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Sunday, September 7, 2008

New artifacts unearthed at old train station site

California | Local | By Rong-Gong Lin II | 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 | By Cara Mia Dimassa and Roger Vincent | 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 | By Duke Helf and Victoria Kim | 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 | By Phil Willon | 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 | By Rich Connell | 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 | By Larry Harnisch | 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 | By Catherine Saillant | 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 | By Andrew Blankstein | 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 | By Phil Willon | 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 | By Tami Abdollah | 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 | By David Zahniser | 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 | By Joe Mozingo and Ashraf Khalil | 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 | By Tami Abdollah | 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 | By Richard Verrier | 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 | By Andrew Blankstein | 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 | By Victoria Kim | 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 | By Culture Mix | 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 | By Joanna Lin | 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 | By Rich Connell | 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
 
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