Harbors

In its first laboratory analysis of ground turkey sold at retail outlets, Consumer Reports found that more than half tested positive for fecal bacteria.  The magazine also found that most of the bacteria it found proved resistant to one or more of the antibiotics commonly used to treat them.  Some turkey-growing operations use antibiotics only to treat illnesses, but other operations give them to their animals daily, Consumer Reports said. ...

Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in nine L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database . Two neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Harbor Gateway (A) was the most unusual, recording seven reports compared with a weekly average of two over the last three months. Elysian Park (C) topped the list of seven neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded three property crimes compared with its weekly average of 0.8 over the last three months.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - As Pakistan's leading political parties ramp up their campaigns ahead of parliamentary elections in mid-May, they face a burgeoning youth electorate that has become deeply disillusioned with the country's direction and doubtful that democracy is the best course to take, according to new report released Wednesday. A survey by the British Council found that nearly one-third of Pakistan's registered voters are between the ages of 18 and 29, and that more than half of those voters - roughly 13 million - would be going to the polls for the first time.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy is moving a sea-based radar platform closer to North Korea to track possible missile launches, a Pentagon official said Monday, in the latest step meant to deter the North and reassure South Korea and Japan that the U.S. is committed to their defense. The sea-based X-band radar, a self-propelled system resembling an oil rig, is heading toward the Korean peninsula from Pearl Harbor, the official said. The John S. McCain, a guided missile destroyer capable of shooting down ballistic missiles, also is being sent to the region, said another Defense Department official.

Rush-hour traffic in the new 110 Freeway toll lanes is moving faster, but traffic in other lanes has slowed slightly, according to the first report on the project. The Metro and Caltrans data is the first evaluation of the county's initial attempt at "congestion pricing" - charging solo drivers to use the carpool lane to reduce backups. The high-occupancy or "HOT" lanes run from the Harbor Gateway Transit Center at 182nd Street to Adams Boulevard. Transit officials have sold more than 105,000 transponders - the devices drivers need to use the HOT lanes.

Over the objections of environmentalists, community groups and neighboring Long Beach officials, Los Angeles harbor commissioners on Thursday approved a $500-million rail yard that could dramatically boost business but also drive more noise and dirty air into schools, parks and low-income neighborhoods. The proposal to create a huge staging center for trains hauling freight from the Port of Los Angeles has raised questions about environmental justice, particularly for the adjacent poor and working-class neighborhoods of west Long Beach.

On a tiny sliver of land in Harbor Gateway, the city is beginning construction on what officials believe will be the smallest park in Los Angeles. At one-fifth of an acre, the pocket park will barely have room for two jungle gyms, some benches and a brick wall. But the enjoyment the park will give children is a secondary concern for officials. They are building the park for a different reason: to force 33 registered sex offenders to move out of a nearby apartment building. State law prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a park or school.

SEATTLE -- While the debate over guns -- who can buy them, who can carry them -- is playing out on a grand scale across the national stage, its most emotional skirmishes are often fought in smaller venues, those most people never hear about,  in communities across the country. Witness the town of Oak Harbor, Wash., where a city council member recently walked out of a council meeting when he learned a spectator -- a disabled veteran who served five years in Afghanistan -- was carrying a concealed weapon.

Offense Quarterback: Troy Williams, Narbonne, 6-3, 190, Sr. The Washington-bound Williams passed for 2,886 yards and 39 touchdowns in leading the Gauchos to a second consecutive City Section Division I championship. Receiver: Steven Mitchell, Alemany, 5-10, 180, Sr. The USC-bound Mitchell caught 62 passes for 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was one of the most daring and elusive players in the Southland. Receiver: Thomas Duarte, Mater Dei, 6-3, 225, Sr. In hand-to-hand battles with defensive backs, Duarte almost always won. He caught 50 passes for 920 yards and 15 touchdowns.