Archive for Thursday, May 15, 2008

• L.A. will make water a terrible thing to waste By Rich Connell

• San Bernardino County bans sex offenders from ice cream trucks By Andrew Blankstein

• Actor appeared in ‘Barbarella’ and ‘The Russians Are Coming’ By and Claire Nol

• Encino shooting leads to lockdown of schools By Andrew Blankstein

• UC, Cal State move on fee rise By Larry Gordon and Seema Mehta

• Asian art expert dies in custody By Bob Pool

• Megan got her 30 minutes of wonderful By Dana Parsons

• Supervisor candidates Bernard Parks, Mark Ridley-Thomas discuss healthcare issues of L.A.’s 2nd District

• Budget shows lessons learned By George Skelton

• Reward offered in slaying of Gardena shop owner By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• 61 illegal immigrants detained in South L.A., officials say By Anna Gorman

• L.A. Council gives early OK to patient ‘dumping’ fine By Cara Mia Dimassa

• Cal State trustees OK 10% hike on student fees By Seema Mehta

• $97-million find helps L.A. avoid some cuts By David Zahniser

• Schwarzenegger budget plan would divert gas taxes to help close gap By Jordan Rau

• Marine eulogized Somber service for slain Marine returns home for burial By Francisco Vara-Orta and Tony Perry

• Cougar’s victim won’t let fear win By William Lobdell

• Polar bear added to endangered species list By Kenneth R. Weiss

• Salesians settle final L.A. Archdiocese priest abuse case for $19.5 million By Richard Winton

• Budget highlights

• Orange County Calendar

• Danton Burroughs, 63; grandson of Tarzan creator protected the legacy By Valerie J. Nelson

• Soaring Orange County deputy overtime cost spurs audit By Stuart Pfeifer and Christian Berthelsen

• Closing arguments heard in Carona ally’s assault case By Christine Hanley

• Inglewood chief calls police slaying of 19-year-old ‘highly tragic’ By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Magnitude-3.3 quake strikes Central Coast

• CHP car rammed on Interstate 5 in Glendale; 2 officers hurt, driver arrested By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa says he will officiate at same-sex weddings By Jean-Paul Renaud

• Hot Property: Producer Erik Nelson lists his Los Feliz home at $2,649,000 By Ann Brenoff

• Hot Property: For Norm Waitt Jr.’s Montecito mansion, a sealed-bid auction By Ann Brenoff

• Hot Property: Producer Terence Michael lists his Playa del Rey bungalow for $981,000 By Ann Brenoff

Zenit St. Petersburg gets well-deserved win over Rangers of Scotland

• A Sea World Series, and floundering Dodgers

• ANGELS TONIGHT

• Ainge tops Kupchak for executive award By Mike Bresnahan

• Venus, Serena to play in Carson By Lisa Dillman

• Stars avoid a Red Wings sweep

• Cristiano da Matta returns at Laguna Seca By Jim Peltz

• Edmonds expected to sign with Cubs

• Yankees follow Steinbrenner’s criticism with a victory

• DODGERS TODAY

• Bryant’s role is limited, but others step into spotlight By Bill Plaschke

• Veterinarian sees crisis at the racetrack firsthand By S and Ra Mckee

• Justine Henin’s enigmatic career never seemed quite right By Chuck Culpepper

• Spud O’Neil’s Lakewood teams are consistent winners By Anthony Stitt

• Sorenstam’s first round against the men was a highlight By Thomas Bonk

• Even a limited Kobe Bryant is good enough for Lakers By Mark Heisler

• The issues

• UCLA’s Osaar Rasshan will have surgery By Chris Foster

• Sabathia-led Indians get seventh shutout

• Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown draws post No. 7 for Preakness By Larry Stewart

• Civil charges against Ducks owner won’t affect team, spokesman says By Helene Elliott

• Racing can’t run from it By Bill Dwyre

• Van Nuys’ Jang wins City Section title By Steve Galluzzo

• Celtics perfectly content at home

• USC-Coliseum deal is official By Sam Farmer

• Sharapova moves closer to No. 1

• Like it or not, it is just another feel-good night By T J. Simers

• USC-Coliseum deal is official By Sam Farmer

• Kobe Bryant to be on the court for Lakers-Jazz playoff game By Mike Bresnahan

• Former USC player O.J. Mayo denies he accepted improper benefits By Bolch

• INSIDE

• Pierre powers Dodgers late By Kevin Baxter

• Lawsuit escalates swim fight By Lisa Dillman

• Lakers back in front By Mike Bresnahan

• Thursday’s TV highlights

• Martin gets above .300 By Kevin Baxter

• Lackey’s return is spoiled By Mike Digiovanna

• Jon Garland is not torn about facing the White Sox By Mike Digiovanna

• Dine At Nine hopes to feed off success By Bob Mieszerski

• Sables Express will get a stronger challenge By Bob Mieszerski

• Tejada sparks Astros over Giants

• Russia’s Fedor Emelianenko to fight in Anaheim By Lance Pugmire

• Jazz still can’t find road glory By Jonathan Abrams

• Former NBA star Charles Barkley faces gambling debt case By Ap

• Now endangered, polar bears are an even bigger draw in Churchill, Canada By Hugo Martín and Mary Forgione

• Freddie Mac loses $151 million in quarter but beats expectations

• Three-quarters of Americans say U.S. is in a recession, poll finds By Abigail Goldman

• Ventura County in show business By Roger Vincent

• SEC accuses Broadcom co-founders of fraud By E. Scott Reckard and Kim Christensen

• Business, in brief

• Macy’s reports loss on weak sales, restructuring

• Mesa’s Air Midwest to Halt All Flights by June 30

• Sharper Image finds a buyer

• Financier Icahn to run board slate for Yahoo, sources say

• Broadcom’s Samueli steps down as chairman amid fraud allegations By Helene Elliott and Kim Christensen,, . Scott Reckard

