Articles by Manuel Gamiz Jr.

84 articles since 2000

City’s First Church Is a Beehive of Believers

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | August 29, 2002
The church near Olvera Street does not have five-ton cast bronze doors or a sticker price of close to $200 million, but its cultural significance is grand nonetheless. Read more
 

Arleta Man Sentenced in 1986 Slaying

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | August 17, 2002
An Arleta man who fled to Mexico more than 15 years ago after he and his brother killed a 21-year-old woman trying to protect her daughter was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison. Read more
 

City Council Votes to Ban Sales of Drug Items Near Schools

California | Local | By Massie Ritsch and Manuel Gamiz Jr. | August 15, 2002
The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that outlaws the sale of drug paraphernalia near schools, libraries, parks and religious buildings and bans juveniles from entering so-called head shops.” Read more
 

Police Dog Platoon Owes a Lot to ‘K-9 Mom’

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | August 4, 2002
Nero, a 14-month-old Belgian Malinois, has a bite as bad as his bark. Read more
 

Latino Outreach Gets Boost at CSUN

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | August 2, 2002
The Cal State Northridge library has received a $1.6-million grant to increase its outreach to the Latino community, university officials announced Thursday. Read more
 

Off-Road Driver Lost in Angeles Forest Rescued

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | July 31, 2002
Searchers on Tuesday rescued an off-road enthusiast lost since Saturday in the Angeles National Forest. Read more
 

6 Alleged Gang Members Held in Pair of Shootings

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | July 30, 2002
Six suspected gang members from Pacoima were arrested in connection with a pair of shootings that left one man dead and another with possible brain damage, Los Angeles police said Monday. Read more
 

Man Fatally Shot in Car Just Stolen

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | July 27, 2002
A man killed while driving away in a car he had just stolen in Reseda was identified Friday by police. Read more
 

Man Killed in Ambush Near Home

California | Local | By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | July 27, 2002
A 19-year-old man was shot and killed early Friday morning outside his family’s Winnetka house as he returned from a nearby cyber cafe, police said. Read more
 

Orphaned Boy Could Be Deported

California | Local | By Richard Fausset and Manuel Gamiz Jr. | July 24, 2002
A 14-year-old Reseda boy whose parents were killed in a weekend traffic accident is facing possible deportation to Guatemala. Read more
 
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