Articles by Jennifer Oldham

687 articles since 1997

Voting: questions and answers

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | November 3, 2008
A record number of voters are expected to jam polling places Tuesday to cast their ballots in a historic election that will send either the first African American president or the first female vice president to the White House, as well as decide 12 statewide ballot issues. Read more
 

How to ensure your vote counts

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | November 3, 2008
A record number of voters are expected to jam polling places Tuesday to cast their ballots in a historic election that will send either the first African American president or the first female vice president to the White House, as well as decide 12 statewide ballot issues. Read more
 

Skeletal remains, personal items found near wreckage of Fossett’s plane

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | October 31, 2008
Madera County officials announced Thursday that searchers found bones, a pair of tennis shoes, credit cards and Steve Fossett’s Illinois state driver’s license about half a mile east of a rugged spot where the millionaire’s plane was discovered earlier this fall. Read more
 

County has mail ballot headache

California | Local | By Ruben Vives and Jennifer Oldham | October 30, 2008
Thousands of Los Angeles County voters may not receive their mail-in ballots in time to actually mail them in, county officials said Wednesday. Read more
 

Popularity of mail-in voting surges in California, elsewhere

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | October 27, 2008
Opting for the convenience of their kitchen table over a neighbor’s garage, nearly half of Californians are expected to cast their votes by mail rather than at a polling site on Nov. Read more
 

A disarming line of work for father-and-son team

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | October 20, 2008
In a nondescript Woodland Hills office overlooking Neiman Marcus, a father-son team have found their calling dealing with explosives. Read more
 

Clerks fear a ‘tsunami’ on election day

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | October 20, 2008
An intense, last-minute surge of voter interest has election officials across California scrambling to keep up with a record number of voter registrations and applications to cast ballots by mail. Read more
 

Freight railroads pledge to install advanced safety measures by 2012

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | October 9, 2008
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Battle rages over studio-office project

California | Local | By Jennifer Oldham | September 28, 2008
An intense campaign is underway this fall in the San Fernando Valley, and it’s not for presidential votes. Read more
 

Travis Barker, Adam Goldstein injured in fatal Learjet crash

California | Local | By Geoff Boucher and Jennifer Oldham | September 21, 2008
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein, known as celebrity DJ AM, were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four Southern Californians, including Barker’s bodyguard and his personal assistant, authorities said. Read more
 
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