• Wall Street buoyed by inflation report By Tim Paradis

• Investors pool $2.1 billion for real estate fund By Roger Vincent

• Wolfgang Puck sues Beverly Hills eatery in trademark case

• Japan’s machinery orders fall in March

• Pasadena firm’s president arrested on fraud charges By Andrea Chang

• Actors don’t want to lose grip on Web clips By Richard Verrier

• CBS agrees to buy CNET for $1.8 billion By Thomas S. Mulligan

• Factories weak in early May, job market soft

Foresight pays off for ‘Blindness’ director

• Francis Bacon triptych breaks record at Sotheby’s auction

• Strawberry Festival coming to Oxnard By Elina Shatkin

• Night Lines By

• Saturday night’s alright for dancing By Enid Portuguez

• The Stiletto at Beso

• Venice Art Walk

• New in town: Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop in Beverly Hills

• Kenneth Turan: ‘Son of Rambow’

• Untitled by Paul Young By Paul Young

• Big Syphe at Club Tatou

• Pacific Chorale

• THE LIST

• Opera ‘Susannah’ in O.C.

• Peter Dinklage

• THE LIST

• Don’t leave him alone with girl after remark

• “Forever Plaid” and Anaheim White House team for dinner and a show

• Not that kind of singer-songwriter By Geoff Boucher

• The Enabler: Hope Louie in Chinatown

• The Glutton: Beverly Hills lunches

• Critic’s Preview

• THE LIST

• THE FIVE THIS WEEK: PIG OUT By

• Making a Big deal about ‘Sex’ By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin

• THE LIST

• ‘A Freewheelin’ Time’ by Suze Rotolo

• She’s the reason he traveled on By Kristina Lindgren

• Watts Towers work to begin

• SCENESTEALER

• Calendar’s Calendar

• Luna Park makes cupcakes for USC graduation

• Author Michael Ondaatje at Hammer Museum

• Strutting their stuff in front of legends By Jeff Weiss

• Restaurants: The Crosby in Santa Ana

• Flying with a vampire

• Art: Terence Koh’s ‘The Whole Family’ at Peres Projects

• I Panini di Ambra in Little Armenia

• Too much of a rush job By Pete Metzger

• Pinkberry opens 50th store

• Los Angeles Ballet to have Orange County debut

• Q&A with Joss Whedon, writer, producer and director By Ez and Maria Elena Fern

• Avocado Community Street Fair in Lincoln Heights

• Grandma wants her title

• Bach cantata an ill fit on chamber bill By Chris Pasles

• THE LIST

• Leslie Bixler at McCabe’s: Chugging along

• Hit on the head by an off-the-wall concept By Mindy Farabee

• Peter Dinklage By Susan King

• CBS adds two comedies, three dramas to fall lineup By Matea Gold and Maria Elena Fernandez

• Carina Chocano: ‘Iron Man’

• Two more candidates for Kelly jury emerge By Stacy St. Clair

• ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Baby Mama’ and more: Exhibit showcases set decorators By Susan King

• Rubber ducks float home to Huntington Beach

• Fried chicken in Koreatown: It’s not just in Kentucky anymore By Cynthia Dea

• Diane Schuur at Catalina Bar & Grill

• Hollywood press agent Warren Cowan dies at 87 By Ap

• The man behind the Iran arms report reveals the backstory By Greg Miller

• John Edwards endorses Obama By Noam N. Levey and Michael Finnegan, Johanna Neuman

• Chemical in plastic gets Democrats’ attention By James Hohmann

• Mississippi win bodes well for Democrats

• John McCain has selective memory about global warming efforts

• Barack Obama doesn’t sweat it at a University of Oregon track meet and greet

• Wyoming marks first illegal wolf kill By Ap

• Literacy begins at home By Esther A. Jantzen

• Should the U.S. help broker peace?

• Pork, not policy

• Budget gimmickry or innovation?

• Steeling Obama By Douglas E. Schoen

• Protecting polar bears

• Do we vote or strike over Prop. 98?

• Remember ‘go outside and play?’

• When you read By Julie Andrews

Playing the angles in a Gregory Ain-designed home

• Westwood bungalow’s hidden spaces are revealed By Debra Prinzing

• ON THE WEB

• Magic in 15 pieces

• Crowning glory

• How to plant a cutting

• Neutra strength By David A. Keeps

• A lasting piece of Sottsass

• Chris Erskine: For Mom, only a multi-tasking holiday will do By Chris Erskine

• The orchid cactus’ fleeting fancies By Ellen Hoffs

• DATEBOOK

• 1950s home near LACMA becomes a modern duplex By Bettijane Levine

Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing

• Blasts kill at least 4 in Iraq By Tina Susman

• Myanmar cyclone survivor faces a new battle

• An ‘absolutely excellent’ flight high above Alps

• TV cameras swiftly reach China city but earthquake aid is slow By Ching-Ching Ni and Barbara Demick

• Monsoon predicted in Myanmar’s battered delta By Maggie Farley and Bruce Wallace

• French connection to America’s pastime By Geraldine Baum

• POLICY OF SORROW By Ching-Ching Ni

• Aid and misery grow in China By Mark Magnier and Ching-Ching Ni

• Palestinian rocket hits mall in Israel By Richard Boudreaux

• British courts not eager to give up wigs By Kim Murphy

• Official: Suicide bomber kills 15 in Afghanistan

• Bush says he won’t talk to terrorists, assails those who will By From Bloomberg News

• Myanmar cyclone death toll soars above 43,000 By Ap

• Interpol says Colombia did not tamper with files on seized rebel computers By Ap

• Palestinians mark 1948 uprooting with rallies By Ap