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What happened on April 08, 2010

BUSINESS

SoCalGas gets OK for $1-billion smart-meter project By Marc Lifsher

Foreclosure auction of Nicolas Cage's mansion is a flop By Lauren Beale

The MPAA's Joan Graves watches out for the movie watchers By Richard Verrier

Southern California apartment rents are expected to keep falling By Alejandro Lazo

Google hit by lawsuits over copyright issues, privacy Bloomberg News

Toyota execs debated when to disclose accelerator-pedal problem By Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger

Demand Media to provide travel articles and videos for USA Today website By Alex Pham

Valley girl's online talk show is about Silicon Valley By Mike Cassidy

GM says it could be profitable this year By Jerry Hirsch

Dairies study possibility of turning dead cows into compost By Carol Reiter

United, US Airways again land in merger talks By Hugo Martín and W. J. Hennigan and Julie Johnsson

Greenspan defends Fed's handling of subprime mortgage market By Jim Puzzanghera

Old halibut fishing ships prosper despite a sea change By Hal Bernton

Apple launches ad system for mobile devices in race with Google By Jessica Guynn and David Sarno

T-bond yields end a two-week run-up By Tom Petruno

Consumer loan delinquencies decline again in fourth quarter By E. Scott Reckard

Pent-up demand explodes for retailers in March By Andrea Chang

Key Assembly panel backs bill to outlaw commissions paid to CalPERS investment go-betweens By Marc Lifsher

Arizona to world: Do we have solar! By Todd Woody

Toyota response to complaints takes on a confrontational tone By Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger

FOOD

Salt-kissed potatoes, the Canary Islands way By Janet Mendel, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Moqueca, the spirit of coastal Brazil Linda Burum

Culinary SOS: Milton’s special house chopped salad with creamy garlic dressing By Noelle Carter, Los Angeles Times

A fling in the spring Noelle Carter

Spain bottles sunlight Patrick Comiskey

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Danny Galindo dies at 88; LAPD detective in Tate-LaBianca murder cases From a Times Staff Writer

Despite a life of hardship, he's headed for West Point By Ann M. Simmons

California birthrate trending down By My-Thuan Tran

Rapture over a baby raptor By Steve Chawkins

Edward 'Coots' Matthews dies at 86; half of famed oil well firefighting team Mcclatchy-Tribune News Service

California lags behind most states in disciplining doctors, report finds By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Whitman's tax plan would benefit some but put California at risk George Skelton, Capitol Journal

San Francisco man arrested for allegedly threatening Nancy Pelosi From Times staff and wire reports

L.A. council members seek more power over DWP By Maeve Reston, David Zahniser and Phil Willon

Sen. Boxer emphasizes progress on the economic front as she gears up for tough reelection race By Seema Mehta

SPORTS

Tom Watson's son makes an offer that can't be refused By Teddy Greenstein

Crespi defeats El Dorado, takes Diamond Sports National Classic By Eric Sondheimer

UCLA gymnast Brittani McCullough chooses tough career course By Baxter Holmes

Jimmie Johnson is in a familiar position early in Sprint Cup season By Jim Peltz

Best in the West? It's anybody's game MARK HEISLER

Detour for Amgen race Diane Pucin and Baxter Holmes, Staff and Wire Reports

There is plenty to take in at UCLA CHRIS ERSKINE

Augusta chairman tees off on Tiger Woods BILL PLASCHKE

Angels' offense makes a weak first impression By Mike DiGiovanna

Back on golf's grandest stage, Tiger Woods is still Tiger Woods Bill Plaschke

Kings let one slip away late against Coyotes Helene Elliott

Dodgers, Chad Billingsley get their first win By Dylan Hernandez

Lakers center Andrew Bynum is out until playoffs Mike Bresnahan

Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda plans to honor friend on the field By Dylan Hernandez

Lakers still have something to play for in playoff chase By Mike Bresnahan

ESPN finds meaning beyond Tiger Woods at Masters By Diane Pucin

Lakers' confidence is causing some confusion T.J. Simers

Less weight means more mobility for USC quarterback Matt Barkley By Gary Klein

Angels' Nick Adenhart is remembered one year after his death By Kevin Baxter

Angels players remember the good times with Nick Adenhart By Mike DiGiovanna

Butler's Brad Stevens signs 12-year deal From staff and wire reports

Sparks choose Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley with team's first draft pick By Baxter Holmes

ENTERTAINMENT

Doors reopened in 'When You're Strange' By Jeff Weiss >>>

KCAL's Pat Harvey moves to KCBS By Greg Braxton

'Breaking the Rules: What Is Contemporary Art?' by Susan Goldman Rubin By Sharon Mizota

Christina Ricci ponders the cold, hard truth of 'After.Life' By Susan King

Authors Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo relive 'Record Store Days' By August Brown

Another look at the legends that inspired Wagner's 'Ring' operas By Scarlet Cheng

Los Angeles Beer Festival is on tap Saturday By Samantha Page

Highbrow films generate high hopes By John Horn

Horoscope: April 8 By Holiday Mathis

Robert Altman tribute at Aero Theatre By Susan King

SCIENCE

Russians fill gap in periodic table in search for more stable heavy elements By Thomas H. Maugh II

Japanese found to host seaweed-digesting bacteria By Amina Khan

Coal mines' gas problem By Thomas H. Maugh II

NATIONAL

West Virginia coal mine rescue crews race against time By Kim Geiger and Bob Drogin

West Virginia families see the dangers of coal mining By David Zucchino