Archive for Thursday, August 14, 2008

• Home of the freed By Teresa Watanabe

• Where the $8 billion will go

• Port funds could be diverted By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Two men killed in overnight shootings in L.A. County By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Man found dead in San Clemente park By H G. Reza

• A garden blooms on skid row By Cara Mia Dimassa

• After Donda West death, California Senate approves new rule for elective surgery By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Subprime lenders may see boon By Evan Halper

• Motorcycle wreck closes fast lane of I-10 By Jason Song

• New home-improvement stores in L.A. need to draw up blueprints to handle day laborers By Anna Gorman

• Editor helped shape prominent writers’ work By Joe Holley

• Amid flood of bills, some crucial issues By George Skelton

• Another Long Beach sewage spill forces beach closures By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Several people stabbed on Universal City Red Line platform

• Northbound lanes reopen after crash on 405 in Sherman Oaks By Joanna Lin

• 3 common pesticides said to harm West Coast salmon By Eric Bailey

• Riverside police find pot farms in 2 backyards By Joanna Lin

• L.A. may seek regulation on sober-living homes By Jessica Garrison

• Inglewood chief defends actions on shootings By Joanna Lin

• Steel guitar player for Hank Williams By R and Y Lewis

• Sandy Allen, 53; recognized as world’s tallest woman at 7 feet 7

• Federal overseer acts to seize $8 billion for California prison healthcare By Michael Rothfeld

• Great Park’s sticker shock By Tony Barboza

• Blood stain could offer best evidence in San Marino couple’s 1985 disappearance By Richard Winton

• Argentine artist’s work abundant, high-profile By Adam Bernstein

• Actor Shelley Malil pleads not guilty to attempted murder charges By Andrew Blankstein and Megan Garvey

• Looking for history in Hollywood By Bob Pool

• Man is arrested in under-age sex sting in Laguna Beach By H G. Reza

• Middle ground found in debate on sales tax hike By Steve Hymon

• Huntington Beach economic development director placed on leave By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Egrets ruffle feathers By Steve Chawkins

• L.A. City Council expected to OK ‘inclusionary zoning’ today By Jessica Garrison

• Young man and the sea

• Galaxy hunts for new head coach By Grahame L. Jones

• Southland teen takes on formidable sailing quest By Pete Thomas

• No. 15: Chris Dufresne’s top 25 rankings countdown

• Text messages from press row … By Jerry Crowe

• Trojans offensive line gets aggressive By David Wharton

• Looking for a good, clean flight By Philip Hersh

• U.S. women’s track coach is living, thriving with asthma By Helene Elliott

• Lezak is more than just a relay guy By Helene Elliott

• A chance to shine solo By Diane Pucin

• Cubs sweep doubleheader from Braves

• U.S. soars above the rest By K C. Johnson

• Comeback for gold-medal cyclist Armstrong (no connection to Lance) By Diane Pucin

• Replay review is on the way

• Serena and Venus Williams advance in Olympic tennis By From A

• Ken Griffey Jr. does it all for first-place White Sox

• Gasol owes a contrite apology

• Nigeria eliminates U.S. men in soccer, 2-1 By Grahame L. Jones

• Japan expected to be toughest test

• De La Hoya-Pacquiao is off By Dan Arritt

• Mike Scioscia defends his use of closer By Mike Digiovanna

• Early risers win By K C. Johnson

• Dodgers walk off on Phillies By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Bruins’ freshmen have veteran receivers on their toes By Chris Foster

• U.S. loses opener to South Korea By Kevin Baxter

• A race rife with drama By Helene Elliott

• Who won what Wednesday in Beijing.

• Angels let down by their bullpen By Mike Digiovanna

• Pingpong diplomacy in the parks of Beijing By Bill Plaschke

• Highlights and lowlights

• U.S. men’s basketball seeks to complete its Greek odyssey By Mark Heisler

• Amanda Beard goes from centerfold to just plain fold By Lisa Dillman

• Team photo tests Spain’s defense By Mark Heisler On Olympic Basketball

• So far, Games have been unbelievable By Mike Downey

• Mo Williams headlines six-player, three-team trade

• Talks for Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao bout break down By Dan Arritt

• A different world for Galaxy By Grahame L. Jones

• It was well worth the price of admission By Jim Peltz

• China’s Yang finishes the job By Diane Pucin

• Well set for the Games By Melissa Isaacson

• Saito optimistic about return By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Sign of a different time on Route 66 By Christopher Reynolds

