday to trade in your clunker for a new, ...
DVDS.(L.A. Life)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Lowman, Staff Writer Roberts and Owen charming in 'Duplicity' The return of Julia Roberts in a romantic thriller was the selling point of "Duplicity," written and directed by Tony Gilroy ("Michael Clayton"), and it delivers charmingly if not emphatically ...
TODAY'S ROUNDUP.(News)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Encino Farmers Market Sponsored by ONEgeneration, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today, 17400 Victory Blvd. 818-708-6611. The Lettermen The trio will perform at the Concerts in the Park, 6-8 p.m. today, Warner Center ...
WINGS OVER CAMARILLO AVIATORS' ENTHUSIASM TAKES FLIGHT.(News)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Connie Llanos, Staff Writer CAMARILLO - The chance to see planes and jets zoom in formation in the sky was an opportunity that 8-year-old Jacob Foley couldn't pass up. "I just love to watch them go superfast," the freckle-faced Jacob said as he watched the ...
Horton's heart paddles forward.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Almost every muscle group in Tom Horton's healthy body needs some kind of special attention as he intensifies preparation for his next paddleboard race - this time, the 32-mile stretch of the Pacific Ocean from Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach pier ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Defense leads to woes for offense.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Wolf, Staff Writer Is it officially time to worry about USC's offense or does another unimpressive scrimmage performance simply get attributed to a strong defense and the rigors of training camp? The question became relevant Saturday afternoon when the ...
UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Scrimmage draws mixed reviews.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Gold, Special to the Daily News This is just what Rick Neuheisel expected. There was the good at UCLA's fall scrimmage on Saturday at Drake Stadium, and then there was the bad. There was the spectacular return game and breakaway running. ...
KLJESTAN DOUBLES UP FOR GOATS MLS: MIDFIELDER SCORES GOAL IN EACH HALF AS CHIVAS WINS ITS SECOND IN A ROW. CHIVAS USA 2, TORONTO 0.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Miguel A. Melendez, Staff Writer CARSON - Sacha Kljestan finally got into a groove and scored a goal in each half to lead Chivas USA to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday night in front of 15,165 at The Home Depot Center. Chivas USA (9-7-3), breaking out of ...
CHATTER.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Taft's Jones, Daniels among tops in nation After reaching the City Section boys' basketball final last season and losing only one game during its summer league schedule, Taft of Woodland Hills will be among the top teams in the state again in 2009-10. Leading the way ...
COLLEGES: No.3 UCLA opens season with 7-2 loss to Tar Heels.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Daily News For years, the North Carolina women's soccer team has played on a level above everyone else. That, apparently, is still the case. The top-ranked Tar Heels, who won their 18th NCAA title last season, opened their 2009 campaign Saturday ...
Back from Russia with love.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: ERIK BOAL Ashley Grossman and Erin Manke didn't bring home gold medals on their recent trip to Russia, but the local water polo standouts returned to Southern California with a lifetime of memories. Grossman, a junior at Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, and ...
Gomez puts talents to expert use in Del Mar Oaks HORSE RACING: Jockey guides Internallyflawless to half-length victory.(Sports)
Aug 23, 2009 ... Byline: Art Wilson, Staff Writer DEL MAR - Jockey Garrett Gomez put his two-time Eclipse Award-winning talent to expert use Saturday in guiding Internallyflawless to a half-length victory over 30-1 outsider Nan in the $350,000 Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. "He made the ...
CHATTER.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... SGV Babe Ruth all-stars receive recognition Although the San Gabriel Valley 18-under baseball all-stars didn't bring home a fourth Babe Ruth World Series title in six years, the Pacific Southwest Regional champion did return home Sunday from Moses Lake, Wash., with several ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Carroll likes Jackson to fill defensive end.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Wolf, Staff Writer There's an intense competition to find a replacement for USC defensive end Armond Armstead, but it will not include highly touted freshman Devon Kennard. Sophomores Malik Jackson, Wes Horton and Nick Perry, along with junior Derek ...
HORSE RACING: You Lift Me Up takes Solana Beach.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services Winless in seven previous starts this year, You Lift Me Up ended her victory drought Sunday thanks to a perfectly judged ride by Del Mar's leading jockey, Joel Rosario, in the featured $100,000 Solana Beach Handicap for California-bred or sired ...
CASH FOR CLUNKERS COMING TO AN END CAR BUYERS TRY TO BEAT CLOCK.(News)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Sue Doyle, Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Roberto Serrano on Sunday peered through the tinted window of a new Toyota pickup truck - a possible replacement for the 1999 gas-guzzling vehicle that he wants to dump. The Panorama City man was one of many who rushed ...
FOR PETE'S SAKE DESPITE RECENT RUMORS BASEBALL OFFICIALS MIGHT BE RECONSIDERING ROSE'S LIFETIME BAN, THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR DON'T BET ON IT.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Twenty years later, Peter Edward "Charlie Hustle" Rose remains baseball's inglourious basterd. On Aug. 24, 1989, commissioner Bart Giamatti delivered the hammer - a lifetime ban to the then-Cincinnati Reds manager because of gambling allegations ....
Demand for housing in Valley gains momentum SURGE: Lower prices caused by collapse of market has buyers competing heavily for homes.(News)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox, Staff Writer It seemed that Quion and Keyana Williams spent every weekend for nine months hunting for their first home. They searched online. They attended open houses. They submitted offers. They eventually started house-hunting during the ...
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Jockey Rafael Bejarano, sidelined since opening day at Del Mar after suffering several facial fractures in a spill during the third race, worked two horses Saturday morning as he returned to action a day earlier than expected. Bejarano, who won six consecutive Southland meets ...
MOTORSPORTS: Van Nuys grad Dixon captures Top Fuel win.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Staff and Wire Services Larry Dixon (Van Nuys High) earned his fifth Top Fuel victory of the season at the rain-delayed NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa. Dixon finished in 3.899 seconds at 306.05 mph to cruise past rookie ...
COLLEGES: Connolly nets winner for CSUN women.(Sports)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Daily News Heidi Farran, Niki Connolly and Marie Hirsch each scored as the Cal State Northridge women's soccer team defeated host San Diego State 3-1 Sunday. The Matadors evened their record at 1-1 after opening the season with a 3-0 loss Friday night to No ....
Health care town hall draws cheers MEETING: Jeers are absent as supporters of Democratic reforms pack event held by Rep.Waters.(News)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Byline: Josh Grossberg, Staff Writer In a departure from what has become a familiar scene in the national debate over health care, nobody clashed at a town hall meeting hosted by Los Angeles Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday. Instead, the more than 400 people ...
TODAY'S ROUNDUP.(News)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Franciscan Seniors Representative from the Social Security Administration will speak, 10 a.m. today, St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, 3801 Scott Road, Burbank. Annual dues: $5. 818-848-1487. Computer Comfort Beginning computer class, 2 ...
PACOIMA.(News)
Aug 24, 2009 ... Police ask for help in search for woman Police continued on Sunday to ask for the public's help in finding a 26-year-old Pacoima woman missing since Wednesday. Robin Sanderson, who was said to be in poor mental health, was last seen at her home in the 11000 block of ...
LAUSD choice plan set for vote CHANGE: Proposal would give parents, communities more control of schools.(News)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Connie Llanos, Staff Writer Backers of a bold initiative allowing private operators to take over about a third of Los Angeles Unified campuses plan to draw hundreds of reform-minded parents to a rally today to pressure the school board to pass the measure. ...
WITH THEIR COLLEGE PLANS STYMIED BY CUTS, CSUN STUDENTS ... VENT AT THE TENT.(News)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer Cal State Northridge senior Monica Chinea needed three classes to graduate - and on Day One of classes Monday, got into none. She'd registered online. Called department heads. E-mailed professors. And stood in line for classes ...
BARGAIN HUNTER.(Business)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Sandra Barrera PEACHY KEEN Vons has locally grown peaches for the Club Price of just 49 cents a pound, and they're sweet. So sweet, in fact, the bunch I bought over the weekend never did make it into the peach tarte tatin. Fresh is best with these beauties ....
WOLF'S DEN DODGERS STARTER'S MOM LOOKING TO ADD TO MEMORABILIA COLLECTION IN HER WEST HILLS HOME WITH A TRIP TO PLAYOFFS.(Sports)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: JILL PAINTER You can see reminders of Randy Wolf everywhere in his mother's West Hills home. There's a den complete with both of her sons' baseball memorabilia. There's a "Wolf Man" mask with a cap on it hanging on the wall from a giveaway when Wolf pitched ...
