Archive for Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Ahmad Ali Lewis isn’t a typical Stanford undergrad – nor is he a typical rapper

• Man fatally shoots himself in Rosemead after police chase, fiery crash By Victoria Kim

• Laguna Niguel mother arrested in attempted murder of newborn By Paloma Esquivel

• California fines 18 hospitals for violating healthcare regulations By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Orange teen recounts being stabbed while out walking By Christian Berthelsen

• Dog’s death leaves heart, home empty By Sandy Banks

• Brush fire continues to burn near Lancaster By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Star of the candidate forum: the moderator By Dana Parsons

• L.A. River gets help from EPA By Kenneth R. Weiss

• Entrepreneur honed look of western wear By Martin Weil

• South L.A. debuts its first ‘green’ building By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Green energy would boost jobs, report says By Tami Abdollah and Margot Roosevelt

• Police critic Najee Ali sentenced to four years in prison for attempted bribery By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton

• Arson suspected in 7 Griffith Park fires By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Legislator is booted from her office By Nancy Vogel

• Tapes help free a suspect By Joel Rubin

• Biker killed in Santa Ana crash By Christopher Goffard

• At the Carlyle on Wilshire, pets OK but not paparazzi By Harriet Ryan and Joanna Lin

• Residents see downside of downtown By Paloma Esquivel

• Century City slaying suspect pleads not guilty to money scandal

• California doctors can’t refuse fertility treatments to lesbians on religious grounds, court rules By Maura Dolan

• Board approves law that holds parents accountable for kids’ graffiti By Andrew Blankstein