Jose Gonzalez

The thing that makes Jose Gonzalez laugh most these days is when somebody wonders why the Dodgers risk making a mere kid their everyday center fielder. Kid? Gonzalez may be 24 years old, but if he's a kid, then what does that make pitcher Orel Hershiser, who was signed by the Dodgers only one year before they signed Gonzalez? Or what does that make Dodger infielder Dave Anderson, who was signed the same year as Gonzalez? Or how about third baseman Jeff Hamilton, who was signed two years later?

Two men were convicted this week in the 2008 murder of a Mongols Motorcycle Club member gunned down while riding on the 2 Freeway. Jurors on Wednesday found Richard Clayborne, 40, and Jose Gonzalez, 36, guilty of killing 30-year-old Venice resident Manuel Martin , who suffered a gunshot wound to his chest on Oct. 8, 2008, as he rode alongside another motorcyclist, authorities said. Clayborne and Gonzalez were also found guilty of trying to kill the other motorcyclist, Ronald Hamburg, said Ricardo Santiago, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office told the Glendale News-Press . HOMICIDE REPORT: A story for every victim Martin and Hamburg had been at a bar with Clayborne and Gonzalez before the shooting, authorities said.

Two men were convicted this week in the 2008 murder of a Mongols Motorcycle Club member gunned down while riding on the 2 Freeway. Jurors on Wednesday found Richard Clayborne, 40, and Jose Gonzalez, 36, guilty of killing 30-year-old Venice resident Manuel Martin , who suffered a gunshot wound to his chest on Oct. 8, 2008, as he rode alongside another motorcyclist, authorities said. Clayborne and Gonzalez were also found guilty of trying to kill the other motorcyclist, Ronald Hamburg, said Ricardo Santiago, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office told the Glendale News-Press . HOMICIDE REPORT: A story for every victim Martin and Hamburg had been at a bar with Clayborne and Gonzalez before the shooting, authorities said.

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a house Thursday afternoon. At 2:11 p.m., Santa Ana police received a call from a man who said he found his mother's body at the residence in the 2000 block of North Lowell Lane, said Cpl. Jose Gonzalez. When police arrived, they found the dead woman and a small child who was unharmed inside the house. The child and older son were taken to the Police Department to be interviewed, Gonzalez said. He added that it was unclear how long the woman had been dead.

An autopsy performed on an infant whose body was found Monday between two houses was inconclusive regarding the cause and time of death, police said. Investigators were looking for the girl's mother, who they believe may have lived in one of the houses in the 1600 block of East Palm Street. "The investigation is still ongoing, and detectives are attempting to find the mother to determine what may have happened," said Santa Ana police Cpl. Jose Gonzalez. Because the baby had been dead several days, the coroner wasn't "able to tell us whether it was a stillbirth or born alive," Gonzalez said.

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a house Thursday afternoon. At 2:11 p.m., Santa Ana police received a call from a man who said he found his mother's body at the residence in the 2000 block of North Lowell Lane, said Cpl. Jose Gonzalez. When police arrived, they found the dead woman and a small child who was unharmed inside the house. The child and older son were taken to the Police Department to be interviewed, Gonzalez said. He added that it was unclear how long the woman had been dead.

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a house Thursday afternoon. At 2:11 p.m., Santa Ana police received a call from a man who said he found his mother's body at the residence in the 2000 block of North Lowell Lane, said Cpl. Jose Gonzalez. When police arrived, they found the dead woman and a small child who was unharmed inside the house. The child and older son were taken to the Police Department to be interviewed, Gonzalez said. He added that it was unclear how long the woman had been dead.

The Dodgers activated Mike Sharperson after the game. To make room on the roster, catcher Barry Lyons was sent to triple-A Albuquerque. Lyons, who has has played in a team-low nine games, had said he would rather be traded. "I have caused no problems here, I love playing here, and I will continue to keep my mouth shut and wait my turn," Lyons said before the game. "But if they are planning on sending me back, I would just as soon they trade me. I didn't sign here to play in Albuquerque.

There is a chance Jeff Hamilton has played his last game for the Dodgers this season after he injured his right knee Tuesday night while sliding into home plate in the 13th inning. After a pregame examination Wednesday by Dr. Frank Jobe revealed a possible torn posterior cruciate ligament, Hamilton was sent to Centinela Hospital Medical Center for further tests, which confirmed the tear.