Tables have turned for Galaxy, Chivas USA.(Sports)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: NICK GREEN, SOCCER When the Galaxy and Chivas USA last met on July 11, it was the Goats who could bleat that they held the upper hand. Chivas USA came into the game six points ahead of their intra-stadium rivals, their 8-4-3 record good for second place in ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Behind the curtain It would seem more and more Americans are hearing the words "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain." The new question is whether "the man behind the curtain" is Rush Limbaugh or President Barack Obama. - JOHN REYNOLDS Canoga ...
EDITORIAL Question of the week: Should hanging out be a crime?(Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 25, 2009 ... TAKING a page from the gang injunction playbook of his predecessor, Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has crafted an anti-tagging campaign that allows police to arrest taggers just for hanging out together. This is modeled on the gang injunctions that former City ...
Schools choice bill an answer to L.A.'s education emergency.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Yolie Flores Aguilar AFTER weeks of discussion and robust public debate, today the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education will consider my Public School Choice resolution. This motion stems from my growing frustration at the seemingly casual ...
Census is a crucial tool for marketing.(Business)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: LARRY STEVEN LONDRE, CSUN DIALOGUE It's countdown time to Census Day, April 1, 2010. The census is a count of every individual living in the U.S., every 10 years, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. The upcoming census is a great opportunity to retool for ...
UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Two-a-days come to an end.(Sports)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Gold, Special to the Daily News In high school football, two-a-days are grueling tests of will, with coaches determined to work off every spare Big Mac and 32-ounce Pepsi a kid pounds over the summer. Two-a-days are essentially the first opportunity for a ...
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Galippo confident of LBs.(Sports)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Wolf, Staff Writer USC's linebackers were considered a question mark the minute Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing used up their eligibility, but Maualuga's replacement, Chris Galippo, is not shy expressing his feelings about the new group. "I think the ...
TODAY'S ROUNDUP.(News)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Knitting class Bring worsted yarn and knitting needles, 3:30 p.m. today, Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library, 7771 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga. 818-352-4481 Teen choice movie "17 Again" screening, 3:30 p.m. today, ...
'ROCKY' REVISITED FANS OF CULT CLASSIC FILM AUDITION FOR ROLES IN UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TRIBUTE SHOW Fans of cult classic film audition for roles in Universal Studios tribute show.(News)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Sue Doyle, Staff Writer Clad in the outlandish costumes of the cast's most flamboyant characters, scores of fans of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" auditioned Monday for the chance to appear in an upcoming tribute to the cult classic. Scenes from the 1975 ...
WNBA: SPARKS vs. CHICAGO.(Sports)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Tipoff: 7 p.m., Staples Center. TV/Radio: ESPN2/none. Matchup: Sparks forward Candace Parker was named the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday. Parker averaged 16.0 points on ...
HELPING HANDS 'THEY CAN HAVE A CAREER PATH, TOO' SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM GIVES DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHANCE TO ATTEND COLLEGE Special education program gives developmentally disabled chance to attend college.(News)
Aug 25, 2009 ... Byline: Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer Legally blind and developmentally disabled, Jesus Morales never thought he could ever study art, let alone attend college. But thanks to a special education program and scholarship, the 24-year-old Van Nuys man is gearing up for ...
EDITORIAL BAD EXAMPLES LEGISLATORS GIVE PAY RAISES IN RECESSION.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 25, 2009 ... VOTERS have every reason to expect political leaders in Sacramento to set an example, and when it came to pay raises, that's what they did. It just wasn't a good example. The Senate leader, Darrell Steinberg, and the Assembly leader Karen Bass, led the way in ...
CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL'S 2ND DISTRICT GEAR UP FOR A FIGHT ELECTION: AFTER WENDY GREUEL'S MOVE TO THE CITY CONTROLLER JOB, HOPEFULS VIE TO COMPLETE HER TERM.(News)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Rick Orlov, Staff Writer To the candidates in the Sept. 22 election for the City Council's 2nd District seat, it is an us-against-them campaign. The us are the group of seven self-styled grass-roots candidates looking to fill out the nearly two years remaining ...
