Friday, March 2, 2012

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Friday, March 2, 2012 10:21 PM EST

Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA :

As of 10:21 PM EST

Los Angeles Times

Villaraigosa calls for city to get special treatment on schools

Mar 2 7:38 PM EST

At a meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the mayors of New York and Chicago, he suggests a waiver from the No Child Left Behind program — an option that's only been available to states. Los Angeles should be treated more like a state when it comes to education, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday in an attempt to persuade the U.S. Department of Education to give the city ...

Teacher leaves wife to live with student

Mar 2 9:53 AM EST

Controversy is continuing to swirl around a 41-year-old Modesto teacher, who recently resigned his position, left his wife and moved in with an 18-year-old student.

California physician assistant wins $168 million in harassment suit

Mar 2 3:41 AM EST

Ani Chopourian told of sexually inappropriate conduct, bullying and retaliation at a Sacramento hospital. The award is believed to be the largest for a single victim of workplace harassment in U.S. history. Ani Chopourian lost track of how many complaints she filed during the two years she worked as a physician assistant at Sacramento's Mercy General Hospital.

Panel approves new district boundaries for L.A. school board

Mar 2 3:41 AM EST

The L.A. Unified Redistricting Commission votes to approve new districts for the Board of Education, which would increase the likelihood of a third Latino board member. The proposal moves to the City Council. Los Angeles Board of Education districts would remain largely the same under a new proposed map, except for one area that was created to increase the likelihood of a third Latino board ...

El Segundo ignores millions in potential taxes from Chevron, records show

Mar 2 3:41 AM EST

City officials halted a preliminary audit showing the oil company, which operates a 951-acre refinery in the city, owed El Segundo $9.5 million in back utility taxes. For months, it's been the only story in town: Can a few part-time politicians in El Segundo force the city's oldest employer and one of the nation's top oil producers to pay higher taxes on its 951-acre refinery.


Canyon News

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Mar 2 4:41 PM EST

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Canyon News - West Hollywood Woman Embezzles Thousands

Mar 1 1:26 AM EST

WEST HOLLYWOOD—The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department at the station of West Hollywood is investigating a grand theft that took place in 2008. The incident was reported by a West Hollywood business owner, who reported Donna Walker, Vice President of the company Dane track's Inc. embezzled money from a West Hollywood post-production facility.

Canyon News - Missing Young Woman Seen in Hollywood Area

Feb 29 2:26 AM EST

HOLLYWOOD—The Los Angeles Police Department, the Culver City Police Department and the Stratton family are looking for Satara Stratton. According to reports, Stratton is a 24 year-old Caucasian female with blond hair, blue eyes, 5 feet 3 inches and weighs approximately 90 pounds.

Canyon News - Drugs and Weapons Seized by L.A. Authorities

Feb 27 2:26 AM EST

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT) seized over 150 gallons of Phencyclidine (PCP) along with gallons of precursor chemicals that can be used to compose an additional 500 gallons of PCP and two assault weapons on February 15. Authorities of L.A. IMPACT also found and recovered $389,000 of United States dollars.

Canyon News - Fatality In Freeway Crashes

Feb 25 11:41 AM EST

STUDIO CITY —On February 23, a morning crash involving multiple vehicles occurred on Studio City's westbound 101 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at Coldwater Canyon Ave., causing temporary lane blockages.


Beverly Hills Courier

Happenings...

Mar 2 5:54 PM EST

Local opportunities and events of interest...

Cocaine Seized At Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport Complex

Mar 2 5:39 PM EST

Customs officers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex seized 64 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street sale value of $585,000, found hidden in a refrigerated container, authorities said today. The cocaine was discovered about 10 a.m. Thursday in the panels of the empty container at a terminal, said Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Jacque Heebner Creates Saucy Feline Protagonist In Mystery, First Person Cat

Mar 2 4:09 PM EST

Cat Appreciation Month (yes, there really is one and February was it) is just over, but readers of Jacque Heebners new book, First Person Cat , can still get their feline fix.

Health Happenings...

Mar 2 3:24 PM EST

Programs to attend and opportunities for involvement...

