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Los Angeles Times

Prop. 13 loophole gives edge to big players

Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:28 PM EDT

Change of ownership, key to reassessment, is cut-and-dried for homeowners but not businesses. It means a loss of tens of millions of dollars a year in tax revenue. In 2006, billionaire computer magnate Michael Dell, one of the world's richest men, agreed to pay $200 million for the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, a beachfront landmark in Santa Monica that long has been a retreat for Hollywood starlets ...

Greuel, Garcetti find different ways to balance kids, campaigns

Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:28 PM EDT

City controller keeps her politics-minded preteen involved in mayoral race; councilman generally keeps his toddler at home. One day last year, a 9-year-old named Thomas came home and announced he was running for office. "Are you kidding me?" his father responded. "Don't we have enough elections in this family?"        

L.A. full of roads to ruin for cars

Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:00 PM EDT

The city gives its road network an average grade of C. But a Times analysis finds wide disparities, and they're not driven by wealth or political power. A drive along Angus Street in hilly Silver Lake requires navigating a gantlet of buckled concrete slabs and dirt-filled cracks.        

The fast-moving tale of a rescue dog named Ginger

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:28 PM EDT

A 3-year-old Corgi mix in need of 'a home where she can blossom!' gives her new owners the slip — and then returns. She might be showing them who's really in charge. When I had dogs as a kid, and later as a young adult, there didn't seem to be anything difficult about finding the right canine or taking care of it. But things seem to have gotten a lot more complicated since then.        

This presidential database loves running and Legos

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:28 PM EDT

Arden Hayes has learned a lot since he began reading before age 2. His current interest: U.S. presidents. Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling.        


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Police: Escaped Mental Patient Who Threatened Children Back In Custody

Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:11 PM EDT

A mental patient who escaped from a Santa Ana facility Friday and who reportedly threatened children in the past, is back in custody.

2 Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Oxnard

Saturday, May 04, 2013 09:11 PM EDT

Authorities say two people have been found shot to death inside a car in Oxnard.

Angels Lose To O’s In Extra Innings

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:16 PM EDT

Steve Pearce's RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.

Fire Engulfs Pallet Yard In Fontana

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:08 PM EDT

Residents in Fontana reported hearing an explosion just before a large fire was seen at a pallet yard.

Drunk Shooting Victim Unable To Tell Officials How He Got Wounded

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:37 PM EDT

Authorities in Pomona are hoping the public can tell them how a very drunk shooting victim got wounded.


Orange County Register

Challenge takers row, row, row their boats

Saturday, May 04, 2013 09:02 PM EDT

The Ocean Institute's seventh annual Build-A-Boat Challenge brought teams to Dana Point Harbor on Saturday to build and race their own boats, using provided materials.

Cinco de Mayo unites diverse communities

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:18 PM EDT

SANTA ANA - Cinco de Mayo is not a traditional Mexican holiday, but that has not stopped it from being one of the most popular celebrations of Mexican culture in the U.

Soka University festival goes round the world in a day

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:13 PM EDT

Soka University in Aliso Viejo presented its 12th annual International Festival on Saturday with more than 900 musicians and dancers.

Paddle boarding event raises money for Komen

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:12 PM EDT

NEWPORT BEACH - Annabel Anderson, the 2012 women's world stand-up paddle boarding champion, believes early detection and a lumpectomy at 19 staved off what could have turned into breast cancer.

AIDS Walk meanders through Disney Resort

Saturday, May 04, 2013 03:22 PM EDT

The 27th annual AIDS Walk Orange County started Saturday morning with its participants meandering through the 5-kilometer route winding through the picturesque Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.


The Press-Enterprise

FONTANA: Pallet fire burning at business

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:22 PM EDT

A fire Saturday afternoon sent up black smoke that could be seen for several miles to Riverside

BANNING: Wildfire closes Highway 243

Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:57 PM EDT

A fire is burning in the mountains, between Banning and Idyllwild

BANNING: Summit fire now 100 percent contained

Saturday, May 04, 2013 01:54 PM EDT

The blaze, which charred more than 3,000 acres near Banning is waning


Los Angeles Daily News

City of L.A. studying ballot problems in council race

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:46 PM EDT

Prompted by complaints from a candidate, the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office is determining if it needs to send out notices to all registered voters in the 6th Council District asking them to double-check their sample ballots.

