Archive for Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Seeking to repair image - Reporters turn Villaraigosa’s news conferences into chaotic question-and-answer sessions on his affair with a TV newscaster.

• Steve Harvey ONLY IN L.A. - A byte out of crime? Transient steals a balky police computer By Steve Harvey

• Obituaries - John Szarkowski, 81; N.Y. museum curator helped establish photography as art form By Mary Rourke

• Bus strike means a hard road for the working poor - Their struggle to get to jobs underlines Orange County’s disparities. By Christian Berthelsen and Tony Barboza, Ashley Powers

• Yacht racing official mourned

• Low-emission locomotives are on track - Engines that use less fuel and cut emissions are put into service to move cargo at the port complex. By Louis Sahagun

• Long Beach condo plan touches a nerve - A plan to replace a marina-area hotel with residential towers stirs fears of congestion. By Deborah Schoch and Sharon Bernstein

• Fighting fires can be a real messy job

• Testimony deals a blow to Spector team strategy By Peter Y. Hong

• The fur flies over spaying proposal - A state bill to require dog and cat owners to neuter their pets rouses emotions on both sides. By Patrick Mcgreevy

• County’s property tax rolls hit $1-trillion mark By Susannah Rosenblatt

• The miles add up in bus-reliant Santa Ana - Workers struggle to get to work on the first workday of the strike. Some say they have little sympathy for the bus drivers. By Jennifer Delson

• Beverly Hills may join push for Iran divestment - In line with a similar state effort, the mayor aims to prohibit pension investments in firms tied to his native country. By Tami Abdollah

• Meeting set on 710 Freeway extension By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Head of DWP hospitalized in Costa Rica - Ronald Deaton suffers irregular heartbeat on vacation with family. He is expected to recover. By Steve Hymon

• Man is killed in fall from the 710 Freeway

• West Nile is off to a quick start in California - Three people have fallen ill from the virus this year, all in Kern County. It spreads most rapidly in the summer heat of July and August. By Richard C. Paddock

• Affordable housing efforts criticized - The L.A. controller says city departments have not assessed how many units are needed or on hand. Officials dispute the report. By Jessica Garrison

• 3 Mexican firms plead guilty to selling steroids

• Dana Parsons ORANGE COUNTY - Unsporting behavior at the ballpark By Dana Parsons

• Health plan for all school food staff is proposed - Two new L.A. Unified board members seek to expand coverage to every cafeteria worker in the system. By Howard Blume

• Family of slain guard settles suit - Relatives of Manuel Gonzalez, who was stabbed to death at the state prison in Chino, will receive $1.2million. By Maeve Reston

• Worker day job site to go on block - The Laguna Beach area has attracted protests over illegal immigration and alleged improper use of Caltrans-owned land by the city. By Jennifer Delson

• 60 million Californians by midcentury - Riverside will be the state’s second most populous county and Latinos the dominant ethnic group, study says. By Maria L. La Ganga and Sara Lin

JUICED DESERTS? - As Bonds closes in on baseball’s most cherished record, suspicions muddy the waters and mute the celebration. And even if the untainted Rodriguez ultimately surpasses him, the game may never totally escape the cloud of its steroid era, p

• Bill Dwyre - Ward slowly but surely builds a boxing career By Bill Dwyre

• Guerrero powers way to home run derby title By Bill Shaikin

• Morning Briefing - This is no way to get some relief By Lisa Dillman

• Patrick will leave ESPN network after 18 years By Larry Stewart

• With TV, the games, they are a changin’ - `Championship Gaming Series’ hopes to follow the path of poker and extreme sports. By Greg Johnson

