Archive for Tuesday, May 20, 2008

• ‘Larry’s Median’ grows in a different direction By Sandy Banks

• Overcrowding in California prisons could be reduced without early release of criminals By Michael Rothfeld

• FPPC requires politicians to justify their spending By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Legislative analyst says Schwarzenegger’s budget plan is overly optimistic By Evan Halper

• Dig begins for bodies on Charles Manson ranch By Louis Sahagun

• Ex-cop gets 102 years for theft-ring role By Scott Glover

• Two students injured in chemistry class blast By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Thieves hit Multnomah Elementary School’s water pipes By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Coming to grips with same-sex marriage ruling By Hector Becerra, Maria L. La Ganga, and Rebecca Trounson

• Police did not deploy mental health unit to scene of shooting By Deborah Schoch

• High lead levels found at site of proposed L.A. school playground By Evelyn Larrubia

• Voter registration deadline is today By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Orange County Calendar

• Orange County to tap budget reserves to avoid cutbacks, layoffs By Christian Berthelsen

• It’s hard to pile on Henry Samueli, who has donated so much to so many

• Influx of Indian students finds secure community at USC By Larry Gordon

• L.A. City Council approves $7-billon budget By David Zahniser

• Grand jury finds earthquake safety risks in Orange County By David Reyes

• 2-year-old girl found dead in Pomona home By Andrew Blankstein

Former Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza to retire ‘with no regrets’

• Galaxy’s David Beckham blows incident out of proportion By Grahame L. Jones

• Angels’ Torii Hunter understands what teammate Gary Matthews Jr. is going through By Bill Shaikin and Mike Digiovanna

• Taking the first look at Lakers-Spurs series

• Clippers play the lottery again By Jonathan Abrams

• Red Wings advance to Stanley Cup finals

• Jones has torn cartilage in knee By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Rested and ready Lakers tune up for conference finals By Mike Bresnahan

• ON THE WEB

• Inside-the-park homer paces Cubs

• Lester is a no-hit wonder By Jeff Goldberg

• Drag racer Troxel makes own history By Jim Peltz

• Roddick withdraws from the French Open

• Memorial can’t bank on a Tiger Woods comeback By Thomas Bonk

• Team owners may push for new deal with players By Sam Farmer

• DeWitt’s single is a winner By Ez and Dylan Hern

• How the Lakers solved their chemical imbalance By Mark Heisler

• Drag racer Melanie Troxel extends historic run for NHRA women By Jim Peltz

• Clint Barmes, Yorvit Torrealba lift Rockies

• Text messages from press row … By Jerry Crowe

• Spurs take sting out of the Hornets

• Twins edge Rangers in 12 innings

• Fatal bus crash was only the beginning By Bill Dwyre

• Padres’ Jake Peavy could go on DL

• Can they save their sports? By Helene Elliott

• Penguins, Red Wings present dynamic mix of new and old By Helene Elliott / On Hockey

• Kelvin Sampson seeks rebirth with the Bucks

• Rush topples Avengers to clinch division title By Ap

• Big Brown still challenging the skeptics By Bob Mieszerski

• Santa Barbara’s Perez wins individual golf title By Jaime Cárdenas

• In a reversal, Crespi awarded Division III boys’ title By Dan Arritt

Maguire Properties’ new chief executive faces major test

• Schools making money from educational airwaves By Jim Puzzanghera

• 8 ex-AOL Time Warner executives charged

• Regulators probing alleged milk price manipulation

• Google opens website for storing medical records

• Economic report finds no recession

• Food price rise to be largest in 18 years, USDA says

• 38 charged in international phishing scheme

• States retain tax edge over muni bonds By Tom Petruno

• CA mansion for sale, cheap. OK, cheaper. By Peter Y. Hong

• Web feast of frugal meals By Leslie Earnest

• Senators reach deal on foreclosure legislation By Maura Reynolds

• Napster to sell MP3 downloads

• Downbeat tech news disrupts stocks’ gains By Tim Paradis

• Netflix offers movie downloads

New CDs: Bun B, Flobots, Abigail Washburn, Danielia Cotton

• BCAM’s huge elevator has its ups and downs By Lynne Heffley

• The rules of country By R and Y Lewis

• A death ritual full of clichés By Christopher Knight

• Josh Groban, Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds to perform at diabetes fundraiser

• ‘Sex and the City’ screening to benefit AIDS charity

• Satire beneath the stunt By Tod Goldberg

• Calendar’s Calendar

• His vacation is an opportunity to test her trust

• Horoscope: May 20 By Holiday Mathis

• Notes soar through night and nature By Mark Swed

• A country artist who transcended his world By Raul Malo

• Doctor has high hopes for movie By John Horn

• Garden show honors the ‘quiet Beatle’: Harrison

• Old Globe shows Mark Olsen the love By Lynne Heffley

• Eddy Arnold, a Top 10 crooner By Robert Hilburn

• Bridge By Frank Stewart

• REVIEW: ‘Not Going Out’ By Robert Lloyd

• Film directing is still a man’s world By The Big Picture

• Opening statements begin in R. Kelly trial By Ap

• Obama criticizes McCain for lobbyist-run campaign By Nicholas Riccardi and Johanna Neuman

• WST–California-EPA

• White House criticizes NBC News’ editing of Bush interview

• What’s in an education? By Rodger Lewis

• As California goes ….

• Rewriting the Locke High School story By Donna Foote

• Children of no one By Nancy Polikoff

• Female farmworkers at risk

• Protecting disaster victims

• In America, we reap what we mow By Paul Whitefield

• The church of green

• Immigrants detained to death

A shadow is cast on a hopeful scene

• Ex-leader slams Ahmadinejad By From and Wire Reports

• Ambush on Iraqi police bus kills 11

• In Myanmar, dead pose a threat to the living

• Morocco arrests 11 suspected of extremist ties to Belgium

• Sons of Iraq? Or Baghdad’s Sopranos? By Alexandra Zavis

• FARC commander surrenders in Colombia By Chris Kraul

• China earthquake shatters paradise of Longmen Shan By Ching-Ching Ni

• France says it has had contact with Hamas

• U.S. plane enters Venezuela airspace

• China comes to a halt to honor earthquake victims By Barbara Demick

• Italy’s farmers find green gold in kiwi By Tracy Wilkinson

• Burro jailed in Mexico for biting, kicking people By Ap

• Migrants targeted for fiery deaths in South Africa By Robyn Dixon

• American killed in Mexican beach town By Ap

• Senator wants to see Colombian rebel’s laptops By From and Wire Reports

• Iraqi security forces begin crackdown on Sadr City By Caesar Ahmed and Alexandra Zavis

• UN keeps pressure on Myanmar to allow in more aid By Ap

• Groups rush to help attacked migrants in S. Africa By Ap

• 4 Palestinians reported killed in Gaza airstrikes By Ap