What happened on December 15, 2009

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What happened on December 15, 2009

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

South Pasadena teen's death after a party stuns his community By Jill Leovy and Robert Faturechi

O.C. grand jury indicts ex-Marine in 5 slayings By Paloma Esquivel

Sol Price dies at 93; warehouse club pioneer By Andrea Chang

Men's Central Jail on lockdown to prevent racial brawl By Richard Winton

Larry Sultan dies at 63; photographer had San Fernando Valley focus By Valerie J. Nelson

Schuss! At 94, Mammoth Mountain resort founder is shooting the slopes (with a camera) By Louis Sahagun

San Onofre reports problems with backup generator By Robert J. Lopez

Custody dispute may have contributed to 4 deaths By Tony Barboza

U.S. questions Calif.'s healthcare plan for children of working poor By Eric Bailey

LAPD did not properly track millions in spending, audit finds By Joel Rubin

Los Angeles might require microchips in recovered pets By Gerrick D. Kennedy

Measure to legalize pot may be on California's November ballot By John Hoeffel

In Compton, a runway from the past with an eye on the future By Gerrick D. Kennedy

Schwarzenegger promotes Ana Matosantos to finance director By Shane Goldmacher

France awaits word on singer Johnny Hallyday's condition at Cedars-Sinai By Bob Pool

California's payments to foster-care providers are too low, court rules By Carol J. Williams

Santa Ana College baseball player found dead in Fullerton By Gerrick D. Kennedy

Young boy butted by bull By David Kelly

New do's and don'ts considered for Venice Beach boardwalk By Maeve Reston

Man gets 25 years to life for murder of Dae'von Bailey, 6 By Hector Becerra

ENTERTAINMENT

A reporter remembers when Nelson Mandela united South Africa behind a rugby team By Alexandra Zavis

'Out West' at the Autry examines the history of homosexuals and transgender people in the Old West By David Ng

Comedy Store family dispute is no laughing matter By Jon Weinbach

Horoscope for Dec. 15 By Holiday Mathis

The film, on an early award season roll, takes best picture and best director (Kathryn Bigelow), gets a Top 10 spot from AFI and earns eight nominations from the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. By Susan King

'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with six noms By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Aventura already feels like a winner By Reed Johnson

Cirque du Soleil's 'Viva Elvis' serves the king By Reed Johnson

News website pins its hopes on tweens James Rainey

OPINION

A bill of rights -- then, and now By Jonathan Estrin and Marshall Croddy

America through the reality lens Jonah Goldberg

Anglican angst By Harold Meyerson

BUSINESS

Rags brought riches to Guess co-founder Georges Marciano, but now he faces ruin By Harriet Ryan

Disney lobbyist Preston Padden to exit By Joe Flint

Ice sculpture business wants sales to heat up By Cyndia Zwahlen >>>

Jeffrey Gundlach to launch new investment firm By Tom Petruno

Lady Gaga is using her pipes for pitches Dan Neil

Regional home sales and prices rise in November By Alex Lazo

Golf telecasts may see less green without Woods By Joe Flint

An LLC may not be appropriate for your project By Karen E. Klein

Obama exhorts top bankers to fulfill duty to taxpayers, economy By Jim Puzzanghera

Rumors fly as Google workers test new cellular phone By David Sarno

Paramount delays decision on 5-year deal with Redbox By Ben Fritz

Mexico's debt is downgraded to just above 'junk' By Tom Petruno

Boeing's 787 jetliner makes first test flight Julie Johnsson

Report of citrus greening disease in western Mexico worries California orange growers By Jerry Hirsch

Exxon Mobil places hefty bet on natural gas By Ronald D. White

SCIENCE

Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows By Thomas H. Maugh II

Teen drug use survey seen as 'warning sign' By Melissa Healy

Distance vision is all a blur to more of us By Shari Roan

SPORTS

UCLA-New Mexico State resurrects memories for Chito Reyes By David Wharton

Parents should just say no to teen girl's solo-sailing trip T.J. Simers

Clippers put on their rally caps in victory By Jim Peltz, On The Clippers

Richard Brehaut gets to run the offense -- in practice By Chris Foster

Kansas State basketball team trying to see how good it really is By Shannon Ryan, On College Basketball

Lakers' Kobe Bryant is feeling better By Broderick Turner

Angels about to lose out on John Lackey and Roy Halladay By Mike DiGiovanna

UCLA's Nikola Dragovic acknowledges being distracted By David Wharton

Kings let the best record get away in 3-1 loss to Vancouver Helene Elliott

Sparks hire Jennifer Gillom as coach By Mark Medina

Lakers are about to get a 1-2 punch from schedule By Mike Bresnahan

Bruins go over the wall By Chris Foster

Miguel Espino is one boxer a mother could love Bill Dwyre

Officials get ready to make hockey the centerpiece of Olympics Helene Elliott

Frank McCourt says estranged wife undermines Dodgers' business operations By Bill Shaikin

Bowl matchups to continue without a regional playoff round By Ben Bolch

WORLD

Glaciers in southern China receding rapidly, scientists say By Barbara Demick

Abu Dhabi rescues Dubai with $10-billion bailout By Jeffrey Fleishman and Meris Lutz

Days after U.S. envoy's trip to North Korea, U.N.-banned weapons are seized By John M. Glionna

Berlusconi attack underscores a sharply divided Italy By Maria De Cristofaro

Libya's coup: Turning militants against Al Qaeda By Borzou Daragahi

Chile's love for Bachelet goes only so far By Chris Kraul