Teamsters persist in drive to unionize truckers at L.A. and Long Beach ports

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:33 PM EDT

For decades, the docks at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been organized labor strongholds, dominated by the powerful International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

Bible belief down, despite hit History Channel miniseries

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:30 PM EDT

Though the most popular book in the history of mankind recently got free advertising from a wildly popular cable miniseries, a new report shows rising antagonism toward the Bible.

A disastrous summer ahead for the movies with 'After Earth,' 'Oblivion' and more popcorn dystopia

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:49 PM EDT

Enjoy the summer movie season like it's your last. Hollywood is doubling down on one of its most durable themes this year: doomsday.

Doug McIntyre: Teaching parents the wrong lesson

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:48 PM EDT

There's a feral cat that loafs in the sun outside the studios of KABC Radio, my other place of employ. Big fat pigeons brazenly bob their heads right next to him, utterly indifferent to the danger inches away. But the cat never makes a move for the pigeon.


NBC Los Angeles

3,000-Acre Summit Fire Is Fully Contained

Saturday, May 04, 2013 09:43 PM EDT

The massive wildfire that has consumed 3,166 acres over three days is 100 percent contained as of 6 p.m. Saturday, according to Riverside County Fire Department officials.

Escaped Mental Health Patient Is in Custody: Police

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:58 PM EDT

A mental health patient obsessed by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School is in custody Saturday evening after escaping from a Garden Grove facility the day before, according to a watch commander...

Fire Erupts in Fontana Pallet Yard

Saturday, May 04, 2013 07:58 PM EDT

Flames erupted in a yard full of wooden pallets in Fontana on Saturday afternoon.

Overnight Closure Set for Hwy 243 Near Banning Fire

Saturday, May 04, 2013 06:43 PM EDT

A brush fire that broke out in Banning on Saturday prompted authorities to close an 8-mile stretch of Highway 243.

San Diegans Hope to Take Part in Parkinson's Study

Saturday, May 04, 2013 05:43 PM EDT

Researchers hope a procedure using patients' own stem cells will cure Parkinson's Disease, or at least eliminate symptoms for decades.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Fire rages in Fontana pallet yard

Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:46 PM EDT

An explosion that ripped through a pallet yard in Fontana on Saturday trigged a massive fire.

Nestle's frozen pizzas recalled, may have plastic fragments

Saturday, May 04, 2013 06:02 PM EDT

Nestle is recalling California Pizza Kitchen and DiGiorno frozen pizzas after plastic fragments were found.

Vegetation fire near Highway 243 in Banning grows to 650 acres

Saturday, May 04, 2013 05:31 PM EDT

A vegetation fire near Highway 243 in Banning scorched hundreds of acres. No structure damage has been reported.

Ranchos Palos Verdes murder suspect charged

Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:16 PM EDT

A Long Beach teen has been charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in a burning SUV in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Man who came in contact with rabid bat sought by San Bernardino County health officials

Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:02 PM EDT

San Bernardino County health officials are trying to track down a man who came in contact with a rabid bat.


Daily Breeze

My Turn: Having a senior moment with golf

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:30 PM EDT

OK, I admit it. I've reached the age to qualify for senior discounts at most restaurants, I'm constantly solicited by AARP to enroll for membership, and the Social Security Administration is reminding me that I'm eligible to start receiving benefits in two years.

Teamsters persist in drive to unionize truckers at L.A. and Long Beach ports

Saturday, May 04, 2013 08:26 PM EDT

For decades, the docks at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been organized labor strongholds, dominated by the powerful International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

'Rock & Brews 2.0' opening in Torrance -- deal sealed with KISS

Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:45 PM EDT

Solidly middle-class Torrance isn't exactly a rock star sort of town. And that's just fine with KISS icon Gene Simmons, who along with band co-founder Paul Stanley owns the rock 'n' roll-themed restaurant Rock & Brews opening on Thursday.

Former chief security officer of Lawndale High sues for age discrimination

Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:42 PM EDT

The former chief safety officer of Lawndale High School is suing the Centinela Valley Union High School District for age discrimination, saying he was twice demoted after he turned 60 and was harassed by an immediate supervisor about half his age.

Financial incentive plan could boost flights at ONT

Saturday, May 04, 2013 04:30 PM EDT

Hoping to jump-start business at L.A./Ontario International, airport executives would provide hefty financial incentives to airlines offering new flights beginning this summer under a plan to be considered Tuesday.


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