• CALL HIM LITTLE PAPI

• Bill Plaschke - Bonds is home, so he can run away with it By Bill Plaschke

• COMMENTARY - Criticism of USC football schedule is off by Miles By Jerry Crowe

• Quotebook

• NEWSWIRE - Jury awards coach $5.85 million By Eric Stephens and Larry Stewart

• Boras proposes a new stat By Bill Shaikin

• Sports agent receives five-year sentence By Kevin Baxter

• SPARKS TODAY vs. Seattle, 12:30 By Lauren Peterson

• GALAXY TONIGHT vs. Richmond, 4 PDT By Ken Fowler

• FISH REPORT

• NOTES - Angels on the short list to play host By Bill Shaikin

• HIGH SCHOOL REPORT - Stanton chosen boys’ state athlete of the year

• ANGELS REPORT - Trade talks fail, so Hillenbrand released By Mike Digiovanna

• Fox plans to cover all the bases By Larry Stewart

• Avengers are sent out of the playoffs in a Rush - They fail to score in the second half and Chicago wins, 52-20, to advance to American Conference championship game against San Jose.

Government secrets

• Concern about fire official’s position

• Mayor’s political, personal future

• Mixed reviews for Tancredo

• For the Record

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• Campaigns give voters time to think

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• Read opinions of the high court

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• Bright spots in Africa overlooked

• Abusing Canada

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$165,000,000 - Beverly Hills listing most expensive in nation

• Lawyer admits to kickbacks - Class-action attorney’s plea could help the U.S. snag a bigger fish. By Molly Selvin

• Ex-NBC exec is hired by Fox By Joseph Menn

• ENTERTAINMENT - Game expo, playing to shrinking crowd, may be taking its final shot - This year’s E3 is an invitation-only event in Santa Monica. Many think it will be the last. By Alex Pham

• Lear accepts sweetened Icahn bid

• Shipping out: Carnival Cruise CEO to retire

• MARKETS - CBOT gets final OK of sale to Merc

• AIRLINES - For fliers, fares are still ascending - Southwest hikes fees again. Whichever firm they use, customers put up with inconveniences. By Andrea Chang and Abigail Goldman

• Rail buff’s dream rolling to a halt in Guatemala By Marla Dickerson

• Danone bids for baby food maker

• Campbell Soup aims at China, Russia

• Roche signs licensing deal with Alnylam - The Swiss drug maker is granted rights to gene-silencing technology from the Massachusetts firm.

• Box-office results - Results in the U.S. and Canada, July 6-8

• Gemstar explores a possible sale - Potential suitors for the News Corp.-controlled company are plentiful, analysts say. By Josh Friedman

• MARKETS - Emerging-market stocks hit highs - Cash inflows mount as investors appear to expect strong growth in many developing nations to continue.

• MARKETS - Wall Street Roundup - Trial against ex-Brocade chief allowed to continue

• Sempra lessens risk on trading - The energy company sells a majority stake in its commodities business to a banking group for $1.35 billion. By Elizabeth Douglass

• Consumer debt jumps in May

• In Brief | AUTOMOTIVE - Delphi cancels deal with investors

• In Brief | TOURISM - Knott’s owner to seek buyer

• MARKETS - Wall Street Roundup - Fewer hedge funds under SEC watch

• Carlyle in $2-billion Sequa deal

• Stocks gain as yields, oil prices fall back - Investors are cautious at the start of quarterly earnings season. Alcoa reports a 4% profit slide, matching forecasts.

• In Brief | MERGERS - Topps cool to Upper Deck offer

• GE, Hitachi launch nuclear partnership

• In Brief | EDUCATION - Colleges asked to review loans

• In Brief | THE ECONOMY - Short-term T-bill rates continue rise

• TiVo to begin Amazon service

• Deal reached for Limited Stores - Parent company will concentrate on lingerie and beauty products.

• FUEL - U.S. gas prices heading back up - An international agency predicts a tightening of crude oil supplies. By Ronald D. White

• Google to buy security firm - The company will acquire Postini for $625 million to expand its online applications.