Public at risk from nurses who avoid flu shots HEALTH: H1N1 outbreak could be worsened by unvaccinated medical staff that spread the virus to patients.(News)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Susan Abram, Staff Writer As a new report warns that the swine flu could infect half the American population and kill up to 90,000 people, health officials say the biggest challenge is getting hospital staff to vaccinate against this new H1NI influenza strain and more ...
TAKE 5.(L.A. Life)(Recipe)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Here's a novel drink (from Pinot Bisto in Studio City) made with fresh tomatoes. Serve it for your next summer brunch or lunch instead of a bloody mary. Present in wine glasses, if desired, garnished with cherry tomatoes and lime wedges. - Daily News PIQUILLO TOMATO ...
SCHOOLS UP FOR GRABS LAUSD VOTES TO GIVE OUTSIDE GROUPS CHANCE TO RUN CAMPUSES LAUSD votes to give outside groups chance to run campuses.(News)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Connie Llanos, Staff Writer The Los Angeles Board of Education approved a plan Tuesday that would allow outside groups to run up to a third of all district campuses, including 50 new multimillion-dollar campuses coming on line and more than 200 underperforming schools. ...
HISTORICAL TEA PARTY From China to America, UCLA exhibit traces the journey of leaves via artifacts.(L.A. Life)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Natalie Haughton, Food Editor Dating back to China more than 3,000 years ago, tea is one of the oldest beverages. "After water, tea is the most frequently consumed beverage on the face of the Earth," says Beatrice Hohenegger, Los Angeles-based guest curator ...
COOL STUFF DU JOUR.(L.A. Life)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Natalie Haughton, Food Editor Take Out Card Tricks Instead of buying take-out, pick up a Rachael Ray Make Your Own Take Out card deck (Potter Style; $14.99) filled with more than 50 of the food queen's favorite creations (gathered from her various cookbooks) ...
Trouble in Mannywood?(Sports)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: JILL PAINTER Dodger fans' love affair with Manny Ramirez is starting to crack. Forgive Boston fans for gloating, but they could see this coming from Fenway. The first sign of Splitsville happened Sunday when Ramirez was booed. You heard them ...
After beating most of August's heat, Valley to feel scorch of mercury rising.(News)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Sue Doyle, Staff Writer Sizzling August heat usually keeps phones jingling at Hunt Air and Heating, but below-average temperatures this month have chilled demand for air-conditioning repairs. Historically the hottest month of the year, August has so far seen ...
FIST OF FURY UCLA'S OFFENSIVE LINE IS WORKING TO BECOME A MORE COHESIVE UNIT INSTEAD OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS, SOMETHING THE BRUINS WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH LAST SEASON.(Sports)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Gold, Special to The Daily News There is something to be said about continuity, particularly on the offensive line. These are brothers in the trenches, a group of men - some still boys - who must protect each other's back while making sure the quarterback ...
Radio host pulls plug on his show SOCCER: Cohen, who infuriated fans with Hillsborough Disaster comments, says family got death threats.(Sports)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Wolf, Staff Writer The host of a popular national soccer radio show said he ceased production last week because of death threats made against his family. Steven Cohen said he ended the Los Angeles-based World Soccer Daily show because his stepdaughters ...
EDITORIAL CUTTING PRISONS LAWMAKERS MAY BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT SAFE SEATS THAN SAFE STREETS Lawmakers may be more worried about safe seats than safe streets.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 26, 2009 ... OUR dysfunctional state legislators are doing it again - so afraid of appearing soft on crime, they are quaking at the hard decisions necessary to balance the state budget. It's the Assembly this time. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass postponed a vote Monday on a bill to ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Bad sports message Regarding Michael Vick, how can a sporting team like the Philadelphia Eagles let a less-than-sporting person on their team? I feel it sends the wrong message. - CHARLOTTE BOOKMAN Burbank Lament of a RIFfed teacher ...
Can Google really protect and serve Los Angeles?(Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 26, 2009 ... Byline: Paul M. Weber, Local View WITH the upcoming City Council vote on the proposed replacement of Los Angeles' e-mail and records retention software with Google services, the public needs to know that the move may pose significant risks to city employees and Angelenos. ...