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Sunday, September 7, 2008
New artifacts unearthed at old train station site
California | Local |
12:00AM, September 7
Archaeologists have unearthed new artifacts at the first train station to connect Los Angeles to the rest of the nation at the site of a state park under development near Chinatown, officials said Saturday. Read more
Friday, September 5, 2008
LA Live lights a tiki torch
Business |
September 5, 2008
The developers of the massive LA Live shopping-and-entertainment complex announced Thursday that they had leased the last space in the $2.5-billion downtown development – to an outpost of the fabled tiki restaurant chain Trader Vic’s. Read more
Delay in releasing clergy files
California | Local |
September 5, 2008
A year-old legal agreement requiring the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release confidential personnel records of priests accused of sexual abuse has been thrown into limbo by the departure of a retired judge selected to vet the documents. Read more
Thursday, September 4, 2008
L.A. Council offers $500,000 reward to catch serial killer
California | Local |
September 4, 2008
The Los Angeles City Council today approved a $500,000 reward to help catch a serial killer believed responsible for 10 slayings in South Los Angeles and Inglewood over the last two decades. Read more
‘Drought buster’ law hasn’t soaked in
California | Local |
September 4, 2008
Two weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pointedly reminded all city agencies that they must toe the line on new water conservation measures, workers in Griffith Park were following an old routine: using an industrial-grade hose and countless gallons of water to wash down a row of public tennis courts. Read more
Sunday, August 31, 2008
The 25 best L.A. films of the last 25 years
Entertainment |
August 31, 2008
“LOS ANGELES isn’t a real city,” people have said, “it just plays one on camera.” Read more
A silent-movie idol’s enduring appeal
California | Local |
August 31, 2008
In the decades since Rudolph Valentino’s death in 1926, one of Hollywood’s odder, more macabre rituals has unfolded every Aug. Read more
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Woman slain in Century City had feared for her life
California | Local |
August 28, 2008
For months Pamela Fayed thought her life might be in danger. Read more
Man rams car into Playboy Mansion gates twice in two weeks, police say
California | Local |
August 28, 2008
A Ventura County man has rammed his car into the gates of the Playboy Mansion twice in the last two weeks, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Read more
Hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars sit in inactive L.A. trust funds, audit finds
California | Local |
August 28, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money is sitting in inactive Los Angeles trust funds, some idle for more than decade, at a time when declining revenue has forced the city to raise fees and cut services, according to an audit of the Department of Public Works. Read more
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Crime watch unites Westside
California | Local |
August 27, 2008
When Terri Tippit opened the door of her Rancho Park home last week, a man stood before her and introduced himself as part of a “literacy program.” Read more
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
South Los Angeles project at former garden site to get broader study first
California | Local |
August 26, 2008
The company that hopes to build a warehouse on a former 14-acre community garden has agreed to prepare an environmental impact report, delaying a decision on the project for at least a year, Los Angeles officials said Monday. Read more
Suspected Israeli mobsters to be extradited on charges of trafficking Ecstasy
California | Local |
August 26, 2008
Suspected Israeli mobsters employed members of the Vineland Boyz, a San Fernando Valley gang, to distribute tens of thousands of Ecstasy pills throughout Los Angeles, provide security and gun down an Encino man who allegedly tried to steal a drug shipment from them, according to a federal indictment unsealed Sunday. Read more
West Los Angeles residents on alert over what they call a mini-crime wave
California | Local |
August 26, 2008
When Terri Tippit opened the door of her Rancho Park home last week, a man stood before her and introduced himself as part of a “literacy program.” Read more
Major studio film shoots in Los Angeles grind almost to a halt
Business |
August 26, 2008
If not for an epic struggle between alien robots, the streets of Los Angeles might be devoid of major studio drama. Read more
Monday, August 25, 2008
Suspect arrested in Westside home invasion robberies
California | Local |
August 25, 2008
A man suspected of committing at least a dozen home invasion robberies targeting elderly women in the West Los Angeles area has been arrested, authorities said Monday. Read more
Chatsworth woman arrested in elder abuse case
California | Local |
August 25, 2008
A Chatsworth woman was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after authorities found her 85-year-old mother, who later died, covered head to toe in her own waste, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman said Sunday. Read more
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Fans will never tire of this fast-track act
Entertainment |
August 23, 2008
WANTED: Restless thirtysomething L.A. indie rocker seeks similarly situated working musicians for experimental new band with time-sensitive mission. Read more
Thursday, August 21, 2008
A monumental idea for Los Angeles
California | Local |
August 21, 2008
Asked an opinion of his native Los Angeles – where he lived for four decades before fleeing up the coast 15 years ago – Griffith Van Griffith’s mind goes to gridlocked streets, overflowing high-rises and urban unrest. Read more
Water wasting by city angers mayor
California | Local |
August 21, 2008
Responding to a Times video that showed city agencies wasting water last week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa firmly ordered city officials to conduct ongoing audits of water use by all departments, saying he will publicly release the results, including any violations of the city’s new “drought buster” restrictions. Read more
