NEWS
May 3, 1987
If you haven't watched "L.A. Law," you have been missing one of the finest programs on the air today. The cast is wonderful and the stories are fresh and original. It has something for everyone--drama, humor and romance. I thank Steven Bochco. Shirley Lewis, Sherman Oaks
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 25, 1995 | J.R. MOEHRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A mother and her AIDS-afflicted son, who faced eviction from the Huntington Beach mobile home park in which they live, won a temporary reprieve Friday, according to their lawyer. Management at the Huntington Shorecliffs Mobile Home Park had ordered 39-year-old Steven Lewis to vacate his mother's trailer, saying park rules require residents to be at least 55 years old. If he did not leave by today, management warned, his mother would be evicted in 60 days.
SPORTS
April 29, 1994 | Associated Press
Barry Bonds allegedly threatened the son of a Riverside hair salon owner, prompting the woman to seek a restraining order against the San Francisco Giant star, the Riverside-Press Enterprise reported. Shirley Lewis says in her petition that on April 7 "Barry Bonds came to my business and made threats on my son's life," the newspaper said. Lewis and her son, Sam Green, work at the salon. Bonds, born in Riverside, has a home in Murrieta. His grandmother lives in Riverside.
OPINION
January 30, 2000
Re the Jan. 24 letter "E-Commerce": The writer indicated that the only good taxes are no taxes. In most countries, no taxes or low taxes translates to no services. As Americans, we demand sidewalks and streets that are well paved, police protection, decent schools and all the other necessities and conveniences that cities provide. It is only fair that items bought through the Internet be taxed the same as regular retail sales. Cities and states should not be deprived because Internet purchases are exempt.
NEWS
October 19, 1986 | From Times Wire Services
City officials have apologized to the creator of a 20-foot metal sculpture that was mistakenly razed more than a year ago, and they've promised the artist $25,000 to make a replacement. "It's a way of demonstrating that we value our art and our artists," said Councilwoman Shirley Lewis. The council promised sculptor David Botini funds to replace the abstract "Great Planes Study No. 7," which was destroyed during a downtown redevelopment project last year.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 4, 1996 | DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A mobile home park owner has agreed to settle a federal housing discrimination lawsuit by paying a tenant $25,000 and dropping a threat to evict her because the AIDS-infected son she took in did not meet the park's age requirements. Federal officials said that the case was the first ever brought by the Justice Department alleging that a housing facility's failure to waive its minimum age requirements for a person with AIDS violated the Fair Housing Act.