MICHAEL JACKSON has kept a low profile of late: He lived in self-imposed exile in Bahrain after his June 2005 acquittal on child molestation charges, then moved to Ireland in May. But now, according to several people who have recently met with him, the King of Pop, 48, has started work on his comeback. Early word is that he's shifting away from the R&B lite that characterized his last few albums toward a more urban sound.

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a house Thursday afternoon. At 2:11 p.m., Santa Ana police received a call from a man who said he found his mother's body at the residence in the 2000 block of North Lowell Lane, said Cpl. Jose Gonzalez. When police arrived, they found the dead woman and a small child who was unharmed inside the house. The child and older son were taken to the Police Department to be interviewed, Gonzalez said. He added that it was unclear how long the woman had been dead.

An autopsy performed on an infant whose body was found Monday between two houses was inconclusive regarding the cause and time of death, police said. Investigators were looking for the girl's mother, who they believe may have lived in one of the houses in the 1600 block of East Palm Street. "The investigation is still ongoing, and detectives are attempting to find the mother to determine what may have happened," said Santa Ana police Cpl. Jose Gonzalez. Because the baby had been dead several days, the coroner wasn't "able to tell us whether it was a stillbirth or born alive," Gonzalez said.

MICHAEL JACKSON has kept a low profile of late: He lived in self-imposed exile in Bahrain after his June 2005 acquittal on child molestation charges, then moved to Ireland in May. But now, according to several people who have recently met with him, the King of Pop, 48, has started work on his comeback. Early word is that he's shifting away from the R&B lite that characterized his last few albums toward a more urban sound.

In 1992, South Coast Repertory's sincere youth production of Jose Cruz Gonzalez's new seasonal play, "Marisol's Christmas," achieved surprising depth to deliver a heartfelt, universal message of a loving family's struggle to stay together and reach for the American Dream. That message doesn't reach as deeply at the Falcon Theatre.

In the mind of Jose Cruz Gonzalez, comets wear roller skates, suitcases hold butterflies and men levitate to the sky after making love to a woman who cannot love them in return. In the plays of Gonzalez, those wonders actually take place before your eyes. Well, perhaps not actually, but, then, that's where the art of theater shows its hand. "If you find the right collaborators," says the soft-spoken Gonzalez, "anything is possible."

Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez, a character actor in about 40 films and classic Western television series, and a fixture on stage at the annual Olvera Street festivities celebrating the anniversary of Los Angeles' 1781 founding, has died. He was 78. The entertainer died Dec. 15 at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital of a brain hemorrhage brought on by myeloblastic anemia, a blood disease from which he had suffered for many years, said his son-in-law, Ted Herrera. Born Dec.

Jose Gonzalez, faster than everything but the sale of Dodger season tickets, is finally beginning to understand. You don't run with just your legs. You also run with your mind. After countless lectures from coaches about both the wonders and dangers of speed, Gonzalez passed a road test Monday.

Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez, a character actor in about 40 films and classic Western television series, and a fixture on stage at the annual Olvera Street festivities celebrating the anniversary of Los Angeles' 1781 founding, has died. He was 78. The entertainer died Dec. 15 at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital of a brain hemorrhage brought on by myeloblastic anemia, a blood disease from which he had suffered for many years, said his son-in-law, Ted Herrera. Born Dec.

Jose Cruz Gonzalez, a Mexican American, has been crossing borders all his life. "I always feel like I'm on one side of the fence or the other," he says, "or I'm on the fence about to cross over." The soft-spoken writer-director--looking earnest yet casual in wire-frame glasses, jeans and a collarless shirt--was sitting on an office sofa at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, talking about his upcoming departure from the nationally recognized Latino play-development program he founded here.

A jury Monday found a 30-year-old alleged member of an Eastside gang guilty of lying in wait for a popular gang-intervention worker and shooting her to death in Boyle Heights last year. Jose Gilbert Gonzalez sat staring at the defense table as the Los Angeles Superior Court jury pronounced him guilty of first-degree murder, ambushing and gun charges in the May 13, 1992, slaying of Ana Lizarraga, 49, in the driveway of her Lancaster Avenue home.