• FAA seeks $7 million in fines from American Airlines

• Beijing 2008

• Roger Federer avenges his 2004 Olympic loss

• Consumers like credit cards, distrust companies, study says

• Penguin wins back rights to Steinbeck’s early novels

• Macy’s reins in full-year guidance

• Less cash for Web video ads

• Las Vegas adds steps to renovation

• Mervyns to close 26 stores By Tiffany Hsu

• Macy’s says 2Q profit falls, cuts outlook for year

• Retail sales drop for first time in 5 months

• Chinese food-safety official reportedly commits suicide By Don Lee

• Ad firm intends to add 60 workers after shedding 50 By Alana Semuels

• Doldrums open door to mergers By Walter Hamilton

• Fewer Americans hit the road in June

• Stocks tumble on retail sales report, rise in oil

• Best Buy deal to sell iPhones may mean shortages are easing By Alana Semuels and Michelle Quinn

• Skechers: Heelys’ shoe fits By Andrea Chang

• Grocers’ own brands are filling more shopping carts By Dan Sewell

• Genentech rejects Roche bid

• Money fund assets surpass $3.5 trillion By Tom Petruno

• Developer sells 80% of portfolio By Annette Haddad

• Men big on slim-fitting design trend By Anne D'Innocenzio

• EBay in talks for stake in South Korean auction site

• Chrysler to retool plant for new SUV

• Paula Wagner plans to step down at United Artists By Claudia Eller

• Stars back dissident slate for SAG board By Richard Verrier

• Jobless claims fall less than expected

Lionsgate s novel plan of attack: Blitz em

• HOLLYWOODBACKLOT

• Radio rankings for L.A. area

• ‘Fly Me to the Moon’

• Vans Warped Tour at Home Depot Center

• ‘Bury the Dead’ at Actors’ Gang at Ivy Substation

• A fan boy first By Geoff Boucher

• A married dad is no great ‘catch’

• ‘The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard’

• She weaves a tangled web By Wendy Smith

• Horoscope: August 14 By Holiday Mathis

• Weekend movie releases

• ‘Los Angeles Without the Los Angeles Times?’ at Aloud at Central Library

• Percussion, Planets and Pictures at Hollywood Bowl

• KIIS up as radio ratings go tech By Steve Carney

• Queens of the Stone Age headline Natasha Shneider memorial concert at Music Box

• Rebecca Hall: Where you’ve seen her

• Filming Woody Allen’s ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ was a dream fulfilled for Rebecca Hall By Michael Ordoña

• Astronaut helps launch ‘Fly Me’ By Lea Lion

• Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo

• Kenneth Turan: ‘Man on Wire’

• 826LA’s Paddle Boat Regatta at Echo Park Lake

• Orphan films seek homes By The Big Picture

• Josh Frank discusses Peter Ivers at Book Soup

• Irving Lavin discusses Bernini at Getty Center

• The Phil warms to Glass By Mark Swed

• LOUISIANA

• Playing hardball with Matthews

• Pelosi blasts Lieberman as ‘irresponsible’

• A hiker and a hunter By Stuart Glascock

• As gas prices soared, he filled up with prayer By Vimal Patel

• Arkansas Democratic Party chairman dies after shooting By Miguel Bustillo

• Amid pressure, Pelosi shifts on offshore drilling By Richard Simon

• Cindy McCain is injured by ‘enthusiastic supporter’

• Mark Warner to give keynote speech at Democratic convention By Michael Muskal

• WST–RoadlessForests

• A star and his galaxy

• White Americans no longer a majority by 2042 By Ap

• Hot Property: ‘Halloween’s’ Irwin Yablans puts Hollywood Hills home on the market for $2.95 million By Ann Brenoff

• Hot Property: Todd Holland and Scotch Ellis Loring sell Studio City home for $1.66 million By Ann Brenoff

• Donald Trump to buy Ed McMahon’s house By Ann Brenoff

• The wrong way on transit By Gloria Molina

• Who got Georgia into this? By Rosa Brooks

• Watching the Games

• Gay marriage and the black vote By Timothy Stewart-Winter

• The wrong garden in Garden Grove By Patt Morrison

• Sidetracked

• Defusing black-brown tension

• Gunmen kill 3 women foreign aid workers in Afghanistan By Laura King and M. Karim Faiez

• Bush sends Rice to conflict By Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel

• Palestinian poet and icon Darwish buried By Ashraf Khalil

• World Briefing

• 6 officers in Mexican crime unit arrested By Ken Ellingwood

• Pakistan says U.S. missile attack near Afghan border kills 9 By Laura King

• Broken and bewildered By Megan K. Stack

• The Torajans of Sulawesi live to die By Paul Watson

• Philippine troops regain control of villages seized by Muslim rebels By Al Jacinto

• Do splashy protests pay dividends? By Mark Magnier

• Lebanon bombing kills 12 By Raed Rafei

• Getting one’s bearings in the Georgia-Russia conflict By Michael Muskal

• Talks between Georgia, Russia break down By Borzou Daragahi

• Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir