Thursday, January 24, 2013

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Los Angeles Times

Blame flies as Bell trial begins

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:15 PM EST

Prosecutors depict six former Bell City Council members as greedy operators who schemed to collect large salaries by serving on government panels that did nothing. The Bell corruption trial began Thursday with prosecutors depicting six former council members as greedy operators who schemed to collect outsized salaries by serving on various government boards that did nothing.

San Bernardino County abandons eminent domain mortgage plan

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:15 PM EST

The plan to use eminent domain to seize troubled mortgages and write down debt for homeowners failed to garner public support. San Bernardino County and two of its cities abandoned a plan that would use eminent domain to seize troubled mortgages and write down debt for homeowners.

For old-time vaudevillian, the show indeed goes on

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:30 PM EST

Carleton Ralston, who grew up in a show business family, is a prolific letter writer and as he nears 100, shows no signs of slowing down. Carleton Ralston of Eagle Rock is a man of letters. Not a famous man of letters. Rather, a man of many letters.

Porn director sexually assaulted teenage girl, police say

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:15 PM EST

A registered sex offender was arrested for allegedly performing a lewd act on a 17-year-old boy while directing a porn film shoot at an abandoned home in Ahaheim, police said Wednesday night.

'California did the impossible,' Brown says in State of the State

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:00 PM EST

Gov. Jerry Brown says California has averted fiscal collapse. He calls for investing in water and rail programs, but warns: 'Fiscal discipline is not the enemy of our good intentions but the basis for realizing them.' SACRAMENTO — Seeking to reclaim the state's identity as an innovator and engine of growth, Gov. Jerry Brown declared in a sweeping State of the State address that "California did ...


Canyon News

Canyon News - Wilshire West Car Wash Faces Criminal Charges

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:56 PM EST

SANTA MONICA—Wilshire West Car Wash LLC and its parent company, Maxxam Enterprises III, LLC have been filed with criminal charges for allegedly cheating workers out of pay.


Beverly Hills Courier

George Christy Talks About Town & Country’s Top 50 Bachelors, Jay Fielden, Prince Harry, Jay Penske, Al Uzielli, La ...

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:50 PM EST

Bachelors. Fifty you may want to know. Selected by Town & Country magazine. Royals, Globals, East Coasters and West Coasters. Numero Uno is polo-playing Prince Harry who rocks the cover of the magazine’s February issue.

City Staff to Recommend New Expenditures For $10.2 Million Surplus Today at Study Session

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:35 PM EST

Beverly Hills City Staff will present its latest recommendations for using the $10.2 million surplus the City of Beverly Hills has acquired thanks in part to conservative budget estimations over the last fiscal year.

East West Bancorp Reports Increases of 15, 18 Percent in Income, Earnings Per Share

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:35 PM EST

Posted Thursday, January 24–9:20 AM East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, the financial bridge between the United States and Greater China, on Wednesday reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2012, net income was $71.9 million or $0.49 per

Rec & Parks Commission Discusses Locations For Extra City Shield Sign

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:35 PM EST

The Beverly Hills Recreation & Parks Commission discussed possible locations to place an extra City shield sign at its meeting on Tuesday.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

OC Athletes Accused Of Hazing Teammates With Human Waste

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:56 PM EST

Three varsity soccer players were reportedly expelled from Santa Margarita Catholic High School for hazing at least four younger players during a team trip to Hawaii, sources told CBS2’s Michele Gile.

Wilmington Teacher Held On $12M Bail For Allegedly Molesting 15 Students

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:55 PM EST

A Los Angeles Unified School District teacher arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of 15 children was arraigned Thursday afternoon.

Suspected Car Thief Barricades Himself In Attic Of Abandoned Lakewood House

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:19 PM EST

A suspected car thief who tried to escape from law enforcement through the attic of an abandoned Lakewood home ended up climbing out a small vent and falling into the waiting arms of sheriff's deputies.

Person Stabbed During Home Invasion Robbery In Whittier

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:48 PM EST

A person was reportedly stabbed during a home invasion robbery in Whittier Thursday afternoon.

Off-Duty Officer Stabbed During Home Invasion Robbery In Whittier

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:48 PM EST

An off-duty law enforcement officer was reportedly stabbed during an attempted home invasion robbery in Whittier Thursday afternoon.


Orange County Register

Movie producer convicted in Ponzi scheme

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:27 PM EST

SANTA ANA - A Laguna Niguel man was convicted of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme to finance B-movies that starred celebrities like mixed martial arts fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and rapper Flavor Fav. Mahmoud Karkehabadi, 56, was found guilty by an Orange County...

D.A.: Man lit fires to burglarize homes

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:47 PM EST

SANTA ANA - Prosecutors charged a man Thursday with a series of arsons in Irvine and Fullerton. Jose Jesus Baca Jr., 36, of Santa Ana is accused of setting the fires as a distraction to burglarize homes. Among other charges, Baca faces four counts of first-degree residential burglary, three...

Good Samaritan turns in unused lottery tickets

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:41 PM EST

Dennis Garcia passed on 152 free chances to win the lottery, returning a roll of unscratched lotto tickets to a Huntington Beach 7-Eleven - and winning thanks from members of the lottery system.The tickets turned out to be stolen, so he wouldn't have really won, according to a lottery...

Money is in, Tet Parade will go on

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:38 PM EST

WESTMINSTER - The Vietnamese American community had one more day before deadline, but they didn't need the extra time. They got the money. And the annual Tet Parade is on for Feb. 10. "We're going to have a good show," Neil Nguyen announced to the City Council. Flanked by some...

Mickadeit: Riding centers seeking veterans

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:27 PM EST

My column this week on little Jordan Pollard's rehabilitation at the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center ran out of gas before I could impart a critical aspect of the program that helps make it possible. Her twice-weekly sessions are partially subsidized through a military-families program....


The Press-Enterprise

FONTANA: Man accused of molesting girl, 4

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:46 PM EST

The investigation was sparked by the comments of a 4-year-old girl, police say

SAN BERNARDINO: Screenwriter dies while lecturing at Cal State

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:16 PM EST

Thomas Jankiewicz wrote the 1997 John Cusack film 'Grosse Pointe Blank'

S.B. COUNTY: Deputy suspected of sex with inmate

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:57 PM EST

Male sheriff's deputy is now on paid administrative leave


Los Angeles Daily News

VINCENT BONSIGNORE: What is wrong with the Los Angeles Lakers?

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:50 PM EST

The Chick Hearn Press Room at Staples Center is typically a crowded, bustling center of activity during halftime of Lakers games, but on a recent Sunday it was about as lively as a weeknight study session at the campus library.

Recipe Request: Rum Cake; Pork Chops with pimentos, green bell peppers, white wine and brown sugar; LAUSD garlic bread ...

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:05 PM EST

"I'm looking for a recipe for rum cake, one that is not dark or milk chocolate cake."

Editorial: Voters in March election must choose wisely to bring truly new leadership to Los Angeles City Hall

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:35 PM EST

The Los Angeles city election on March 5 will produce the most sweeping change in L.A.'s political lineup in more than a decade -- perhaps ever.

Editorial: It's reform vs. the union in LAUSD race

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:35 PM EST

The future of Los Angeles' public-education reform is at stake on March 5. That's not hyperbole; that's the truth about what could happen next election day.

What to do about Cardinal Roger Mahony: Letters to the Editor for Friday, Jan. 25, 2013

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:35 PM EST

I hope every time Doug McIntyre referred to Roger Mahony as "the Holy Man," he meant it to be dripping with sarcasm. -- Sandy Sand, West Hills


NBC Los Angeles

Off-Duty Officer Stabbed in Whittier Home Invasion

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:11 PM EST

An off-duty law enforcement officer was hurt Wednesday after a home-invasion robbery in Whittier, authorities said.

Suspected Car Thief Wriggles From Vent After Tear Gassing

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 08:26 PM EST

A man suspected of driving a stolen car was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly running away from police and into a Lakewood home, where he forced out through a tiny vent in the attic by what appeared t...

Adoption Group Cooperating With Torture Investigation

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:26 PM EST

The head of the county's child protective agency said Thursday he would personally investigate the case of a Palmdale woman accused of beating, torturing and starving two adopted children.

Death Sentence in Hate-Crime Murder

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:11 PM EST

A man convicted of a hate-crime murder of a black man was sentenced on Thursday to death. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Rain Brings Collisions, River Rescue to SoCal

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:11 PM EST

Thursday morning's rain, expected to continue on and off throughout the day and into the weekend for Southern California, brought flooding, traffic collisions, complaints and even a river rescue.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Hollywood arson case: Dramatic courtroom outburst by suspect's incarcerated mother

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:19 PM EST

The mother of an accused serial arsonist made emotional and bizarre courtroom outbursts Thursday.

Tear-gassed pursuit suspect scrambles out of Lakewood attic window

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:28 PM EST

A suspected car thief ran from authorities into an unoccupied house in Lakewood Thursday afternoon.

John Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:04 PM EST

Sen. John Kerry testified at his confirmation hearing that U.S. foreign policy should be defined by a helping hand.

American sentenced for role in Mumbai terror attacks

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:49 PM EST

An American man was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison for his part in planning a 2008 terrorist attack in India.

Former Joshua Tree 1st grade teacher sentenced 60 years for molestation

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:04 PM EST

A former first-grade teacher and church youth volunteer has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for molesting children.


Daily Breeze

El Camino College: Contractor ordered to pay $825,000 in wages for bookstore work

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 03:15 PM EST

A heating and air contractor was ordered to pay $824,570 in wages for failing to pay 10 employees legal wages for their work on the El Camino College bookstore, state Labor Commissioner Julie Su announced Thursday.

Manti Te'o saga: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo played fake girlfriend on phone, lawyer says

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 02:30 PM EST

Though Ronaiah Tuiasosopo hasn't spoken publicly about his role in the Manti Te'o fake girlfriend hoax, his lawyer told the New York Daily News that the Palmdale man not only invented the woman - he played her on the phone. » Palmdale hoax connection » NY Daily News version » Fake girlfriend weighs in

A toast to our new Beer Blog

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 11:30 AM EST

Beer lovers can now raise a glass to our new beer blog, which focuses on craft beers in and around Los Angeles as it pours sudsy tales of news. Today, Smog City Brewing in Torrance is spotlighted.

Long Beach synagogue vandalized again; police release video

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:00 AM EST

Police released video surveillance Wednesday of a man throwing a brick through a window of Temple Israel in Long Beach — the same synagogue that was vandalized in November. | VIDEO

Roadshow: Does reporting expired out-of-state tags make you a snitch?

Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 09:45 AM EST

Some readers object to ratting out scofflaws; others say we paid for our tags and so should they.


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