A watched `Potter’

• Room for dreams, big and small By Patrick Goldstein

• Read, re-read, then it’s history By Scott Timberg

• Powerhouse `Flute’ subdues picnickers By Mark Swed

• THE EXTRAS FILE - Intimate romance, on a budget - `Sweet Land,’ a festival favorite, was made for $1 million. The trials of its development are discussed on a new disc. By Susan King

• QUICK TAKES - Petition wants more of Potter

• Welcome back, to the same old place we laughed about By Jen Chaney

• The Muggles just can’t resist the pull of these wizards By Gina Piccalo

• QUICK TAKES - BBC show is fined $100,000

• Why it’s good to be a `bad girl’ By Erika Schickel

• Donnay keeps jazz chops in reserve By Don Heckman

• QUICK TAKES - Lavigne: Song is an original

• QUICK TAKES - OCPAC donation is doubled By Mike Boehm

• QUICK TAKES - Village People ‘cop’ plans show

• QUICK TAKES - ‘Jack,’ an L.A. hit, is out in N.Y. By Lee Margulies

COLUMN ONE - Restoring mildewed memories - Katrina left piles of water-ruined photos in its wake, but with some digital magic, volunteers have brought many pictures back to life.

• Thompson not always at conservative core - As a senator, he had a maverick streak that infuriated many. By Janet Hook

• THE NATION - His creed: Don’t shop till you drop - Under the guise of the Rev. Billy, activist, actor and writer Bill Talen takes aim at megastores and consumerism. By Erika Hayasaki

• INFLAMMATORY WORD LAID TO REST

• THE NATION - Lawmakers go behind the scenes to save their earmarks - Both parties lobby agencies to fund projects scrapped with the GOP spending bill. By Richard Simon and Will Evans

• Senator’s phone number on an escort list - A lawyer for the alleged `D.C. madam’ says his client is `stunned’ that Vitter’s apologizing.

• THE NATION - Hurricane center chief is forced out - Proenza had squabbled with his superiors and angered forecasters. His deputy will take over. By Carol J. Williams

• THE NATION - Bush refuses to cooperate in probe of attorney firings By Richard B. Schmitt

• THE NATION - It’s about time, say doctors in vanguard - With `micropractices,’ they give patients better access and cut overhead costs. By Kathleen Kerr

• THE STATE - Blazes scorching Western states - Strong winds, high temperatures and tinder-dry terrain are fueling fires in South Dakota and elsewhere.

• THE NATION - Bush shrugs at GOP Iraq defections - But they embolden Democrats, who plan a flurry of proposals to force troop withdrawal. By Noam N. Levey

• THE NATION - Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator yields for vote on judge

• THE NATION - Nation in Brief / NATIONWIDE - Army misses its goals for recruiting

• THE NATION - Nation in Brief / NEW YORK - Cooling centers open in heat wave

• So long, software jobs - Microsoft’s expansion to Canada, where it can hire skilled workers, sends a message about U.S. policy.

• Hamas’ stand - An official of the movement describes its goals for all of Palestine. By Mousa Abu Marzook

• JONAH GOLDBERG - Live Earth: Dead on arrival By Jonah Goldberg

• Nuclear remission - A resolution to North Korea’s bomb program looks closer than ever, thanks to a shift in U.S. policy.

• Finders keepers? - California should put the lid back on a dubious pot of gold: assets that the state claims have been abandoned.

• Who’s a Cherokee? - The tribe’s requirement that members must prove a blood connection isn’t racist. By Heather Williams

THE WORLD - Pakistani troops storm radical mosque; 43 die - About 24 children are rescued, but the fates of other hostages are unknown. Efforts to resolve the standoff peacefully had failed.

• THE WORLD - U.S. has a duty to stay, Iraqi says - Predicting chaos if the Americans leave too soon, the official also dismisses rumors of a plan to oust Maliki. By Tina Susman

• THE WORLD - Colonel reaches out to Iraqi sheiks - With a `spider sense,’ he tries to discern who can be trusted and who will help U.S. `It’s a way to not just fight the war, but shape it,’ he says. By Garrett Therolf

• THE WORLD - In Baja, walking the berm between nature and tourism - A new marina complex is seen as a threat to a wildlife-rich estuary, but the region relies on visitors’ dollars. By Héctor Tobar

• China puts former drug watchdog chief to death

• THE WORLD - 4 convicted in botched bomb plot - A jury has yet to decide the fates of two others in the 2005 attempt to blow up part of the London transit system. By Alicia Lozano