Nine Inducted Into Television Hall of Fame

Mar 2 2:39 PM EST

The performers who brought George Jefferson and Fred and Ethel Mertz to the small screen were among nine people inducted tonight into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Sherman Hemsley, who portrayed George Jefferson on 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,' and the comic team of Vivian Vance and William Frawley -- who played the Mertzes on the groundbreaking sitcom ...


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Inland Empire 'Enforcers' Ready To Compete In Cops-N-Jocks Bowl

Mar 2 9:51 PM EST

Jonesing for some football?

Long Beach Couple Pleads No Contest In 31-Day-Old Daughter's Death

Mar 2 8:41 PM EST

A Long Beach couple whose 31-day-old daughter died last summer pleaded no contest Friday to felony child abuse and were immediately sentenced to prison terms.

Dog Dies, Man Seriously Hurt In Fall From Corona Del Mar Cliff

Mar 2 7:42 PM EST

A man was seriously hurt and his dog killed Friday in a fall from the rocks at Pirate's Cove in Corona Del Mar.

Breitbart Autopsy Results 'Deferred' Pending Toxicology Tests

Mar 2 7:30 PM EST

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has made an announcement regarding an autopsy on conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.

Former Youth Soccer Coach Accused Of Making Another Teen Girl Send Him Self-Made Porn

Mar 2 7:08 PM EST

Orange County prosecutors filed additional child porn charges Friday against a former girls' soccer team coach who was accused in January of having a 13-year-old girl make porn videos of herself for him.


Orange County Register

No place like home for great surfing

Mar 2 9:43 PM EST

I was born in Alhambra but was lucky enough to have had parents who realized that raising a kid at the beach would be better than in the shade of the 10 freeway.So they moved us to Surfside Colony when I was barely out of diapers. Best thing they ever could have done for me. Instead of a street...

Holocaust remembered by young and old

Mar 2 8:44 PM EST

ORANGE - A daughter of Holocaust survivors on Friday told finalists in the Holocaust Art and Writing Contest that it is their duty to remember the 6 million Jews killed during World War II.Esther Safran Foer, director of the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., also spoke...

ICE shooter described as 'rogue agent'

Mar 2 7:12 PM EST

An immigration agent killed after he shot his manager during a work dispute last month is being described as a "rogue agent" who became the subject of several complaints by immigrant rights attorneys after he oversaw a 2010 workplace raid in Fullerton,

Future uncertain for original Zpizza in Laguna

Mar 2 7:08 PM EST

LAGUNA BEACH - Zpizza makes much of its Laguna Beach origins, touting the art colony's history of craftsmanship and healthy lifestyles as inspiration for its artisan slices. Now though, owner Sid Fanarof said the original location of the national chain might be getting the boot.After 25...

3 former O.C. students named to Forbes '30 Under 30' list

Mar 2 6:57 PM EST

Three former students at a Newport Beach private high school have been named to Forbes magazine's first list of the top "30 Under 30" entrepreneurs and trailblazers in the nation, their school announced this week.Former Sage Hill School students Mark Ramadan, Class of 2004; Matthew...


The Press-Enterprise

NEEDLES: Man arrested in child sex-abuse case

Mar 2 9:18 PM EST

Sheriff's detectives say molestations extended over six years with several children involved

HEMET: Teacher accused of sex with student

Mar 2 10:37 AM EST

District officials said a teacher is accused of having sex with a Hemet High student on campus

COLTON: Transient killed along I-10

Mar 2 10:35 AM EST

The accident happened at 12:49 a.m. at the Pepper Avenue overpass

MENIFEE: Fugitive sex offender arrested in Mexico

Mar 2 2:23 AM EST

Mexican officials extradite him to Riverside County after decade on run

INLAND: Police kill two during unrelated traffic stops

Mar 1 11:59 PM EST

Both men were passengers who tried to run. Investigators say they were armed when officers cornered them


Los Angeles Daily News

Meeting on Iran raising tension

Mar 2 9:52 PM EST

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, stiffened his pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even as he warned Israel of the negative consequences of a pre-emptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

District adjusts rules in classroom

Mar 2 9:52 PM EST

Los Angeles Unified has barred lessons involving blindfolds and classroom-made butter in the wake of a teacher sex scandal at Miramonte Elementary School.

Obama hits Limbaugh for student slur

Mar 2 9:52 PM EST

NEW YORK - Rush Limbaugh drew fire Friday from many directions, including President Barack Obama, for his depiction of a college student as a "slut" because she testified before Congress about the need for contraceptive coverage.

Red Cross aid convoy is blocked

Mar 2 9:51 PM EST

BEIRUT - The Syrian government blocked a Red Cross convoy Friday from delivering badly needed food, medical supplies and blankets to a rebellious neighborhood of Homs cut off by a monthlong siege, and activists accused regime troops who overran the shattered district of execution-style killings and

Community policing architect Wilson dies

Mar 2 9:51 PM EST

BOSTON - Political scientist James Q. Wilson, whose "broken windows" theory on crime-fighting emphasized attacking small problems to prevent bigger ones and helped trigger a nationwide move toward community policing, died Friday at a Boston hospital.


NBC Los Angeles

Powerful Winds Hit Southern California

Mar 2 9:52 PM EST

Friday was a tough day to be outside in many areas, especially on the roads

Once-Rejected Ecuadorian Water Polo Team Trains in SoCal

Mar 2 9:07 PM EST

Hailing from a country better known for its soccer players, a team of Ecuadorians, and a few SoCal athletes, is trying to make it to the Olympics for water polo.

Going Gray On Purpose

Mar 2 8:52 PM EST

Gray hair is finding it's way onto runways and the covers of fashion magazines. Is gray the new sexy?

Nudie Tax and Bad Budget Policy

Mar 2 6:37 PM EST

A legislator's proposed sin tax includes more bad budget policy.

Scandal Scarred Bell Seeks New Leader

Mar 2 6:22 PM EST

The city of Bell has released a slick brochure designed to lure a permanent city manager after the scandal plagued city failed to attract any candidates in its search last year.


Daily Breeze

LAUSD bans blindfolding students in wake of Miramonte scandal

Mar 2 10:16 PM EST

Los Angeles Unified has barred lessons involving blindfolds in the wake of a teacher sex scandal at Miramonte Elementary School.

L.A. City Council begins public hearings on redistricting plan

Mar 2 10:16 PM EST

Pledging to uphold the "integrity" of a new redistricting plan proposed by a citizens commission, a Los Angeles City Council panel Friday began public hearings on the maps that face a likelihood of legal challenges.

Memorial for Redondo Beach slaying victims set for Sunday

Mar 2 10:15 PM EST

Friends of two women killed in their Redondo Beach apartment will celebrate their lives at an informal gathering Sunday at the restaurant where one of them worked.

Villaraigosa asks to have individual school districts eligible for 'Race to the Top'

Mar 2 10:15 PM EST

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday asked Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to allow individual school districts, not just states, to apply for "Race to the Top" grants.

Volunteer divers clear nets lethal to marine life from shipwrecks

Mar 2 9:30 PM EST

Ocean Defenders Alliance works mostly on shipwrecks where they search out tangled, dead California sea lions, drowned cormorants and pelicans, poisoned crustaceans and suffocated reefs. See inside for video. | PHOTOS


Ventura County Star

As March approaches, California's ballot initiative season in full swing

Mar 2 10:04 PM EST

It's initiative season and signature gatherers are out in force trying to get voters to back their petitions.

Words of Dr. Seuss come alive in Read Across America

Mar 2 10:02 PM EST

Read Across America is a nationwide program sponsored by the National Education Association that annually celebrates the March 2, 1904, birthday of the late Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss.

Role models help Oxnard students celebrate reading

Mar 2 10:00 PM EST

Read Across America Across America is a program of the National Education Association is held each year on March 2, the 108th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as children's author Dr. Seuss.

Jury finds Vallejo man guilty in Hells Angels case

Mar 2 9:39 PM EST

A jury Friday found a Hells Angels associate guilty of possessing a loaded firearm while on his way to a funeral of a motorcycle club member in 2010, and testimony at the trial indicated it was a red bandanna that led to the weapon's discovery.

Panga found on San Nicolas Island; 3 arrested, ton of pot seized

Mar 2 9:37 PM EST

Three people were arrested and more than a ton of marijuana seized this week after a suspected smuggling boat washed up on San Nicolas Island, authorities said Friday.


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